Overview
Code type
hybrid-pd
Naming convention
mixed
Chapter 118 layers a form-based urban core (U-Core, U-Center, U-General) on top of a conventional Euclidean base-district framework. Distinct from sister-city Cape Coral (EncodePlus, 125 du/ac MF ceiling, different district roster) despite geographic adjacency. Fort Myers' published Live Local guidance names 70 du/ac as the U-Core-tied density reference — materially different from Cape Coral's 125 du/ac figure. | naming_convention_raw=mixed: transect-named urban districts (U-Core, U-Center, U-General), letter-number residential/commercial (RS-E, RS-5, RS-6, RS-7, RS-D, RM-12, RM-16), commercial (NC, CG), commercial-industrial (CI, CI-NR), industrial (IL/I-L, IH/I-H), plus downtown special districts (DIST CI, DIST IL) and EFC/MDP/SDA special areas ; code_type_raw=euclidean_with_form_based_core ; sub_flags_raw=[coastal-fl, live-local-active, historic-district-rich, cra-downtown, caloosahatchee-waterfront]
Worth knowing
- Live Local Act density reference is 70 du/ac (U-Core-tied), not 25 du/ac — Fort Myers' published Live Local Act guidance explicitly cites '70 du/ac on U-Core zoned land by right' as the density reference. The v1 record's claim of a 25 du/ac LLA minimum appears to have conflated general statewide LLA language with a (non-existent) 25 du/ac statutory floor; the correct operative number is the jurisdiction's highest-allowed-density reference, which is 70 du/ac in U-Core per city publication. Corrected in v2. — [Fort Myers Live Local Act Information page, fortmyers.gov/2292]
- LLA eligible-district list is broad and explicit — City-published eligible district roster: NC, CG, CI, CI-NR, IL, IH, U-General, U-Center, U-Core, DIST CI, DIST IL, EFC, MDP, SDA, plus PUDs that allow commercial/industrial/mixed-use. Residential-only districts (RS-*, RM-12, RM-16, RS-D, RS-E) are NOT eligible because LLA keys to commercial/industrial/mixed-use base categorization. — [fortmyers.gov/2292]
- 65% residential requirement for mixed-use LLA developments — For mixed-use LLA projects, at least 65% of total square footage must be residential per city guidance. This is more prescriptive than the statutory minimum and distinct from the low-commercial-share 10%-MU-minimum rule used by cities (such as Cape Coral) whose C/I/MU land area is below 20% of jurisdiction. Fort Myers publishes the 65% figure as its residential-share floor for MU-LLA projects. — [fortmyers.gov/2292]
+ 8 more in Quirks & notes
Districts
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| Code | Name | Category | Min lot | Height | Coverage | FAR | Du/ac | Parking | Setbacks F/S/R |
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| U-Core | Urban Core | cbd | — | 120 ft[1] | — | —[2] | — | — | — / — / — |
| U-Center | Urban Center | mu | — | —[3] | — | —[4] | — | — | — / — / — |
| U-General | Urban General | mu | — | 85 ft[5] | — | —[6] | — | — | — / — / — |
| RS-E | Residential Single-Family Estate | res_sf | — | 35 ft[7] | — | — | — | — | — / — / — |
| RS-5 | Residential Single-Family 5 | res_sf | — | 35 ft | — | — | — | — | — / — / — |
| RS-6 | Residential Single-Family 6 | res_sf | — | 35 ft | — | — | — | — | — / — / — |
| RS-7 | Residential Single-Family 7 | res_sf | — | 35 ft | — | — | — | — | — / — / — |
| RS-D | Residential Single-Family Duplex | res_sf | — | 35 ft[8] | — | — | — | — | — / — / — |
| RM-12 | Residential Multi-Family 12 | res_mf | — | 55 ft[9] | — | — | — | — | — / — / — |
| RM-16 | Residential Multi-Family 16 | res_mf | — | 65 ft[10] | — | — | — | — | — / — / — |
| NC | Neighborhood Commercial | com | — | 45 ft[11] | — | —[12] | — | — | — / — / — |
| CG | Commercial General | com | — | 55 ft[13] | — | —[14] | — | — | — / — / — |
| CI | Commercial-Industrial | spec | — | 65 ft[15] | — | —[16] | — | — | — / — / — |
| CI-NR | Commercial-Industrial — No Residential | spec | — | —[17] | — | —[18] | — | — | — / — / — |
| IL | Industrial Light | ind | — | 45 ft[19] | — | —[20] | — | — | — / — / — |
| IH | Industrial Heavy | ind | — | 60 ft[21] | — | —[22] | — | — | — / — / — |
| DIST CI | Downtown District CI (DIST CI) | spec | — | —[23] | — | —[24] | — | — | — / — / — |
| DIST IL | Downtown District IL (DIST IL) | ind | — | —[25] | — | —[26] | — | — | — / — / — |
| EFC | Edison Ford Complex / EFC | spec | — | —[27] | — | —[28] | — | — | — / — / — |
| MDP | Marketplace Development Plan / MDP | spec | — | —[29] | — | —[30] | — | — | — / — / — |
| SDA | Special Development Area / SDA | spec | — | —[31] | — | —[32] | — | — | — / — / — |
Confidence: confirmed partial under review not found
Overlays
DHD
Downtown Historic District
SPECMapped historic-district boundary per Chapter 114 designations; centered on the downtown commercial blocks.
RHD
Riverside Historic District
SPECMapped Riverside historic-district boundary per Chapter 114 designations.
CAHD
Crescent Avenue Historic District
SPECMapped Crescent Avenue historic boundary per Chapter 114.
DRHD
Downtown Riverfront Historic District
SPECMapped Downtown Riverfront historic-district boundary per Chapter 114.
FP
Floodplain Overlay (FEMA SFHA)
SPECParcels within FEMA-mapped SFHA (Zones AE, VE, X-shaded) per current effective Lee County FIRM. Boundaries viewable on FEMA Map Service Center and Fort Myers GIS viewer (cfmgis.cityftmyers.com).
CRA
Downtown Community Redevelopment Area (CRA)
SPECMapped CRA boundary per Fort Myers CRA plan (fortmyerscra.com/redevelopment-areas/downtown/); covers downtown commercial blocks and river-adjacent redevelopment parcels.
MCW
MLK / Cleveland / Winkler Corridor Overlays
SPECParcels fronting the mapped corridor boundaries per Chapter 118 corridor-overlay provisions and the adopting ordinances (Ord. 3727 for D-MLK MLK corridor).
State preemptions
Qualifying condition
Statutory applicability to all Florida municipalities including Fort Myers (population ~97,000). Per-parcel trigger per city-published guidance: site must be zoned commercial (NC, CG, CI, CI-NR), industrial (IL/I-L, IH/I-H), downtown (U-General, U-Center, U-Core, DIST CI, DIST IL), or special districts (EFC, MDP, SDA), or be a PUD permitting commercial/industrial/mixed-use; AND ≥40% of residential rental units must be affordable to households at or below 120% AMI for ≥30 years via recorded Land Use Restriction Agreement (LURA). | citation_source=FL Statute c§166.04151(7); Fort Myers Live Local Act Information page at fortmyers.gov/2292/Live-Local-Act-Information; state-preemptions/florida.md ; local_integration_note=Fort Myers has published a comprehensive Live Local Act guidance page (fortmyers.gov/2292) that specifies: 70 du/ac density reference, 30-year LURA affordability covenant, 15% parking reduction with transit-proximity triggers, 65% residential-share requirement for mixed-use, and adjacent-SF height tempering that fires only when 25+ contiguous single-family-zoned homes exist on 2+ sides of the site (in which case height is capped at 150% of tallest adjacent building, highest currently allowed height, or 3 stories not exceeding 10, whichever applies). LURA form is required for City Community Development / City Attorney review.
Effect
On qualifying parcels: (a) multifamily permitted by right — city 'may not restrict density below the highest allowed density on any City land where residential land use is allowed' — city published 70 du/ac (U-Core-referenced) as the by-right density floor; (b) height floor = highest allowed height for a commercial or residential development within 1 mile OR 3 stories, whichever is higher; (c) mandatory 15% parking reduction when within ¼ mile of transit, ½ mile of a major transportation hub, or with parking within 600 feet of the site; (d) city cannot impose non-building-code conditions; (e) hotel/motel-to-affordable conversion pathway under 2024 SB 328 amendments; (f) for mixed-use developments ≥65% of total square footage must be residential (city-published requirement, distinct from low-commercial-share 10% MU-minimum trigger used by some FL cities).
FL HB 1205 — ADU preemption (2024)applies
Qualifying condition
Florida's statewide ADU-enabling provisions apply to all municipalities. Fort Myers' Chapter 118 incorporates ADU provisions through residential-district use tables; HB 1205 refinements clarify accessory dwelling authorization on single-family-zoned lots where base density permits. | citation_source=FL Statute c§163.31771; state-preemptions/florida.md ADU overlay (pending state-overlay roster refresh to name HB 1205 explicitly) ; local_integration_note=Fort Myers' Chapter 118 residential-district use provisions reference accessory dwellings; the interaction between HB 1205 enabling language and Fort Myers' RS-E/RS-5/RS-6/RS-7/RS-D dimensional and use standards is not fully catalogued in this pass — direct LDC retrieval needed to confirm whether Fort Myers' ADU size/parking/owner-occupancy rules remain within the state-law ambit.
Effect
Limits the extent to which Fort Myers can prohibit ADUs on residentially zoned lots meeting the state threshold; standards for height, size, and setback may be locally adopted but cannot amount to de facto prohibition.
FL Coastal High Hazard Area (CHHA) — Ch. 163.3178applies
Qualifying condition
CHHA = Category 1 SLOSH inundation zone per §163.3178(2)(h). Fort Myers fronts the Caloosahatchee River's lower reach, which is Gulf-tidally-connected; Category 1 SLOSH modeling covers significant portions of the Fort Myers shoreline, downtown low-lying areas along the river, and the Billy Creek / Manuel's Branch tributaries. The city is CHHA-exposed per the Fort Myers Comprehensive Plan Coastal Management Element. | citation_source=FL Statute c§163.3178(9); Fort Myers Comprehensive Plan Coastal Management Element; state-overlays/florida.json FL_COASTAL_HIGH_HAZARD_AREA_163_3178
Effect
Comprehensive plan amendments that increase residential density within the mapped CHHA must demonstrate maintained hurricane evacuation clearance times, shelter-space adequacy, or provide mitigation. Tempers, rather than overrides, base-district maximum density — binding through the comprehensive-plan amendment process. Interacts with FP elevation requirements and V-zone construction standards where parcels intersect FEMA SFHA Zone VE.
FL Short-Term Rental Preemption — c§509.032applies
Qualifying condition
Statewide preemption: Fort Myers cannot regulate duration or frequency of short-term rentals beyond rules applied uniformly to all residential dwellings unless an STR-specific ordinance pre-dates June 1, 2011. No pre-2011 Fort Myers STR-specific ordinance of record; general zoning rules apply uniformly. | citation_source=FL Statute c§509.032(7); state-overlays/florida.json FL_SHORT_TERM_RENTAL_PREEMPTION_509_032
Effect
Fort Myers cannot ban or frequency-cap STRs in residential (RS-5, RS-6, RS-7, RS-D, RM-12, RM-16) districts or in MU districts permitting residential. City may require state DBPR licensure, local business tax receipt, inspection, and life-safety/noise/parking compliance applied uniformly to all dwellings.
FL Bert J. Harris Act — c§70.001applies
Qualifying condition
Statewide: property owners may bring compensation claims when a governmental action 'inordinately burdens' existing use or vested rights. Fort Myers has Bert Harris exposure on any downzoning, new historic-district expansion, new overlay (floodplain/CHHA), or intensification of development restrictions affecting vested development rights. | citation_source=FL Statute c§70.001; state-overlays/florida.json FL_BERT_HARRIS_ACT_70_001
Effect
Any new overlay, downzoning, historic-district boundary expansion, or material intensification of CHHA/FP restrictions in Fort Myers should undergo Bert Harris inordinate-burden exposure review before adoption. Operates as a litigation-risk backstop rather than a direct field override.
FL Building Code Preemption — §553.73applies
Qualifying condition
Statewide preemption of local amendments to the Florida Building Code absent specific authorized local technical amendment. Relevant to Fort Myers' post-Hurricane Ian rebuild: wind-load (ASCE 7), flood-resistant construction (ASCE 24), and elevation standards are FBC-driven, not locally amendable. | citation_source=FL Statute c§553.73; state-overlays/florida.json FL_BUILDING_CODE_PREEMPTION_553_73
Effect
Fort Myers flood-rebuild and new-construction standards must track FBC wind exposure (Lee County is ASCE 7 Risk Category II 160+ mph ultimate design wind speed) and ASCE 24 flood-resistant construction. Local amendments limited to the narrow band authorized under §553.73(4).
FL Comprehensive Plan Consistency — Ch. 163.3180 / 163.3194applies
Qualifying condition
Universal statewide requirement that all local development orders be consistent with the locally adopted comprehensive plan (Community Planning Act). Fort Myers adopted and periodically updates its Comprehensive Plan; all Chapter 118 land-use decisions must demonstrate consistency. | citation_source=FL Statute c§163.3194; state-overlays/florida.json FL_COMPREHENSIVE_PLAN_CONSISTENCY_163_3180
Effect
Chapter 118 amendments and individual development orders must pass consistency review; frames (but does not itself set) the specific field values base districts may modify.
Non-applicable laws (1)
FL Coastal Construction Control Line (CCCL) — Ch. 161under_review
Qualifying condition
CCCL is a per-parcel geographic predicate keyed to the FDEP-mapped line; the line is established on open-Gulf sandy-beach coasts to protect beach-dune systems. Fort Myers is a Caloosahatchee-River-fronting city (riverine, not open-Gulf-front); FDEP CCCL does NOT traverse the City of Fort Myers' incorporated limits. CCCL-jurisdictional parcels in Lee County are on Fort Myers Beach (Estero Island), Sanibel, Captiva, and other barrier-island or open-Gulf shores — separate jurisdictions. | reason=City of Fort Myers fronts the Caloosahatchee River, not the open Gulf of Mexico; FDEP CCCL line does not traverse the city's incorporated limits per state-overlays/florida.json CCCL overlay's geographic predicate. Fort Myers Beach (a separate municipality on Estero Island) is the CCCL-exposed jurisdiction nearby. ; citation_source=FL Statute c§161.053; FDEP CCCL mapping; state-overlays/florida.json FL_COASTAL_CONSTRUCTION_CONTROL_LINE_CH161
Effect
No FDEP CCCL permit is required for construction within the Fort Myers city limits on this basis. Riverine floodplain and storm-surge (CHHA) overlays govern coastal-hazard concerns for Fort Myers parcels instead.
Adopted building codes
Statewide — FL Building Code 7th ed
Click a code label to open its state-by-state adoption atlas.
Quirks & notes
- Live Local Act density reference is 70 du/ac (U-Core-tied), not 25 du/ac — Fort Myers' published Live Local Act guidance explicitly cites '70 du/ac on U-Core zoned land by right' as the density reference. The v1 record's claim of a 25 du/ac LLA minimum appears to have conflated general statewide LLA language with a (non-existent) 25 du/ac statutory floor; the correct operative number is the jurisdiction's highest-allowed-density reference, which is 70 du/ac in U-Core per city publication. Corrected in v2. — [Fort Myers Live Local Act Information page, fortmyers.gov/2292]
- LLA eligible-district list is broad and explicit — City-published eligible district roster: NC, CG, CI, CI-NR, IL, IH, U-General, U-Center, U-Core, DIST CI, DIST IL, EFC, MDP, SDA, plus PUDs that allow commercial/industrial/mixed-use. Residential-only districts (RS-*, RM-12, RM-16, RS-D, RS-E) are NOT eligible because LLA keys to commercial/industrial/mixed-use base categorization. — [fortmyers.gov/2292]
- 65% residential requirement for mixed-use LLA developments — For mixed-use LLA projects, at least 65% of total square footage must be residential per city guidance. This is more prescriptive than the statutory minimum and distinct from the low-commercial-share 10%-MU-minimum rule used by cities (such as Cape Coral) whose C/I/MU land area is below 20% of jurisdiction. Fort Myers publishes the 65% figure as its residential-share floor for MU-LLA projects. — [fortmyers.gov/2292]
- 30-year LURA required for LLA affordability — Fort Myers requires a recorded Land Use Restriction Agreement (LURA) maintaining ≥40% of residential rental units at or below 120% AMI for a minimum 30-year period. Applicants must submit a draft LURA for City Community Development and City Attorney review prior to permit issuance. — [fortmyers.gov/2292 — Live Local Act Information]
- Adjacent-SF height tempering requires 25+ contiguous SF homes on 2+ sides — Fort Myers' published adjacent-single-family height-tempering rule fires only when a proposed LLA project is adjacent to single-family-zoned property with 25+ contiguous existing homes on two or more sides of the site. When the trigger fires, height is capped at (a) 150% of tallest adjacent building, (b) highest currently allowed height for the site, or (c) 3 stories not exceeding 10 stories, whichever applies. This is a narrower trigger than SB 328's broad adjacency language and more protective of smaller single-family clusters from fragmented tempering. — [fortmyers.gov/2292; c§166.04151(7)(b)2 F.S. adjacency language]
- 15% parking reduction with transit/hub/within-600-ft triggers — Mandatory 15% parking reduction for LLA-qualifying projects when the site is within ¼ mile of a transit stop, ½ mile of a major transportation hub, OR has parking within 600 feet of the proposed development. This mirrors the current §166.04151(7) statutory baseline (the v1 inflated claim of 25%-plus or 'elimination of minimums' is not supported by current statute or city guidance). — [fortmyers.gov/2292; c§166.04151(7) F.S.]
- CI-NR district preserves industrial employment land while remaining LLA-eligible — Fort Myers adopted a CI-NR (Commercial-Industrial — No Residential) variant that eliminates residential as a permitted use from the base-district use table, addressing Live Local Act pressure on employment land. However, CI-NR remains LLA-eligible because LLA preemption keys to commercial/industrial zoning categorization (not to the base district's residential-permitted status) — a qualifying affordable-housing project on a CI-NR parcel still triggers the LLA density/height/parking floors despite the base district's residential prohibition. Adoption ordinance and mapped footprint partial. — [c§LDC Ch. 118 CI-NR provisions (partial); c§166.04151(7) F.S.]
- Caloosahatchee-riverine floodplain, not open-Gulf — CCCL does not apply — Fort Myers fronts the Caloosahatchee River, which is tidally connected to the Gulf but not an open-Gulf sandy beach. FDEP's Coastal Construction Control Line (CCCL) does not traverse Fort Myers; CCCL-regulated parcels are on Fort Myers Beach (Estero Island), Sanibel, and Captiva — separate Lee County jurisdictions. CHHA (Cat-1 SLOSH) applies to Fort Myers waterfront low-lying areas; V-zone construction applies where FEMA FIRM maps VE zones along the river. — [FDEP CCCL mapping; FEMA Lee County FIRM; state-overlays/florida.json FL_COASTAL_CONSTRUCTION_CONTROL_LINE_CH161]
- Four historic districts stack in downtown / near-downtown — Downtown Historic, Riverside Historic, Crescent Avenue Historic, and Downtown Riverfront Historic overlay districts create overlapping review requirements in and around the downtown core. Certificate of Appropriateness from Historic Preservation Commission is required for exterior changes in any mapped district, adding 30–60 days to typical permit timelines. — [c§LDC Ch. 114 Historic Preservation]
- Post-Hurricane Ian rebuild context (active 2022–2026+) — Hurricane Ian (Cat 4, Sept 28, 2022) caused widespread damage across Lee County including downtown Fort Myers. Rebuild activity is ongoing; FBC post-Ian wind and flood-construction standards (ASCE 7 / ASCE 24) govern new construction and substantial-improvement repairs. Local amendment scope is limited by c§553.73 FS. — [FEMA damage assessments; c§553.73 FS; Lee County FIRM]
- Municode platform (not EncodePlus) — Fort Myers' Land Development Code is hosted on Municode (library.municode.com/fl/fort_myers). This is DIFFERENT from sister-city Cape Coral, which uses EncodePlus. The two adjacent Lee County cities thus have distinct canonical-source platforms despite sharing state preemption posture, county context, and the Caloosahatchee frontage. — [library.municode.com/fl/fort_myers]
Formulas
Definitions
- height
- Measured to highest point of the roof; ground datum per LDC definitions; in flood zones measured from base flood elevation or finished grade per FP overlay (c§LDC Ch. 118 definitions; c§FBC / ASCE 24 flood construction)
- lot_coverage
- Portion of lot covered by principal + accessory buildings as a percentage of lot area (c§LDC Ch. 118 dimensional tables; values partial across districts)
- far
- Floor Area Ratio = gross floor area / lot area; form-based U-Core/U-Center/U-General use FAR + build-to; Live Local Act reference density for U-Core-qualifying projects is 70 du/ac not a FAR floor
- du_ac
- Dwelling units per acre; density-encoded residential districts: RS-5 (~5 du/ac), RM-12 (12 du/ac), RM-16 (16 du/ac); Live Local Act floor referenced as 70 du/ac on qualifying C/I/MU parcels
- impervious_cover
- Portion of lot rendered impervious by buildings, paving, and structures; governed by stormwater / LDC site design provisions (partial)
- setback_front
- Measured from front property line to building face; district-specific (partial)
- setback_side
- Measured from side property line to building face (partial)
- setback_rear
- Measured from rear property line to building face (partial)
- parking
- LDC Chapter 118 parking schedule by use; Live Local Act mandates 15% reduction on qualifying projects meeting the transit-proximity / hub-proximity / within-600-ft criterion; HB 328 transit-proximity provisions stack on city schedule
Capacity calculations
- u_core_urban_core
70 du/ac density reference per city Live Local Act guidance; height up to ~120 ft; form-based with build-to line and high ground-floor transparency- u_center_urban_center
Mid-rise form-based; density and FAR partial; LLA-eligible for affordable projects- u_general_urban_general
Mixed-use mid-rise; 85 ft height reference; density and FAR partial; LLA-eligible- rs_family
RS-E/RS-5/RS-6/RS-7/RS-D single-family and duplex; 35 ft height; density derivable from minimum lot area (partial)- rm_12
12 du/ac, ~55 ft max height (partial)- rm_16
16 du/ac, ~65 ft max height (partial)- commercial
NC (~45 ft), CG (~55 ft), CI / CI-NR (~65 ft) — all LLA-eligible for qualifying affordable projects- industrial
IL/I-L (~45 ft), IH/I-H (~60 ft) — all LLA-eligible- special
EFC, MDP, SDA, DIST CI, DIST IL — downtown/special-area districts; all LLA-eligible per city guidance
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Research status
Publication gates
| primary url present | passed | code_source is the canonical Municode URL for Fort Myers LDC Chapter 118 (library.municode.com/fl/fort_myers/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=SPBLADECO_CH118LAUSRE); source_platform is 'municode'; resolved URL retained per INVARIANTS source discipline. |
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| no aggregator cited | passed | Zero secondary-aggregator citations (Zoneomics, Steadily, SitePlanGuide, SitePlanCreator, Propwire, Zonara, Unzoned) in profile or narrative. All cited sources are primary: Municode (LDC), fortmyers.gov (LLA page, CRS page, Planning), fortmyerscra.com (CRA), FL flsenate.gov statutes, FEMA, FDEP. |
| confidence tags full form | passed | All substantive numeric or categorical claims carry {v, c, citation|note} triples or explicit status tags (confirmed / partial / inferred / not_found with search_performed). No bare [confirmed] tags; no [HIGH]/[MEDIUM]/[LOW] shorthand. Preemption entries use full paired-field form per INVARIANTS paired-field rules. |
| overlays have parameters trigger confidence | passed | 7 overlays enumerated (DHD, RHD, CAHD, DRHD, FP, CRA, MCW); each carries geographic_trigger, ≥4 parameters, base_interaction, status, citation, and retrieval_failure_reason where partial. Historic overlays confirmed via Chapter 114; FP partial with FEMA FIRM anchor; CRA confirmed via Fort Myers CRA plan and Ch. 163 Part III F.S.; MCW partial with Ord. 3727 anchor for D-MLK. |
| preempt section city specific | passed | state_preemptions_applicable[] contains 8 Fort-Myers-specific FL preemption entries (Live Local Act with 70 du/ac / 15% parking / 25-SF-homes trigger detail; HB 1205 ADU partial; CCCL explicitly not_applicable with reason; CHHA confirmed; STR; Bert Harris; FBC; Comp Plan Consistency). Each entry carries qualifying_condition_checked with Fort Myers facts, effect scoped to Fort Myers' district roster, and citation_source. Not_applicable case (CCCL) carries explicit reason per paired-field rule. |
Data quality
45%completeness22 confirmed18 partial12 inferred62 not found
Documented gaps
- Full dimensional tables for U-Core, U-Center, U-General, RS-E through RS-D, RM-12, RM-16, NC, CG, CI, CI-NR, IL, IH, DIST CI, DIST IL, EFC, MDP, SDA (min lot area, lot width, coverage, FAR where applicable, front/side/rear setbacks, parking schedule)
- EFC/MDP/SDA full district-name expansions
- current CRS class (v1 cited Class 6, verify current)
- current freeboard inches above BFE in FP overlay
- exact Chapter 118 article/section numbering within current supplement
- corridor-overlay boundary polygons and full parameter sets for MLK/Cleveland/Winkler
- CI-NR adoption ordinance number and mapped footprint
- HB 1205 ADU specific Chapter 118 integration.
Known issues
freshness:volatile
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