The final adoption hearing for the
2008/2009 regular Lee Plan amendments before the Board of County Commissioners
will take place at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 3 (with a backup date of March
4, if needed). The Planning Division has transmitted the proposed amendments
to the Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and has received its
Objections, Recommendations, and Comments (ORC) Report.
March is FINAL license renewal deadline
By March 31, contractors doing business
in unincorporated Lee County must either renew their Certificates of
Competency or apply for inactive status. Renewal of expired certificates
requires a new application and approval by the Construction Licensing Board.
Renewal of Certificates of Competency
was due Sept. 30, 2009.
However, renewals will be accepted
through March 31 with the assessment of late fees. Fees for renewal in
February are $125 for all trades and $135 for general, building and
residential contractors. Journeyman renewal fees are $43. The fee to renew
under voluntary inactive status is $35, and you must complete the
Application for Inactive Status Form, at
www.leegov.com/dcd/ContractorLicensing.htm. Fees will increase in
March.
Renew online at
http://www.leegov.com/dcd/ContractorLicensing.htm. Those who must renew
in person may do so at the Community Development/Public Works Center, 1500
Monroe St., Fort Myers, in the Permitting Lobby.
Active certificates for Workers’
Compensation and liability insurance must be current in our database to
renew. Verify the status of your certificates online at
www.lee-county.com/econnect. Updated insurance certificates may be
e-mailed to
ContractorLicensing@leegovcom or faxed to (239) 485-8577.
Make checks payable to the Lee County
Board of County Commissioners.
January permit report
During January, contractors pulled
permits to build 34 single-family houses collectively valued at $9.1 million
in unincorporated Lee County. That compares to 20 permits issued in
December and 13 in January 2009, according to the Lee County Department of
Community Development.
Also in January, permits were issued for
16 multi-family units, compared to eight in December and four in January
2009.
No permits were issued for new
commercial buildings. The record low monthly value of commercial permitting
had been $129,000, which was recorded in June 2009. In December, the value
of commercial permits was nearly $1.5 million. In January 2009, it was $1.2
million.
Compost
produce available
The Lee County Solid Waste Division is
producing a composting product that will be offered for sale to developers
and landscapers in the next few months.
For additional information, please
contact Jason Fournier with the Solid Waste Division, (239) 533-8920.
Upcoming
meetings and hearings
Local Planning Agency – Monday, Feb. 22, 8:30
a.m., Commission Chambers, 2120 Main St., Fort Myers.
Lee Plan Amendments Adoption Hearing –
Wednesday, March 3, 9:30 a.m. Commission Chambers.
For a detailed calendar of events and
links to agendas, go to
http://dcd-calendar.leegov.com//calendar.php.