Smart Growth Lee

 

 

 

 

Memorandum

From

OFFICE OF THE COUNTY MANAGER

SMART GROWTH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

June 9, 2008

 

To:

Smart Growth Advisory Committee and

 

From:

 

Wayne Daltry, FACIP

 

Interested Citizens

 

Smart Growth Director

 

SUBJECT: Next Meeting, and assorted information

 

 

An agenda is attached for your next meeting, which will be Wednesday, June 18th, 6-8 pm, at the Lee County Administration Building, 2115 Second Street, 1st Floor meeting room.

 

And now, to the heavy lifting.  The next meeting will be a discussion of the County Land Development Code/Regulations, (LDR, LDC) and the impact these codes have on urban form.  For anyone wanting to preview the Land Development Regulations/Code, here is the website:

http://www.lee-county.com/dcd/GeneralInfo/LeeCountyLDC.htm  Copies will NOT be made or distributed, but one will be available for perusing during discussions.

 

The success of the Community Planning process depends in large part on the Land Development Regulations.  At least one community planning panel has developed a community design function, and others are along the way.  At this location, you can review the approach taken by Estero:

http://esterofl.org/Developers/index.htm  Staff will present a review of who is doing what next Wednesday.

 

Also to be discussed are the various loose ends, McMansion’s, Complete Streets, and anything that derived from our workshop in May. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 See Agenda Below

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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DRAFT AGENDA FOR MAY MEETING

       SMART GROWTH COMMITTEE

 

Time and Place: Wednesday, June 18th,  6-8 p.m., 1st Floor, Lee County Administration Building 2115 Second Street, Fort Myers Florida.

 

1.  Call to Order, Introductions, Review of Agenda

 

2.  Administrative Matters

 

A.  Minutes of March 19th, 2008, and Summary of Meeting of May 21st.

 

Action Needed: Accept and Approve the minutes as amended by discussion of the members.

 

3.  Discussion

           

A.  Lee County Land Development Regulations/Code.

B.   The role of local community design panels. 

 

4.  Task Progress

A.  Member Issues

B.  Complete Streets

C.  McMansion’s

D.  DRGR, Lehigh, North Fort Myers

E.  Intergovernmental Coordination

 

5.  Public Comment

 

6.      Set next meeting (August 20th), identify agenda items, and Adjourn.

 

Attachments

1.      Minutes