Comprehensive Plan amendments and Corkscrew Crossing on the agenda for the Planning & Zoning Board on Tuesday, June 18, 2019
The Planning & Zoning Board will conduct a public hearing for amendments to the Comprehensive Plan pertaining to the water supply facilities work plan and wetlands at 5:30 p.m., June 18. In addition, a public hearing will be conducted for Corkscrew Crossing. This proposed community of 590 single and two-family homes and townhouses is located on the south side of Corkscrew Road, east of I-75 between Wildcat Run and the Preserve at Corkscrew. The agenda is here: http://estero-fl.gov/agendas/. Residents are invited to attend and offer comments during public input. Planning & Zoning Board meetings are held in the Village Hall [Read More.]
Planning & Zoning Board reviewed Pavich Center, Miromar hotel lot and Sprouts signage applications May 21, 2019
Public Information Meeting Pavich Center Joe Pavich Jr. is requesting to rezone two lots totaling .75 acres on the southwest corner of Corkscrew Road and Happy Hollow Lane allowing for building a multi-use commercial facility. This property is located approximately 500 feet west of Via Coconut Point Road. The proposal is to build a two-story, 35-foot tall building with 8,000 square feet of office space and mixed use and 1,050 square feet of restaurant, retail or café, and 950 square feet of courtyard/outdoor seating with 30 parking spaces. The office space on the lower right side of the building would [Read More.]
Aldi grocery store approved following a joint meeting of the Planning & Zoning Board and Design Review Board on April 24, 2019
The Planning & Zoning Board and Design Review Board conducted a joint meeting for a presentation of the proposed Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan. A consultant for the project reviewed the fact that there had been a number of ways for the community to participate in the planning process. Over 1,000 comments were made online, there were focus groups with a mix of people representing the chamber of commerce, business, the park, etc., and two public workshops were conducted. Connectivity and safety were determined as key to an implementable plan. The two safest routes would be the utility corridor going [Read More.]
The Planning & Zoning Board conducted a public hearing for the Shoppes at Coconut Point on Tuesday, April 16, 2019
The Shoppes at Coconut Point presented their plans to the Planning & Zoning Board on April 16. The applicant was requesting an amendment to the Coconut Point MPD/DRI to allow conversion of 6,000-square feet of retail to allow for rental of the 6,000-square feet for medical office space. This existing 25,000-square foot building is located at 8350 Hospital Drive, on the corner of Pelican Colony Boulevard and US 41. The applicant stated that the conversion from retail to medical will not generate more traffic and there is adequate parking for these uses. There will be no changes to the exterior [Read More.]
Shoppes at Coconut Point to come before the Planning & Zoning Board on Tuesday, April 16, 2019
The Planning & Zoning Board will conduct a public hearing for the Shoppes at Coconut Point at 5:30 p.m., April 16. The applicant is requesting an amendment to the Coconut Point MPD/DRI to allow conversion of 6,000 square feet of retail to allow for rental of the 6,000 square feet for medical office space at the Shoppes at Coconut Point. The property is located at 8350 Hospital Drive, on the corner of Pelican Colony Boulevard and US 41. The agenda is here: http://estero-fl.gov/agendas/. Residents are invited to attend and offer comments during public comment, or they may watch the meeting [Read More.]
Planning & Zoning Board conducted a Public Information Meeting on March 19, 2019, regarding a rezoning request for the old Estero Post Office
The Planning & Zoning Board started their meeting with a Public Information Meeting addressing a request to rezone the property at 8111 Broadway East from agriculture to commercial use. This site was originally developed as Estero’s first post office. The applicant is proposing to add a new facade to the building to fit in with Estero standards. They presented artist’s concepts showing the addition of windows at the front of the building and towers at each end of the building, rising to a height of 24’6”. They will provide one driveway, sidewalks and will further address connectivity to the adjacent [Read More.]
Rezoning request for the old Estero Post Office on the agenda for the Planning & Zoning Board on Tuesday, March 19, 2019
The Planning & Zoning Board will start their meeting at 5:30 p.m. with a Public Hearing for an amendment to Ordinance 15-01 pertaining to the Design Review Board and the Planning & Zoning Board. The Board will then conduct a Public Information Meeting addressing a request to rezone the property at 8111 Broadway East from agriculture to commercial use. This site was originally developed as Estero’s first post office. The agenda is here: http://estero-fl.gov/agendas/. Residents are invited to attend and offer comments during public input, or they may watch the meeting online at: http://estero-fl.gov/council/watch-meetings-online/. Planning & Zoning Board meetings are [Read More.]
Estero Crossing, Estero Town Center and Coconut Point amendment presented to the Planning & Zoning Board on February 19, 2019
Public Hearing – Estero Crossing The Planning & Zoning Board conducted a Public Hearing for Estero Crossing located on the south side of Corkscrew Road, 1,000 feet west of the intersection of Corkscrew Road and I-75. The applicant is requesting to rezone the property from commercial to mixed use to include up to 350 multi-family residential units; 60,000 square feet of commercial use along Corkscrew Road and a 130-room hotel or alternative 100,000 square foot self-storage facility. The proposal calls for an enhanced buffer along Corkscrew Road and the reverse frontage road as well as around the community. A condition [Read More.]
Estero Crossing, Estero Town Center and Coconut Point amendment on the agenda for the Planning & Zoning Board on Tuesday, February 19, 2019
The Planning & Zoning Board will conduct a Public Hearing for Estero Crossing at 5:30 p.m. on February 19. Estero Crossing is located on the south side of Corkscrew Road, 1,000 feet west of the intersection of Corkscrew Road and I-75. In addition, the board will conduct Public Information Meetings for a Burger King Restaurant to be located at 21301 Town Commons Drive, next to Ruby Tuesday, and an amendment to the Coconut Point MPD/DRI to allow conversion of 6,000 square feet of retail to 6,000 square feet of medical office space at the Shoppes at Coconut Point located on [Read More.]
Cascades of Estero, Rookery Point and Estero Crossing applications presented before the Planning & Zoning Board on January 15, 2019
Public Information Meeting Cascades of Estero Representatives for Cascades of Estero Residents Association are looking to amend their zoning to allow the construction of four pickle ball courts, bathroom facilities and 10 parking spaces in the area that has been reserved as a future right of way for a Sandy Lane Extension. Their plan calls for using sound-reducing paddles and a rubber surface on the courts as well as directing the lighting away from the adjacent homes so as to not impact the neighboring homeowners. The Cascades Association has stated that in the event Sandy Lane is extended in the [Read More.]