LDC Table 34-695 caps maximum lot coverage at 40% of total lot area in the common RS-1, RS-2, RS-3, RS-4, and RS-5 single-family districts. Coverage is 45% in RSC-1, RSA, TFC-1, and TF-1, and just 25% in the RSC-2 district.
Lee County's Table 34-695 sets a maximum lot coverage (percent of total lot area) for each one- and two-family residential district. The standard single-family RS districts, RS-1 through RS-5, allow up to 40% coverage. RSC-1, RSA, TFC-1, and TF-1 allow 45%, while RSC-2 is limited to 25% and TFC-2 to 40%. The table also fixes minimum lot area and width (for example, RS-1 requires 6,500 square feet and 65-foot width; RS-2 requires 7,500 sq ft; RS-3 requires 12,500 sq ft). Lot coverage works together with the setback and 35-foot height limits and the accessory-structure rules to control building bulk. Some community-plan areas and the Coastal Rural category on Greater Pine Island impose stricter, overlay-specific coverage limits.
Building beyond permitted lot coverage is a code violation caught at plan review or by Code Compliance, and requires a variance through the County Hearing Examiner. Over-coverage work can trigger stop-work orders and civil penalties before the Special Magistrate (F.S.
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