Lee County LDC Table 34-695 sets minimum setbacks for one- and two-family residential districts. In the common RS-1 district the side yard is 7.5 feet and rear yard 20 feet; street setbacks vary by the road's functional classification. Accessory buildings must sit at least 5 feet from the rear line.
LDC section 34-695 (Table 34-695) fixes dimensional standards by district for unincorporated Lee County. Rear-yard setback is 20 feet in most single-family districts (10 feet in RSC-1). Side-yard setbacks scale with district: 5 ft (RSC-1), 6.5 ft (RSA), 7.5 ft (RS-1), 10 ft (RS-2), 12 ft (RS-3), 15 ft (RS-4/RS-5). Street setbacks are 10 ft (RSC-1), 50 ft (RSA), or variable per the street's functional classification (section 34-2192) in the RS districts. Waterbody setbacks are 25 feet (50 ft from the Gulf of Mexico). Accessory buildings under 34-1174(d) must be at least 5 feet from the rear line and no closer to a side line than the district minimum or 10 feet, whichever is less.
Structures built inside a required setback are code violations. Setback relief is available only by variance through the County Hearing Examiner. Unresolved encroachments proceed to the Special Magistrate for civil penalties under Florida Statutes Chapter 162.
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