Building Setbacks & Zoning in Lee County, FL (2026)

Lee County Land Development Code Table 34-695; LDC § 34-2192(a); LDC § 34-1174(d)(2)

Except as provided in Sections 34-1175 and 34-1176, all accessory residential buildings and structures must be set back a minimum of five feet from any rear property line and may not be closer to a side property line than the minimum required side setback for the district in which the property is located, or ten feet, whichever is less.

Lee County Land Development Code Table 34-695; §§ 34-2171(a), 34-2175(a); § 1-5(c)

Greater Pine Island. The height of a building or structure may not exceed 33 feet... Gasparilla Island Conservation District. No building or other structure may be erected or altered so that the peak of the roof is more than 38 feet above the average grade... or is more than 42 feet above mean sea level, whichever is lower.

Lee County Land Development Code § 34-695 (Table 34-695); § 34-2 (lot coverage); § 2-427(a)(1)

Maximum lot coverage (percent of total lot area): RSC-1 45%; RSC-2 25%; RSA 45%; RS-1 40%; RS-2 40%; RS-3 40%; RS-4 40%; RS-5 40%; TFC-1 45%; TFC-2 40%; TF-1 45%.