Zoning Overlays & Bonuses in Lee County, FL (2026)

2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 2 cities in Lee County, Florida.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Lee County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Density Bonus Law

Unincorporated Lee County lets developers exceed a parcel's standard density range through the Bonus Density Program: one dwelling unit added on parcels an acre or smaller, or one unit per acre on larger parcels, under the Affordable Housing or Transfer of Development Rights incentive programs.

Bonus Density Program in Unincorporated Lee County

Some Restrictions

Lee County Land Development Code § 2-147(b)(1)

Bonus density is permitted by right for parcels located in the TFC-1, TFC-2, TF, RM-2 through RM-10, CT, C-1A, C-1, C-2A, and C-2 conventional zoning districts, provided that the property development regulations concerning lot size, setbacks, and height are met.a.If the parcel is one acre or less, bonus density may be used to add one dwelling unit.b.If the parcel is larger than one acre, bonus ...

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Downtown Design Guide

In unincorporated Lee County's Lehigh Acres Community Plan Area, buildings in the Lee Plan's Downtown designation may rise to ten stories or 150 feet, whichever is less, while ordinary commercial corridor buildings outside that node top out at three stories or 45 feet unless a variance or deviation is approved.

Downtown Lehigh Acres Design Rules in Lee County

Some Restrictions

Lee County Land Development Code § 33-1417(a)

Maximum building heights are determined based on location in the Specialized Mixed-Use Nodes of the Community Plan Overlay as depicted on Lee Plan Map 2-B. Buildings outside of the Specialized Mixed-Use Nodes are limited to a maximum of three stories or 45 feet, whichever is less, unless approved by variance or deviation in accordance with Chapter 34. The maximum building heights, based on loca...

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Zoning Overlays & Bonuses by City in Lee County

2 cities in Lee County have their own zoning overlays & bonuses rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

Cape CoralPop. 194,016

1 verified rule • Downtown Design Guide

Fort MyersPop. 86,424

2 verified rules • Density Bonus Law, Downtown Design Guide

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