Pandella Holdings asks to rezone 6.42 acres at 333 Pandella Road to tourist commercial; staff recommends approval
September 24, 2026 | Lee County, Florida
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Pandella Holdings LLC asked the Lee County hearing examiner to approve a conventional rezoning of a 6.42‑acre parcel at 333 Pandella Road in North Fort Myers to tourist commercial (CT). The applicant’s representative said the request would unify multiple existing zoning districts (RS‑1, C‑1, C‑1A and CT) under a single CT designation to support future cohesive development.
"The request today is a conventional rezoning of 6.42 acres from residential single family, RS1, tourist commercial, CT, and commercial zoning districts C1 and C1A to tourist commercial for a cohesive zoning district for future development," the applicant’s representative stated on the record. The representative also said a companion Lee Plan amendment to add the property to Lee Plan Map 4B (the Lee County Utilities future sewer service area) had been transmitted to the state on Sept. 2.
Peter Blackwell of the Lee County Zoning Section reviewed staff’s analysis, concluding the parcel conforms with the Lee Plan’s central urban classification and the mixed‑use overlay and is suitable for more intensive, mixed uses. "Staff recommends approval of rezoning the subject property from RS‑1, C‑1, and C‑1A and CT to CT," Blackwell said. Staff noted potable water is available via Lee County Utilities and that sanitary sewer service would require an approximately 800‑ft extension to North Cleveland Avenue at the development order stage.
Despite staff’s recommendation, the hearing examiner told the parties she was concerned about an active code violation on the property — overgrown vegetation and a homeless encampment — and that, under the land development code, permits cannot be effective while such violations remain unresolved. She said she would consult the county attorney to determine whether she could issue any effective approval before an order acknowledging compliance is issued.
The hearing closed with the examiner saying she will issue an order after legal review. No vote was taken at the hearing.
"The request today is a conventional rezoning of 6.42 acres from residential single family, RS1, tourist commercial, CT, and commercial zoning districts C1 and C1A to tourist commercial for a cohesive zoning district for future development," the applicant’s representative stated on the record. The representative also said a companion Lee Plan amendment to add the property to Lee Plan Map 4B (the Lee County Utilities future sewer service area) had been transmitted to the state on Sept. 2.
Peter Blackwell of the Lee County Zoning Section reviewed staff’s analysis, concluding the parcel conforms with the Lee Plan’s central urban classification and the mixed‑use overlay and is suitable for more intensive, mixed uses. "Staff recommends approval of rezoning the subject property from RS‑1, C‑1, and C‑1A and CT to CT," Blackwell said. Staff noted potable water is available via Lee County Utilities and that sanitary sewer service would require an approximately 800‑ft extension to North Cleveland Avenue at the development order stage.
Despite staff’s recommendation, the hearing examiner told the parties she was concerned about an active code violation on the property — overgrown vegetation and a homeless encampment — and that, under the land development code, permits cannot be effective while such violations remain unresolved. She said she would consult the county attorney to determine whether she could issue any effective approval before an order acknowledging compliance is issued.
The hearing closed with the examiner saying she will issue an order after legal review. No vote was taken at the hearing.
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