The North / Upper Captiva Community Plan is the product of the Upper Captiva Community Panel (UCCP), a committee of the Upper Captiva Civic Association (UCCA).
The planning effort was launched in the attempt to carefully study the challenges and opportunities associated with a barrier island community.
This community plan was funded by the Department of Community Development in Lee County, Florida.The UCCP requested and was funded $46,000 in October 2006.The purpose of the planning process was to 1) provide a document that guides decision makers and 2) provide a document that fulfills the requirements of the Community Planning Agreement between the UCCA and LeeCounty.
The Upper Captiva Community Plan was subsequently adopted by the Lee County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC).
In 2010 the community received another $30,000 grant from the Lee County BoCC and a $5,000 grant from the UCCA for implementation. The community panel is currently in the process of researching options for implementation and developing by-laws to operate as a stand-alone organization from the UCCA.
The North Captiva Community Plan aims to provide guidance for the future growth, character, and quality of life on North Captiva.These policies provide direction on land use and infrastructure, thereby ensuring that future development remains consistent with the stated vision of the community.
See the final adopted language for Upper / North Captiva [HERE]
For a good and short description of zoning and relationship to comprehensive plan, see NW Michigan's COG's Brochure. This brochure is consistent with Florida's system.
Upper Captiva Community Panel Kristie Anders David Tompkins Peter Aldrian Rick Fox Zeke McDonald
Consultants Margaret Banyan, Ph.D., Florida Gulf Coast University
Community Updates
Updated: 5 January 2009 by J. Fuller
County Commissioners Listen to Residents' Thoughts on the UC Community Plan In order to encourage the adoption of a Community Plan for Upper Captiva, a group of island residents, accompanied by Tessa Lesage of Johnson Engineering and Dr. Margaret Banyan, made courtesy calls on four Lee County commissioners on Monday, October 13th.The residents included David Tompkins, Marcia Andrews and John Fuller.Commissioners visited were Brian Bigelow, Tammy Hall, Ray Judah, and Bob Janes.The commissioners were attentive and appeared to be sincerely interested in the remarks delivered by the group.Dr. Banyan, our guide through this long process, helped answer technical questions related to the proposed plan.One commissioner advised the group to “stick to our guns” on some of the modifications suggested by county planning staff. The next-to-last important county meeting regarding the adoption of our plan will be the Comprehensive Plan Amendment Transmittal Hearing on Wednesday, October 22, 9:30 a.m., in the upstairs Commission Chambers at 2120 Main St. downtown Ft. Myers. The North Captiva Community Plan is fourth on the Administrative Agenda (which follows the Consent Agenda), but check this website for any details which become available.Residents who are able to attend are encouraged to do so.After this hearing, a final state review will be held in March, but that is expected to be largely a formality. Resident Group Visits Solid Waste for Update on Community Trash Collection Study In between meeting with the commissioners, the group made a side trip to the Lee County Solid Waste Department offices on Buckingham Road.Lindsey Sampson, Director, told us they have been analyzing records of how much and what type of waste material is being transported from Upper Captiva.His staff has also made several visits to the island to observe current methods of residential and commercial garbage collection.Director Sampson said he is planning to make a report with recommendations to our Planning Panel at our January 18th meeting.The report will include ideas about what equipment might be appropriate, recycling opportunities, and how the ideas could be implemented.
