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9220 Bonita Beach Road, Suite 111
Bonita Springs, FL 34135
Tel: (239) 444-6150

 

 

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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Permits Required Before Rebuilding: If your home was damaged by Hurricanes Milton, Helene or Debby, contact your community’s local floodplain manager or building and permitting departments to determine what steps you’ll need to take before starting repairs. Click to see the permits required before building (English version and Spanish version).

 

City Beach and Dune Permit: A City Beach and Dune Permit is now required for any additions or changes to private property seaward of the 1978 Coastal Construction Control Line. This permit is required by the Land Development Code Chapter 7 Article II. Sea Turtles Section 7-52, which was approved by the City Council in Ordinance No. 23-08 on June 21, 2023.


The permit enhances existing regulatory requirements and protects sea turtle nesting habitat. There is no permit fee at this time. Please find the application link here.


A permit is required for additions and changes to the sandy beach area such as, but not limited to, landscaping, irrigation, dune restoration, decks, and other minor structures. All plans will be required to comply with all applicable Land Development Code, State, and Federal requirements.

 

New inspection request cutoff times: Effective Wednesday, July 24, 2024, the Inspection Hotline will be monitored between 8AM – 12PM, Monday through Friday. Inspection requests received after 12PM will be processed on the next business day. Customers are encouraged to use the Permitting Portal for requesting inspections. The portal cutoff time for inspection requests is 4PM daily.

 

Bonita Springs Fire District digital submissions: AS AN OPTION the Bonita Springs Fire District is allowing all FIRE permits and plans to be submitted digitally to planreview@bonitafire.org. The FIRE permit application and plans must be attached as a PDF document; links will not be accepted. Over The Counter permits need only to submit their application form. Contractors may choose to continue to submit their paper copies of the permit and plans in person at the Community Development office. Four sets of plans will still be required for all paper submissions.

 

Sea Turtle Lighting Standards requirement effective immediately: Effective immediately, applications for any building permit on the barrier islands which includes Little Hickory Island, Big Hickory Island, and Black Island, which require a certificate of occupancy or certificate of compliance, as applicable under the provisions of the building code involving outdoor lighting or glass that may produce or cause to produce artificial light directly, indirectly, or cumulatively visible from any portion of the beach, must fully complete the following document.  Failure to do so will delay the permit issuance process.

 

For additional information, please review the Sea Turtle Lighting Verification form and Sea Turtle Ordinance.

 

HURRICANE INFORMATION

For the latest City Hall Hurricane Ian Resource Information, please click here. For the latest Community Development Hurricane Ian updates, please click here.

Please click here for Hurricane Idalia resource and assistance information from Lee County.

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

To enhance measures in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we encourage face coverings within the lobby area of Community Development offices. Virtual meetings with Community Development Staff are encouraged; however, face-to-face meetings can be accommodated on an as needed basis. Click here to view the latest update.

To view more public announcements, click here.

October 31, 2024—Permits Required Before Rebuilding

August 24, 2023—Updated Sea Turtle Ordinance

August 29, 2024—City Beach and Dune Permit

August 1, 2023—New Online Permit Portal is live

January 8, 2024—Sea Turtle Lighting Standards

May 23, 2023—Land Development Code (LDC) Chapter 4, Zoning

November 1, 2023—Credit card authorization forms

February 1, 2023—Hurricane Ian *Updated* on February 1, 2023

September 12, 2023—LDC Updates for Dock and Shoreline Permitting

February 6, 2023—New lobby hours