Rezones.
Cape Coral Land Development Code § 3.4.6
in effectSection 3.4.6. - Rezones.
A. Manner of Initiation. Applications for a change in zoning may be initiated in the following manner:
1. The City Council upon its own motion;
2. The Planning and Zoning Commission upon its own motion;
3. The property owner(s) of at least fifty-one percent of the land in the proposed rezone area;
4. The City Manager for a City initiated rezone; or
5. The Community Development Department, following approval of a similar use determination.
B. Review Criteria. An application for a rezone shall be reviewed in accordance with the following criteria:
1. Whether the proposed zoning district proposed is consistent with the City Comprehensive Plan;
2. Whether the full range of uses allowed in the proposed zoning district will be compatible with existing uses in the area under consideration;
3. Whether the range of uses allowed in the proposed zoning district will be compatible with existing and potential uses in the area under consideration;
4. Whether the proposed zoning district will serve a community need or broader public purpose;
5. The characteristics of the proposed rezone area are suitable for the uses permitted in the proposed zoning district; and
6. Whether a zoning district other than the district requested will create fewer potential adverse impacts to existing uses in the surrounding area.
C. Effective date of approval. A rezone shall take effect upon City Council adoption of the ordinance approving the rezone.
D. New application after denial. No application for a rezone which has been previously denied by the City Council shall be accepted for at least one year after the date of denial. An application to rezone property to a designation that is different than the designation which was denied by the City Council, will be accepted and considered without consideration of time since the previous application was denied.
Source: City of Cape Coral, Florida, Code of Ordinances, City Charter and Land Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/cape_coral/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=ART3DERE_CH4SPREPRUADIPEAP_S3.4.6REFetched: 11/4/2026