Hurricane Ian came ashore on Lee County in September 2022 as a catastrophic Category 4, and no county in Florida took more of it. Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel, Matlacha and Pine Island were the worst hit, and four years later the rebuild is still visible everywhere you drive.
Lee is also the most fragmented county we work in. Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Bonita Springs, Estero, Sanibel and Fort Myers Beach each run their own building department, and everything else permits through the county. Seven authorities for one county. Knowing which one applies to your address is part of the job.