This page features details on regular Code Enforcement complaints in plain english. Thank you very much to Brent Toms of Lee County Code Enforcement for his help with this page! You do a great job here in the Shores Brent!
The following are a few examples of ACCEPTABLE signage NOT REQUIRING A PERMIT:
- Awning signs. Signs consisting of one line of letters, which are painted, placed or installed upon the hanging border only of any awning legally permitted, erected, and maintained in accordance with county laws. An identification emblem, insignia, initial or other similar feature not exceeding an area of eight square feet may be painted, placed or installed elsewhere on any awning, provided that any sign emblem, insignia or other such similar item must comply with other provisions of this chapter.
- Business affiliation signs. Signs displayed by businesses, upon the premises, denoting professional and trade associations with which the business is affiliated, required statutory signs and other signs pertaining to public safety and law enforcement, provided such graphics do not contain lettering more than two inches high.
- Garage sale signs. Garage sale signs placed on private property, provided they are erected not more than 24 hours prior to the sale and are removed within 72 hours of the time they were erected.
- Promotional signs. Non-commercial promotional signs (for Civic clubs or other non-profit organizations to advertise special events), not exceeding four square feet in area, provided that such signs are posted only during such drive or no more than 45 days before the event and are removed no more than ten days after an event.
- Window signs. Window signs are signs which are placed on the inside of a window which identify or advertise activities, services, goods or products available within the building, and which collectively cover 30 percent or less of the window glass surface area.
The following are a few examples of UNACCEPTABLE signage:
- Signs or other advertising matter erected at the intersection of any streets or in any street right-of-way in such a manner as to obstruct free and clear vision, or at any location where, by reason of the position, shape or color, the sign may interfere with or obstruct the view of any authorized traffic sign, signal or device; or which make use of the word "stop," "look," "drive-in" or "danger" or any other word, phrase, symbol or character in such a manner as to interfere with, mislead or confuse vehicular traffic.
- Balloons, including all inflatable air signs or other temporary signs that are inflated with air, helium or other gaseous elements, except where allowed by sections 30-6 or 30-151(7).
- Banners, pennants or other flying paraphernalia, except an official federal, state or county flag, and one symbolic flag not to exceed 15 square feet in area for each institution or business, or except where allowed by sections 30-6 or 30-151(7).
If you need to file a code enforcement complaint send an email to CodeEnforcement@leegov.com or call (239) 533-8895 Monday through Thursday between the hours of 7:30am and 4:30pm. Complaints are investigated with minimal delay.
Other Common Code Enforcement regulation codes:
Grasses and weeds in excess of sixteen 16 inches in height and covering more than fifty percent (50%) of the unimproved lot area, which impair the economic welfare of property, contribute a fire hazard, or create a health hazard shall constitute a nuisance when any part of said growths are located within 150 feet of the boundary of any developed adjacent property in the urban service and community redevelopment areas of unincorporated Lee County. When nuisance vegetation is located on acreage, only that part of the growth located within 150 feet of a Residential, Commercial, or industrial, Public or Quasi-Public use shall constitute a nuisance. Any property owner who maintains a nuisance on property as described in this Ordinance, shall be required to remove said nuisance by mowing that portion of the land covered by nuisance grasses and weeds.
