New home permits still light in Lee

During June, Lee County Community Development issued permits for 74 singlefamily homes valued at $27.4 million to be built in unincorporated Lee County, Bonita Springs and Fort Myers Beach.

In comparison, there were 80 permits for single-family homes issued in May and 448 issued in June 2007.

There were 54 multi-family units permitted in June, compared to 28 the previous month and 330 in June 2007.

Permits were issued for 13 new commercial buildings valued at $12.6 million, compared to $21.2 million the previous month. In June 2007, newly permitted commercial buildings were valued at $333.6 million, an all-time monthly high attributed primarily to the rush to beat a deadline to qualify for a lower road impact fee.

Lee County Community Development oversees planning, zoning, development, and building services, environmental review, building inspection and code enforcement for the unincorporated areas of the county.