The original deadline set by the town for residents and businesses with Emergency Temporary Placement Permits, for structures like trailers, to be removed by September 23, 2025 may be extended for some people. Here’s everything you need to know.
There are 158 residential permits and 51 commercial permits now on the books set to expire next month. On Monday, the Fort Myers Beach Town Council passed a resolution extending the deadline to June 1, 2027 for any resident or business owner that has an Emergency Temporary Placement Permit that can prove to Town Manager Will McKannay they are experiencing hardship.
So the first big question is; What is the town’s definition of a hardship? The resolution states that a hardship must be due to action by a third party or other circumstance out of the property or business owner’s control. There are 9 ways to fall under the hardship rule, according to the new ordinance:…