ATTENTION BEACHFRONT PROPERTY OWNERS
Please support the implementation of the Town’s Nourishment Projects by executing the Temporary Beach Management and Access Easement for your property. The person or entity who holds title to the property must sign the easement in the presence of a Notary Public and two subscribing witnesses who do not have an interest in the property. If two individuals hold title to the property, then both must sign the easement, with each of the signatures similarly witnessed.
If the property owner on the recorded deed is:
- Singular or Plural Owner(s) (e.g., “as husband and wife”) - Who Signs? The singular or plural owner(s)
- As shown on the recorded deed
- Corporation or LLC - A duly authorized corporate representative
- As shown in a Corporate Resolution
- Partnership - The designated managing partner
- As shown in Partnership Documents
- Trust - The Trustee
- As shown in the Trust Document
- Condo Association (see Corporation or LLC above) - The Condo Association Chair or President on behalf of the Association for the Common Element
- The Town does NOT need easements from Individual Condo Owners
Florida Hurricane Restoration Reimbursement Grant Program
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) has published the application for the Hurricane Restoration Reimbursement Grant Program. Eligible Fort Myers Beach residents include single family homes, residential condominiums, and cooperatives seeking reimbursement to remedy coastal beach erosion and eligible construction costs for sand placement, temporary coastal armoring, or permanent coastal armoring construction projects.
It is important that residents read the application instructions and Emergency Rule 62ER23-2, F.A.C. for definitions and eligibility requirements. Please visit www.floridadep.gov/hurricane for information, instructions, and the application form. The FDEP will make the application portal live on February 1, 2023. Please email hrrg@floridadep.gov with any questions.
All fill waterward of the Coastal Construction Control Line (CCCL) requires a separate authorization from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and the Town (TOWN BEACH FILL APPLICATION HERE). All fill waterward of the CCCL shall be beach compatible sand unless otherwise authorized by FDEP. Beach Fill Applications should be submitted via the Building Services Page.
The following upland sand source products were reviewed by FDEP and authorized for use on Fort Myers Beach: non-shelly sand product from Stewart Mining Industries’ Immokalee Mine, Vulcan Materials Company’s Witherspoon Mine, E.R. Jahna Industries’ Ortona Mine, and CEMEX Lake Wales Mine. Any additional upland sand sources will require review and authorization through the FDEP permit modification process.