Fort Myers entertainment district report questioned
Proposed regulation for an existing entertainment district in downtown Fort Myers Beach received negative feedback from neighboring and island residents during a workshop at Town Hall Wednesday.
After listening to a report from Larue Planning Management and discussion from Town officials, many residents spoke in opposition to potential guidelines that may extend business hours of operation, increase entertainment sound decibel levels and create more of a party atmosphere within an area encompassing Old San Carlos Boulevard to either Crescent Street or as far as Lani Kai Beach Resort.
The consultant was hired to review existing regulations, documents as well as noise and entertainment regulations, assess comprehensive plan implications, interview residents and businesses in the area, provide detailed recommendations and prepare project boundaries and a proposed model ordinance. The report involved alcohol consumption restrictions, business hours of operation, parking, special exception approvals, various regulations and weighed advantages and disadvantages of such proposed legislation.