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What Has the CCCIA Done For You?

  • Worked with the City of Cape Coral to develop a Local Contractors Preference Ordinance.
  • Monitored impact fee increases and eliminated or reduced them on almost every occasion. It is estimated that a savings of $4,000 per new home has been realized over the past several years.
  • Prepared and facilitated an ordinance allowing boat lifts to be constructed at canal ends.
  • Monitors and assists in bringing road projects to our area, including the the widening of SR78, the extension of Burnt Store Road, Veterans Parkway and the Del Prado Extension.
  • Continually monitors and meets with the Building Department to look for ways to streamline permitting, plans review and inspections. Successes include checklists for inspectors and courtesy calls from plans review.
  • Reduced side and front setbacks on residential construction.
  • Fought (and won) a moratorium that would stop permitting 500 feet on either side of Burnt Store Road.
  • Works with local schools to promote the construction industry as a career choice.
  • Monitors and works with the City on long term growth issues, such as location of model homes, commercial nodes, and land use changes.
  • Produces the Builders' Showcase each year, where model and spec homes are toured by thousands of residents and visitors.
  • Educates its membership to changes in local, state and national regulations. Examples include pool safety requirements, FEMA issues, and the new Florida Building Code.
  • Stopped an effort to require separate plumbing, mechanical and electrical plans on every single-family permit request.
  • Participates in a program with the Cape Coral Police Department and the Lee County Sheriff's Office in reducing construction site theft.
  • Continues to work with the marine construction industry to monitor and inform on progress within the Manatee Lawsuit Settlement.
  • Continues to monitor at the local, state and federal levels any regulations dealing with endangered species such as Scrub Jays, Smalltooth Sawfish and Manatees.
  • Worked with the City's Stormwater Department on driveways, resulting in elimination of the form check.
  • Continue to work cooperatively with the City of Cape Coral on issues regarding drainage (new construction vs. existing.)

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