What has CCCIA done for you?

 

  • The CCCIA has 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 four years

  • The CCCIA prepared and facilitated an ordinance allowing boat lifts to be constructed at canal ends.

  • The CCCIA monitors and assists in bringing road projects to our area, including the extension of Burnt Store Road, Veterans Parkway and the Del Prado Extension.

  • The CCCIA 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.

  • The CCCIA reduced side and front setbacks on residential construction.

  • The CCCIA fought (and won) a moratorium that would stop permitting 500 feet on either side of Burnt Store Road.

  • The CCCIA works with local schools to promote the construction industry as a career choice.

  • The CCCIA monitors and works with the City on long term growth issues, such as location of model homes, commercial nodes, and land use changes.

  • The CCCIA produces the Builders' Showcase in February each year, where model and spec homes are toured by thousands of residents and visitors.

  • The CCCIA educates its membership to changes in local, state and national regulations. Examples include pool safety requirements, FEMA issues, and the new Florida Building Code.

  • The CCCIA stopped an effort to require separate plumbing, mechanical and electrical plans on every single-family permit request.

  • The CCCIA participates in a program with the Cape Coral Police Department and the Lee County Sheriff's Office in reducing construction site theft.

  • The CCCIA continues to work with the marine construction industry to monitor and inform on progress within the Manatee Lawsuit Settlement.

  • The CCCIA worked with the City's Stormwater Department on driveways, resulting in elimination of the form check.

  • The CCCIA and the City of Cape Coral continue to work cooperatively on issues regarding drainage (new construction vs. existing.)