Nearly $1B Captiva resort gets Lee County zoning approval

The Lee County Commission voted Wednesday to approve the zoning for the South Seas resort on Captiva Island.

The vote was 3-1 with Chairman Kevin Ruane, who represents District 1, opposed and Commissioner David Mulicka, who represents District 3, absent, says a resort spokesperson.

The zoning moves 120.5-acres of the property from residential multifamily, marine commercial and two-family conservation to mixed use planned development, according to an agenda for the public hearing.