Restoration in Lehigh Acres
Permits for Lehigh Acres, an unincorporated census-designated place, come from Lee County Community Development, Building & Permitting Services, at 1500 Monroe Street, Fort Myers, 239-533-8585. Residential applications use the eConnect portal. Contractor licensing questions go to ContractorLicensing@leegov.com or 239-533-8895. The county's fees, approved by the Board of County Commissioners on March 17, 2026, took effect April 15, 2026. There's also an Operational Support Fee, set as a percentage of total review and inspection fees.
Demolition plan review is $35 initially and $25 on resubmission, with inspections at $50 per required inspection per discipline. Lee County's 50% Rule page covers properties in a FEMA flood zone (A or V) that sit below the required flood elevation. There, work costing at least 50% of the building's value can mean raising the structure and its equipment to current flood regulations. The county roof guide names Florida's 8th Edition (2023) building code and Land Development Code Chapter 6.
Lehigh Acres touches FEMA's AE zone. Its housing dates to a 2003 median year built in ACS estimates. Each Lehigh Acres permit carries the $50 Application Fee and the $35 Technology Fee, and a repair done without one is billed double the total review and inspection fees, with a $200 minimum.
What restoration costs near Lehigh Acres
Nobody has quoted us a restoration job in Lehigh Acres, so the page carries no city price. The Florida page shows the estimates beside what the nearest federal occupation is paid ($21.70 an hour in the BLS wage data, which is pay, not price). How we estimate costs.
Permits for restoration work in Lehigh Acres
When repairs touch the structure or the electrical, plumbing or mechanical systems, they usually need a permit from your city or township building department, so ask the company which of you pulls it.
Restoration jobs in Lehigh Acres
Sources for Lehigh Acres
- Lee County: Residential Building Guide Read Oct 24, 2026.
- Building Permit Fee Schedule | Lee County Read Oct 24, 2026.
- Lee County: 50% Rule: Substantial Improvement / Substantial Damage Read Oct 24, 2026.
- Lee County: Roof Application and Permitting Guide Read Oct 24, 2026.
- FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, Flood Hazard Zones Check with the source before you rely on this.
- ACS 5-year B25035 Median Year Structure Built Check with the source before you rely on this.