Fort Myers plan check and resubmittal guide

What we could verify about the City of Fort Myers’s permit office from government and permit portal pages, what Florida law says about plan check there, and how to answer a correction letter. Each fact links to its source.

The City of Fort Myers permit office

• Building, Permitting & Inspections Division (fortmyers.gov, checked October 31, 2026): 239-321-7925 (fortmyers.gov, checked October 31, 2026)
• Address: 1825 Hendry St., Fort Myers, FL 33901 (fortmyers.gov, checked October 31, 2026)
• Resubmittal instructions
• Building department page

Links and facts checked on October 30, 2026.

How to resubmit after Fort Myers plan check corrections, at a glance

In our words, from Fort Myers’s own page. The exact steps are on the page linked below.

1. Check the email on your application for the list of required corrections.

From Fort Myers’s own page, read October 31, 2026: fortmyers.gov

Codes its letters cite

Local amendments to the building code

None listed by the Florida Building Commission as of 2026-10-31. Local technical amendments lapse when the next edition takes effect (the 9th Edition on December 31, 2026).

Source: floridabuilding.org

Fort Myers and Lee County

Fort Myers is in Lee County.

Florida rules every plan check here follows

These come from Florida law and state agencies, so they apply in Fort Myers as well. Each links to its source.

Building code in force

The Florida Building Code, 8th Edition (2023), has been in effect since December 31, 2023.

Source: Florida Building Commission, checked October 31, 2026

Missing-information notice

Within 5 business days of getting your application, the local government must tell you in writing what, if anything, is still needed for the application to count as complete.

Source: Florida Statutes § 553.792, checked October 31, 2026

Review deadline for homes

For a residential unit under 7,500 square feet reviewed by the local government's own plans reviewer, the permit decision is due within 30 business days of a complete application.

Source: Florida Statutes § 553.792, checked October 31, 2026

Answering plan check comments

When the building department sends a written notice of code problems, you have 10 business days to send corrected plans; if you don't, the application will be denied.

Source: Florida Statutes § 553.792, checked October 31, 2026

Review of your corrections

If you resubmit on time, the department then has 10 business days to approve or deny the permit, unless you agree in writing to give it more time.

Source: Florida Statutes § 553.792, checked October 31, 2026

What a good response to plan review comment letter has

General guidance, not the City of Fort Myers’s own rules. Check its page before you resubmit.

• Answer every comment, in the reviewer’s order and numbering, so nothing is missed.
• Say plainly what you changed for each comment, or why no change is needed.
• Name the sheet and detail where each change is, so the reviewer can find it fast.
• Mark changes on the drawings (clouds or deltas are common) and keep sheet numbers the same.
• Send the response letter, the revised drawings and any new calculations together.

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