Screen the exact Durango parcel for City jurisdiction, zoning, permit availability, lodging taxes, safety requirements, and private restrictions before committing capital.
Start with the parcel and intended use before modeling bookings.
A Durango mailing address does not prove City jurisdiction or vacation-rental eligibility.
City vacation rentals require Limited Use Permit approval before establishment or advertising.
The proposed rental must satisfy applicable building and fire-safety requirements.
Local and state tax accounts are separate from land-use approval.
Illegal operation, advertising omissions, nuisance conditions, or permit violations can trigger enforcement.
Use property records and verified operating assumptions instead of market-wide averages.
Route each question to the office responsible for that decision.
Bring the property address, intended occupancy, permit findings, budget, and operating plan to a focused review.
Confirm that the address is on Captiva Island in unincorporated Lee County, then verify parcel zoning, lawful dwelling status, intended rental term, public approvals, and private restrictions before relying on booking income.
No. Captiva-specific code provisions restrict certain RSC-2 properties from rentals shorter than seven days, while zoning, approvals, and private covenants can produce different or stricter limits. Lee County Zoning should confirm the rule for the parcel.
Florida DBPR requires the appropriate public-lodging license before a new vacation-rental establishment begins operating. The license does not replace County zoning, building, business-tax, tourist-tax, or private approvals.
Do not treat the absence of a general County vacation-rental permit as blanket approval. Confirm zoning and lawful use with Lee County, obtain any required business tax receipt and building approvals, and complete state lodging and tax registrations.
Florida sales tax and any applicable discretionary surtax generally apply to taxable transient accommodations. Lee County also imposes a 5% Tourist Development Tax on the gross rental amount, including specified mandatory charges, subject to current rules and exemptions.
The Lee County Clerk of Court and Comptroller administers the Tourist Development Tax. Confirm registration, filing frequency, taxable charges, platform collection, exemptions, and recordkeeping directly with the Clerk’s tourist-tax office.
Verify permits and final approvals for the dwelling and improvements, then confirm legal occupancy, exits, smoke and carbon-monoxide protection, pool barriers, utilities or septic capacity, and coastal storm and evacuation procedures for the actual property.
Not automatically. The Captiva community-plan provisions identify excluded islands including Upper Captiva. Confirm the governing jurisdiction and code from the legal address and parcel rather than relying on the marketing place name.
Yes. Condominium declarations, homeowner-association rules, deed restrictions, leases, and insurance terms can impose longer minimum stays, caps, procedures, or prohibitions beyond public-law requirements.
Lee County Code Enforcement handles complaints in unincorporated areas. Zoning, building, state lodging-license, tax, and private-association issues may involve different authorities, so keep records and route each issue to the responsible office.