Lee County Board of County Commissioners

Alcoholic Beverage Sale Hours and Church/School Distance Rule (unincorporated Lee County)

Lee County Code § 3-2, as published on Municode (version current June 17, 2026), states that all places within the unincorporated area of the county lawfully licensed by the State Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco "may sell, serve or consume, or permit to be sold, served or consumed, any type of alcoholic beverage of any kind whatsoever for consumption both on or off the premises only during the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. of the following morning every day of the week, including Sundays." Under that section, sales are allowed in the unincorporated area on every day of the week within those hours, so the unincorporated area is wet. Section 3-2(b) prohibits on-premises consumption within 500 feet of a church or school unless a special permit is first obtained from the Board of County Commissioners, measured in a straight line from the establishment's main entrance to the nearest property line of the church or school. Chapter 3 of the Lee County Code, as published, sets no fee: it regulates hours, conduct and open containers. The alcoholic beverage license itself is a State license from the Florida DBPR Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco.