   
Rotonda Sands Soils Map
It is important to determine whether the land you are buying is "Wetlands". Every lot in Charlotte County is buildable, but the costs associated with certain lots can be higher if it is a Wetland. Wetlands are important to the environment because they cleanse the water, absorbing the bad nutrients and supplies a food source to the natural inhabitants of Florida. If you are going to build on a property that is Wetlands, there are fees, called mitigation, that you pay to impact the Wetlands. These fees can be in the thousands of dollars depending on how much, and what type of Wetlands you have on the lot. One way to help determine whether a lot is a Wetland is by finding out what the soil type of the lot is. There are many different soil types, and each one is either "hydric" or "non-hydric". Hydric soils means there is a good possibility that the land is Wetlands. If a lot consists of non-hydric soil, there is a good possibility that the lot is not Wetlands. Charlotte county was soil surveyed over 50 years ago (before the Sands was even platted). I overlayed the information from that survey onto the current platted Rotonda Sands area. Charlotte county does not have the information readily available in their GIS system like Lee county does. The numbers 10, 27 and 53 represent soils that are hydric. This should be used as a guide only. To determine whether or not a lot is Wetlands, a Wetland determination should be attained by a professional consultant. They can usually do a determination within a week and the cost is around $100. For more information on Wetlands, visit: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/south/ 
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