CITY OF SANIBEL Similar to the pictured hangtags, the city of Sanibel will issue new 2024 hurricane passes for the upcoming season. The 2021 and 2022 passes will no longer be valid for Sanibel and Captiva.

Sanibel and Captiva will use new 2024 hurricane passes for the upcoming storm season.

Sanibel Police Department Police Chief William Dalton recently shared that the city of Sanibel’s 2021 and 2022 passes will no longer be valid.

As of today, May 14, the new passes were not available yet. The city will notify the community when the 2024 passes are available.

Property owners, residents and businesses need to apply for the Hurricane Reentry Pass Program in case an evacuation is ordered. The intent of the passes is to maximize security, while providing authorized persons the quickest possible access to their properties.

For residents, a limit of one pass is issued per address.

For businesses, a limit of one to two passes is issued per address.

Any older hurricane passes can be discarded.

Sanibel and Captiva are broken down into a number of re-entry zones.

The zones are numbered from the re-entry access point — the Sanibel Causeway — then from Sanibel through to Captiva. Typically, a couple of zones are worked on at a time during the re-entry clearing process. A second situation is an all-zone re-entry, which is when all zones are cleared at the same time.

To re-enter the islands, those with passes may also need to provide a photo ID at the toll booth.

Those without passes will be required to provide a valid photo ID with an island address, like a driver’s license — P.O. Boxes will not be accepted — and ownership of island property, such as a utility bill.

Acquiring a pass requires a short application and specific documentation.

For more information, visit mysanibel.com.