Planning commission recommends approval for Gulf Pines Funeral Home special exception

Jun 4, 2026

The Planning Commission recommended approval for Special Exception 1925 to recognize an existing cemetery and allow construction of a new funeral home and maintenance buildings on a ~25.26‑acre OUE‑1 parcel; the motion passed 9–0 with one stipulation requiring a binding development concept plan.

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The Sarasota County Planning Commission on June 4 recommended approval of Special Exception 1925, allowing Gulf Pines Funeral Home to treat an existing cemetery on a 25.26–25.9‑acre OUE‑1 parcel as a conforming cemetery and to construct a new funeral home and maintenance buildings.

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