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Selby CEO Jennifer Ramonecki and project team members outlined Phase 2 as the next step in the campus master plan. Chris Chunfione (landscape architect / ISA arborist) and architect Jerry Sparkman presented the conservatory program, sustainable systems and site design. The proposed conservatory will house large portions of Selby's living collections that currently are not public, include a learning pavilion for adult and children's programs, and incorporate stormwater capture, a 100,000‑gallon cistern for irrigation, solar arrays and hurricane‑resilient construction details. The team emphasized continuity with Phase 1, which already delivered major parking, stormwater vaults and a public streetscape.

Public comment included both strong neighborhood support and technical questions. Affected residents and neighborhood representatives who spoke in prior items were generally satisfied with the buffer and landscape work; several local environmental and climate organizations spoke in favor of the project and its water‑quality and climate‑resilience elements. One affected person asked detailed questions about nocturnal lighting and equipment locations; the applicant confirmed that building systems and mechanicals are roof‑mounted and are not planned to operate 24/7 as an illuminated event space. The city's Development Services staff and the new city arborist reviewed alternative design layouts and mitigation; staff reported DRC sign‑off and recommended approval. The board discussed the completeness of the record; the applicant supplied alternative design studies to staff during DRC review and provided hard copies for the record at the hearing. After deliberation the board voted 4–0 to approve the Phase 2 site plan subject to conditions in the staff report.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Sarasota - Planning Board/Local Planning Agency Regular Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The planning board found Selby Gardens' Phase 2 site plan consistent with code and approved the project 4–0 after hearing detailed testimony about alternative design options, tree health and mitigation, stormwater benefits and sustainability features. Staff recommended approval after DRC sign‑off.","taxTitle","Sarasota City, Sarasota County, Florida","taxId",58306,"location","Florida","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6496911,"Planning board backs Habitat for Humanity plan for 17 townhomes at Rhodes & Aspinall",1954,2506000,4460000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5546866-4bb09354521158485303ed3823a50445&start=2506&end=4460","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5546866-4bb09354521158485303ed3823a50445/thumbnail_2506000.jpg","/articles/6496911/Florida/Planning-board-backs-Habitat-for-Humanity-plan-for-17-townhomes-at-Rhodes-Aspinall","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6496911-d420f732e47aa9eda64a2fc60d34da04/orig.mp4?Expires=1770482884&Signature=EreJuHVxbiFXAPTpDeIktGcW2Qy1RXjGQpbT3JpOd-sA~zFgN6wfGfV1800xC3wkFQQ9k1UcG8Y3fsYt7oRn~3mTJgZEdN8cRvhVcjzayddYSSLcbL-vVvBhPKjM4s6aOauJqg4MEYP2n3hFZ0Ycim5547UeDghHJjwr2CeKMsUG~tCpPGBlAQNN0j78WjnAlBXdwEzVTeiIqcfp14M3Tu0fbWz0MvOa01Go2K0hZxlT6PN6UP~JDayh3hfqL3jvXExF-Kx40MVyR-89lXHgFONySaTgSufRJ8RnzMvS5qzzjczw034z1OJX1ECG9y6lDbKdXYWwW2W-SvLg5Yo0jw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Sarasota Planning Board recommended approval of a three‑part application from Habitat for Humanity to rezone, site‑plan and plat a 1.35‑acre parcel for a 17‑unit townhome development near Jordan Crossing.

Habitat representative Renee Snyder said the nonprofit will provide affordable, fee‑simple homes with low‑interest mortgages capped such that households pay no more than 30% of gross income. Consultant Joel Freeman described the technical package: a rezone from ORD (office regional) to MU‑1 (Urban Mixed Use) to implement a prior comprehensive‑plan map change; a proffered site plan for 17 attached single‑family homes organized into two buildings; and a final plat to create 17 individual lots. Freeman told the board the project meets site plan standards, preserves significant trees where possible, meets parking and circulation requirements and will include sidewalks and homeowner association obligations for common‑area maintenance.

City planner Tom Sikarsky reported Development Review Committee sign‑off and recommended approval. The board asked technical questions about tree removal, sidewalks, HOA maintenance of exteriors and grand‑tree mitigation; applicants confirmed mitigation and tree protection measures and that the HOA will be responsible for common‑area upkeep. After discussion the board moved and voted to recommend approval of the rezone and site plan (motion carried 5–0) and separately to recommend approval of the final plat (5–0).","The board recommended approval of a rezone, proffered site plan and final plat to let Habitat for Humanity build 17 single‑family attached homes (fee simple lots) on a 1.35‑acre site at Rhodes and Aspinall. City staff and board found the proposal consistent with the new Urban Mixed Use future land use; the board approved both motions 5–0.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":46,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6496916,"Planning board approves signage and parking adjustments for Florida Studio Theatre expansion",3368,2795000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5546866-4bb09354521158485303ed3823a50445&start=2795&end=6163","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5546866-4bb09354521158485303ed3823a50445/thumbnail_2795000.jpg","/articles/6496916/Florida/Planning-board-approves-signage-and-parking-adjustments-for-Florida-Studio-Theatre-expansion","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6496916-7ff355963c378f2f48415592679b1071/orig.mp4?Expires=1770482884&Signature=hXiHgiqDPgXfSOIkxleUJU9nx3gXkRZSRSjPEhdO4PojT3ky8KJxCluRMdgAi5f6RAoxr68~M0O1dvJ~Wg73PSQ3KiNB1-ZKPuYME2g--heeGbK9MiIJY99yLYVoz8kBl0zXqSPd1YTMLwn59ySa0YGSbyL7n~VjnPvvI-RwV7yRg2XJpxCVIY-B7J7ZGuaLlwW4Nu3iWGvPHRA9cWmT87dP9Cj8CGYBAgWuYcfKfBS6dBL4Rsoh5uq7dYMspHCobwkUZ38ExCezjB9xvD1TKPAUCCXRFiMBIL2GZYgrJMTZOLqcwBtv34Lfnd3mhzIcoLldbBB8CCOYl2dnJ0ICYw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Sarasota Planning Board approved Adjustment 24‑ADP‑07 for Florida Studio Theatre (FST), allowing multiple, theater‑style marquees and building identification signs and permitting a parking layout that locates a row of garage parking as a second layer to improve efficiency on a narrow downtown lot.

Joel Freeman and Rebecca Hopkins (managing director, FST) described the project as a consolidation and expansion of the FST campus that adds three additional theaters, on‑site workforce housing for artists and 125 parking spaces intended primarily to serve the campus. Architect Jerry Sparkman said the design takes cues from historic theater districts, proposing three marquee elements (rather than a single continuous marquee) and vertical building identification appropriate to theater wayfinding. FST's team described the parking adjustment as critical to achieve a functional number of spaces on a narrow downtown parcel; without the requested layout the project would lose roughly 40 spaces and that reduction would make the project infeasible.

City staff supported the request, noting that theaters are programmatically different from typical downtown retail buildings and the code provides an adjustment mechanism for such sites. After discussion the board voted to find the requested adjustments consistent with Section 4‑1903 and approved the application unanimously (5–0).","The board approved five adjustments for the Florida Studio Theatre campus project — including expanded signage (marquees and vertical identification) and a modification allowing a parking layout with stacked/second‑layer parking — finding that the special programmatic needs of a multi‑theater campus justify the relief.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6496921,"Planning board approves two monument ground signs for 1600 Main Street with landscape and sight‑line proffers",2644,409000,3053000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5546866-4bb09354521158485303ed3823a50445&start=409&end=3053","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5546866-4bb09354521158485303ed3823a50445/thumbnail_409000.jpg","/articles/6496921/Florida/Planning-board-approves-two-monument-ground-signs-for-1600-Main-Street-with-landscape-and-sightline-proffers","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6496921-878c51122118f536888c5e7408a32795/orig.mp4?Expires=1770482884&Signature=bG0xXR1erwT0toPG5KiIKmbsPrgNdncVgJmtz~UILtvW1N05dwz06-GOV8Jq~soMBAZl88UJEsKyGKgWUFzgGryNP2MLDS6-O80je0oTeKgRL6SQS~Fknls7XnEVlYUfkbOfQqu~mt3MAsZwH6DtXejz9tmS2FOsZ08j1M3kme62C~IrT~RztljrvbejJQi1cMTkR9O0YS7W3Y--h~OweGegZD9OviqPs0AONkanfiMR1ise~cY0Z52sqZM1THKM1HVcJYy1OuWd1faqlpJKRhcEKE8VYb37WE7~eLe9cC8QnJF-BDr4YqbjYoRZDQflWidOD2rGAeAJpz8Stb~r-Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Sarasota Planning Board approved Adjustment 25‑ADP‑08 to permit two monument ground signs for the commercial property at 1600 Main Street, subject to staff conditions and the proffers submitted by the applicant.

McKayla King, attorney with Icard Merrill, presented the application on behalf of Trust Companies America. The applicant sought approval for a single‑sided 5'x8' monument sign at the northwest corner and a double‑sided 3'x5' sign at the southwest corner, with final locations to be verified during sign permitting. King said the applicant added two proffers since the prior hearing: a landscape plan \"in substantial accordance\" with the attached exhibit and a directional graphic on the Main/Orange corner sign directing patrons to the commercial parking lot entrance off Orange Avenue. King also noted coordination with a nurseryman and the city arborist on foundation placement to avoid root damage to a nearby oak.

Board members asked about foundations and tree roots. Applicant representative Colin Caldwell and the property owner said the sign foundation would be engineered and the applicant will coordinate with the city arborist; the applicant also agreed to work toward avoiding damage to the oak and to use a pylon/foundation approach if feasible. City staff recommended approval and noted the application met the code criteria. The motion to approve the adjustment and to record the applicant's proffers passed 4–1 (Mister Neuhaus, Mister Christie, Mister Claremont and Mister LeMay voted yes; Mister Salem voted no).","The board approved adjustment 25‑ADP‑08 to allow two ground monument signs at 1600 Main Street, subject to proffers on landscaping, sight‑line verification, and directing drivers to a commercial lot entrance; the decision passed 4–1.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6496924,"Planning board recommends approval for Alderman Oaks rezoning despite neighborhood opposition",2833,902000,3735000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5546866-4bb09354521158485303ed3823a50445&start=902&end=3735","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5546866-4bb09354521158485303ed3823a50445/thumbnail_902000.jpg","/articles/6496924/Florida/Planning-board-recommends-approval-for-Alderman-Oaks-rezoning-despite-neighborhood-opposition","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6496924-551df4fee39852528993188a30edafa4/orig.mp4?Expires=1770482884&Signature=eOvUXfc7ggGGmqD0DA0gMzVOVrbkjlUvmUIDXVoorIJE4xnW9EYr6Ad5-YW4tzCokjuFGrkgRx-ZKsIn4qwyCrquiz3bzeYETw8e17LAm1AS2LPe-46VkItqtgTU1-kaJQSs3~f5lt7wUyxKdNkXyJGdbO~O-TnYQmCVnvm7BAVVh0jzvJAfsuqFGveFTkoHTrELL6RU0U4ZU9Ip4KWyHW6PHqZADkdIGg3JMHxrz5DPH3d0ui5iCJs9PuDQrQjd1YXqw-X2lEO37Lu-GvXl4q5MTAy~Q~hOst1RNWEnhSoK1vWTpu7yaZ~5w1vnn2FQM1lzX5XH5oINjbVvEpJzCA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Sarasota City Planning Board voted 4–1 to recommend approval of rezone application 25‑REN‑03, asking the City Commission to change Alderman Oaks from RMF‑5 (Residential Multifamily 5) to Downtown Edge (DTE).

The applicant's attorney, Patrick Seidensticker of Icard Merrill, said the rezone is intended to bring the property into compliance with the city's future land‑use map and allow an operator to shift from assisted‑living toward independent living. \"We are requesting a rezone from residential multifamily 5 to Downtown Edge,\" Seidensticker told the board, explaining the site's size, current use and the policy rationale tied to the comprehensive plan.

Neighbors and affected persons urged denial at the reopened hearing. Spencer Schulman, whose home sits within 500 feet of the site, said DTE \"would quadruple density to 100 units per acre, permit 4‑plus story buildings beside 1‑ and 2‑story single family homes and condominiums,\" and warned the rezoning could remove transition buffers. Julie Cotton, vice president of the Homes of Laurel Park HOA, asked the board to deny the application because the applicant had not submitted a specific plan or proffers limiting height, uses or buffers. Laurel Park Neighborhood Association representative Ron Cashton also emphasized concerns about the Live Local Act, saying it could override transition protections in the DTE district.

Applicant responses and city planning staff emphasized that the request implements the future land‑use designation and that DTE is one of the implementing districts allowed by the comprehensive plan. City planner Tom Sikarsky noted the property is inside a zoning enclave relative to the future land use and said property owners are \"encouraged to initiate the rezoning process\" to conform to the plan; he also confirmed that no site plan is required to submit the rezone application.

After deliberation, board members expressed differing views. Several members said the rezoning matched the adopted future land use and plan direction; one member dissented citing compatibility and neighborhood character concerns. A motion to find the rezone consistent with the criteria in the zoning code and recommend approval to the City Commission carried 4–1 (Mister Salem, Mister Christie, Mister Clermont and Mister LeMay voted yes; Mister DeLeia voted no).","The Sarasota Planning Board voted 4–1 to recommend that the City Commission rezone the Alderman Oaks site from RMF‑5 to Downtown Edge (DTE). Residents and neighborhood groups urged denial, citing tree canopy, density and uncertainty about future uses; the applicant and city staff said the request implements the city's future land‑use map.","actionData","errors"]

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