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Canopy ban stays under review; committee says not enough information to recommend change, asks council for broader input
Summary
After reviewing historical records, the Burnt Star Isles Canal Advisory Committee said it lacked sufficient factual information to recommend changing Punta Gorda City's prohibition on structural boat canopies and favored sending the issue for broader consideration.
The Burnt Star Isles Canal Advisory Committee on Sept. 9 reviewed historical records about structural boat canopies and agreed it did not have enough factual information to recommend changing Punta Gorda City's ordinance banning them. Alexander Friend, the committee's recorder, said the group's consensus was to let the conversation continue and to present the matter to city council or a broader vote rather than make a unilateral change.
The committee examined minutes and videos from several meetings dating to 2019 and 2020, when Punta Gorda City amended Chapter 6 to allow mooring cover-assist systems but continued to prohibit canopy-type structural covers. Friend summarized the committee's position:…
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