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Bonita Springs planning panel approves map change for 4752 Bonita Beach Road over resident objections
Summary
The Local Planning Agency voted 5-0 to amend the city's future land use map for about 0.66 acres at 4752 Bonita Beach Road SW from medium-density multifamily residential to general commercial. Staff said the change corrects an apparent mapping error; nearby residents and a neighboring restaurant raised environmental, traffic and notice concerns.
The Local Planning Agency of the City of Bonita Springs voted 5-0 on Aug. 7, 2025, to amend the city's future land use map for about 0.66 acres at 4752 Bonita Beach Road SW, redesignating the parcel from medium-density multifamily residential to general commercial.
City planning staff recommended approval, saying the parcel's commercial zoning and surrounding properties indicate the current land-use color on the map is an error. Mary Tornberg, community development staff, told the panel the city's staff report finds the amendment "consistent with the Bonita plan" and recommended approval for the limited purpose of changing the map designation.
The applicant's attorney, Rich Yovanovitch, said the property is already zoned C-1 (commercial) and that the requested map change is a "small scale comprehensive plan amendment" to correct an apparent mistake. "We're here to correct an error," he said, and noted a companion planned…
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