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Commissioners permit amendment to conservation easement to allow dock access at 525 South Shore Drive with conditions
Summary
The board approved an amendment to a conservation easement recorded after prior code enforcement, allowing a narrowly sited access ramp and dock at 525 South Shore Drive subject to avoidance/minimization, permitting reviews and preservation of the easement language.
Sarasota County commissioners on April 8 agreed to amend a recorded conservation easement for 525 South Shore Drive to allow the property owners to seek permits for a dock access ramp sited to avoid and minimize impacts to an established mangrove fringe and seagrass beds.
Background and staff summary Howard Berna, manager of Environmental Permitting in Planning and Development Services, explained the site carries a conservation easement recorded after a prior code-enforcement case…
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