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Commissioners approve mixed‑use PDMU rezoning for Innovation Business Park with density options; 4‑1 vote
Summary
The Planning Commission recommended approval, by a 4‑1 vote, of a Planned Development Mixed Use rezone and master plan for a 43.8‑acre site near Port Manatee called Innovation Business Park, allowing either an industrial business park option or a mixed plan with up to 180 multifamily units and substantial nonresidential square footage.
The Planning Commission recommended approval, by a 4‑1 vote, of a rezone and general development plan for the Innovation Business Park at Seaport Manatee, a 43.8‑acre site owned by Jones Potato Farm that would allow a mixed‑use plan near Port Manatee.
The application proposes two development options. Option 1 would include an internal industrial/business park and 180 multifamily units, half of the apartment units proposed as workforce housing at 60–80% AMI and the remaining 81–120% AMI; Option 2 would develop the site fully with nonresidential uses at higher square‑foot intensity. The applicant…
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