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Council delays decision on Jimmy P's shared parking and outdoor dining after safety, circulation questions
Summary
The council continued a contested request from Jimmy P's for shared parking and expanded outdoor dining to Nov. 19 after staff, the fire marshal and neighbors flagged unresolved circulation, life‑safety and design-document inconsistencies.
The Naples City Council on Sept. 24 voted to continue consideration of two linked requests from Jimmy P’s charred restaurant in Mornings Plaza – a conditional‑use petition to allow shared parking within 600 feet and a companion petition for expanded outdoor dining – until a Nov. 19 meeting.
Council members said they wanted clearer, consolidated design and life‑safety plans, and written confirmation from the property owner about who will carry long‑term maintenance responsibilities and pay for proposed circulation changes. Jeff Brammer of the Planning Department told council the petitioner proposed 94 parking spaces to meet a 85‑space requirement, relying on four parcels (including a city lot and an FDOT lease lot) and that the Planning Advisory Board had recommended approval 4–3. The fire marshal and staff said additional site circulation changes and FDOT approvals will be necessary if outdoor dining proceeds.
Why it matters: Councilmembers said they were willing to approve shared parking if outstanding…
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