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Variance request to expand docks in narrow canal tabled after neighborhood opposition
Summary
A variance request to allow docks to extend up to 32 feet into a narrow canal was tabled after extensive testimony from both sides; staff recommended conditional limits and suggested clearer maps and dredging/turn‑radius study before a decision.
The City Commission tabled a variance request related to dock lengths in the canal separating Mariners Village and Manatee Cove, after competing testimony from residents on both sides and concerns about notice and navigational safety.
The applicant—an HOA representing property owners on the west side of the canal—sought relief from the city’s land‑development regulations to allow docks that exceed one quarter of the channel width and to clarify permitted dock footprints. The…
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