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Board approves conversion of motel garages into 31 apartments as pilot to add housing on Okeechobee Road
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Board recommended approval of a special‑use permit to convert enclosed garages and some motel units at the Casanova’s Boutique Motel on Okeechobee Road into 31 residential units while retaining 84 motel rooms, with conditions requiring a declaration of restrictions, marked parking priorities and landscape certification.
The Planning & Zoning Board on May 14 recommended approval of a special‑use permit allowing the conversion of portions of an existing motel at Okeechobee Road into 31 residential units while retaining motel operations on the rest of the site.
Applicants told the board the property — a two‑story motel with 93 units and 27 enclosed garages purchased in 2022 — will be retrofitted to convert 27 garages (and nine motel units) into 31 one‑bedroom residential units (310–893 sq ft) while keeping 84 motel rooms. The applicant described the project as a “pilot” adaptive‑reuse…
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