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Board denies Riverfront PDMU rezone after debate over height, marina and compatibility
Summary
After extensive public comment and a lengthy board debate about density, building height and a proposed marina, the board voted unanimously to deny the Riverfront PDMU application.
The Manatee County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously on Jan. 14 to deny a proposed plan-development mixed-use (PDMU) zoning and general development plan for a mixed-use Riverfront project on U.S. 301 roughly one-half mile east of I-75.
The project proposed up to 250 residential units, an 80-slip marina and 55,041 square feet of nonresidential uses in a plan that consolidated three parcels and asked for specific approvals related to tree-preservation rules and fence requirements adjacent to a canal. Applicant representatives revised earlier, larger proposals and reduced nonresidential square footage from a…
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