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Planning Commission backs annexation, map change and rezoning for proposed Flagship medical office on Curry Lane
Summary
The City of Venice Planning Commission on Oct. 7 voted 7-0 to recommend City Council approve annexation of about 5 acres at 2805 Curry Lane, a companion comprehensive plan map amendment, and rezoning to the Office Professional Institutional (OPI) district to allow a proposed medical office building.
The City of Venice Planning Commission on Oct. 7 voted 7-0 to recommend City Council approve annexation of about 5 acres at 2805 Curry Lane, a comprehensive plan map amendment to assign the site an Institutional/Professional future land use, and a zoning map amendment to the City's Office Professional Institutional (OPI) district to allow development of a medical office building.
Nicole Tremblay, senior planner for the City of Venice, told the commission the parcel is in Joint Planning Agreement (JPA) Area 6 and that the applicant intends to build a medical-office building similar to other Flagship projects previously presented to the commission. Tremblay said the property is shown on the city's future land use map as moderate-density residential under the county designation and currently carries county zoning; the applicant has requested annexation into the city and the City of Venice Institutional/Professional future land use and OPI zoning. Tremblay said the parcel will be served by city water and sewer and that a pre-annexation agreement executed July 8 is on file.
The staff report cited Chapters 163 and 171 of the Florida Statutes, the JPA text for Area 6 (which limits intensity to a maximum 0.5 floor-area ratio), and applicable sections of the City of Venice Land Development Code. Tremblay said the JPA and pre-annexation agreement provide the procedural and intensity framework for the annexation and subsequent development review.
No members of the public spoke on the petitions, and the applicant did not present; staff and the commission proceeded to motions. The commission first moved to recommend approval of annexation petition 25-29AN, then recommended approval of comprehensive plan amendment 25-30CP, and finally recommended approval of zoning map amendment 25-31RZ (to OPI). Each motion passed by roll call with unanimous support.
Staff noted that the OPI district is the implementing district for the Institutional/Professional future land use designation in JPA Area 6 and that site development standards will be applied at the subsequent site-development plan stage. Tremblay and other staff members said the maximum buildable square footage will ultimately depend on the FAR and any exceptions requested at site plan; staff indicated a rough maximum under the JPA intensity limit would be about 109,000 square feet, but that precise square footage will be established with the site plan application.
The commission's recommendations are advisory: City Council will take final action on the annexation, comprehensive plan amendment and rezoning. The petitions considered by the commission were filed under petition numbers 25-29AN (annexation), 25-30CP (comprehensive plan amendment) and 25-31RZ (zoning map amendment).
