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Planning commission approves Border Road self‑storage site with roofing, hours and parking conditions

5602542 · August 19, 2025
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The Venice Planning Commission on Aug. 19 approved a site and development plan for two three‑story self‑storage buildings at 2114 N. Border Road with stipulations on roofing, hours of operation and an alternative parking plan; the vote was 7-0.

VENICE, Fla. — The Venice Planning Commission on Aug. 19 approved site and development plan petition 24-37SP for Border Road Storage, authorizing two three‑story indoor self‑storage buildings on about 5.2 acres at 2114 North Border Road.

The commission voted 7-0 to approve the petition with stipulations that the decorative tower roofs shown as asphalt shingles be replaced with barrel tile on the tower elements and that hours of operation be limited to 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. The approval also accepts the applicant’s alternative parking plan, which proposes 74 parking spaces instead of the ITE‑recommended figure and the code maximums described in staff materials.

Staff planner Britney Smith told commissioners the property was rezoned and annexed in October 2023 under ordinance 2023‑40, which included a stipulation that the site be used for self‑storage and be generally consistent with the conceptual site plan and elevations submitted to the city. Smith said the site development plan met the…

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