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Planning board backs Sandhill DRI amendment to convert multifamily rights to commercial space and limits uses on rezoned parcel

5563740 · August 11, 2025
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Summary

The Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of two related petitions to amend the Sandhill DRI and to rezone Parcel 5‑16 to PD, authorizing commercial uses in lieu of 104 multifamily units and assigning unallocated commercial rights; protections for wetlands and buffers were part of staff recommendations.

The Charlotte County Planning and Zoning Board voted to forward two related petitions — LAD‑25‑03 (an amendment to the Sandhill DRI development order) and PD‑25‑05 (a PD rezoning) — to the Board of County Commissioners with recommendations of approval.

Jay Shao, community development planner, said the applicant (African Golden Key Properties LLC) requests an exchange of 104 multifamily units for 17,368 square feet of commercial uses on Parcel 5‑16 of Track 5 of the Sandhill DRI; the applicant also asked to assign approximately 14,841 square feet of currently unallocated commercial rights to the parcel so that, collectively, the parcel could authorize about 32,209 square feet of…

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