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Planning board recommends approval for Alderman Oaks rezoning despite neighborhood opposition
Summary
The Sarasota Planning Board voted 4–1 to recommend that the City Commission rezone the Alderman Oaks site from RMF‑5 to Downtown Edge (DTE). Residents and neighborhood groups urged denial, citing tree canopy, density and uncertainty about future uses; the applicant and city staff said the request implements the city's future land‑use map.
The Sarasota City Planning Board voted 4–1 to recommend approval of rezone application 25‑REN‑03, asking the City Commission to change Alderman Oaks from RMF‑5 (Residential Multifamily 5) to Downtown Edge (DTE).
The applicant's attorney, Patrick Seidensticker of Icard Merrill, said the rezone is intended to bring the property into compliance with the city's future land‑use map and allow an operator to shift from assisted‑living toward independent living. "We are requesting a rezone from residential multifamily 5 to Downtown Edge," Seidensticker told the board, explaining the…
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