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Venice council approves first reading of comprehensive-plan updates, transmits draft to state
Summary
City Council voted 4–2 to approve on first reading a large set of updates to the City of Venice comprehensive plan, including a new coastal-resilience section and a statutory-required change to allow floating solar; the plan will be transmitted to the Florida Department of Commerce for review.
The Venice City Council on first reading approved changes to the city's 2017'2027 comprehensive plan and directed staff to transmit the package to the Florida Department of Commerce for review.
Planning Manager Amy Nelson told the council that the filing follows the state'mandated seven-year evaluation and appraisal cycle and mainly updates dates, maps and a new coastal-resilience element. The package also adds a statutory-required provision to allow floating solar facilities in appropriate future land-use categories and makes layout and ADA accessibility edits intended to make the plan easier…
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