DRC: Marion Anderson Place rezone without site plan contingent on future FLUM and boundary adjustment

Representatives of Newtown Gateway introduced a rezone‑only request for Marion Anderson Place South Parcel (application 25REN04) at the Aug. 6 Development Review Committee meeting. The team — including applicant Keith DeBose and partners — said the submission is a rezone without a site plan; further development details will follow a separate site plan submission.

Rebecca Webster, certified planner, told the applicant that approval of the rezone without a site plan would be contingent on approval of a corresponding future land use map amendment (25‑PA‑02) and a boundary adjustment application (25‑BA‑08), both of which are under staff review. Webster also reminded the team that any future development on the parcel would need to meet the development standards for the IGD zoning district and noted the site’s designated brownfield status.

City reviewers provided standard departmental advisories: Public Works and utilities noted pre‑application review items that will be required at site plan stage, Engineering had no comments given the lack of proposed site changes at this time, and the City Arborist indicated a possible future site visit. The Sarasota County Fire Marshal expressed no objections to the rezone request; building and code reviewers reiterated that applicable Florida building and fire codes will apply at permit stage.

Webster said the DRC would issue a partial sign‑off for the rezone application and follow up with a planning board date. There were no formal votes or appeals recorded during the DRC review.