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Board upholds staff: land east of Lake Manatee not eligible under FDAB policy for map amendment review
Summary
After extended testimony and public comment the board affirmed staff’s administrative determination that the Pamela Bluff parcel east of Lake Manatee is not contiguous/coterminous to the Future Development Area boundary and therefore not eligible for policy 2.1.02.8 review.
Manatee County commissioners on Nov. 6 affirmed a county staff administrative determination and denied an applicant appeal seeking to treat a 1,204‑acre parcel east of Lake Manatee as coterminous and contiguous with the county Future Development Area boundary (FDAB) under policy 2.1.02.8 of the comprehensive plan. The ruling prevents the applicant from pursuing a comprehensive plan amendment under the special FDAB pathway unless a different, separate avenue is available.
The applicant argued that historical deeds, reservoir limits and prior land‑transaction language supported a broader reading of the terms…
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