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Commissioners approve a series of land, code and permit items unanimously
Summary
The board unanimously approved a package of items including a Deer Prairie Creek acquisition ($65,100 CIP appropriation; $40,000 purchase), Herxshire Park pickleball funding ($200,000), two WNCA dock permits and a breakaway-walls code amendment and a rezoning at 2251 Lakewood Ranch Blvd.
At its Dec. 18 meeting, the Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously on a series of public-hearing and consent items.
Key actions included:
- Deer Prairie Creek Durango Avenue acquisition and budget amendment: the board adopted budget amendment B2025-012 to appropriate $65,100 to CIP project 85679 (Deer Prairie Creek Durango Avenue acquisition and startup) with $1,000 in operating impact (total $66,100), and authorized purchase of approximately 0.25 acres from Brendan James Properties LLC for $40,000. Motion passed unanimously.
- Herxshire Park pickleball courts: the board approved a $200,000 budget amendment and an amended locally funded agreement (contract 2022-142) with the City of Venice to use park impact fees for design and construction of pickleball courts; motion passed unanimously.
- WNCA permits: the board, sitting as the Water and Navigation Control Authority, approved a major work permit (EPWNCA-24-00051) for a new multifamily dock at 9000 Midnight Pass Road (Siesta Key) and approved EPWNCA-2400126 for a single-family dock and boat lift on Manasota Key Road (Inglewood); both motions passed unanimously.
- Breakaway-walls ordinance: the board adopted Ordinance 2024-070 amending county code (Chapter 54, Article 16) related to breakaway walls. Commissioners clarified the code change does not reduce structural protections required for buildings and the ordinance passed unanimously.
- Rezone petition 23-35 (2251 Lakewood Ranch Boulevard): after hearing the applicant withdraw a grand-tree appeal and present a revised plan to preserve grand trees, the board approved the rezoning of a 0.7-acre parcel to PED consistent with the SPA 3 amendment; motion passed unanimously.
All recorded motions were adopted with aye votes and no recorded dissent on the items listed above. Several items were taken with little or no public comment; staff noted earlier consent approvals for related work plans on waterfront acquisitions.
