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BZA approves outdoor vehicle‑storage special exception on Duncan Road with buffers, despite heavy resident opposition
Summary
After hours of testimony, Charlotte County’s Board of Zoning Appeals approved a special exception for outdoor storage of boats, RVs and trailers at two Duncan Road parcels owned by Paradise Palms RV LLC, conditioned on Type D buffers, a tall opaque fence, stormwater requirements and an acknowledgement of a prior DCA settlement on the property.
The Charlotte County Board of Zoning Appeals on Dec. 10 approved a special exception allowing outdoor storage of recreational and noncommercial vehicles at parcels on Duncan Road in Punta Gorda, subject to multiple conditions intended to reduce visual and environmental impacts.
Planning staff presented the proposal for Paradise Palms RV LLC, describing a roughly 16.8‑acre vacant site that includes jurisdictional wetlands and a 25‑foot wetland buffer. Staff said the use of outdoor storage is an industrial‑type use allowed in the Commercial General (CG) zoning district only by special exception and expressed concerns about aesthetics, compatibility with adjacent residential and preserved lands, and potential runoff into nearby preserves. "Outdoor storage is an industrial commercial type of use… staff has concerns regarding the compatibility of outdoor storage when adjacent to residential or environmentally sensitive properties,"…
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