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Charlotte County board denies special exception for granite display yard at South Access Road
Summary
The Board of Zoning Appeals denied Marcelli Enterprise’s request for a special exception to allow outdoor storage/display of granite and marble slabs at 4017 South Access Road, citing long-running code violations, incompatibility with the commercial corridor and nearby residences, and doubts about the applicant’s willingness to comply with conditions.
The Charlotte County Board of Zoning Appeals on April 9 denied a special exception requested by Marcelli Enterprise Inc. to use property at 4017 South Access Road in Englewood for a building trades contractor’s office with outdoor storage and display of granite and marble slabs.
Staff planner Elizabeth Nocek told the board the roughly 1.303-acre site has been used without permits and has an active, consolidated code-enforcement case dating back to 2020. Nocek said staff’s professional opinion is that outdoor storage of stone slabs on a principal commercial corridor is incompatible with the county’s commercial design standards and the surrounding mix of residential and commercial uses. Staff cited…
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