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Harbor Village plan advances to state review amid sharp local opposition over docks and waterway impacts
Summary
The board voted 4–1 to transmit large-scale plan amendments for the 1,174-acre Harbor Village project to state agencies. Staff and the applicant say the proposal reduces total entitlements and increases preserved wetlands, but residents and boating communities raised extensive concerns about proposed docks, waterway safety, marsh impacts and evacuation/traffic in coastal high-hazard areas.
Charlotte County commissioners voted March 25 to transmit two large-scale comprehensive-plan amendments for the Harbor Village proposal (TCP-24-03 and PAL-24-04) to state review agencies; both measures passed 4–1, with Commissioner Constance opposing.
What the applicant proposes: Miranda Holmes LLC (applicant via counsel) seeks to reconfigure entitlements across a roughly 1,174-acre site south of the Myakka River and east of SR 776. Staff and the applicant said the application reduces total residential entitlements by 485 units (from 3,960 to 3,475), increases preserved wetland acreage by roughly 71 acres (from 92 to about 163 acres), and reallocates nonresidential square footage to include light industrial and a reduced commercial cap (staff listed 1,000,000 sq ft commercial + 400,000 sq ft light industrial compared with an earlier 1,500,000 sq ft). The applicant also proposes changing portions…
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