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Board forwards Tarpon Waterfront Village proposals after debate over urban service area, wetland buffers and yacht club
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Board recommended forwarding a package of map amendments and a PD rezoning for Tarpon Waterfront Village — a proposal that would extend the urban service area, change future‑land‑use designations and allow up to 156 clustered units while preserving wetlands and keeping the Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club — after proponents and many yacht‑club members supported the project and staff highlighted coastal‑policy concerns.
The Planning and Zoning Board voted to forward three related applications from Tarpon Waterfront Village LLC — a large‑scale plan amendment to expand the urban service area (PL‑23‑00004), a small‑scale future‑land‑use amendment (PAS‑24‑00002) and a companion PD rezoning (PD‑24‑048) — to the Board of County Commissioners with recommendations for approval.
County staff told the board that expanding the urban service area and increasing residential rights on what is currently rural or preservation land raises coastal planning and urban‑sprawl concerns under the Charlotte County comprehensive plan. Staff recommended conditions (A–V) to address wetland restoration, a habitat management plan, minimum wetland buffers (staff asked for…
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