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Commission votes to vacate Bayshore Drive plat line to restore waterfront riparian rights

Sarasota Board of County Commission · January 15, 2025
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Summary

The Sarasota County Commission directed staff to vacate a platted right-of-way and to rezone lands to restore riparian rights for waterfront property owners along Bayshore Drive; the motion passed with one commissioner abstaining.

After reviewing century-old plats, surveys and a disputed 1998 deed, the Sarasota County Commission voted Jan. 15 to vacate the platted Bayshore Drive configuration that staff and residents contend unintentionally stripped waterfront property owners of riparian rights.

Commissioner Kutsinger presented historical research showing that when a 1918 plat was later remapped in 1976 a dividing line was drawn approximately down the…

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