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Venice denies Toscana Isles PUD amendment after residents raise traffic and flooding concerns
Summary
After a lengthy quasi‑judicial hearing and extensive public comment about flooding, wetlands and road safety, the Venice City Council voted unanimously to deny a planned‑unit‑development amendment that would have allowed townhomes and a new access point at Jean Green Road.
Venice City Council voted Dec. 9 to deny a developer’s proposed amendment to the Toscana (Tuscana) Isles planned‑unit development that would have allowed 50 townhomes in Subarea 3 and a new vehicular access from private Jean Green Road.
The vote followed a multi‑hour quasi‑judicial hearing and an afternoon of public testimony from more than a dozen Toscana Isles residents who described repeated flooding since Hurricane Ian, the importance of a narrow drainage channel and weir (Track 17) for the community’s outflow, and safety concerns about adding residential traffic at a private/commercial access used heavily by large trucks. Several residents also said a…
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