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Board approves Siesta Towers coastal setback variance; asks staff to study faster seawall permitting and fee relief after storm damage concerns
Summary
The commission granted a variance to allow a new seawall/revetment at Siesta Towers, heard testimony about delays homeowners face during hurricane season, and unanimously directed staff to return with options to expedite repairs and consider temporary fee waivers for storm-damaged shore protection work.
Sarasota County commissioners voted June 4 to adopt a coastal setback variance for Siesta Towers to install a new seawall and rearmor the revetment, and they directed staff to study ways to speed permitting and to consider temporary fee relief after hearing that damaged seawalls leave homeowners exposed during hurricane season.
Kat Massey of J. Foster Consulting presented the applicant team’s engineering scope for a 193.9-linear-foot seawall landward of the existing wall…
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