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Commissioners approve PDC rezoning for Bourneside/State Road 64 despite strong wetland and traffic concerns

Manatee County Board of County Commissioners · January 29, 2026
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Summary

The board voted 4–3 to approve a PDC rezoning of roughly 18.6 acres at SR‑64/Bourneside, limiting some uses and capping commercial square footage in places; neighbors warned of wetland impacts and traffic problems, while developers said infrastructure was mitigated under a prior local development agreement.

The Board of County Commissioners approved a request on Jan. 28 to rezone about 18.6 acres at the southwest corner of State Road 64 and Bourneside Boulevard to a Plan Development Commercial district, allowing a general development plan with up to 180,000 square feet of commercial space under specific conditions.

Developers told commissioners the site sits inside the Northeast Quadrant master plan and earlier local development agreements (LDAs) included transportation mitigation and construction of roads to support future build‑out. The…

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