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Planning Commission continues Venice Isle site plan and design‑alternative petitions to Feb. 17 after applicant not notified
Summary
The City of Venice Planning Commission on Feb. 3 continued two Venice Isle petitions — design alternative 2555DA and site & development plan 2513SP for 256 Nokomis Ave. S. — to the Feb. 17 meeting after staff discovered the applicant had been sent the wrong meeting date; staff said published notices were correct and no re‑advertising is required.
The City of Venice Planning Commission on Feb. 3 continued two related petitions from Venice Isle to its Feb. 17 meeting after staff learned the applicant had been sent the wrong meeting date by email.
Britney Smith, planner for the City of Venice, told the commission the site & development plan petition (2513SP) would permit construction of a new three‑story multiuse building on a parcel at 256 Nokomis Avenue South covering approximately 3.7 acres and identified the applicant owner as Venice Isle LLC and the agent on the record as Becca (two spellings appear in the hearing record).
The commission opened the public hearing and the chair read a memorandum stating the hearing had been properly advertised on Jan. 17, 2026 per the City of Venice Land Development Code. During the staff presentation a commissioner noted the applicant was not present because they had been sent the wrong meeting date by email. Board members confirmed the published public notices were correct and then moved to postpone both the design‑alternative petition 2555DA and the site & development plan petition 2513SP to the commission’s Feb. 17 meeting so the applicant can attend; the motion was seconded and advanced by voice vote with no opposition recorded.
The commission instructed staff to notify the applicant of the continuance. The staff presentation and packet on the record list the project address as 256 Nokomis Avenue South, the proposed building as three stories and multiuse, and the parcel size as approximately 3.7 acres.
The record identifies Britney Smith as the planner speaking for the City of Venice and lists Venice Isle LLC as the applicant owner. The hearing record contains inconsistent spellings for the agent’s surname (appearing as "Soldadze" and later as "Seldes" in the staff remarks); the record did not provide a clear, single spelling for the agent. The commission did not take further substantive action on the petitions at the Feb. 3 meeting.
The petitions will next appear on the Planning Commission agenda on Feb. 17, 2026; staff stated the continuation did not require re‑advertising because the published notices were correct.
