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Commission debates freestanding ER at Lakewood North amid wetlands and traffic concerns; applicant offers smaller footprint

Manatee County Planning Commission · February 5, 2026
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Summary

Planning commissioners debated PDC25‑13, a request to rezone 2.31 acres at 10106 State Road 64 E for a 13,450‑sq‑ft freestanding emergency department; commissioners pressed the applicant on traffic, wetlands, species habitat and mitigation credits and the applicant offered a stipulation to reduce the building footprint to about 8,600 sq ft.

The Planning Commission heard a quasi‑judicial application (PDC25‑13 / PLN2505‑0180) on Feb. 5 seeking rezoning from General Commercial (GC) to Planned Development Commercial (PDC) and approval of a preliminary site plan for a freestanding emergency department at 10106 State Road 64 E (Lakewood Ranch area).

Applicant representatives led by Caleb Grimes and planner Marshall Robinson described a 2.31‑acre site and a proposed 13,450‑square‑foot facility with 49% open space, on‑site stormwater and buffers. Marshall Robinson said final engineering reduced the applicant’s initial wetland impact estimate from 0.12 acres shown in the preliminary site plan to 0.04 acres in the final site plan engineering. “Of the ERP…

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