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Board approves exception, setback variances for private basketball academy in Punta Gorda
Summary
Charlotte County's Board of Zoning Appeals approved a special exception and associated variances allowing Mahoney Sports LLC to convert an existing church at 2623 Vasco Street into a private high‑school basketball academy with a 6,500 sq ft gym, subject to conditions limiting outdoor activity and requiring noise mitigation.
The Charlotte County Board of Zoning Appeals on Feb. 11 approved a special exception and setback variances to allow a private high‑school basketball academy to operate from a former church at 2623 Vasco Street in Punta Gorda.
Elizabeth Nowcek, AICP, senior planner for the Community Development Department, told the board the applicant, listed in the record as Mahoney Sports LLC and represented by attorney Rob Bernsen, proposes to reuse the existing 4,378‑square‑foot church building for offices and classrooms and to add a 6,500‑square‑foot gymnasium. Staff found the proposal consistent with the Charlotte 2050 comprehensive plan’s medium‑density residential land‑use category…
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