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Pettit Square residents tell Naples council a new gym is shaking homes, ask for conditional‑use review
Summary
Residents from Pettit Square told council that a tenant’s plan for high‑traffic, amplified group classes is incompatible with the mixed‑use, C‑1 zoning of their 54‑year‑old residential building and asked council to block a final certificate of occupancy and require a conditional‑use process.
Residents of Pettit Square urged the Naples City Council on Feb. 18 to halt a proposed fitness tenant’s opening and require a conditional‑use review, saying the planning department’s administrative approval allowed a use they say is more intense than the C‑1 district permits.
"We don't even believe that the planning department has the authority to unilaterally approve nonlisted uses of commercial property in the city of Naples," said Craig Sutherland, a residents’ spokesperson, describing his building as a…
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