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Punta Gorda council probes vested-rights claim after LDR repeal for two downtown properties
Summary
Council members questioned a vested-rights application tied to the repeal of Punta Gorda's Land Development Regulations that covers two properties (302 and 308), flagged a $300,000 purchase price and preservation concerns for a building listed on a national registry. Staff said more documentation and a Wednesday follow-up are needed.
At a Punta Gorda City Council meeting, members discussed a vested-rights application filed after the city's repeal of its Land Development Regulations (LDRs) that could affect two downtown parcels, listed as 302 and 308.
Rachel Barry, signing official for the record, told the council she had not seen full house plans for a proposed rebuild and said only an engineering report for a shed was in the file: "I have not seen house plans yet for a new home to be rebuilt." Council members and staff said the legal standard for vested rights requires a property owner to show they "materially relied" on…
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