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Applicant told to revise plans for proposed 7‑Eleven and fuel station on North Tamiami Trail
Summary
City planners and technical reviewers requested multiple plan revisions for a proposed 7‑Eleven and motor‑fuel station on a 1.56‑acre parcel at the southwest corner of 41 and Myrtle, including setback and landscape fixes, signage compliance, utility inspections, and an updated traffic study; applicants were asked to hold a second neighborhood workshop and resubmit.
A proposal to convert a 1.56‑acre site at the southwest corner of Route 41 and Myrtle into a 7‑Eleven with motor‑fuel pumps and 24‑hour operations drew detailed technical comments from Sarasota staff on May 6. Charlie Bailey, the project’s land‑use attorney, said the application seeks site‑plan approval along with a major conditional use for fueling and a minor conditional use to allow around‑the‑clock hours.
City planner Rebecca Webster said the resubmittal must correct several outstanding zoning items: confirm an 8‑foot minimum side setback in the site data table; show the landscape buffer between the proposed fuel tanks and the parking that will remain; and update the maximum building height to 21 feet 5 inches as measured to the top of the building. Webster also flagged signage as noncompliant: the current sign plan shows an aggregate area of about 228.21 square feet while the code caps businesses at three signs totaling 100 square feet. She said any signage variance would need approval before final site‑plan sign‑off and requested applicants clarify the status of a neighborhood sign shown in the first submittal but missing from the second.
Utility reviewers said domestic water meters must tap the 4‑ or 6‑inch main (not the 6‑inch fire line), that backflow protection must be inside the property near the line, and that any existing wastewater lateral proposed for reuse must undergo TV inspection and be documented with a video and condition report before a building permit can be approved. Transportation staff raised multiple access and driveway design concerns, asked for written justification or a technical deviation for nonstandard curvilinear driveway flares, and asked the applicant to explain why tractor‑trailers would use the local Norwood Court rather than a higher‑classified street.
Wesley Stuckey of Transportation urged coordination with FP&L and telecoms to relocate poles so sidewalks can run straight east–west along Myrtle Street; staff also required that existing ADA ramps and curb cuts remain compliant or be reconstructed if found defective during construction.
Applicants confirmed they will hold a second neighborhood workshop and refine a Good Neighbor plan. Charlie Bailey indicated the team will address a potential boundary adjustment (dating to a 2001–02 lot split) if needed and coordinate with city staff on technical deviations and utility relocations. Staff closed the item by saying a revised comment memo will be issued and a resubmittal will be required.
The committee did not take a formal vote on this item; staff directed the applicants to return with updated plans and the outstanding traffic study before seeking final sign‑off.
