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Council sends Silver Sands rezoning (now '1 Particular Harbor') to second reading after parking and design concessions
Summary
Council voted Aug. 3 to move a rezoning application for the Silver Sands site (now to be branded 1 Particular Harbor) to a second reading on Sept. 9, after the applicant revised parking plans, offered a 5‑ft easement on Primo Drive and agreed signage and pedestrian improvements.
Councilors advanced a rezoning application for the former Silver Sands property — proposed as a 60‑room boutique hotel to be called 1 Particular Harbor — to a second reading Sept. 9 after applicant representatives described design changes to reduce traffic impacts and add public benefits.
Patrick Venas, the applicant’s planner, said engineers revised the site layout to recover parking previously proposed in the Primo Drive right‑of‑way by offering a five‑foot easement to the town and by reconfiguring an internal loop drive. He said the project now proposes 51 parking spaces and a narrower requested parking deviation of roughly 11% below code rather than the larger reductions shown earlier. “We were able to fit in a few extra parking spaces … We’ve actually increased the total parking spaces to 51,” Venas said.
The applicant also described a publicly accessible pocket plaza, widened sidewalks and a commitment to pedestrian barrier improvements adjacent to neighboring Margaritaville property to reduce jaywalking. Developers told council they have voluntarily committed to bike programs for guests and “don’t rent a car” materials as part of a transportation mitigation strategy.
Council voted 4–0 to move the ordinance to second reading, with the applicant agreeing to return with the finalized easement language and the agreed parking modifications for final action. The second reading is scheduled for Sept. 9 at 1 p.m.
