Sunday, March 29, 2026

Modifying the Comp Plan without Public Vote

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS REGARDING PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE SARASOTA COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE, AND PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL CONCERN (DOCC)

 

The Sarasota County Planning Commission, acting as the Local Planning Agency, will hold a Public Hearing on April 16, 2026, at the Robert L. Anderson Administration Center, County Commission Chamber, 4000 South Tamiami Trail, Venice, Florida, at 5:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, to consider:


1) CPA No. 2024-D (Accela Record No. PLN-AMEND-24-000009), a privately initiated Comprehensive Plan text Amendment to Chapter 8 – Sarasota 2050 RMA, amending VOS Policies 1.2.A, 2.1, 2.3 and 2.5 to include an optional Town Center concept with increased density and intensity for Village Planned Development and to expand the qualifying criteria for requesting exceptions to the Greenbelt requirements,


2) UDC Amendment No. X (Accela Record No. ZON-VERIFY-25-000033), a privately initiated Unified Development Code amendment to section 124-271 and section 124-272 (Village Area Regulations) to implement the changes proposed by CPA No. 2024-D, and


3) Palmer Ranch East DOCC (Accela Record No. PLN-DOCC-24-00001), that proposes a Master Development Order and Plan for a mixed-use Village project of up to 5,702 residential units and up to 1,480,000 SF of commercial/office and/or light industrial uses, utilizing the Sarasota 2050 RMA development form.

The petitions relate to the property located east of the intersection of I-75 and S.R. 681, Sarasota, and generally shown on the map below:

Map of area for PROPOSED UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE, AND PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL CONCERN (DOCC)

All interested parties are invited to appear, be heard, and submit relevant evidence. Copies of the petitions and supporting documents are available during normal business hours in the Planning and Development Services Department at 870 Apex Road, Sarasota, Florida 34240. Copies of the petitions and supporting documents will be available to view or download at www.scgov.net, Keyword: Planning Commission two Thursdays prior to the public hearings. Written comments will be considered and may be sent to the Planning and Development Services Department prior to the public hearings at the above address or by e-mail to planner@scgov.net.  The public hearing may be continued from time to time as announced by the Board. For more information, telephone 941-861-5000.


No stenographic record by a certified court reporter is made of this meeting. Accordingly, any person who may seek to appeal any decision involving the matters noticed herein will be responsible for making a verbatim record of the testimony and evidence at this meeting upon which any appeal is to be based.


Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, marital status, familial status, religion, or genetic information. Persons with disabilities who require assistance or alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.), or who wish to file a complaint, should contact Sarasota County ADA/Civil Rights Coordinator, Whitney Barazoto, Employee Health Center, 1301 Cattlemen Rd., Sarasota, Florida 34232, Phone: 941-861-5000; TTY 7-1-1 or 1-800-955-8771, E-mail: adacoordinator@scgov.net

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