The two historic cottages that sat at 521 Broadway St. are in their new locations, but one of them still requires approval from the town to remain.
Crews moved the larger L-shaped cottage early in the morning on Jan. 21 to temporarily sit on cribs at 6920 Gulf of Mexico Drive just north of Whitney Beach Plaza.
Unlike the Longboat Key Historical Society’s move earlier this month of its cottage to the Town Center site, crews did not need to use Gulf of Mexico Drive for the move of the larger cottage. Instead, crews used Palm Drive.
The larger cottage will sit on cribs near its final location via a temporary-use permit approval, according to Planning, Zoning and Building Director Allen Parsons.
Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 | On Wednesday morning, Johnson & Son, Inc. movers moved the historic cottage from 521 Broadway St. to 555 Bay Isles Parkway.Buy this Photo
Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 | On Wednesday morning, Johnson & Son, Inc. movers moved the historic cottage from 521 Broadway St. to 555 Bay Isles Parkway.Buy this Photo
Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 | On Wednesday morning, Johnson & Son, Inc. movers moved the historic cottage from 521 Broadway St. to 555 Bay Isles Parkway.Buy this Photo
Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 | On Wednesday morning, Johnson & Son, Inc. movers moved the historic cottage from 521 Broadway St. to 555 Bay Isles Parkway.Buy this Photo
Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 | On Wednesday morning, Johnson & Son, Inc. movers moved the historic cottage from 521 Broadway St. to 555 Bay Isles Parkway.Buy this Photo
The town knows where two historical cottages are bound, but the specific timing and authorizations on when they’ll get moved is still a work in progress.
Planning, Zoning and Building Director Allen Parsons updated Planning and Zoning Board members recently about plans to relocate the cottages in 2021.
“The smaller of the two [cottages] is going into the Town Center,” Parsons said. “That won’t come before this board immediately. There likely will be an update to the planned unit development for the Town Center property, but that’s not coming in the immediate future.”
Parsons estimated the P&Z Board would receive a site development plan amendment for its consideration by February to move the larger L-shaped cottage to 6920 Gulf of Mexico Drive just north of Whitney Plaza. The Chiles Group, which owns Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant, purchased the larger cottage.
To: Longboat Key Commissioner BJ Bishop
There have recently been several complaints from residents about the lack of precautions at the Key Club properties. I did follow up earlier today with Rick Konsavage, the Managing Director of the Key Club to discuss some of the concerns.
He said he is aware of the Town’s mask ordinance and social distancing requirements. He said he has the mandatory mask notice posted at all Club facilities. He said all Club employees are required to wear a mask and members are required to wear masks when in the common areas. Masks are not required when sitting at a table to eat or drink.