9 hours ago Share Officials are exploring opportunities to revise the city’s building regulations outside of predominantly residential areas. What could this mean for Sarasota’s future?
It’s been more than two decades since the city adopted a comprehensive overhaul of its zoning code, but that could change next year.
On Monday, the City Commission voted 3-2 to move forward with a plan to develop options for revising the building regulations in nonresidential areas of Sarasota. The forthcoming proposals could reshape permissible developments downtown and on commercial roads, such as U.S. 41.
Monday’s vote did not commit the city to making any changes. The commission authorized the Planning Department’s plans for drafting and evaluating potential revisions, a process likely to extend into 2022.
Sarasota City Commission supports plan to narrow Ringling Boulevard by two lanes for bikes
SARASOTA – Sarasota’s vision for safer streets that accommodate cars, bikes, buses and pedestrians received a formal stamp of approval on Monday when the City Commission passed a resolution several years in the making.
The plan – which outlines a ‘complete streets’ program to add seven-foot-wide protected bike lanes between Lime and Pineapple avenues and other safety elements on Ringling Boulevard – passed unanimously.
A handful of people spoke to the issue, with half supporting the city’s desire to eliminate two of the four lanes on Ringling Boulevard to accommodate bicyclists.
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3 months ago Share The City Commission agreed to give residents another chance to share their thoughts on a permit request from the Main Street bar.
Although city staff and the Planning Board have recommended approving an application from Raffurty’s Bar and Grill to use a new liquor license, the City Commission wants to hold a second public hearing before making a final decision on the proposal.
On Dec. 7, residents from the nearby Rivo on Ringling condominium and a representative for a proposed Main Street residential development asked the commission not to approve the Raffurty’s application, which was on the board’s consent agenda.