TREASURE ISLAND â City commissioners soundly rejected a planning staff recommendation to deny new owners of the Tahitian Resort two variances that would allow them to remodel the 60-year-old hotel and construct a raised pool deck and tiki bar.
The Tahitian Resort property comprises a hotel consisting of three structures with a total of 44 units at 11320 Gulf Blvd, and another hotel building consisting of two structures with a total of 10 units at 11275 Gulf Blvd.
In order to renovate the hotel and add a raised pool and tiki deck, city staff told the applicant they require a parking variance and another variance to meet a minimum open space requirement.
TREASURE ISLAND â Mayor-elect Tyler Payne vowed to have the City Commission play an active role in ensuring all city departments provide the best customer service taxpayers and businesses can ask for, while improving the cityâs communication skills.
In the March 9 municipal election, Payne beat incumbent Larry Lunn by 634 votes to become the cityâs next mayor.
Mayor-elect Payne was elected to the City Commission for a two-year term in 2020 representing District 2, which encompasses Isle of Palms and Sunshine Beach. He resigned to run for mayor, and his commission seat will be filled March 16 by John Doctor, a former Bright House/Spectrum executive who was unopposed.