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Staff
from Sarasota County Planning Services will conduct two public
workshops next week to discuss proposed amendments to the
county’s comprehensive plan. The workshops will take place from
6 - 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 11, at the Jacaranda Library, 4143
Woodmere Park Blvd., Venice and Saturday, March 13, in Room 3 at
the Sarasota County Operations Center, 1001 Sarasota Center
Blvd., Sarasota.
The
proposed changes to the comprehensive plan that will be
discussed at the two workshops include:
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Amending the future land use chapter to add definitions of
intensities for the commercial center and major employment
center designations to promote mixed uses and smart growth
principles.
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Amending the transportation chapter to add standards to
guide future transit services.
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Amending the required and desired levels of service
standards established by comprehensive plan policies.
In
addition, a site-specific amendment will also be discussed at
the March 13 meeting, although staff will be available to
discuss the amendment with interested citizens at the March 11
workshop. That amendment would change the future land use
designation from government use to rural use for a property
owned by the city of Sarasota south of Fruitville Road east of
Interstate 75.
A
fifth proposed amendment that seeks to encourage job growth in
clean technology industries and reduce greenhouse gas emissions
from various land uses will be discussed at a March 20 workshop.
The
purpose of the workshops is to explain the proposed amendments
and gather any comments or suggestions regarding the changes.
Each workshop will begin with presentations about the proposed
amendments followed by questions and answers. Public hearings
before the Sarasota County Planning Commission and the Sarasota
County Commission on the proposed amendments will occur in late
spring and early summer.
For
more information, call the Sarasota County Call Center at
941-861-5000 and ask for Planning Services. |