Sarasota County public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
VAB-Regular
The Value Adjustment Board held its organizational meeting to establish procedures and appointments for the 2023 tax season. The board approved its legal counsel, hearing procedures, and a list of special magistrates to hear various petition types.
- Appointed Attorney Sheryl Edwards as Private Counsel (4-0)
- Ratified $31,350.00 payment to Attorney Edwards (4-0)
- Approved 2023 VAB Hearing Procedures (4-0)
- Adopted Local Administrative Procedures (4-0)
- Ratified Resolution No. 2010-003 for $15.00 filing fee (4-0)
- Nominated Special Magistrates for Exempt, Tangible Personal Property, and Value Petitions (4-0)
- Approved 2023 Special Magistrate Letter of Understanding (4-0)
- Designated Attorney Edwards to determine 'Good Cause' for late-filed petitions (4-0)
PC-Regular
The Planning Commission recommended approval for two county-initiated rezones and two special exception petitions. The board also approved the minutes from the August 3, 2023 meeting.
- Recommended approval of Rezone Petition No. 23-23 for 6.58 acres for a One Stop Building (7-0)
- Recommended approval of Rezone Petition No. 23-26 for 136.67 acres for future park improvements (7-0)
- Recommended approval of Special Exception Petition No. 1862 for outdoor recreation (7-0)
- Recommended approval of Special Exception Petition No. 1872 to allow commercial use up to 26.6% (7-0)
- Approved August 3, 2023 meeting minutes (7-0)
PC-Regular
The Planning Commission recommended approval for three rezoning requests, including a medical office expansion in Englewood and affordable housing in Venice. The commission also approved a waiver for a neighborhood workshop and the minutes from the July 20 meeting.
- Recommended approval of waiver for Neighborhood Workshop for Rezone Petition No. 23-23 (7-0)
- Recommended approval of Small Area CPA No. SA-2023-01 for 1.54 acres in Englewood (7-0)
- Recommended approval of CAP Amendment No. 01-01-SP-2023 for 1.54 acres in Englewood (7-0)
- Recommended approval of Rezone Petition No. 23-14 for medical office addition at 699 South Indiana Avenue (7-0)
- Recommended approval of Small Area CPA No. SA-2022-17 for 7.45 acres in Venice (7-0)
- Recommended approval of Rezone Petition No. 22-54 for 95-unit affordable housing at 2875 East Venice Avenue (7-0)
- Recommended approval of Rezone Petition No. 23-07 for 50.23 acres at East Venice Avenue and Fellsmere Road (7-0)
- Approved July 20, 2023 meeting minutes (7-0)