Sarasota County public meetings in 2024
5 substantive meetings from 2024, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
PC-Regular
The Planning Commission will hold public hearings on two rezone petitions for Lakewood Ranch Southeast, covering approximately 2,235 acres, to change zoning from Open Use Rural/Agriculture to Residential Single-Family Planned Unit Development. A separate public hearing will consider a special exception for a place of worship with daycare in the OUE-1 zone. The meeting also includes an open-to-the-public comment period and approval of previous minutes.
- Rezone Petition No. 23-21: 1,746.15 acres south of University Parkway and north of Fruitville Road from OUR/OUA to RSF-2/PUD
- Rezone Petition No. 24-08: 489.1 acres in same area from OUR to RSF-2/PUD
- Special Exception No. 1899: Good Shepherd LCS Daycare Facility – place of worship with daycare in OUE-1 zone
- Open to the Public: three-minute comment period for items not on public hearing agenda
- Approval of minutes from December 5, 2024 meeting
PC-Regular
The Sarasota County Planning Commission will elect a chair, vice chair, and chair pro tem, then hold a public hearing on a special exception to expand an existing school and place of worship in the OUR zone district. A waiver request for a neighborhood workshop related to a cemetery petition is also on the agenda. Routine approvals include minutes and the 2025 meeting schedule.
- Election of 2023-2024 PC chair, vice chair, and chair pro tem
- Neighborhood Workshop waiver request for Special Exception No. 1893: All Saints Catholic Cemetery
- Public hearing on Special Exception No. 1904: Sarasota Charter School expansion in OUR zone district
- Approval of 2025 Planning Commission meeting schedule
- Approval of minutes from November 21, 2024
PC-Regular
The Planning Commission will hold public hearings on three rezoning and plan amendment petitions. DiPiazza Village proposes 64 multi-family units on 5 acres. Smith Properties seeks to rezone 49.13 acres on Raymond Road for 170 single-family homes. The Supervisor of Elections requests a rezoning of 3.88 acres for 80 parking spaces. The meeting also includes public comment, approval of minutes, and commission reports.
- DiPiazza Village: Comprehensive plan amendment and rezone from LDR/OUE-1 to OFFMF/RMF-3/PUD for 64 multi-family units on 5 acres
- Supervisor of Elections: Critical area plan amendment and rezone from OPI to GU for 3.88 acres and 80 parking spaces
- Smith Properties: Rezone from OUR to RSF-2/PUD on 49.13 acres on Raymond Road for 170 single-family homes
- Public hearing process with testimony under oath required
- Approval of November 7, 2024 meeting minutes
PC-Regular
The Planning Commission will hold public hearings on updating the Unified Development Code and reviewing specific land-use petitions. Discussions include accessory dwelling units in rural districts and a rezoning request for the Fruitville Initiative Enclave.
- Unified Development Code Amendment No. 2024-7 to allow Accessory Dwelling Units in OUE/OUR districts
- Special Exception No. 1894 to extend operating hours for Lakewood Ranch Backyard Social
- Rezone Petition No. 23-35 to change one parcel from RE-2 to PED in the Fruitville Initiative Enclave
- Critical Area Plan Amendment No. 13-01-SP-2023 for the Fruitville Initiative Sub-Area G
- Rezone Petition No. 24-08 request to waive Neighborhood Workshop timing for Lakewood Ranch SE Project Area 3
PC-Regular
The Planning Commission will hold public hearings regarding amendments to the Unified Development Code. These include changes to off-street parking regulations and right-of-way use permit review procedures. The commission will also consider a waiver request related to CEM University rezone petition No. 23-41.
- Public hearing for Unified Development Code Amendment No. 2024-4 (Right of Way)
- Public hearing for Unified Development Code Amendment No. 2024-5 (Parking)
- Waiver request for Neighborhood Workshop timing regarding CEM University rezone petition No. 23-41
- Approval of May 16, 2024 meeting minutes