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02 / 15
Start: 4:30 pm
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Rezone 2054 & 2068 Hawthorne Street Rezone from RMF-3 (Residential Mutliple Family-3) to OND (Office Neighborhood District) Proposes to develop a medical office building as an expansion to an existing medical office to the west. | ||
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02 / 28
Start: 4:30 pm
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Rezone 736 Central Ave. & 1428 8th St. to change property from Downtown Urban General (DUG) to Downtown Urban Mixed-Use (FUMU) District. Preliminary step to rezone from both RMF-3 (Residential Multiple Family-3) and Commerical Intenstive (CI) to Downtown Edge (DTE). Applicant intends to consolidate two lots in order to develop a 22,910 SF Medical/Office faciility w/58 proposed parking spaces. Location: Federal Bldg., 111 S. Orange Ave. Room 100 | ||
03 / 1
Start: 8:00 am
End: 10:00 am
Development Review Session 06-CU-03, 06-SP-15 05-SP-21 06-RE-06 06-SP-10 06-SP-06 | ||
03 / 2
Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
City Commission Workshop Re: Pedestrian sleeves | ||
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03 / 5
Start: 11:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
Sarasota Alliance for Historic Preservation Tour of Homes in Laurel Park is scheduled for Sunday, March 5 from 11 to 5 pm. Tickets may be purchased in advance at Davidson Drugs, Main Books, the Sarasota County History Center, Sarasota Architectural Salvage or Historic Spanish Point. Tickets may also be purchased the day of the tour at any of the tour homes. For more information, call the Alliance at 941-953-8727. Start: 11:00 am
End: 5:00 pm
HISTORIC HOUSE TOUR #1: On Sunday, March 5, 2006, from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm, the The Sarasota Alliance for Historic Preservation will have its 16th annual Historic Homes Tour. This year the tour will features properties based exclusively in Laurel Park. For a sneak peak (including photos) of the properties that will be included on the tour, check out the website of Save Our Sarasota (http://saveoursarasota.blogspot.com/) (scroll down the page a bit). You can also find more photos on the following site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rtcsarasota/). HISTORIC HOUSE TOUR #2—Laurel Park Neighborhood Association STYLE: Concurrent with the tour sponsored by the Sarasota Alliance for Historic Preservation, some hardworking residents of the neighborhood are planning to conduct a walking tour of some additional historic properties in Laurel Park. Walking tour houses will all be marked by balloons and roped off from the Sidewalk, so that people don't get confused about which houses are open. About 400 copies of the tour itinerary will be printed. Chilled water available for sale and t-shirts for donations (look for this at the park or Melody's Day Spa). Tables and chairs will be set up in the park for those who want to rest or picnic. Special thanks go to Jolie McInnis, Jude Levy, and Deb Dart for their efforts! | ||
03 / 6
Start: 4:30 pm
End: 6:30 pm
March 6 - 4:30-6:30 p.m. - Fruitville Library Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Rezone SE corner of Briggs Ave & Fruitville Rd | ||
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03 / 8
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
City Hall - 15 story condo / hotel @Main St & Indian Place / Bamboo Lane 16 story condo / retail @ 1900 Fruitville Road (behind Hollywood 20) 8 3 story dwelling units @ 1710-1720 Alderman St and 715-731 Rowe Place 1. Premiere at Main Plaza (1900 Fruitville Road): Site Plan 05-SP-28 is a request for approval to construct a 16-story, mixed-use building consisting of 118 residential units, 63,319 s.f. of retail and office space and 4 levels of parking. [Karin Murphy, AICP, Sr. Planner]. 2. 1740 Main Street: Site Plan 06-SP-04 requests approval to construct a 15-story, mixed-use building consisting of 49 residential condominiums, 49 hotel units, approximately 81,169 s.f. of retail and office space, and approximately 362 parking spaces. [Harvey Hoglund, AICP, Sr. Planner]. 3. Hudson Commons (1710, 1720 Alderman Street and 715, 731 Rowe Place): Site Plan 05-SP-29 requests approval to construct eight 3-story dwelling units. [Harvey Hoglund, AICP, Sr. Planner]. | ||
03 / 9
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
March 09, 2006 The Housing Authority of The City of Sarasota and The City of Sarasota Newtown Redevelopment Office will be holding a "COMMUNITY MEETING" to present the proposed initial "REDEVELOPMENT PLANS" for the Housing Authority public housing properties located in Sarasota, including Bertha Mitchell, The Courts, Janie Poe and Orange Ave. This meeting will be held on Thursday, March 9, 2006, 6:30 PM at Booker High School Cafeteria located at 3201 No. Orange Avenue. If you have any questions, please feel free to call (941) 373-7764. | ||
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03 / 12
Start: 8:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
'Four Hours at the Carlton' off-road bicycle race This four-hour off-road bike race winds through flatwoods, hammocks, puddles and logjams, with six age divisions for men and women, plus male and female youth divisions. The event is sponsored by Sarasota County, Bikesenjava, Caldwell Trust and the Friends of the Carlton. Participants must provide their own equipment. Pre-registration fee of $25 will be accepted until March 5. After this date there will be a $35 registration fee. Day-of-event registration starts at 7:30 a.m. Pick up a registration form at a local community center, library or Bikesenjava; register online at the Friends of Sarasota County Parks Web site at www.foscp.org/fcr/; or call (941) 486-2547. | ||
03 / 13
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm
Michael Grunwald The Swamp March 13, 2006 -- 6 PM Tickets are $25.00 single/$40.00 couple The Swamp will take you through the political history of the Florida Everglades, from being drained by pro-growth politicians in the first half of the twentieth century to becoming the single largest ecological restoration project in American history For further information call 366-5731 Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
County seeks comment on zoning ordinance changes Sarasota County planners will take public comment on proposed amendments to the county’s zoning code during an open house from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, March 13, at the Selby Library Auditorium, 1331 First St., Sarasota. Sarasota County is developing amendments to the zoning code regarding affordable housing and the Sarasota 2050 plan. Planning staff will present the new rules to the Sarasota County Board of Commissioners during a public hearing in July. For more information, call the Sarasota County Call Center at 861-5000 Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Mike Jacobson, the Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity, speaks on providing affordable housing with land and construction costs at an all time high at CONA’s March 13 meeting set for 7:00 PM at the Waldemere Firehouse in Sarasota. Habitats goal is to eradicate sub standard housing wherever it exists and to provide worthy families with a safe and simple place to live. Mike accepted this position in July of last year after serving as a volunteer on a number of operating committees. His charter is to look for ways to grow the affiliate even though land prices and building costs in Sarasota are at an all time high. Members of the public and the media, as well as CONA members, are invited to attend. CONA, the Sarasota County Council of Neighborhood Associations, is the only county-wide coalition of fifty-nine neighborhood and condominium associations and individuals organized around making Sarasota County more neighborhood friendly. Members of the public and the media, as well as CONA members are invited to attend. | ||
03 / 14
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm
March 14 - 4 - 6 p.m. - Selby Library | ||
03 / 15
Start: 9:00 am
End: 11:00 am
The next DRC meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. in the City Commission Chambers at Sarasota City Hall (1565 First Street). The following items will be discussed: Development Review Session 06-SP-13 06-SP-08 06-SP-11 06-SP-06 Pre-Application Session 1. Sarasota Aloft (950 Airport Circle): Proposes development of a 3-story hotel consisting of 113 rooms with 116 parking spaces. The 2.98-acre, 129,763 s.f. site is zoned CP, Commercial Park. (Tom Gilgenbach, applicant). Note: Development Review Committee meetings are open to the public. However, participation is limited to Committee Members, unless a Committee Member requests information of an applicant (Reference: Zoning Code, Section III-603). Opportunities for Citizen comment on proposed developments are provided through the Neighborhood Workshops by scheduling appointments with individual City Staff or by submitting written comments or speaking at public hearings before the Planning Board or City Commission.) | ||
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03 / 18
Start: 10:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
Picnic Meeting Sat 3/18 Westside of Lime between Lime Circle & Pelican Face Painting – Heidi Rodeheaver Oscar Myer – hot dogs Captain Taylor – County Fire Dept CALL 957-1031 | ||
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03 / 21
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
The Downtown Partnership of Sarasota, Inc. and CCNA – Sarasota Coalition of City Neighborhoods invite you to attend a joint meeting to discuss the City of Sarasota’s plan to amend its Comprehensive Plan to allow increased residential densities for the creation of attainable housing in The Downtown Core Tuesday, March 21, 2006 | ||
03 / 22
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Planning Board Agenda March 22, 2006 6:00 p.m. I. Call Meeting to Order and Roll Call II. Changes to the Order of the Day III. Land Use Administration Public Hearings Legislative Public Hearings 1. Downtown Density Bonus and Attainable Housing Policy: Comprehensive Plan Amendment application 06-PA-01 proposes a Density Bonus and Attainable Housing Policy that will allow the potential for increased residential densities on individual building sites in order to provide opportunities for construction of attainable housing units. Attainable housing is defined as housing that is affordable to families with incomes in the 60% to 120% range of Area Median Income [AMI]. Projects approved under this policy would be required to provide a minimum of 10% of the total dwellings units in the attainable price range. The program would be applicable to the Downtown Urban Mixed-Use land use classification. As part of this Policy, the following areas will be considered for amendment to the “Downtown Urban Mixed-Use†land use classification on the Future Land Use Map: · Central Cocoanut Neighborhood: currently designated Community Commercial, Community Office/Institutional and Multiple Family-Medium Density · Rosemary Neighborhood: currently designated Downtown Urban General · 4th Street Lots: currently designated Downtown Urban General · Park East Neighborhood west of Lime Avenue: currently designated Downtown Urban General · Park East Neighborhood east of Lime Avenue: currently designated Downtown Urban General · School Avenue area: currently designated Multiple Family-Medium Density and Community Office/Institutional · Wood Street area: currently designated Multiple Family-Medium Density Additionally, as part of the Policy, modifications to the text of the Comprehensive Plan and to Illustration T-31, “Primary & Secondary Grid Streets†will be considered. | ||
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03 / 27
Start: 11:30 am
End: 1:00 pm
March 27 HOT TOPICS, MAYOR MARY ANNE SERVIAN from the City of Sarasota, as well as TONY SOUZA, President of the Sarasota Downtown Partnership, discussing the state of our "downtown". Community Foundation of Sarasota 11:30 a.m. $10 per person Reservations can be made via the League email LWVSC@comcast.net, or phone 921-9778 We will be having a “deli†lunch, featuring sandwiches, chips, a drink and cookies—served buffet style, for under $10 | ||
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03 / 30
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
The next session of the Neighborhood Leadership Academy will be held on: Thursday, March 30, 2006 TOPIC: ABCD of Associations' Role in the Community The Neighborhood Leadership Academy is brought to you by Sarasota County Neighborhood Services and the City of Sarasota Neighborhood Partnership Office. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Public Workshop | ||
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04 / 1
Start: 10:00 am
End: 11:30 am
A nature walk led by Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies Dr. Margaret Lowman and New College of Florida Conservation Biology students. 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 1 Meet at the covered outdoor picnic area at T. Mabry Carlton Jr. Reserve, on the trail approximately 500 feet from the parking lot. To get to the reserve, drive south from Sarasota along I-75 to exit 193 (Jacaranda Blvd.). Turn left at the exit and then right at the next T-junction. Drive two miles to the next T-junction and turn left. | ||
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