Comprehensive Plan Amendment Accela Record No.: PLN-AMEND-25-000004

Rezone Petition Accela Record No.: PLN-REZSE-25-000010

The Sarasota Board of County Commissioners, at its regularly scheduled meeting on January 27, 2026, at the Robert L. Anderson Administration Center, County Commission Chamber, 4000 South Tamiami Trail, Venice, Florida, at 9:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as possible as possible to consider proposed 1) Small Area Comprehensive Plan Amendment No. SA-2025-03 from COM (Community Commercial Center) and MODR (Moderate Density Residential ≥2 and <5 units/acre) to COM ; and 2) Rezone Petition No. 25-08 from RSF-3 (Residential Single-Family, 4.5 unit/acre) and CG (Commercial General) to CG zone district.

These petitions relate to the property located at 1600 Banyan Drive, Venice, and generally shown on the map below:

The Board will take action on the following proposed County Ordinances below:

Small Area Comprehensive Plan Amendment No. SA-2025-03 

ORDINANCE NO. 2025-044

AN ORDINANCE OF SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENT NO. SA-2025-03, TO THE SARASOTA COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS ADOPTED BY SARASOTA COUNTY SECTION 94-61 OF THE SARASOTA COUNTY CODE, AS AMENDED; AMENDING A PRIMARY COMPONENT (FUTURE LAND USE MAP) OF THE FUTURE LAND USE CHAPTER, BY CHANGING THE DESIGNATION OF AN APPROXIMATELY 2.23 ACRE AREA LOCATED AT 1600 BANYAN DRIVE, VENICE, FROM COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL CENTER AND MODERATE DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL CENTER, AND AMENDING OTHER SUCH PORTIONS OF THE PLAN AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE MATERIAL AS DEEMED NECESSARY IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS; PROVIDING FOR APPLICABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INTERPRETATION; PROVIDING FOR EFFECT ON OTHER ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

Rezone Petition No. 25-08 

ORDINANCE NO. 2025-045

AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNTY OF SARASOTA, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP, AS PART OF CHAPTER 124 OF THE SARASOTA COUNTY CODE, RELATING TO ZONING WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF SARASOTA COUNTY; PROVIDING FINDINGS; PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENT OF THE ZONING MAP; PROVIDING RESTRICTIONS, STIPULATIONS AND SAFEGUARDS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

In response to the Critical Area Plan Amendment, the Board may adopt the proposed Ordinance amending the Future Land Use from COM (Community Commercial Center) and MODR (Moderate Density Residential ≥2 and <5 units/acre) to COM or the Board may deny the petition or approve such other designation as the Board may find consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, together with such restrictions, stipulations and safeguards as the Board may require.

In response to the Rezone Petition, the Board may adopt the proposed Ordinance amending the Zoning Map portion of Sarasota County Ordinance No. 2018-047, as amended and codified in Chapter 124 of the Sarasota County Code, by changing the zoning district classification from RSF-3 (Residential Single-Family, 4.5 units/acre) and CG (Commercial General) to CG (Commercial General) zone district or the Board may deny the petition or approve such other district as the Board may find consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, together with such restrictions, stipulations and safeguards as the Board may require.

All interested parties are invited to appear, be heard, and submit relevant evidence.  A complete draft of the proposed ordinance is available during normal business hours in the Planning and Development Services Department at 1001 Sarasota Center Blvd., Sarasota, Florida.  Supporting documents will be available the Tuesday prior to the public hearings at www.scgov.net, Meetings and Agendas (Meetings on Demand) to view or download.  Written comments will be considered and may be sent to the Planning and Development Services Department prior to the public hearings at the above address or by e-mail to planner@scgov.net.  The public hearings may be continued from time to time as announced by the Board. For more information, telephone 941-861-5000.

The Sarasota County Charter requires persons or entities applying for rezoning to disclose the true ownership interests in the property subject to the rezoning. The ownership disclosure form for this application is available for public inspection at the Planning and Development Services Department, 1001 Sarasota Center Blvd., Sarasota, Florida.

No stenographic record by a certified court reporter is made of this meeting. Accordingly, any person who may seek to appeal any decision involving the matters noticed herein will be responsible for making a verbatim record of the testimony and evidence at this meeting upon which any appeal is to be based.

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, marital status, familial status, religion, or genetic information. Persons with disabilities who require assistance or alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.), or who wish to file a complaint, should contact Sarasota County ADA/Civil Rights Coordinator, Whitney Barazoto, Employee Health Center, 1301 Cattlemen Rd., Sarasota, FL 34232, Phone: 941-861-5000; TTY 7-1-1 or 1-800-955-8771, E-mail: adacoordinator@scgov.net.