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Venice Planning Commission Meeting - September 2, 2025

City Council & Boards — Tuesday, September 2, 2025
BodyVenice, Florida
SessionCity Council & Boards
DateTuesday, September 2, 2025
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:12

We are ready when you are chair.

0:14

Okay, thank you.

0:17

I'd like to call the order today's meeting of the planning commission for September the 2nd, 2025.

0:23

Could I have a roll call, please?

0:26

Chair Snyder.

0:27

I'm here.

0:28

Mr.

0:28

Wilson.

0:29

Here.

0:30

Mr.

0:30

Hale.

0:31

Here.

0:32

Ms.

0:32

Sherberg.

0:33

Here.

0:33

Mr.

0:34

Young.

0:34

Here.

0:35

Mr.

0:35

Jasper.

0:36

Here.

0:37

And Mr.

0:37

Merkeon will be absent and is asking to be excused.

0:41

Thank you.

0:41

Is there any objection to uh kit being excused?

0:47

Seeing none, uh, we'll um that's approved.

0:49

I've got a set of minutes for uh August the 19th.

0:52

Do I have a motion or any suggested revision?

0:55

Mr.

0:55

Chairman.

0:56

Yes, sir.

0:57

I move that we accept the August 19th, 2025 regular meeting minutes as presented.

1:03

Thank you.

1:03

Do I have a second?

1:04

Second, Mr.

1:05

Chairman.

1:06

Thank you.

1:06

All in favor say aye.

1:08

Aye.

1:09

Any opposed?

1:10

The chair was aye.

1:12

Okay.

1:13

Uh do we have anyone signed up for general audience participation?

1:17

No, not for general.

1:19

Okay, very good.

1:20

Thank you.

1:20

Um then first up is a zoning map amendment petition number 25-42 RZ CSP Grand Oaks.

1:30

Staff is Britney Smith.

1:32

The agent is Jackson Boone.

1:33

And the owner is CSP Grand Oaks, Venice Land 1 LLC.

1:39

That's a mouthful.

1:40

Uh this is a closer judicial hearing.

1:43

I have a memorandum that says this is to certify the public hearing for this petition was appropriately advertised on August 16th, 2025, as required by the City of Venice Land Development Code.

1:54

Proof of publication is on file in the planning and zoning office.

2:02

And ask the attorney to question board members regarding any export day communications or potential conflicts of interest.

2:08

We'll start with conflicts of interest.

2:10

If anyone has a potential conflict of interest, please indicate that now.

2:14

All right.

2:15

Seeing none.

2:16

If you had any ex parte communications that are not presently part of the record, please indicate those.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Planning And Zoning████████████████████████████████████████40%
Land Development Code█████████████████████████████29%
Procedural██████████████████████████26%
Building Regulations█████5%
Summary of Proceedings

Venice Planning Commission Meeting - September 2, 2025

The Venice Planning Commission held a regular meeting on September 2, 2025, at 1:30 PM in Council Chambers. The commission considered three quasi-judicial and legislative public hearings: a zoning map amendment for Grand Oaks, a height exception for a Flagship medical office building, and a text amendment to comply with new state law on final plat approvals. All three items were approved unanimously (6-0). No members of the public spoke during audience participation or on any agenda item. A brief interruption occurred due to a fire alarm.

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of Minutes: The minutes from the August 19, 2025 regular meeting were approved as presented (motion by Mr. Wilson, second by Mr. Hale, unanimous vote).

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No general audience participation and no speakers signed up for any public hearing.

Discussion Items

25-42RZ: Grand Oaks Zoning Map Amendment (Quasi-Judicial)

  • Staff (Brittany Smith) presented a request to rezone two parcels (60.44 acres) at 2100 and 2413 Knights Trail Road from CG (General Commercial) and CI (Industrial) to the Knights Trail Mixed-Use zoning district. The property, formerly known as Nicomas Groves, is in the Knights Trail neighborhood and has a Mixed-Use Corridor future land use designation. The applicant (Jackson R. Boone, Esq.) noted that the previous zoning was approved in 2022 prior to the new Land Development Code and that the rezoning aligns with the comprehensive plan. Staff found consistency with all applicable standards. The commission unanimously voted to recommend approval to City Council.

25-43HE: Flagship MOB 1 Height Exception (Quasi-Judicial)

  • Staff (Nicole Tremblay) presented a height exception request for a three-story medical office building at 2695 Curry Lane (5 acres, OPI zoning). The proposed height is 43 feet 4 inches (within the allowable 46-foot maximum with a height exception). The applicant (Marty Black, Sydney Thornton from VHB) explained that the height is necessary to accommodate an ambulatory surgery center on the ground floor, which requires 12–16 foot ceiling heights plus interstitial space per healthcare codes. The building is set back approximately 314 feet from Curry Lane to minimize visual impact, and the site is adjacent to Sarasota Memorial Hospital and other medical uses. Staff found no inconsistencies with the comprehensive plan or land development code. The commission unanimously voted to recommend approval to City Council.

25-50AM: Final Plat Process Text Amendment (Legislative)

  • Staff (Nicole Tremblay) presented a text amendment to Section 1 of the Land Development Code to comply with new state law (2025 legislative session) requiring final plats to be administratively approved rather than by City Council. The amendment designates the Engineering Department as the administrative authority and the City Engineer as the administrative official. A minor correction (extra letter 't' noted by Mr. Hill) was acknowledged. Staff also noted a request from the Clerk's office to shift the responsibility for recording plats with the county from the City Clerk back to the developer, a change that will be incorporated before the item goes to Council. The commission unanimously voted to recommend approval to City Council with the noted corrections.

Key Outcomes

  • 25-42RZ Grand Oaks Zoning Map Amendment: Motion by Ms. Sherberg, second by Mr. Wilson. Approved 6-0 to recommend to City Council.
  • 25-43HE Flagship MOB Height Exception: Motion by Ms. Sherberg, second by Mr. Wilson. Approved 6-0 to recommend to City Council.
  • 25-50AM Final Plat Process Text Amendment: Motion by Mr. Young, second by Ms. Sherberg. Approved 6-0 to recommend to City Council, with staff to incorporate corrections and the revised plat recording process before transmittal.
  • The commission also approved a cancellation of the next scheduled meeting due to a lack of agenda items.

Meeting Transcript

We are ready when you are chair. Okay, thank you. I'd like to call the order today's meeting of the planning commission for September the 2nd, 2025. Could I have a roll call, please? Chair Snyder. I'm here. Mr. Wilson. Here. Mr. Hale. Here. Ms. Sherberg. Here. Mr. Young. Here. Mr. Jasper. Here. And Mr. Merkeon will be absent and is asking to be excused. Thank you. Is there any objection to uh kit being excused? Seeing none, uh, we'll um that's approved. I've got a set of minutes for uh August the 19th. Do I have a motion or any suggested revision? Mr. Chairman. Yes, sir. I move that we accept the August 19th, 2025 regular meeting minutes as presented. Thank you. Do I have a second? Second, Mr. Chairman. Thank you. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? The chair was aye. Okay. Uh do we have anyone signed up for general audience participation? No, not for general. Okay, very good. Thank you. Um then first up is a zoning map amendment petition number 25-42 RZ CSP Grand Oaks. Staff is Britney Smith. The agent is Jackson Boone. And the owner is CSP Grand Oaks, Venice Land 1 LLC.

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