Planning Commission

Planning Commission June 12, 2025 - Planning Commission - 9:00 AM Manatee County Government Administration Building, Patricia M. Glass Chambers, 1112 Manatee Avenue West, 1st Floor, Bradenton

A. CALL TO ORDER

B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

C. ANNOUNCEMENTS

May 15, 2025 Minutes for Approval

Pass – A motion was made by Member Bower, seconded by Member Gay, and carried 6-0, with Member Eslinger absent, to approve the minutes of May 15, 2025.

Updates to Agenda June 10, 2025

Updates to Agenda- June 11, 2025

D. CITIZEN COMMENTS (Consideration for Future Agenda Items - 30 Minute Time Limit)

Each person will be limited to three (3) minutes. If the thirty (30) minute time period has been exhausted, the Board will entertain any remaining comments near the end of the meeting with the same three (3) minute per person time limitation.

E. ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS (AFFORDABLE HOUSING) - QUASI-JUDICIAL

Presentations Scheduled

1. PDR-24-31(Z)(G) – North River Charter School and Townhomes– Jones Potato Farm, Inc. (Owner) – Robert L. Cambo Rev Dt 6/17/05 (Contract Purchaser) – PLN2409-0140, Quasi-Judicial, Laura Gonzalez, Principal Planner - District 1 A rezone of approximately 21.8 acres portion of a ±46-acre site (where ±24.2 acres are currently zoned PDR (Planned Development Residential)) from A-1 (Agricultural Suburban) to PDR (Planned Development Residential) Zoning District, unifying the zoning designation of the entire site; being the site generally located on the north side of CR675 (Rutland Rd) approximately 0.1 miles west of the intersection with Spencer Parrish Road, and commonly known as 12740 CR 675, Parrish (Manatee County); approving a General Development Plan for the total ±46 acre site allowing up to 236 multi-family units (townhome style) with at least 25% of those units designated as affordable housing, subject to a proposed Land Use Restriction Agreement (LURA); and a K-8 charter school with a childcare center.       Schenk

Pass - Based upon the staff report, evidence presented, comments made at the Public Hearing, and finding the request to be inconsistent with the Manatee County Comprehensive Plan and not in compliance with the applicable review standards in the Manatee County Land Development Code, Member Gay moved to recommend denial of Manatee County Zoning Ordinance Number PDR-24-31(Z)(G); denial of the General Development Plan, denial of the Findings for Specific Approval; denying an alternative to the following Land Development Code Sections: 1) 402.7.D.1 allowing a variable   roadway buffer width adjacent to the school site, and 2) 402.7.D.5   reducing the greenbelt buffer adjacent to the proposed school site from 15 feet to 10 feet.   The motion was seconded by Member Bower and carried 6-0 with Member Eslinger absent.

F. ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS - QUASI-JUDICIAL

Presentations Upon Request

3. PDR-24-24(Z)(P) – Seagrass Pointe – 41st Avenue Properties LLC (Owner) – PLN2408-0038, Quasi-Judicial, CJ Mills, Planner I, District 3 A rezone of approximately 0.6 acres of the 2.53± acres from RDD-4.5 (Residential Duplex District – 4.5) (approximately 0.5 acres) and PR-S (Professional Office – Small) (approximately 0.1 acres) to PDR (Planned Development-Residential) Zoning District; approving a Preliminary Site Plan for up to eighteen (18) multi-family residential units; and generally located on the east side of 26th Street West, 0.4 miles north of Cortez Road West, approximately 0.33 miles south of 30th Avenue West, and commonly known as 3565 26th Street West, Bradenton (Manatee County).       Soto

Pass - Based upon the staff report, evidence presented, comments made at the Public Hearing, and finding the request to be consistent with the Manatee County Comprehensive Plan and in compliance with the applicable review standards in the Manatee County Land Development Code, as stipulated herein, Member Zeigler moved to recommend adoption of Manatee County Zoning Ordinance Number PDR-24-24(Z)(P); and approvaL of the Preliminary Site Plan with Stipulations A.1 – A.4, B.1 – B.5, and C.1.   The motion was seconded by Member Kebba and carried 6-0 with Member Eslinger absent.

Presentations Scheduled

2. PDC-24-22(Z)(P) – Parrish Storage Expansion – Reed Property, LLC (Owners) – PLN2407-0118 , Quasi-Judicial, Allecia Henry, Planner I, District 1 A rezone of approximately 0.47± acres, part of a 3.44±   acres site, generally located northeast of US 301 and Ft. Hamer Road intersection, and commonly known as 6204 Bella Road, Parrish (Manatee County) from VIL/PCV (Village/Parrish Commercial Village Overlay) to PDC/PCV (Planned Development Commercial/Parrish Commercial Village Overlay) Zoning District; approving a Preliminary Site Plan to add an additional 18,000 square feet to an existing mini-warehouse of 40,300 square feet expanding the size to 58,300 square feet and retaining the existing restaurant of 2,016 square feet.       Monahan

Pass - Based upon the staff report, evidence presented, comments made at the Public Hearing, and finding the request to be consistent with the Manatee County Comprehensive Plan and in compliance with the applicable review standards of Manatee County Land Development Code, Member Gay moved to recommend adoption of Manatee County Zoning Ordinance PDC-24-22(Z)(P); approval   of a Preliminary Site Plan with Stipulations A.1 – A.4, B.1 – B.5, C.1 – C.2, and D.1; adoption of Findings for Specific Approval; and GRANTING Specific Approval for an alternative to Land Development Code Section: 1) 1005.3 requesting relief from the required number of off-street parking spaces. The motion was seconded by Member Zeigler and carried 5-0, with Member Bower abstaining, and Member Eslinger absent.

4. PDR-24-03(Z)(P) – Erie Road Residential – Robert Olson (Owner) – PLN2402-0079, Quasi-Judicial, CJ Mills, Planner I - District 1 A rezone of approximately five (5) acres generally located .25 miles east of 69th St East and approximately .28 miles west of Harrison Ranch Boulevard on the south side of Erie Road, and commonly known as 8915 Erie Road, Parrish (Manatee County), from A (General Agriculture) to PDR (Planned Development-Residential) Zoning District; approving a Preliminary Site Plan for up to seven (7) single-family detached residential units.       Soto

Pass – A motion was made by Member Bower, seconded by Member Gay, and carried 4 -2, with Members Kebba, and Prosser voting nay, and Member Eslinger absent, to Continue PDR-24-03(Z)(P) to July 10, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter may be heard.

G. ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS - LEGISLATIVE

Presentations Scheduled

5. LDCT-25-03 / ORD 25-19 County-Initiated Land Development Code Text Amendment Neighborhood Workshop (PLN2502-0007), Legislative, Laura Gonzalez, Principal Planner, County Wide Amending the Land Development Code Chapter 3 – Review Authority And Procedure, Section 312.6 Neighborhood Workshops, and Section 312.7. Notice of Public Hearings, as being amended   to revise the neighborhood workshop guidelines to: (1) establish the development applications requiring mandatory meetings and those that may require meetings at the discretion of the Board of County Commissioners and/ or the Development Services director; (2) revise formatting requirements, timing and notice procedures; providing for other amendments as may be necessary for internal consistency.       Schenk

Pass - Based upon the staff report, evidence presented, comments made at the Public Hearing and finding the request to be consistent with the Manatee County Comprehensive Plan and in accordance with the criteria for LDC Text Amendments in Section 341 of the Land Development Code, Member Gay moved to recommend approval of Manatee County Ordinance 25-19 / LDCT-25-03.   The motion was seconded by Member Kebba, and carried 6-0 with Member Eslinger absent.

H. CITIZEN COMMENTS (Continuation of Consideration for Future Agenda Items, if Needed)

I. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS

J. ADJOURN

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

George W. Kruse, At Large – Chair

Robert McCann, District 5 – First Vice Chair

Carol Ann Felts, District 1

Amanda Ballard, District 2

Tal Siddique, District 3

Mike Rahn, District 4

Jason Bearden, At Large

MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA

Charlie Bishop, County Administrator

Pamela D’Agostino, County Attorney

Manatee County Administration Building

Honorable Patricia M. Glass Chambers, First Floor

1112 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton

9:00 AM - June 12, 2025

Planning Commission

2 ND REVISED Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting

Thursday, June 12, 2025

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A.

CALL TO ORDER

B.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

C.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

May 15, 2025 Minutes for Approval

Updates to Agenda June 10, 2025

Updates to Agenda- June 11, 2025

D.

CITIZEN COMMENTS (Consideration for Future Agenda Items - 30 Minute Time Limit)

Each person will be limited to three (3) minutes. If the thirty (30) minute time period has been exhausted, the Board will entertain any remaining comments near the end of the meeting with the same three (3) minute per person time limitation.

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