X.1) Public Hearing Re: Proposed Ordinance No. 27-5614, Amending the Zoning Code (2002 Edition); Article II, Definitions and Rules of Construction, to modify an existing definition, create a new definition, and modify certain descriptions of the use categories; Article III, Decision Making and Administrative Bodies, to grant the City Commission, Planning Board, and the Development Services Department decision making power; Article IV, Development Review Procedures, to establish review thresholds for site plans within the Bay Park Zone (BPZ) District, to modify certain existing regulations applicable to community workshops, to allow properties in the BPZ District to seek waivers; Article VI, Zone Districts, to add the BPZ District as a special purpose zone district, to identify permitted uses in the BPZ District, to create development standards specific to the BPZ District; Article VII, Regulations of General Applicability, to create new standards applicable to signage and parking in the BPZ District, to provide an exemption for properties within the BPZ District from perimeter and parking lot landscaping requirements, to modify additional use standards, to provide standards for waterfront properties and docks, subject to specific criteria; (Title Only) (Application No. 26-ZTA-03, Applicant: City of Sarasota)

Meeting: Regular City Commission Meeting

Meeting Time: November 16, 2026 at 9:00am EST

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X.1) Public Hearing Re: Proposed Ordinance No. 27-5614, Amending the Zoning Code (2002 Edition); Article II, Definitions and Rules of Construction, to modify an existing definition, create a new definition, and modify certain descriptions of the use categories; Article III, Decision Making and Administrative Bodies, to grant the City Commission, Planning Board, and the Development Services Department decision making power; Article IV, Development Review Procedures, to establish review thresholds for site plans within the Bay Park Zone (BPZ) District, to modify certain existing regulations applicable to community workshops, to allow properties in the BPZ District to seek waivers; Article VI, Zone Districts, to add the BPZ District as a special purpose zone district, to identify permitted uses in the BPZ District, to create development standards specific to the BPZ District; Article VII, Regulations of General Applicability, to create new standards applicable to signage and parking in the BPZ District, to provide an exemption for properties within the BPZ District from perimeter and parking lot landscaping requirements, to modify additional use standards, to provide standards for waterfront properties and docks, subject to specific criteria; (Title Only) (Application No. 26-ZTA-03, Applicant: City of Sarasota)

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