Active Amendments
The following are active City of Sarasota Zoning Text Amendments. For more details on the amendment including its current status see Active Zoning Text Amendments | City of Sarasota (sarasotafl.gov). Recently passed ZTA’s are also summarized.
Batch 2024 Zoning Text Amendment (24-ZTA-04)
The Annual Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) batch that is intended to clean up language.
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Planning Board Public Hearing – 7/10/2024
Solar Utilities (24-ZTA-03)
The Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) proposes to allow a Solar Utility as a permitted use in the Industrial General District (IGD) and Industrial Heavy District (IHD) zone districts and to adopt certain development standards for solar utilities.
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City Commission Meeting 7/1/2024, 2nd Reading 7/15/2024
Housing Authority Overlay District (24-ZTA-01)
This city-initiated petition proposes to expand the Housing Authority Overlay District by adding 1442 22nd Street (PID 2024-06-0047) into the district, increase maximum residential density from 25 dwelling units per acre to 50 dwelling units per acre for property designated as Multiple Family – High Density on the Future Land Use Map, and increase maximum building height from 35 feet to 45 feet.
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Planning Board Public Hearing: February 1, 2024, 1:30 p.m. Item IV B. 4.
- On Thursday, February 1, 2024, the Planning Board voted to recommend approval to the City Commission of 24-ZTA-01 with modifications.
Traffic Concurrency Methodology (22-ZTA-09) – ON HOLD
Staff directed to update the traffic concurrency methodology for the City. Include procedures for rezoning applications with and without site plans. Update policies for clarification.
Recently Completed Zoning Text Amendments
- Commercial Corridors and Commercial Centers Attainable Housing (24-ZTA-02)
- Restaurants, Bars and Nightclubs ZTA (23-ZTA-04)
Attainable Housing Density Bonus for Downtown Zone Districts (23-ZTA-03)
- Historic Preservation Board and Public Art Committee Membership ZTA (23-ZTA-02)
- Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) Batch 2023 (23-ZTA-01)
- Alcohol Production Terminology (22-ZTA-08)
- Missing Middle Overlay District (22-ZTA-07)
- Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) Batch 2022 (22-ZTA-06)
- Primary Grid Streets (22-ZTA-02)
Upcoming
Meaningful Neighborhood Input
CCNA’s Meaningful Neighborhood Input committee will continue to work with the Planning staff to identify things we collectively can do to improve the public input process, particularly as they apply to any upcoming Zoning Text Amendments.
City Web Site: The City has added a web page to track the background and the progress of this extensive set of changes associated with this Comp Plan Amendment. Click Here