Three developers planning Mega-Hotels on Siesta Key have recently filed pre-applications with Sarasota County.
All three are asking the County to pass an Amendment to the UDC (Unified Development Code) FL Land Use Policy 2.9.1 that will remove density requirements for Transient Accommodations. Current zoning permits 13 units per acre for multifamily use, and double the density for hotels. The proposals would increase density from from 26 units per acre to 170 units per acre -- that's four to seven times what's currently allowed.
****NOTE: This change in density will affect ALL of Sarasota County.****
All three developers -- Gary Kompothecras, Mike Holderness and SKH 1 LLC. -- request Special Exceptions to raise the permitted 35-foot height to eight stories: 83-85 feet.
The Comprehensive Plan requires that new development not increase density on Barrier Islands. The developers propose two changes to density:
- One would exempt hotels on Siesta Key from the maximum density limits.
- The other would exempt hotels in the entire Sarasota County from maximum density limits.
These exemptions, if approved, would both be permanent.
These are radical proposals that will increase density and affect traffic, safety, and the environment. They will change the nature of Siesta Key and the entire County.
Please sign the Petition against Hotel changes
Please be prepared to attend future Planning and County Commission meetings and to express your opinions.
See the pre-applications to Planning here
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More on the hotels and opposition:
Siesta Key Coalition Zoom Meeting about hotels
Sarasota News Leader 10.1.20: Redevelopment of Siesta Key Beach Resort Hotel and Suites would increase rooms from 55 to 170, preliminary application says
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