LRS TAND RESOURCE STEATRCIES, NOTICE OF COMMUNITY WORKSHOP APPLICATION NOs. 22-ASP-08, 23-SV-05 DISCUSSION OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE SITE PLAN, RIGHT-OF-WAY VACATION AND ALTERNATIVE PARKING RATIO Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024 Time: 5:30 p.m. Location: Selby Public Library Auditorium 1331 1St Street Sarasota, FL 34236 Contact: Bruce Franklin/Land Resource Strategies, LLC - Applicant's Agent. (914) 955-4800. A sccond voluntary community workshop is being held to discuss Applications for an Administrative Site Plan for the D&R Automotive Auto Repair Shop located at 802 and 901 Mango Avenue (Parcel ID Nos. 2028-03-0006 & 2028-03-0009), a Right-of-Way (ROW) vacation of the unimproved portion of Mango Avenue north of 8th Street to its dead-end terminus at private property, and an Alternative Parking Plan for required on-site parking. The purpose of the meeting is to review the project which is a permitted use by right in the existing Industrial Light Warchousing (ILW) zone district located in an existing commercial/industrial/warehousing arca of the city, and to review the purpose of the (ROW) vacation and alternative parking plan applications. The property owner, lessee and agent wish to obtain public input on the project and answer any questions. This is a voluntary workshop being held after receiving concerns from one neighbor that the prior workshop, held in December, 2022, was confusing and intimidating which was certainly unintentional. Our interest is in being a good, reliable neighbor as D&R has been in business for over 50 years in its present location in the Rosemary District at Central Avenue and 4th Street. The project is proposed on an approximately 1.43 acre property located west of Apricot Avenue and north of 8th Street. Mango Avenue, ay vacant, unused, unimproved platted public ROW bisects the property running north from 8th Street to a dead-end. This segment ofMango Avenue renders the property impossible to redevelop in a unified manner, creates potential safety/security issues for redevelopment, has no means of providing a connection to another public street, and serves no public or private purpose: In fact, the continued existence of this segment ofthe ROW only provides aj public liability. Redevelopment ofthe vacant property for a permitted use will render it productive to the City's tax base. The proposed project includes a new, fully enclosed 8,500 +/- square foot automotive repair garage with 10 working bays with a single, secured access driveway proposed off Apricot Avenue, a paved public street. An existing overhead FPL easement will be replaced with underground utilities. Stormwater management and floodplain mitigation are proposed on-site. Perimeter fencing and landscaping will be provided. Parking is currently required by the Zoning Codc at 53 spaccs which is extremely in excess ofwhat is practically and functionally required. The opportunity to propose a reduced ratio is recognized in Section VII-204(3) of the Zoning Code and the Applicant's engineer has provided a technical evaluation reflecting the need, a minimum of for 26 spaccs or, to match the requirements of Sarasota County, 30 spaces. The proposed Site Plan proposes 31 paved parking spaces on-site exterior to the building, with 10 parking bays interior to the building and 10 unmarked spaçes in the drive aisle within the building for a total of 51 functional parking spaces. The Zoning Code (2002 Ed.) of the City of Sarasota requires that all applicants hold a Community Workshop prior Lo filing a formal application with the City of Sarasota if requesting onc or more ofthe following applications: Conditional Use; Rezone; Street/ROW Vacation; "G" Zone Waiver; Amendment to the Future Land Use Map Illustration LU-60 ofthe Sarasota City Plan; Amendments to the textofthe! Sarasota City Plan that affect as specific and limited area ofthe City (as determined by the Director ofthe Department ofNeighborhood and Development Services); day care facilities with more than ten children in certain zone districts; utilization of Golden Gate Point alternative standards, and/or certain development projects within the Laurel Park Overlay District (LPOD) and North Trail Overlay District (NTOD). The meeting is to inform neighboring property owners, residents, and business owners of the nature of the proposed development, explain the site plan, ifany, solicit suggestions and identify concerns; prior to the filing of a formal development application. This meeting will be conducted by the applicant or their representative; however, a member of the City of Sarasota' s staff will be in attendance to address administrative questions. An additional Community Workshop shall be required if: an increase is proposed to the height, density ori intensity of an application occurs following the previous Community Workshop; an amendment is requested that requires action by the Planning Board or City Commission; and/or an application is not filed within 12 months following the previous Community Workshop. Once ai formal application is filed with the City of Sarasota, property owners and registered neighborhood associations within 500 feet of the subject site will be notified of any public! hearings held as the application proceeds through the Development Review Process. Interested persons are welcome to attend the public hearings and be heard. By: Bruce Franklin/Land Resource Strategies, LLC, Agent Mailed on: February 20, 2024 Land Resource Strategies, LLC 1555 Fruitville Rd, Sarasota, FL 34236 8THST Community Workshop Application No. 24-CW-03 Discussion of Proposed Administrative Site Plan, N Right-of-Way Vacation, and Alternative Parking Plan 802 and 901 Mango Avenue - D&R Automotive Approximate area Subject Parcels of ROW Vacation FOR GENERAL LOCATION INFORMATION ONLY Date:2/15/2024 - E 4 : -