Smart Growth Punta Gorda
Land Use (zoning) changes around Fishermen's Village
previous multi-family land can now have businesses, such as restaurants, stores, and bars on the empty lots that will be Village Center, purple.
Current zoning - brown is multi family with 50 ft height limit and 15 units per acre density limit. Current height limit at Fishermen's is about 50 ft.
Proposed - Village Center, purple, Waterfront Overlay can have heights up to about 90 feet (80 ft plus 8-10 for base flood elevation) and density up to 60 units per acre.
The rest of the Village Center is up to about 75 ft (65 ft plus base flood elevation) and density up to 45 units per acre PLUS now commercial.
WINNERS AND LOSERS
A large increase in density and height limits means a developer can build many, many more residential units on their property, which usually increases the value.
These properties are going from about a 50 ft height limit to a 75 to 90 foot limit and the density could be increased from 15 units per acre to up to 60 units. The 60 units per acre could conceivably be doubled to 120 if a 'transfer of density' could be used.
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NOTE - the present 'overflow parking lot' could have a bar, store, restaurant, etc built right next to the present homes; these would be allowed to be built ZERO feet from the property lines. What would that do to the value of the neighboring residences and the quality of life for the residents?
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The properties outlined in red are owned by the Fishermen's Village owner.
The properties in blue are existing housing owned by some of our workforce 'missing middle' sector (which includes teachers, firefighters, policemen, and service workers) and retirees.
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Proposed changes in LDRs:
What does this mean in real life? see the condo at the end on the corner? See the green line? That is where the wall of a building could be built. it could be about 75 ft tall and buildings on the other side could be 80-90 ft tall. it could have a bar on the first floor right behind the corner condo, just a few feet from the back door.
Ariel View and close up
So a bar or restaurant could be built about where the red lines are/ By the way these people got no notice that this was going to change.
