Canceled: the PZDB Meeting scheduled for Sept. 27, 2022
The Planning, Zoning and Design Board meeting scheduled for Sept. 27, 2022 has been cancelled due to anticipated inclement weather. We will announce the rescheduled date when that decision has been made. The Board will start their meeting at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, with a public hearing for Pelican Sound River Club which has revised their application to proceed with pickleball courts only. There will be public information meetings addressing requests for a convenience store with gas station at Corkscrew Pines and a self-storage building on the southside of Corkscrew Road, east of Stoneybrook Golf Drive. A public hearing will then be [Read More.]
Riverwoods Plantation, Arcos Executive Office and Milan Villas presented before the Planning, Zoning & Design Board on August 9, 2022
Public Hearings Riverwoods Plantation The applicant was requesting a special exception in order to add 4 pickleball courts on the south side of their existing tennis courts. Riverwoods Plantation is a 55+ mobile home park with 640 homes located west of US 41 and north of Broadway West. The pickleball courts will be placed on an 18-acre recreation area at their entrance where there are 4 existing tennis courts, a volleyball court, dog park and large pine trees. There is an existing hedge along the southern portion of this recreation area. Pickleball play will be scheduled to start at 7:30 [Read More.]
Riverwoods Plantation, Arcos Executive Office and Milan Villas to present to the Planning, Zoning & Design Board on August 9, 2022
Arcos Executive Office The Board will start their meeting at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, with three public hearings. The first will be for Riverwoods Plantation’s request for pickleball courts. Riverwoods Plantation is located at approximately one miles west of US 41 and north of Broadway West. Representatives for the Arcos Executive Office will be presenting their request for a development order for a three-story building at the northeast corner of Corkscrew Road and Three Oaks Parkway. The building will include two floors for post-op rehabilitation care, with the third floor providing medical offices. Milan Villas is requesting a rezoning [Read More.]
AT&T Cell Tower, Culvers Coconut Point and Estero Town Center Wawa among presentations to the Planning, Zoning & Design Board on July 12, 2022
The Board started their meeting confirming Marlene Naratil as Vice-Chair of the Planning, Zoning & Design Board. South Fork Grille/El Nido Modern Mexican Restaurant The Board conducted a public hearing for South Fork Grille/El Nido Modern Mexican Restaurant which was requesting an expansion of outdoor alcoholic beverage services at their restaurants in Coconut Point. South Fork recently expanded, adding a second restaurant called El Nido. The outdoor area now totals 3,285 square feet, more than double the original outdoor area. Hours of service are 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM Sunday through Thursday, and 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM Friday [Read More.]
AT&T Cell Tower, Culvers Coconut Point and Estero Town Center Wawa among topics for the Planning, Zoning & Design Board on July 12, 2022
The Board will start their meeting at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, with a public hearing for South Fork Grille/El Nido Modern Mexican Restaurant which is requesting an extension of outdoor consumption on premises at Coconut Point. There will be public information meetings addressing requests for a special exemption to construct a 100 ft. tall AT&T cell tower on Coconut Road, and construct a 4,052 sq. ft. Culvers at Coconut Point. A public hearing will then be conducted for a request to amend the Estero Town Center zoning to allow for a Wawa Convenience Food and Beverage Store with Gas on the [Read More.]
Estero Crossing and Arcos Executive Center among applicants at the Planning, Zoning & Design Board on June 14, 2022
The River of Life Assembly of God is planning to replace their existing monument sign with a new, double-sided, non-illuminated sign. The church is located at 21580 River Ranch Road, on the west side of the road, north of Block Lane. The Board voted to approve this application. Corsa at Estero Crossing residential development order The applicant was requesting approval of their development order for the 306 multi-family residential units in three-story buildings and 15,546 sq. ft. of commercial space of the mixed use planned development. Estero Crossing is located west of I-75 south of Corkscrew Road and east of [Read More.]
Planning, Zoning and Design Board on May 10, 2022
The meeting started with a public hearing for the Coconut Office Center monument sign at 23421 Walden Center Drive, located on the west side of US 41, just south of Coconut Road. The applicant was requesting to replace their existing monument sign with a new sign which incorporates the approved gray and white colors of their office building. The Board voted to approve this application. Public Information Meetings Ginsberg Eye Ophthalmology The applicant was presenting in preparation of a development order for a two-story 14,840+ square foot building on Unit D1 of 204 Corkscrew Palms Blvd. on the south side [Read More.]
Rezoning of the Estero on the River property among topics for the Planning, Zoning and Design Board on May 10, 2022
The Board will start their meeting at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, with a public hearing for the Coconut Office Center monument sign at 23421 Walden Center Drive. They will then conduct public information meetings for Ginsberg Eye Ophthalmology at 9441 Corkscrew Palms Circle, the Island at West Bay’s final zoning plan approval and development order, LB Estero Bay Investments LLC zoning amendment at 22951-22961 Lynden Drive, and a Comprehensive Plan amendment and rezoning of the Estero on the River and Happehatchee properties. The Board will then address conflicts of interest pertaining to serving on the Board. The full agenda is available [Read More.]
Estero on the River, Genova, and Estero Crossing among the presentations to the Planning, Zoning & Design Board on April 12, 2022
Lockwood House The meeting started with a short briefing on the Estero on the River property by Community Development Director Mary Gibbs and Public Works Director David Willems. This is the 67-acre property off of US 41 and Corkscrew Road. The portion of the property south of the river will be rezoned for park and open space public use. The Village plans to construct walking trails as the first phase. The property contains several older buildings and structures that had previously been identified as potential historical resources. The Village hired Archaeological Consultants, Inc., to conduct a Cultural Resource Assessment Survey [Read More.]
Estero on the River, Spring Run and Miromar Outlets among topics for the Planning, Zoning and Design Board meeting April 12, 2022
The Board will start their meeting at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, with a brief presentation regarding the recent Cultural Resource Assessment Survey Update prepared for the Village by Archaeological Consultants, Inc. The survey was conducted on the Estero on the River land located south of the river between US 41 and west of the Happehatchee Center property. The Board will then conduct public hearings for the Spring Run at the Brooks clubhouse expansion and Miromar Outlets signage, a workshop for a zoning amendment for Genova and public information meetings for Estero Crossing’s commercial building #1 and a rezoning application from Milan [Read More.]