Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Naples City Council OKs zoning change for garage, condo complex

Naples City Council on Wednesday approved a request to change the zoning and small-scale density for one downtown residential community, giving developers the opportunity to move forward with a four-story, 42-foot-high parking garage and condominium complex.

Council voted 5-2 to change the zoning designation for a 43,000-square-foot parcel of land at Fourth Avenue South and Fourth Street South. The rezone changes the property from a mutli-family, residential zoning district to a planned development.

The move also increases the density in the neighborhood, by allowing developers to build a 22-unit condominium complex.

Councilmen Bill MacIlvaine and Bill Willkomm cast the dissenting vote.

The development would bring up to 52 public parking spaces to the west side of Fifth Avenue South.

The building would be 42 feet tall, with three stories above ground. The first two levels of parking would be built below ground and at ground level, while the upper floors would be residential units.

Developers were able to put parking below ground after tweaking the plans to include about 1,000 square feet of office space in the southwest corner of the garage

Fourth and Fourth Associates, LLC, the developers in charge of the Fourth and Fourth property, agreed to adjust the hours of operation to only allow entry between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m.

Source : http://www.naplesnews.com/

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