Venice planning board to discuss permits to allow for 665 multi-family homes in Vistera

Earle Kimel, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
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VENICE – The Venice Planning Commission will review applications Tuesday for approvals that would allow for the construction of 665 multi-family homes at Vistera, the planned-unit development between the city’s Eastside Wastewater Treatment Plant and the Milano planned unit development to the east.

Related: Venice City Council approves change to allow for 55-foot tall buildings in Vistera

The homes – a mix of both condominiums and townhomes, would be split roughly evenly between two complexes, the Palm of Vistera and the Iris of Vistera – both of which would be accessed via Vistera Boulevard, the main road of the planned-unit development that would connect Border and Laurel roads.

A  "conditional use application" is for four of the proposed buildings to be 54.7-feet tall; while the special exception would reduce the number of parking spaces from two per unit to 1.75 per unit.

This aerial map shows the location of the proposed multi-family development in the Vistera planned-unit development.
This aerial map shows the location of the proposed multi-family development in the Vistera planned-unit development.

The taller buildings would be centrally located in the overall 27.9-acre parcel.

Earlier this  year, the Venice City Council approved an ordinance allowing for structures as tall as 55-feet to be built in the 300-acre PUD, with a special exception.

The multifamily property is being developed by The NRP Group, which is  one of the largest developers of multi-family communities in the country.

Two-story townhouses would be located along the perimeter of the complexes, along Vistera Boulevard and Laurel Road, while the four-story multifamily units would be in the interior of the development.

These renderings show a proposed four-story condominium building and two-story townhouse structure at the Palm of Vistera, one of two multi-family developments that would be built by the NRP Group, which is one of the largest developers of multi-family communities in the country.
These renderings show a proposed four-story condominium building and two-story townhouse structure at the Palm of Vistera, one of two multi-family developments that would be built by the NRP Group, which is one of the largest developers of multi-family communities in the country.

The developer is asking for a reduction of the parking requirement to reflect the presence of studio and one-bedroom units.

Earlier: Venice Planning Commission to discuss new hotel on I-75

In addition to the Vistera residential applications, the Planning Commission is also scheduled to host public hearings on special exception and conditional use applications for the Comfort Inn & Suites hotel on Laurel Road east of I-75. That was continued from the May 17 meeting. It will also consider a special exception and site and development plan for a Circle K and car wash on two outparcels of Plaza Venezia, which is on the southwest corner of Laurel and Pinebrook roads.

The Planning Commission meets at 1:30 p.m. in council chambers at Venice City Hall, 401 W. Venice Ave.

The meeting can be viewed through Granicus at https://www.venicegov.com.

Earle Kimel primarily covers south Sarasota County for the Herald-Tribune and can be reached at earle.kimel@heraldtribune.com. Support local journalism with a digital subscription to the Herald-Tribune.

This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Portion of Vistera PUD eyed for 665 multi-family homes on 27.9 acres