FPL Twin Lakes Communication Tower

Case 1896 · Special Exception · Commercial / retail · Sarasota County

6100 Hawkins Road, Sarasota · aerial view

Approved in April 2024.

In short

The applicant requests a Special Exception to allow use of a Telecommunication Tower over 35-feet in height (specifically 135-feet) within an OUE-1 (Open Use Estate, 1 unit/5 acres) zone district on property owned by Florida Power and Light at 6100 Hawkins Road, Sarasota.

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The request, as filed

Proposed zoning: 150' monopole communication tower.. SPECIALEXCEPTION. From: OUE-1. To: 150' monopole communication tower.. Requested commercial sqft: 675. Ordinance/Resolution: 2025-056. To permit the installation of a 150' monopole communication tower on a portion of the parent parcel. The communication tower will be owned by FP&L, and Verizon Wireless will be the anchor licensee on the tower..

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The facts on file

The story so far

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What this case is

Special exception or conditional use. A special exception (some jurisdictions say conditional use or special use) allows a use the zoning permits only after case-by-case review, such as a school in a residential district or a drive-through. A board decides it after a public hearing. The zoning itself does not change. If approved, the use is allowed on this site under the conditions in the approval. Site plans and building permits follow as usual.

Who decides what on this record:

• Planning Commission. An appointed board that holds the public hearing and votes on a recommendation. The elected board casts the deciding vote later. The elected board, meaning the county commission or the city council, casts the deciding vote at a later meeting.

The official record

Open the filed document: resolution →

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