Live Local Act Project Review Procedures

The following are the City of Venice procedures for reviewing projects submitted under Section 166.04151, Florida Statutes, hereinafter to referred to as the “Live Local Act” or “LLA”. The City’s regulations for LLA projects are contained in Chapter 87, Section 6.10.2 and 6.10.4 of the City’s Land Development Regulations (“LDRs”).

1. Applicants shall submit a preliminary statement to the Planning and Zoning Director containing a narrative demonstrating the statutory basis for the requested LLA project. As part of the preliminary statement, applicants shall disclose how the proposed project complies with the requirements of the LLA.
2. The Planning and Zoning Director, in coordination with the City Attorney, will review the preliminary statement to determine eligibility and will respond in writing. If the project is found to be eligible for development under the LLA, the applicant can submit a Site and Development Plan application (Chapter 87, Section 1.9 of the LDRs) to the Planning and Zoning Department for administrative review and approval.
3. During the review of the Site and Development Plan application, the City will determine whether the proposed development complies with the development standards of the applicable provisions of the City of Venice Comprehensive Plan and LDRs, other than those pre-empted by the LLA.
4. If the Site and Development Plan application is approved, prior to issuance of any building permit, a Land Use Restriction Agreement (LURA) that runs with the land shall be recorded in the Official Records of Sarasota County in a form acceptable to the City Attorney and binding on all successors in interest to ensure the development maintains affordability for 30 years as required by the LLA.