Recommended approvalGeneral Plan Amendment

5th Street Elmington (PDR-25-04(G)(R))

Description

An affordable apartment project upsized from 90 to 108 units — all affordable under a LURA — with parking cut to 1.5 spaces per unit and one access point.

Impact summary

Adds 18 affordable homes near transit and shopping in an urban service area; commissioners probed parking capacity and underground stormwater retention.

Applicant

Name: Westerman Investments, LLC / Elmington Capital
Address: 4010 5th Street East, Bradenton

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 0
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · Planning Commission

Recommended approval6–0, unanimous

A recommendation, not a final decision. The council decides next.

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 17, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Sep 17, 2026Recommended approval 6–0

Planning Commission — September 17, 2026

An affordable apartment project upsized from 90 to 108 units — all affordable under a LURA — with parking cut to 1.5 spaces per unit and one access point.

Related issues (1)

Affordable housing at 5th Street Elmington

An approved 90-unit fully affordable apartment project in Bradenton wants to grow to 108 units — the zoning maximum — with reduced parking because residents rely on transit. Roughly 38 percent of Manatee households are cost-burdened, and 52 percent of renters.

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