Recommended denial (Feb 2026) · Council outcome not on recordRezone

ER at Lakewood North (freestanding emergency department)

Description

A request to rezone 2.31 acres on the south side of SR 64 from General Commercial to Planned Development Commercial and approve a preliminary site plan for a 13,450-square-foot freestanding emergency department. The commission voted 4-2 to recommend denial, citing the unpublished final site plan and wetland impacts.

Impact summary

The project would bring emergency-room-level care closer to residents in a 15-to-20-minute service gap, generating only about 20 peak-hour trips, but would impact a small, isolated wetland at the south edge of the site mitigated through bank credits.

Applicant

Name
ER at Lakewood North/Goodwill Industries Manasota, Inc.
Address
10106 SR 64 E, Bradenton, Manatee County, FL

At a glance

Hearings
1
Public comments
0
Total mentions
1

Last vote · Planning Commission

Recommended denial (Feb 2026) · Council outcome not on record4–2

A recommendation. The council’s outcome is not on record here.

Last discussed Feb 5, 2026.

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