Comprehensive Plan Amendment 26-PA-02 (Transportation, Future Land Use, and Capital Improvements Chapters)
Description
A nearly two-year rewrite of the city's transportation chapter is headed to a November 2 adoption hearing after staff revised it to satisfy state reviewers under SB 180.
Impact summary
The new framework changes how the city measures road performance, what developers must build to offset traffic impacts, and which streets may be designated collectors in the long-range thoroughfare plan.
Applicant
- Name
- City of Sarasota Planning Department
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 1
Recorded in the meeting · City Commission
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 26, 2026.
Meeting timeline (1)
Related issues (2)
Transportation Chapter rewrite of the Sarasota City Plan (26-PA-02)
Mayor Trice pressed staff on whether the rewrite includes concrete pedestrian-safety tools, citing rising pedestrian deaths from high-profile SUVs. Staff pointed to Action Strategy 1.8, which requires crash-history evaluation for developments on over-capacity corridors, and a dedicated safety objective.
Senate Bill 180 Restrictions on Local Planning
A state law bars Florida cities from adopting rules more restrictive or burdensome than current ones until October 2027, forcing Sarasota to soften some sidewalk and transit language. Even after 2027, a permanent piece re-triggers the moratorium for a year after any hurricane strike within 100 miles.
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