SARASOTA COUNTY (WFLA) – Neighbors in Sandhill Protect are becoming a member of forces in a grassroots effort to cease plans for a fuel station exterior their neighborhood in Palmer Ranch.
Residents inform WFLA the fuel station’s proximity to properties within the space is the issue.
“The fuel station can be proper exterior our gate. There’s a reduce out for our bus cease and that’s the place the doorway can be,” stated Debbie Everling. “We’re not saying don’t do the event, we’re simply saying do it in a method that doesn’t jeopardize our well being.”
Everling is with Sandhill Protect Wholesome Neighborhood Alliance. The group was not too long ago fashioned to oppose plans for the fuel station.
The county’s present code concerning fuel stations reads as follows:
“Sec. 124-148(a)(1)a., of the Unified Improvement Code (UDC), states: ‘No signal of any kind, and no gasoline pump or tank shall be positioned inside 25 toes of any residentially-zoned property.’”
Residents really feel that distance wants to vary, not only for their neighborhood, however for all of Sarasota County. They launched a petition that’s garnered greater than 1,400 signatures in lower than two weeks.
“We try to plead the case for the broader Sarasota County. We’re asking the county to place a moratorium on all new fuel stations and to require a 500-foot setback for fuel stations. There have been research which have proven homes inside 500 to 1,000 toes of a fuel station are in danger for quite a lot of well being points,” stated Everling.
8 On Your Aspect contacted District 4 Commissioner Alan Maio for touch upon the difficulty Monday. We haven’t obtained a response.
County officers inform 8 On Your Aspect the applicant has not filed a proper utility right now.