Town commission to discuss parking issues at today's workshop

The Longboat Key Town Commission will discuss parking issues in the Longbeach Village at its 1 p.m. workshop today at Longboat Key Town Hall.

The commission will discuss a proposed ordinance that incorporates suggestions citizens made about alleviating parking problems at an April 21 commission workshop.

Citizen suggestions focused on three areas of concern at that workshop:

• A parking plan to meet the needs of the Village residents;
• Code enforcement issues concerning Jewfish Key rentals;
• Code enforcement monitoring of seating at the Mar Vista Restaurant.

After deliberation and public input, the commission directed staff to amend the current parking code to mirror suggestions offered by Alan Moore, co-owner of Moore’s Stone Crab Restaurant, and other members the public.

The proposed ordinance would add the following restrictions:

• No parking for the entire north side of Broadway Street from Palm Drive to Bayside Drive;
• No parking from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. on the entire south side of Broadway from Palm Drive to Bayside Drive;
• No parking on the east side of the street on Lois Avenue between Broadway and Russell Street;
• No parking on the east side of street on Poinsetta Drive between Broadway and Russell Street.

Today’s agenda also includes a discussion about objectives for maintaining a healthy beach and a proposed town center in the Bay Isles area.

For more information, pick up a Sept. 18 copy of the Longboat Observer.

Contact Caleb Motsinger at [email protected].