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Sarasota News Leader March 15, 2013 Page 51 Bob Luckner was impressed she remembered "So they might possibly be in violation?" Volpe details about special exceptions, he told her. questioned her. "It's because I've lived through it!" Patterson Tom Polk, the county's director of planning responded. and development services, told Volpe staff would have to compare the details of the origThompson also explained that if a business inal special exception for the site with the one owner with an existing special exception wants to modify his building, he has to submit an application to the zoning administrator for county staff determination of whether the change will be minor or substantial. If the change in plans for the musical performers' location or site of the dance floor is significant, she added, the business owner has to go through the process of the neighborhood meeting and public hearings once again. FOCUS ON THE HUB Volpe pointed out that The Hub is a larger restaurant than the one it replaced — Fandango's, which had the original special exception. Furthermore, he said, The Hub's musicians play outside. "They have a binding concept plan, and their entertainment should be in the same area as what that special exception … plan shows," Thompson replied. The pillars on the front of the Terrace East have helped to amplify sound from Blasé Café across the street, according to a study conducted by county Code Enforcement staff. Photo by Rachel Hackney A document provided to the Siesta Key Village Association in 2012 shows the special noise exception for The Hub Baja Grill. Image courtesy Sarasota County