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Sarasota News Leader July 19, 2013 Page 57 alternative parking plan when development an additional parking area around the corner or uses utilize different operating hours." of the building, he said, valets should have Bailey continued that because Smith's request no trouble getting plenty of vehicles into the indicated the restaurant would be open when space available. "I think there's room there." the other businesses were closed, meaning no "It's just a matter of how they want to handle overlapping of hours, "your request for an Alit," Lally said. ternative Parking Plan is approved." In the meantime, Steven Bailey, the managing THE CURRENT SITUATION broker at Coldwell Banker, pointed out in his Since the restaurant has been open, Smith email to the News Leader, "I will state that told the News Leader, the dumpster area has [Eat Here] has been a good neighbor and there been expanded, which cost the site about 1½ is a nice synergy among the business owners parking spaces. However, a couple of spaces in our area of Siesta Key Village." could be restriped and marked for scooter or motorcycle parking, he pointed out, to com- That end of the shopping plaza was vacant for pensate for that loss. some time, Smith said. "Suddenly, you have Another option, Smith noted, is for the restau- a vibrant business," he added of Eat Here. rant to provide valet parking on the site. With "Prosperity — it's a good thing." % A diagram submitted by Smith Architects to the county planning staff shows the parking spaces for Eat Here on Siesta Key. Image courtesy Sarasota County