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Sarasota News Leader July 19, 2013 Smith said that information was all the more reason he felt the parking non-compliance issue was not really a problem. "It's a skeleton crew after 5," Smith pointed out of the Coldwell Banker staffing. Additionally, Smith emphasized Bailey's comment to Lally — that the people most likely to stop in the office in the evening would be those walking around in the evenings in Siesta Village. "In all honesty," Smith said, "if I thought it was going to be a problem [with counting the Coldwell Banker parking spaces], I would have reduced the square footage of the restaurant" in the design process. THE PERMITTING PROCESS Page 56 county's zoning administrator, notifying him that "A new restaurant is planning on moving into an existing retail and office space in the Avenida Madera South Plaza on Siesta Key." The email says the restaurant plan called for utilizing 2,378 square feet of dining area. "This would require 48 parking spaces at 1 space/50 sq. ft. of patron area," Smith wrote, noting that 52 parking spaces surround the plaza and all the other businesses close at 5 p.m. or earlier. "Before the tenant signs the lease agreement [he is] looking for assurances that Sarasota County is in agreement with this parking analysis to allow [him] to get the necessary permits to renovate and get a certificate of occupancy," Smith added. On Aug. 29, 2012, Bailey wrote Smith a letter According to county records, Smith sent an pointing out that county zoning regulations email on Aug. 16, 2012 to Brad Bailey, the allow applicants "to request approval of an Part of the plaza where Eat Here is located used to be home to Total Tennis of Siesta Key. File photo