Sarasota News Leader
December 6, 2013
Page 115
Siesta Seen
ALMOST THERE
to the Sarasota County Clerk of Court to stop
the fines a special magistrate levied on the
The illegal structures built into the 6537 Sabal owners last spring because of their refusal to
Drive house on south Siesta Key to enable it tear out the non-conforming additions to the
to hold up to 40 people — as advertised on a house.
website rental site — have been removed, I
All that remains to be done on the Code
learned this week.
Enforcement end, Lally continued, is for the
John Lally, the primary Code Enforcement owners to have a new elevation certificate
officer on Siesta Key, told me on Dec. 3 that he completed to show the property complies
had signed off on his inspection of the house. with Federal Emergency Management Agency
The first level was gutted to bring it back into floodplain regulations.
compliance with the county's zoning code. All County Code Enforcement Officer Martin
the plumbing, electrical work and air condi- Duran is working on that part of the process,
tioning equipment had been removed, he said. Lally noted. "Basically, it's just one more piece
As a result, he sent a certificate of compliance of paperwork."
On Dec. 3, one last bit of paperwork remained for the tourist rental house at 6537 Sabal Drive to be
considered in full compliance with federal and county codes. Photo by Rachel Hackney
