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Sarasota News Leader December 20, 2013 All went well for the plan Wednesday except for a comment by Larry Murphy with the Building Department. He suggested the development team look at the flood elevation chapter of the Florida Building Code. "I don't think your first floor elevation is correct," he said. "It's off by 1 foot." Page 28 FIRST GLIMPSE OF NEW ROSEMARY DENSITY PLAN A lawyer at the DRC meeting gave a sneak peek of plans for a new residential development in the Rosemary District. Bill Merrill briefed the DRC on the proposal to ask the city to triple the existing density for a housing That is exactly the reason the DRC was complex. created, to catch flaws early before more complex plans compound a simple error. The The project would apparently straddle May development team will meet with city staffers Lane between Florida and Cocoanut Avenues. after the first of the year to refine their initial At one point, Joel Freedman, the developer's representative, suggested the team might site plan application. Hotel Sarasota will go up on this parcel next to the Palm Avenue parking garage. Photo by Norman Schimmel