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Sarasota News Leader December 27, 2013 Page 45 The Beach Club and The Hub Baja Grill also stay up to 30 days in one of the units, accordare in close proximity to the site, he noted. ing to county zoning regulations. Moreover, a person staying in one of the Smith also explained that a commercial eletransient apartments would have "no fear of vator and a staircase would provide access to drunk driving," Smith pointed out. the upper level for tenants, with keyed access. Each of the three units would have exterior Additionally, the new building "will help block doors opening onto a hallway, he added. the noise going south to the Terrace East condominium, which will help," Smith said. Because of the tenants' desire to get the retail "Also, what better way to control noise than shop under way as soon as possible, Smith for the landlord to have tenants above them continued, he sought county approval for that that could complain about noise." construction, with the stipulation that the If more of the Village restaurants had upper- second floor would be designated for storlevel rental units, he noted, "There'd be some age at the outset. "It's not like we started the building and said, 'Oops, we needed to get a self-policing going on." special exception for the transient accommodations,'" he told the Planning Commission. DESIGN FEATURES In response to a question from Commissioner Brian and Trudy Wigelsworth will operate Terry Richardson, Smith said a person could Gidget's. Wigelsworth, a master sand sculptor Napoli's Restaurant specialized in pizza and Italian dishes. File photo