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Sarasota News Leader January 10, 2014 Page 47 would not change regardless of the density extra density is available on a first-come, firstallowed in any single section. A developer served basis. availing himself of the triple-density bonus PUBLIC WEIGHS IN would subtract his numbers from the total. In Weiner's case — again, the numbers are approximate — his 6.2 acres would normally allow 155 units. But with tripled density, he would get an additional 200 units. Those 355 would be subtracted from the 1,700 total, leaving 1,345 for future development. There are already homes and other development in the overlay district; they would be subtracted as well from the allowable total. In effect, the The 90-minute meeting this week kept its standing-room-only crowd to the end. Freedman filled in the basics. Two identical buildings would be constructed on either side of May Lane. They would be four stories tall with an integrated parking garage in each structure, creating a rough total of 600 spaces. Access to parking would be off Florida Avenue. Joel Freedman (in the blue shirt) and Bill Merrill (standing in the center) were the developer's representatives at the neighborhood meeting required at the start of the initiative to change the city's comprehensive plan. Photo by Stan Zimmerman