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She and Freedman were joined at the table by Gary Hoyt, Biter's architect. As is customary regarding projects in their infancy, the staff peppered Freedman with questions about parking, garbage, fire pro- tection, infrastructure and a host of related matters big and miniscule. A formal site plan has not been submitted, and the project is a long way from the sign-off stage. When Freedman thanked the committee mem- bers for their attention and rose to leave, the audience members left, too. That meant the committee was alone to conduct a rare pro- cedure — approval of a new subdivision plat. The Q is a townhouse condominium devel- opment already under construction along Charles Ringling Boulevard, across the street from the GTE building. Matt Morris came to ask the DRC's approval so he can file a plat allowing buyers of individual townhouses in the Q to own the property "fee simple." The absence of large pieces of developable land in the city makes the platting process almost unseen in modern times. For someone to develop a property today, the city requires that all the land under the building be combined into one tax parcel. But in Morris' case, once the 40 townhomes are completed and ready for sale, each one will need its own deed. Hence, he came to seek approval for his plan to divide the land into smaller parcels, which the DRC gave him. The city was "platted out" years ago. Condominiums do not require subdivision of the underlying land, which is held in common by the tenants-owners. So Morris' request har- kened back to the city's early roots, and then the suburban construction rush of the 1950s. % Manuel R. Chepote, LUTCF Chepote Insurance Inc. 1300 Main Street • Sarasota, Florida (941) 366-0100 Serving Sarasota & Manatee Counties agents.allstate.com/manuel-r-chepote-sarasota-fl.html Click for driving directions Auto • Home • Life Renters • Motorcycles Flood • Business • Annuities Financial Services Sarasota News Leader April 4, 2014 Page 26