The City of Sarasota Board of Adjustment on
Friday, July 18, turned down James Armour's
appeal to cut a 400-foot channel through sea-
grass to connect the dock at his house, where
he would like to keep his Viking 74 sport fish-
erman, with the Intracoastal Waterway.
That action marked his third failure at the
initiative. He earlier tried appealing to the
County Commission and then to the City
Commission.
Armour lives in the second-largest house in
the county, which stands at 4449 Bay Shore
Road. At 39,000 square feet, the home is
smaller only than John Ringling's Cà d'Zan,
which is just up the street.
A current aerial shows the house at 4449 Bay Shore Road and the bay. Image from Google Maps
A CHANNEL, AMBASSADORS AND CITY KEYS
A CITY RESIDENT GETS ANOTHER DENIAL ON A REQUEST TO DIG A ROUTE
FROM HIS DOCK TO THE BAY; NEW SARASOTA POLICE AMBASSADORS
BEGIN WORK; AND THE CITY COMMISSION HONORS DAN KENNEDY
By Stan Zimmerman
City Editor
The channel is open in a 1926 aerial provided
by Jono Miller. Image courtesy Jono Miller
