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Sarasota News Leader November 23, 2012 Siesta Seen The parking ordinance Siesta Village business owners and organizations agreed to about three years ago, which the County Commis- sion approved, calls for one parking space for every 50 square feet of patron area, Smith continued. Therefore, 46 spaces would be re- quired for Eat Here. "It should be OK," Jonker said. "It'll be OK," Smith concurred. When he began to add, "The building being vacant doesn't re- ally help," Jonker filled in with, "anybody." SKA President Catherine Luckner then noted that she understood Siesta businessman John Davidson, who owns the buildings on Avenida Madera, had signed a legal agreement with the county to make it clear the parking spaces in that plaza would be dedicated to Eat Here's clientele at night. Smith said that was correct. On a related note, Smith said owners and em- ployees of a pet store that formerly occupied space next to the Total Tennis location appar- ently did not keep their pet food contained well. "There was a rodent problem with the build- ing that you wouldn't believe," he said. "That's all been cleaned up." Page 78 Work is continuing to transform the Total Tennis space into a new Eat Here restaurant on Avenida Madera in Siesta Village. File photo