Expert Suggests Jetty on Sanibel at Blind Pass City Offers —See Page 3 by Pete Bishop Planning Talks • Staff Writer Short-Term Sambel Planning Dr
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REPORTER Week of March 15-21,2001 SANIBEL & CAPTIVA, FLORIDA VOLUME 28, NUMBER 11, 32 PAGES 75 CENTS Ikki signing Fire damages two island businesses Aitist Ikki Matsumoto to By Anne Bellew earth are they doing delivering AT LEFT: The outside of sign his Island Repoiter Staff writer stuff to the restaurant at this hour poster foi subsuihers at the Pippens escaped dam- Sambel Oallciy lomonow. of the morning'?' (Wagner lives age. Photo Muhavl Pisti Hit A fire in the early morning right behind Tahitian Gardens and, hours Saturday, March 10, —See page 19 over the years, the residents of BELOW: A view into the destroyed the kitchen in Pippin's Roseate Lane have complained kitchen of Pippin's restaurant, and fire-related damage about noise from the various Restaurant.^"'" <owu .v <•>/ devastated the owner of an adja- restaurants that have inhabited the Sambt'l Fin Ar Ri'scuc Di^lntt cent gift shop who had intended to Pippin's location.) close the sale of her store just two "The dispatcher was very calm, days later. soothing and nice," she continued, Church shows pbns The tire, which is still under "and told me that the noise was Tlie Sambel Community investigation, is believed to be of fire engines. There was a fire at Church has submitted a electrical origin from the restau- Pippin's." modified site plan foi its rant's kitchen. The restaurant Initially, the fiist alarm came proposed relocation and anchois the Tahitian Gardens from the restaurant's automatic expansion. shopping center. burglar alaim and alerted the "I called the police department Sanibel Police Department. The —See page 2 at 4:08 Saturday morning," responding officers saw smoke announced Marsha Wagner, "and, coming from the eaves when they Janes on island rather rudely probably —just hav- ing been waked up by all kinds of !> See Fire Former Sanibel mayor truck noises — asked 'What on turned County page 6 Commissioner Bob Janes spoke to SCCF Life Membeis Tuesday. Expert suggests jetty on Sanibel at Blind Pass City offers —See page 3 By Pete Bishop Planning talks • Staff writer short-term Sambel Planning Dr. Bob Dean, a coastal engi- Commission discusses com- neering expert from the University amnesty merical redevelopment and of Florida, told a group of build-back regulations. Committee of the Islands (COTI) AT LEFT: A By Pete Bishop members March 8 that a jetty at coastal engi- Staff writer —See page 5 the north end of Sanibel could neering expert has The city of Sanibel is offer- help keep Blind Pass open and suggested to alleviate erosion problems on COTI that a ing amnesty to any lental nearby beaches. jetty such as agents and property owners According to Dean, who was who may have been violating this one on the city's short-term rental On community appointed by then-Governor Bob the Captiva Graham to study Florida's beaches side of Blind ordinance during the past four Island Reporter Editor Scott in the 1980s and completed a Pass would years. Parties who agree to stop Martell ponders the study of Sanibel and Captiva be beneficial violating the ordinance and question — What is beaches in 1991, Blind Pass is part if constructed make their records available to community? of a system that stretches from and placed the city will be forgiven, North Captiva to the east end of properly on according to a consent final —See page 9 Sanibel Island. the northern judgement prepared in connec- Sanibel beach plan Since Redfish Pass, formed by end of tion to the Properties in a hurricane in the 1920s, has Sanibel. Paradise Inc. case. Kate Gcoderham writes recently become dominant in rela- Properties in Paradise, a about beach processes and local rental business whose beach restoration projects. tionship to Blind Pass, the weaker Photo I Michael currents in Blind Pass will cause Pistella records were seized by the city Jan. 12, has not agreed to the —See page 9 the pass to repeatedly clog up with t> See Jetty |> See Amnesty page 4 page 3 Best of the islands Inside this week are ballots Board asks for Large House zone map for the annual Best of the Islands contest. —See pages 20-22 By Pete Bishop recent weeks. The commission Pfalzer's plan is based on zones tions, and District C would allow Staff writer placed the issue on the Feb. 26 that reflect existing development the largest houses. agenda after Commissioner John patterns and on ratios of lot size to In Pfalzer's plan, each district The Sanibel Planning Dillon suggested the problem floor'area and living area. would have a threshold, or home Commission Tuesday asked needs revisiting. Dillon said the According to the tentative plan, size which can be built without Assistant Planning Director Ken problem will continue to get Sanibel would be divided into implementing floor and living • Police blotter page 6 Pfalzer to prepare a report on pos- worse as the city approaches three zones, the first zone, District area ratios. If the size of a pro- • Business & Technology page 7 sible regulations that might slow buildout and smaller homes are A, located in residential areas posed home exceeds the threshold, the excessive amount of very large demolished to make room for along Sanibel-Captiva Road, Casa however, the extra space must • Opinion .... page 9 houses being built on the island, large houses. The abundance of Ybel Road, Rabbit Road and conform to the ratios. including a preliminary map indi- large houses harms the character Periwinkle Way west of the cause- For instance, in Pfalzer's plan a • Looking Back page 11 cating districts where different and diversity of the island's neigh- way. home in District A would have a • Environmental News .page 13 size houses would be allowed to borhoods, said Dillon. District C would include the living area threshold of 2,500 be built. Pfalzer will present the Pfalzer presented a report and gulfside of West Gulf Drive and square feet. The living area of any • Dateline . page 15 report at the May 8 planning com- draft ordinance during the Feb. 26 the Sanctuary at Wulfeit Point. house larger than that could not mission meeting. District B would encompass all • TV hstmgs ... page 23 meeting, outlining a method to Tuesday's discussion of large limit the size of new houses and other areas on the island. Distiict >See Houses • Cl.issilieds page 27 houses was the board's second in additions to existing homes. A would have the tightest restric- page 4 2 a Week of March 15-21,2001 • ISLAND REPORTER Community Church submits new plans to city By Pete Bishop bordering Peiiwinkle will remain com- Staff writer meicial. A triangular shaped lot on the property's eastern edge is part of The The Sanibel Community Church has Dunes subdivision, and will be the loca- submitted to the Sanibel Planning tion of the single-family home. Department a modified site plan for the "They wouldn't accept the application proposed relocation and expansion of its the way we made it,' Pavelka said, "but campus and a study that indicates the pio- they can look at the applications concur- ject will not create substantial increases in rently and I should have [a subdivision area traffic except on Sunday mornings application] ready to submit in the next and Wednesday evenings. couple of weeks." Last year, the church announced plans AT LEFT: The Sanibel Residents of The Dunes, which wraps to build an expanded campus on a 36-acre around the northern edges of the tract, tract of land located near the intersection Community Church's "have been following [the church's plans] of Periwinkle Way and Bailey Road, with great interest," according to Ken about one mile east of the church's piesent modified site Zeigler, who was the president of the sub- location. The plans included a 1,200 seat plan for the division's homeowner's association until sanctuary, an 800-space parking lot, an proposed assisted-hving facility with 72 beds and relocation the association's annual meeting Monday. an access drive to Bailey Road and expan- "We've been impressed that the church sion of its walked an extra mile or two and removed ContLoversy arose when the plan was campus. The announced, however, particularly con- the road cuts," Zeigler said. "We feel pos- church sub- itive about the way the church is moving." cerning the assisted-livmg facility and mitted the access to Bailey Road. At that time, the The homeowner's association has been plan to the concerned about the church's original church decided not to apply for permits. I) Sanibel The church's new plans omit the assist- WfftW Planning plan to create a Bailey Road access ed-livmg facility and Bailey Road access Commission through the Dunes lot, Ziegler said. and include a scaled-down sanctuary and on Tuesday. O'Neill said Tuesday the proposed loca- <WMft% W tion of the rectory should help alleviate a smaller parking lot. Present plans also MPW include a 21,025-square-foot fellowship mmtr-K concerns about the access. hall, a small chapel, an education building *!f* Still, said Zeiglei, "We'ie in a wait-and- and a single fami- ^ see mode. They still have to submit plans ly lesidence, pos- to the planning department. We should sibly a rectory. know more sometime this summer." The proposed In addition to the site plan, the church campus will cre- submitted a lengthy traffic repoit, piepared ate a total foot- by David Plummer and Associates. The print of 57,009 repoit states the proposed uses, including square feet, much the rectoiy and 12 single-iamily homes less than the land where the church intends to build.