421 Gowdy Rd, Sarasota, FL 34237

Downtown Edge District

The Downtown Edge DTE district is a densely mixed-use area typically located along a pedestrian way or a roadway within a neighborhood. Residential dwellings may be single-family or multiple-family and may include mixed-use structures that provide for live-work opportunities. Residential dwellings may be built to a maximum density of 25 dwelling units per acre, or up to 100 dwelling units per acre in accordance with the RROD, as described in section VI-912. Development outside of the RROD may be built up to a maximum density of 100 dwelling units per acre in accordance with the downtown attainable housing density bonus, as described in section VI-1005(b)(3). Properties zoned DTE are eligible to participate in the historic preservation transfer of development rights program, consistent with section VI-914. A variety of nonresidential uses are allowed everywhere with ground floor retail mandatory on certain designated frontages. Building heights shall be limited to a maximum of five stories or seven stories in the RROD when urban open space is provided or a transfer of development rights occurs, including the historic preservation transfer of development rights in section VI-904, for a development project. Building frontages include stoops, forecourts and storefronts.