City Councilors heard from residents at the meeting held Monday, June 17th, regarding their opposition to the expansion of the pickleball courts. The plan included converting a number of tennis courts and modifying the footprint of the space, including demolition of the racquetball center for eight more pickleball courts. The plan would include a variance to allow for the reduction of the parking required (three spaces/court) from 66 to 62 spaces and a reduction in the Vehicle Use Area landscape requirements, which requires a landscape parking island every 10 spaces.
The City also requested a variance on the buffer requirements of the LDC to reduce the buffer required along the east perimeter from 15’ to anywhere from 4’ to 10’, depending on the existing 1978 Collier County approved improvements.
The primary complaint of residents is the increased noise. After discussion on the requested variances the project required, council deemed it prudent to cut back on two of those variance requests by amending the motion and deleting one court from the plans, thus eliminating a variance request for parking, maintaining an eight-foot-high chain link fence with buffer, and a 10-foot setback around three sides, which deleted the vehicle use area variance.
Councilor Blonna said the project may have zero density, but the 'intensity' was higher via more traffic and more noise. Councilor Brechnitz suggested deleting one court from the total number proposed. This brought the project back to the boundaries set forth in 1978 before land code development was enacted. Councilor Palumbo commented that the setback requested wouldn't make a difference, and residents knew they were next to a public facility when they purchased there. In discussing the waitlist for membership, Rola said we must protect the quality of life of the residents first. Dan Smith, Director of Community Affairs for the City of Marco Island, stated it is a public park so everyone must be allowed in. Councilor Brechnitz responded by saying the citizens of Marco Island are paying for the facility, so they should get preference for membership. Councilor Irwin commented that the noise buffers would cut ventilation on the courts. Council Chair Grifoni called for a vote and the amended motion was approved by 6-1 with Councilor Blonna dissenting.
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