my question stands, is this person a reliable source for such info?just from someone who is looking for commercial property in the Grayton area today.
my question stands, is this person a reliable source for such info?just from someone who is looking for commercial property in the Grayton area today.
This rumor has been going around since the earth's crust was cooling. Seems the basis of it earlier was that the Grayton Grand resort/condos wanted a place for a "beach club" with easy access to the public beach. That turned out to be fiction. FYI, without benefit of a rezoning (not likely) of that parcel, the only thing that could replace The Red Bar would be a maximum of two single-family residences. Its commercial use is a legal nonconforming use, which means that it would not be approved today under the current County Zoning Ordinance and land use designation. I hope they stay, frankly. Oli serves some good food and music and the noise has never been a problem for me, in spite of the fact that a stone thrown from Conch Out's deck could practically hit the place. I remember that place when it was "The Store," with only a juke box and some cold drinks. There was nowhere to eat out at Grayton. On rare occasion, you might get an old hotdog from the same cooler that kept the live bait at "The Store." In those days, the sand dunes came right up to the window ledges. People used to jump out the windows to "step outside" for throwing a few punches. Oh, the ghosts in that spot... :roll: :shock: :funn: :nono1:
FYI, without benefit of a rezoning (not likely) of that parcel, the only thing that could replace The Red Bar would be a maximum of two single-family residences. Its commercial use is a legal nonconforming use, which means that it would not be approved today under the current County Zoning Ordinance and land use designation.
... In fact, if the use is abandoned for six months or more (differs in some jurisdictions), then the use is effectively lost and the land reverts to its current zoning status.
The nonconforming property is also supposed to revert to the current zoning if the value of the existing structure is decreased by more than 50% for any reason, be it storm, fire, or demolition. I would say that this will be the case in the Seagrove Villas, but who will be the party responsible for seeing determining when the structure's value has decreased by more than 50%? Attorney George Miller?