What difference does it make what it's called? I believe it's already been established that you can't ban a business just because it's part of a chain. You folks need to be concentrating on issues that will hold water in the legal world. Actually, some of you on this forum should run for the county commission.
Hampton Inn Seagrove Beach on Chateau Hotel Property
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And it looks like some posts have been deleted and it would appear that some posters have been banned. Democracy in action!
Anne: Posters usually get banned for personal attacks and disputable language; not for the content of their opinion.
Also, it's nice that you had your twenty years in Seagrove and you have found a better place to live. Some of us have lived here a much longer time, have all our friends and our careers imbedded in this community. Please have a little bit of compassion for our situation. Thanks.
Also, it's nice that you had your twenty years in Seagrove and you have found a better place to live. Some of us have lived here a much longer time, have all our friends and our careers imbedded in this community. Please have a little bit of compassion for our situation. Thanks.
Thank you. From what I understand, the Comp plan was changed to 125 rooms in 2011. Then May 2014 as requested by the attorney for the developer, David Theriaque, the language in the LDC was changed from 75 to 125. His argument for which he provided several cases was that:
"The present use of land may, by zoning ordinance, continue to be more limited than the future use contemplated by the comprehensive plan."
Theriaque also provided a draft proposed ordinance to amend the LDC making the change from 75-125 rooms.
From a Walton County Planning dept staff report on May 20, 2014:
"Correspondence and case law citations from Attorney David Theriaque addresses the legal issue of the more restrictive provision of either the Comprehensive Plan or the Land Development being the controlling document. In this case, the more restrictive provision is in the LDC and thus the change made by the BCC in the EAR Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan is still restricted by the LDC language stating a maximum of 75 rooms in the definition of Limited Lodging."
So does this mean that the more restrictive provision was in the LDC so he petitioned to have that changed to the less restrictive provision and the county complied?
Seems to me the language was there to stop the Hampton Inn before May of last year. Did the county have to change the LDC to conform with the comp plan or could they have changed the comp plan to keep the more restrictive provisions?
And calling other posters "smug little people" isn't a personal attack? I guess not.
I got a little bit frustrated when Luca repeatedly accused me and many people from this community of being snobs when it's pretty obvious there are a lot more legitimate and serious issues at stake here. Trying to preserve quality of life is what the issue is. Since you obviously had your twenty years, I don't see why you don't keep your opinion to yourself since you obviously don't care about this place anymore.
How long have you lived on 30a?
Since 1983. My family has owned a home in Seagrove since 1959. I don't quite fit your formula that when you tire of a place, you just move on, and watch it ruin.