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BeachMac

Beach Lover
Oct 3, 2008
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Thanks, Matt and Miz... In the documents dated 10/13/15 for this Tuesday's BCC meeting, disappointingly a couple of the deviations are still present even though the developer acquiesced on two of them in the Planning Commission meeting: the one related to sound and the one related to parallel parking on Eden Drive. As noted in the Planning Meeting minutes summary (https://walton.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=4060561&GUID=7B410E51-676B-445B-8D62-22C7C2DA3915):

Mr. Henderson stated that they can do away with the parallel parking. Mr. Henderson addressed some of the concerns. Mr. Patton questioned which Oak Trees they are saving... Onno Horn, developer agreed to take out the outdoor events. There was discussion. Tom Patton made a motion to approve with the requested deviations less and except the deviation to the 20 foot front setback and strike the entertainment deviations. Sally Merrifield seconded. Board vote; all ayes, motion carried.

Given these deviations are back in the document dated for 10/13/15 asking approval by the BCC, does this mean that the Planning Commission can pass through a project because a developer made verbal adjustments in response to public opinion, and the Developer can ignore such verbal acquiesce and put them back in for the final BCC Meeting and get approval despite the vote at the Planning level?

Boggles my mind how/why it even gets to through committees to this point with so many requested deviations to Code. The #3 document (ArtisanSquarePubComment2) has several emails from locals which summarize concerns quite well, so I won't go into detail here. For interested persons, it is also notable that the Historical Point Washington Association wrote a September letter RESCINDING their previous August approval letter (the #2 attachment).

In one of the few areas of South Walton with historic buildings, it is discouraging to think that a developer could be granted so many deviations that could change the character and historic plan of this area permanently. It is most disturbing to me that there were previously promises to a neighborhood association that they can act as a design review board and then things diverged to the point that the association's endorsement has since been rescinded.

Requested deviations:

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