Hampton Inn Seagrove Beach on Chateau Hotel Property

[Andy A]

it was intended to be silly but true. There are more fundamental reasons why this project should be rejected. But I'm not playing my cards yet.

Good for you! I haven't a dog in this fight as the project is not close to my area. But having sat on a planning commission as well as having an education in urban planning, I can tell you there are many viable reasons available to reject this project. The question is, will the BCC cave to money interests or survey the whole question? If they do closely examine all facets of the project, they will reject it from all the information I've seen.

 

[Bob Wells]

Good for you! I haven't a dog in this fight as the project is not close to my area. But having sat on a planning commission as well as having an education in urban planning, I can tell you there are many viable reasons available to reject this project. The question is, will the BCC cave to money interests or survey the whole question? If they do closely examine all facets of the project, they will reject it from all the information I've seen.

Andy you have mentioned this before, I am still curious what they are. If the planning board and BCC decide it is ok and the codes don't disallow what viable reasons are there. If they deal with the drainage issue which will be a problem, and traffic is already an issue so really there won't be any change there. As for beach access we have those same issues now. I know this isn't what you want to hear and I have no dog in the hunt. Maybe something good will come out of it.

 

[Leader of the Banned]

Yes, a bunch of hip-hop songs glorify the Hampton Inn for after the after-party. So compatible with 30A.

Oh, well I wouldn't have known that.

 

[luca brazzi]

So the project meets current codes, yet all of you expect the BCC to reject the project with compelling arguments like "chain hotels are ugly, people who stay in such hotels have lousy eating habits, it'll put a stop to traffic (yet 300 new condo units won't affect traffic), we're better than they are, it doesn't fit, there's no beach access, the hotel guests will park in my yard, chain hotels just don't fit". Yea! You can't lose this fight. If the BCC does what you want them to do, maybe you can pray the developer doesn't take it to court.

 

[luca brazzi]

I still am scratching my head how the planning commission stopped the Dollar General from going up but are ok with the Hampton Inn. Dies anyone know what the difference is/was? I'm personally against both projects but the only difference I see is that the guy behind the Hampton Inn seems to be well connected in NWF. They already approved the Chateau so I can get over the traffic and congestion problem(and I live in Seagrove) but calling it a Hampton Inn is bull ****. I don't see why this ahole can't just call it the Chateau hotel and operate it with a Hampton Inn business model. To be fair we have hotels already up and going in on 30A but all of those are not chain motels. It just doesn't fit. If this gets passed through all my fellow voters need to hold their representatives feet to the fire and do a complete overhaul with the current regime even if it's another split vote before we have strip clubs, tattoo parlors, Fast food drive throughs, and pawn shops going up too

Great idea not to call it a Hampton Inn. Maybe they could call it the 'Hamlet Inn' with no overt affiliation with Hilton or any other chain or franchise. And since everyone is so consumed with chains and franchises that don't belong, perhaps they can close the Tom Thumb store and any other "chain operation" that may be operating along 30a. Would you be OK with a hotel called Motel 7?

 

[beachmouse]

Y'all realize that the Hampton Inn-hip hop bit up there can easily be read as encouraging lodging discrimination based on race?

I'm really surprised anyone was willing to go there on a general interest public message board in the 21st century.

 

[Andy A]

Andy you have mentioned this before, I am still curious what they are. If the planning board and BCC decide it is ok and the codes don't disallow what viable reasons are there. If they deal with the drainage issue which will be a problem, and traffic is already an issue so really there won't be any change there. As for beach access we have those same issues now. I know this isn't what you want to hear and I have no dog in the hunt. Maybe something good will come out of it.

Our land use code is not the same as rigid area zoning codes are. There is plenty of room for interpretation in the code. I agree that if both the Planning Commission and BCC decide to allow the project it is probably a dead issue. The point is there is enough varibles and serious issues regarding the project to allow an interpretation that is not in the interest of the developers. Drainage, COMPATIBILITY, traffic and I am sure others can be found, come to mind. Emotion does not enter the equation, but common sense and the uniqueness of the area certainly does.

 

[Beach Runner]

Y'all realize that the Hampton Inn-hip hop bit up there can easily be read as encouraging lodging discrimination based on race?

I'm really surprised anyone was willing to go there on a general interest public message board in the 21st century.

Because it's true if you live in the ATL. I was just being silly. Like negative aleph null on the scale of arguments reasons against the Hampton. But still a perception that we Atlanta folks have.

The primary argument is that it's incompatible with the neighborhood, and it's incompatible with all of 30A. For many reasons.

BTW nothing racist about hip-hop. That's what I listen to most of the time.

 

[luca brazzi]

If ya'll decide to incorporate, you can call the town Little Buckhead.

 

[VoiceOfReason]

Didn't the Dollar General business comply with the zoning? Does anyone know what the grounds were for disallowing that project and why that wouldn't apply here? The only difference I see is that one project had a well connected guy behind it.