Naturewalk at Seagrove

[Smiling JOe]

Re: Stunning Decision, Not !

I think seacrestkristi is probably talking about the new townhomes going up next to Mistral named something like.....Adante? Something like that anyway. They built an underground garage.

I think you are right. I was just using it to point out that Nature Walk Beach Club also plans in doing the same thing, putting in underground (underdune) parking.

 

[pgurney]

Re: Stunning Decision, Not !

According to this: http://www.sowal.com/bb/showthread.php?t=11172&highlight=nature+walk
the covenants and restrictions have expired.

As a note of coincidence - that neighborhood was platted on today's date, 57 years ago.

 

[Busta Hustle]

Re: Stunning Decision, Not !

Nature Walked on Dirty-A near Sactuary At Dead Fish, Seaslime and Water Odor...somebody stop me...i can't go on...LOL so I don't c-r-y-

 

[Smiling JOe]

Re: Stunning Decision, Not !

According to this: http://www.sowal.com/bb/showthread.php?t=11172&highlight=nature+walk
the covenants and restrictions have expired.

As a note of coincidence - that neighborhood was platted on today's date, 57 years ago.

Don't quote me on it because it has been a few months since I last looked at the C&R's, but I believe the exemption for the four lots in question, making up Seagrove Villas, was recorded with the deed and they do not expire. I could be wrong on that one, but that is how I recall it. Last night, Attorney Mike Burke and another attorney working with him, were stating that Mr McGee who wroted the deed restrictions, didn't own the property at the time the exemptions for these lots were written and that they are therefore invalid and void. I will leave any legal determination of such to the attorneys.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Re: Stunning Decision, Not !

Hey BeachSteelers,
do you remember the representative for NatureWalk stating that he would set up County Planner, Greg, with a nice lot in NatureWalk, back at that meeting held earlier this year? I wonder which one he chose...:scratch: If Greg were the Planner for NatureWalk Bch Club, I would be all over that quote like brown on stank.

 

[BeachSiO2]

Re: A few Walton County Commissioners For Sale

Tangent - is this the Anita Page that sailed across the Atlantic alone in a J Boat

Yes, I think it is, but only about 95% sure. I know she is a big time sailer and use to deliver boats for people.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Re: A few Walton County Commissioners For Sale

Yes, I think it is, but only about 95% sure. I know she is a big time sailer and use to deliver boats for people.

yes, from what I hear, that is her.

 

[TooFarTampa]

Re: Stunning Decision, Not !

So, I'm not clear on this part. Is everything technically legal? Are there clearly parts of the plan that don't comply with current code?

The whole idea obviously stinks but I'd like to be able to do something other than complain. If there are gray areas, I wonder if this would be of interest to our Legislature. Maybe the head of the house insurance committee? I dunno, but the Legislature is currently (bleep)ing bricks about the fact that it is now on the hook for billions of dollars in potential hurricane damages and I would think someone in the state government would be unhappy about a high density, not-really-legal project on the dunes that somehow got past county planners. The whole concept goes against everything the Legislature would like to see right now. Lemme guess ... those units would have to be insured by Citizens.

 

[GoodWitch58]

Re: Stunning Decision, Not !

Nature Walk proper may look nice....but I have it on good authority that the developer insisted on taking out many, many trees that the design people wanted to leave because of....you guessed it....drainage, especially storm (hurricane) drainage.

And, look at the standing water w/out even much rain!

Greed, Greed, Greed...There should be a law

 

[TooFarTampa]

So they are saying this parcel has become part of the Planned Urban Development of NatureWalk, and thus must follow the NatureWalk C&Rs? What are those original C&Rs and can someone post a copy of them online? How did this parcel, so recently purchased, get folded into the NatureWalk PUD? Was doing so legal, if the zoning on the beachfront parcel is as you say Residential Preservation?

Sadly, I know a bit about these county loopholes. Back when Seacrest Beach North was developed, a parcel behind what is now our house was designated as part of the Seacrest PUD but was not included in the homeowner's association. Someone (I guess Doodle Harris) sold the parcel to a developer who two years ago put up a 21-unit, four story condo building that begins less than 7 feet from my back fence. We complained loudly but learned that since the Seacrest PUD allows for zero lot lines, we had no recourse even though the setback clearly did not meet the Walton County Land Development Code guidelines. The planners claimed their hands were tied and were absolutely of no help.

(By the way, that building is like 85 percent empty.)

So I'm presuming the Villas parcel is now part of the NatureWalk PUD. But was that designation legal? Because the PUD would have been established several years ago. Paper trail anyone?