826 Sunset Drive, Lake Worth

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Yesterday I toured the Sunset property. This parcel consists of 4.02 acres and according to the Property Appraiser's Office, it is zoned MultiFamily 10. There is, however, a problem with this as it was never transferred to the DCA by the City of Lake Worth. Even if it had been transferred to the DCA, it is considered Contract Zoning and that is illegal. Consequently all the things that lead up to this has caused a law suit with the City of Lake Worth by the owners, Sunset Drive Holdings. They were lured into buying this property with the promise of a zoning change, by a previous commission, that never happened.

Between employee ineptitude and failure to transmit the illegal spot zoning to the Comp Plan to the DCA (and it is a good thing that this mistake was made or it would have initiated another lawsuit)-- to a Commission, spearheaded by Nadine Burns, that was looking for tax base and the hell with a neighborhood--to the change of a new city commission that reversed the zoning decision of a past commission-- this once pristine property has been allowed to deteriorate over the past 6 years as it was bought for development. The only value is now in the land. Every allegation by the owners and every amendment filed has been rejected. Pages 5 & 6 of the Recommended Order relate to La Sonna Hayes; her claims were rejected.

The owners want to sell this land and end their law suit with the City.

It was very quiet there and I saw no wildlife other than the report of one dead possum. The second photo is not on the Sunset property but on the Ciocci's right near the entrance to Sunset--it was too unusual with all the Spanish moss, not to include.