There are a few on the growth side of this issue who constantly complain that we won't debate them--we won't give them any information. I don't know where they have been but the points below might help.
Q-
Why do we need the Height Limit Charter Amendment?
A
- During the Master Planning process, 75% of participating residents wanted
building heights limited to four stories or less. The
commission recently changed the Land Development Regulations and the
Comprehensive Plan to allow high-rise development along Lake& Lucerne
and the adjacent neighborhoods.
Q
- What does the Height Limit Charter Amendment propose?
A
- The Charter Amendment proposes to limit heights to 45 ft. from the
intra-coastal to F St and 35 ft.from F St to A St, between 1st Ave South to 2nd
Ave North.
Q
- Don’t the Land Development Regulations (LDRs) already limit heights to 45
ft.?
A
- Height limits in the LDRs and the Comprehensive Plan can be changed by the
city commission at any time, as just happened. The only meaningful protection
is to limit heights in our City Charter. Only the voters can amend the Charter.
Q
- Why does the Charter Amendment limit heights to 45 ft. (4 stories) and 35 ft.
(3 stories)?
A
- There are three reasons:
1.
Good planning requires compatibility with surrounding structures. The 45 ft.
heights will allow for quality redevelopment to improve our local economy
without encroaching on our neighborhoods or the historic downtown.
2.
The new train station will require 45 ft. in the Transit Oriented Development
District (just west of city hall).
3.
Residents in neighborhoods west of Dixie are fighting to limit maximum building
heights to 35 ft. in their single family neighborhoods.
Q
- Why does this charter amendment only protect the downtown corridor?
A
- This is the area where high-rise development will happen first. It is
important to our economy to preserve the low-rise, Old Florida character of our
downtown as this is the main reason that visitors, new businesses and
homeowners are attracted to our city.
Q
- Won’t high-rise development generate needed tax revenue for the City?
A
- No, the entire area covered by the Height Limit Charter Amendment is in the
Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) District so tax revenues from new
development in this area will go to the CRA, while increased cost of services
will be paid for by the City.
Q
- How will the Height Limit Charter Amendment affect the Gulfstream Hotel?
A-
We believe that reopening the Gulfstream is an important part of revitalizing
our local economy. The Gulfstream Hotel is protected under the Height
Limit Charter Amendment; it can be restored or rebuilt to its current height.
Any expansion to the Gulfstream can be built to four stories.
Political advertisement paid for and approved by Respectful Planning Pac, 126 N. E St., Lake worth, FL 33460
Yep. Those are the questions you are afraid to debate.
ReplyDeleteMost answers are lies. Most questions are misleading or non-issues.
For you to call anyone coward is right back at you.
I write under my own name anonymous. What about you, coward? :)
ReplyDeleteI have 2 questions: How much revenue will a 6 story hotel bring to the local business owners?
ReplyDeleteHow much revenue will NO hotel bring to the business owners downtown?
Why don’t you reveal that 65ft is the max - that is not a high rise or a skyscraper. You are intentionally misleading people!
ReplyDeleteAndrea Costanzo
new but well informed resident
I am voting No on this Charter Amendment because it ties the hands of the city in every possible future circumstance regardless of the condition of the city or it's needs. Why would you do that? We have no idea what the future will bring and we should not cripple our city from doing what the city needs. For example, assuming this passes and a developer 10 years from now wants to buy the Gulfstream Hotel ( which has been vacant for 16 years),but needs to use the adjoining property to accomplish what he needs to make the hotel a success. He needs both buildings to be 65' in height. He offers to build the city a beautiful new train station on the new commuter line that is coming into the city. Everyone thinks this is a great deal but guess what? The voters years ago said no way. We don't care what you may need in the future. We don't care about anything but keeping two stories off your adjoining building. If you can't build it our way, go home. Does that make sense? Hell no.
ReplyDeleteBecause Andrea, 100 feet is the max right now west of Dixie. We have always said 35 and 45 feet. What is misleading about that, Andrea?
ReplyDelete@4:34, when did this get all about the business owners downtown? How do you know a 6 story building will bring any revenue to the city? The Lucerne cost us $1.2 million that went to the developer--tax money. At one time, the Lucerne condos were foreclosing. How are they doing lately? The values tanked. I guess that was the fault of all people who want to keep our downtown small, quaint and friendly who spoke out about it being built.
ReplyDeleteI'm talking about east of Federal Lynn! Boy are you rude. I was warned.
ReplyDeleteAndrea.
You might have been "talking" about east of Federal in your mind but you didn't state that, Andrea. So, who is rude?
ReplyDeleteWhat about the many cities and developers who have built in low-rise towns? How does it work for other people but it can't work for a developer in Lake Worth. Your argument is flawed and is based on a fear tactic that no one is buying.
ReplyDeleteAndrea,what do you think of board members like Greg Rice and Loretta Sharpe knowingly putting up an illegal banner on the Gulfstream?
ReplyDeleteAndrea- you said you are well informed- how did the banner come to be put up? Who let who into the bldg to put up the banner?. Who paid for the bannner? Andrea?