Seagrove Villas to be torn down

[Jdarg]

Were you two in the pool recently? :rofl:

Apparently so.

 

[Franny]

Apparently so.

I wanted to ask him about the hammock, you know KATHYs' hammock. Maybe we don't want to know.

 

[BeachSteelers]

I believe there are 2 lawsuits filed against Walton Co. on it's ruling on allowing of Naturewalk beachclub. This fight isn't over yet. And remember come election time that our 3 male commissioners all voted in favor of it while ignoring existing covenants and community outrage. I'm Curious since Compatability is such big issue for the Planning Dept. how a 66,000 sq. ft. building is compatable with single family homes?

 

[kathydwells]

I wanted to ask him about the hammock, you know KATHYs' hammock. Maybe we don't want to know.

He said POOL Franny!!!!!!!! I think I might have an opportunity to score me one of those hammocks in the not to distant future. ;-)

 

[scooterbug44]

I believe there are 2 lawsuits filed against Walton Co. on it's ruling on allowing of Naturewalk beachclub. This fight isn't over yet. And remember come election time that our 3 male commissioners all voted in favor of it while ignoring existing covenants and community outrage. I'm Curious since Compatability is such big issue for the Planning Dept. how a 66,000 sq. ft. building is compatable with single family homes?

It isn't compatible ............. until you start looking under the table, opening closed doors, and into the financing of campaigns! The project also has a higher density than is allowed anywhere in the county!

 

[Smiling JOe]

It isn't compatible ............. until you start looking under the table, opening closed doors, and into the financing of campaigns! The project also has a higher density than is allowed anywhere in the county!

...and they are expanding the footprint of the buildings, which, by County Code, means that the grandfathered use will have to revert to the current zoning which would allow no more than one unit per lot (a total of four in this case). Also, according to Code, if the buildings' values are diminished by more than fifty percent, they lose the Grandfathered exception for zoning and would have to revert to current density. The developer says that they are not expanding because they will have the same number of units as the current hotel. (When the County Commissioners heard this, they let it slide. What they fail to address is that they are increasing the size of the units. The Code indicates "no expansion." I guess Nature Walk uses a different dictionary, and apparently, so do the Walton County Commissioners.

The State required that the Counties adopt their own Codes, but if the County will not abide by their own Code, could we get the State involved and force the County Commissioners to obey the rules which they swore to uphold?

 

[scooterbug44]

...and they are expanding the footprint of the buildings, which, by County Code, means that the grandfathered use will have to revert to the current zoning which would allow no more than one unit per lot (a total of four in this case). Also, according to Code, if the buildings' values are diminished by more than fifty percent, they lose the Grandfathered exception for zoning and would have to revert to current density. The developer says that they are not expanding because they will have the same number of units as the current hotel. (When the County Commissioners heard this, they let it slide. What they fail to address is that they are increasing the size of the units. The Code indicates "no expansion." I guess Nature Walk uses a different dictionary, and apparently, so do the Walton County Commissioners.

So there are at least 3 major ways it completely violates some of the most basic zoning regulations? Can't wait for them to explain their approval come re-election time!

 

[GoodWitch58]

Perhaps the Attorney General could investigate....

 

[TreeFrog]

I believe there are 2 lawsuits filed against Walton Co. on it's ruling on allowing of Naturewalk beachclub. This fight isn't over yet. And remember come election time that our 3 male commissioners all voted in favor of it while ignoring existing covenants and community outrage. I'm Curious since Compatability is such big issue for the Planning Dept. how a 66,000 sq. ft. building is compatable with single family homes?

So, is NatureWalk restrained from demolition until the suits are resolved? If not, they aren't going to help much.

 

[Smiling JOe]

So, is NatureWalk restrained from demolition until the suits are resolved? If not, they aren't going to help much.

According to Walton County Code, if they demo the buildings, they can rebuild only one unit per lot of record. I am still wondering how they are going to pull this one off. I guess they don't think that people actually read the rules.