Durkeeville Project Illustrates Zoning Code Issues

[Garden guy]

Who needs a building permit?   This city will let anyone do whatever they will with our city and demo and building permits are handed out like candy with no sight to the historical value of every building within our historic areas...every building.   It's a shame..i'm sure the owners of the feed store made a hefty profit to allow the company to fuck up a corner like that. IT's all about the money people...anything can happen in this city if you know the right good ole boy and have enough money..plain and simple...fuck the citizens...as long as "i'm making my dollar"....Do we not have a group to prevent this from happening?

[north miami]

Who needs a building permit?   This city will let anyone do whatever they will with our city and demo and building permits are handed out like candy with no sight to the historical value of every building within our historic areas...every building.   It's a shame..i'm sure the owners of the feed store made a hefty profit to allow the company to fuck up a corner like that. IT's all about the money people...anything can happen in this city if you know the right good ole boy and have enough money..plain and simple...fuck the citizens...as long as "i'm making my dollar"....Do we not have a group to prevent this from happening?

fun to done see Planning Commission Chair jaw drop when vote went nontypical during the early rubber stamp Ortega Boat Yard process.
Chair visibly incredulous.Worth pulling up the video.

[jaxnyc79]

Has any work been done to encourage walkable, urban-oriented design in the zoning code, at least in the Urban Priority Area?  If so, who's working on this and is there a timeline for rolling it out?  Is this on anyone's radar?

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