Help!!

[macbeth25]

Omarvelous09 -- You probably know the story behind the picture you use -- but you might not know, and I'm sure most people don't, that the photo was taken by a photographer using a 4x5 speed or crown graphic camera with two-sided plates holding a sheet of film on each side.  I used to use one of those in high school to take photos at football games.  I carried more weight -- case, flash bulbs, extra film, etc. -- than the football players and theirs was more evenly distributed.  I just had a strap around my neck holding that metal case.  Devloping and processing that film and printing pictures for the newspaper were ridiculous.  Now I use a digital camera and that's a lot more fun.  Flags of Our Fathers (one of the sites you get if you Google is http://www.flagsofourfathers.com/), kind of tells the story but there are many other sites which do so, too. 

[nvrenuf]

The basics of what I could find in the Springfield Overlay (Section 656.369): 7 or more people makes it a 'special use' and no new ones are allowed, 6 or under are 'community residential homes' and are allowed subject to the following criteria: 
(1)   New community residential homes must be at least 1,000 feet from existing community residential homes.
(2)   Principal and accessory residential structures must comprise at least 1,500 heated square feet.
(A)   Chain link fences shall not be allowed in front yards or in side yards along public streets.
(B)   The use shall comply with all applicable City property maintenance and unsafe building codes.

So if she is planning for 7 or more people - not allowed.
If 6 or under and there is another community residential home within 1000' - not allowed.
The house is 2176 heated square feet - no issue.
I haven't looked at the fence.

Question now is who determines how many are residing there? Ms Pittman based on a contract she provides to the VA or does the VA decide?

[Omarvelous09]

The basics of what I could find in the Springfield Overlay (Section 656.369): 7 or more people makes it a 'special use' and no new ones are allowed, 6 or under are 'community residential homes' and are allowed subject to the following criteria: 
(1)   New community residential homes must be at least 1,000 feet from existing community residential homes.
(2)   Principal and accessory residential structures must comprise at least 1,500 heated square feet.
(A)   Chain link fences shall not be allowed in front yards or in side yards along public streets.
(B)   The use shall comply with all applicable City property maintenance and unsafe building codes.

So if she is planning for 7 or more people - not allowed.
If 6 or under and there is another community residential home within 1000' - not allowed.
The house is 2176 heated square feet - no issue.
I haven't looked at the fence.

Question now is who determines how many are residing there? Ms Pittman based on a contract she provides to the VA or does the VA decide?

Honestly i dont know that information yet. I was told that 4 would be in the main house, and 2 in the rear...The VA will be dictating who is allowed to reside in the house.

[Karl_Pilkington]

yo stephen, yes there are those types here in SPR (as you know) but those types are in every neighborhood.  I lived in Neptune Beach before moving to SPR and let me tell you the venom there was just as bad, no it was worse because they have their own gov't and police allowing those with vendettas real power to make someone's life miserable.   Go try to open a group home there, I guarantee if they couldn't tar and feather you, they'd trump up some charge and have you arrested.

[AlexS]

I just hope one day a thread will actually stay on topic and posters will supply factual information. Too often every thread, regardless of the topic, gets turned into same discussion which gets rehashed over and over without any real outcome.

So back on topic.
There was a HPC hearing about a sprinkler system. One wonders why a huge sprnikler system with a large pipe up front is needed. What is the ultimate goal.
The overlay allows less than 6 unrelated people. Is this per building or per unit ? So if it's a duplex, would it be 12 people ?

PS: I agree that Striders properties are well managed. I have never had a problem with any of them. But that discussion does not advance this topic.

[Sportmotor]

I just hope one day a thread will actually stay on topic and posters will supply factual information.

So how bout them jags?

[fsu813]

Anyone know the number of halfway houses / shelters that are already in the area?

[nvrenuf]

fsu813, I think the SPAR office may have a list.

[fsu813]

just wondering....i know Strider has a bunch.

[downtownparks]

Would that be a list of the actual legal halfway houses that were so hotly contested last year? Or these 'low density' halfway houses?

If my memory serves me, the legal halfway houses were The Dr Daniel House on Hubbard, the Alco house on 4th, The Joint houses at 7th and Pearl, and then Striders place near 8th and Pearl.

If you start including the low density homes, Im not sure there is any way to track them.

[nvrenuf]

I'm fairly certain they have a list of all the legal ones and probably have a list of questionable ones too.

[enuffalready]

Is it just me or does it seem like everyone taking a crap in our house are people that don't live hear? What's worse it doing it under the context of "caring" blah, blah, blah they are all being well compensated for their "generous heart".  Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with some good ole capitalism but let's putting chocolate on it doesn't make it any less a big ole stinking turd.

[fsu813]

Yup. It'd be one thing if these people lived in the neigborhood, but they don't. That tells you what the really think of thier endevours.

[Dog Walker]

At least in the old boarding houses, the owner lived in the same building.  Maybe we should require all apartment owners or "group" home owners to live in or next door to their property.  That would surely reduce the problems!

[fsu813]

(ha) i'd guess the sincere compassion for these poor, hard luck individuals would suddenly run dry.....