Redevelopment Recap: Where we stand

Redevelopment Plan: As required by the recent charter amendments, all Comprehensive Plan Amendments and increase in allowable building heights must be approved by the voters. Workshops on the subject have not yet been rescheduled but may begin as early as the end of the summer. Any new Comprehensive Plan amendments will need to be approved by all agencies by early January in order to be placed on the March 2008 ballot. Be sure to watch Channel 15 and your mailbox for important information on workshops and special meetings.

Dolphin Village: In November, residents voted to not repeal Division 43 of the Land Development Code. On February 14, RMC Property Group, owners of Dolphin Village, applied for a rezoning under Division 43 to reconstruct the shopping center with a mixed use development. The project includes 100,000 sq/ft of new commercial development, including a new 45,000 sq/ft grocery store, as well as a 175 unit, seven story residential building. The City Commission approved the project which is currently under appeal in Circuit Court by several residents. Assuming the approval stands, the property owners have indicated it is likely at least two years before any construction activity begins.

East Corey: Voters did not approve the vacation of Corey Circle for the Corey Landings project which will not allow the previously approved site plan to move forward. Staff is working with the owners to demolish the existing structures on the site. The property owners have not submitted a revised site plan to the city.

Pass-A-Grille: The Planning Board and City staff have been working on a number of planning issues relating to 8th Avenue and the small tourist lodging facilities. The primary goal is to assure any redevelopment on 8th Avenue is consistent with historic development pattern of the area and that we retain some presence of small tourist lodging facilities that were all made non-conforming nearly twenty years ago. Changes will require amendments to the Comprehensive Plan that will require numerous public hearings and a public referendum before they can be enacted.