Letter-to-the-editor: Larry Grundmann
RE: “Density calculation changes adopted by council in 5-0 vote”
Dear Editor:
Another area covered in the [April 9 City Council] meeting’s Public Comments, was the observation that the CLURO Section 4.3.3.8 should receive similar emphasis for compliance. It was the only Section cited in Judge Long’s decision supporting the Council’s rejection of the Sucette Harbor Planned Development (PD) Application.
Fortunately, several Councilpersons did the Section’s specified 12-point analysis in its final review meeting for the record, because no such review, if done, was to be found in the Application’s written record available to the public until that final Council Meeting. The mandate is for the 12-point analysis to be done at each stage: Planning Director, Planning Committee, and City Council. The analysis of each stage should be in writing and available at the time for public scrutiny.
This is where the rubber meets the road: The intent and letter of Section 4.3.3.8 is to give the same protection by the CLURO to the neighbors of a PD Application that it gives to neighbors of any other adjacent property application for special use, zoning change or variances. Otherwise, the PD neighbors would be treated differently and disadvantageously so.
LARRY GRUNDMANN
301 Mariners Island
Mandeville
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