tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90920364007017836562011-10-25T18:54:44.968-04:00The sense of community, the cost of government, the ability to deliver services, the impact on natural resources and the environment, the convience of living, and what is home are all influenced by the effects of development and how planners and governments and citizens decide how growth happens and when it should'nt happen. This blooger looks to address these issues.John Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00161309827761985233noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9092036400701783656.post-74718118571396051982006-09-01T18:18:00.000-04:002006-09-01T18:20:58.478-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/7784/1109867724695041/1600/Tanner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/7784/1109867724695041/320/Tanner.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>It is September 1, 2006<br /><p class="MsoNormal"><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote>This blog begins.<span style=""> </span>I am a central Florida Environmentalist and Polk County Planning Commissioner.<span style=""> </span>I’ve been at this in one form or another since 1989. I would sure like to hear from all of you “out there” with your experience with land use and local zoning.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I hope that we come up with “Pearls of Wisdom” that <span style=""> </span>help us all.</p><p class="MsoNormal">The old map of Florida is is is the way it used to be><br /><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:78%;" >(Map is by Henry Tanner [1823] from the David Rumsey Collection) </span><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">As I get<span style=""> </span>familiar with Blogs I’ll be more specific with my comments but for now, here is a gripe:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">There is a lack of honest information when<span style=""> </span>a person is trying to figure out just what<span style=""> </span>kind of development is coming in across the street or just down the block.<span style=""> </span>In most central Florida cities and counties you can look at the “FLU” (Future Land Use) Maps and it will tell you what density your neighborhood is “zoned” for. BUT THEN, if the developer is doing a Planned Development they get more density.<span style=""> </span>An average of 1 unit per acre more.<span style=""> </span>And then if they do thing inside the development that the municipality or the County wants they could get an additional<span style=""> </span>unit per acre or more.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">When their application comes in and when it is advertised you only know what the density of the land use is not what they are going to get.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">At least they should be advertising what they are going to get.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9092036400701783656-7471811857139605198?l=growthandplanning.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>John Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00161309827761985233noreply@blogger.com0