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The city finally backed down and passed the amendments to stop the reckless overdevelopment tearing our downtown apart. This is a massive hit to the developers who thought they could steamroll our neighborhoods for a quick profit. Keep your eyes sharp because we must ensure these new density rules are …

December 17, 2013

Limit Delray Beach Downtown Overdevelopment

Limit Delray Beach Downtown Overdevelopment

🏆 Won — 504 supporters Verified

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Started by Anonymous 12 years, 10 months ago
Conditional Use incentives, allowing for greater density and taller buildings in the downtown area of Delray Beach have been overused, and represent a threat to the infrastructure (roads, bridges, parking) and quality of life in the City.

Please sign this petition to support the Planning & Zoning Department's proposed targeted amendments to current land use regulations which limit conditional use incentives by: 1) restricting residential unit density to 30 units per acre in the core downtown and 2) redefining areas where building heights in excess of four stories can be allowed, on the principle that taller structures be located away from adjacent residential neighborhoods.

Updates

Reached 500 supporters

November 7, 2013

November 2, 2013

The city planning office keeps stalling while developers continue to shove these massive projects down our throats. I have been digging through the latest permit applications and the greed behind this downtown disaster is even worse than we imagined.

October 23, 2013

We just hit our first hundred signatures and the city planners finally have to acknowledge that we are paying attention. Delray Beach officials cannot keep selling our streets to developers while ignoring the people who actually live here.

Reached 100 supporters

October 23, 2013

October 20, 2013

The developers are betting that we will get tired and give up while they continue to ruin our downtown district. We are almost at one hundred signatures so push this link out to your neighbors right now to show them we are not going anywhere.

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Mark Sullivan
12 years ago Featured

Enough is enough, this is all about $$ and nothing else. If we don't do this we will lose Delray.

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Tom Whitaker
12 years ago Featured

infrastructure cant handle this density. fix the roads first before building more massive apartment blocks.

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Sarah Webb
12 years ago Featured

Delray is losing its charm fast. cant even find parking anymore. enough with the high rises.

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Linda Espinoza
12 years ago Featured

Save our historic downtown before its just another generic strip of glass towers. Keep the heights down.

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Mike Khan
12 years ago Featured

The developers are ruining this town. Look at the skyline changing every month. Greed.

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Dave Klein
12 years ago Featured

traffic is already a nightmare on atlantic. we dont need more condos towering over everything. stop selling us out.

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Scott Morrison
12 years ago

Morrison Properties Delray Beach