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Resident tells commission waivers invite national 'cookie-cutter' builders, urges stricter enforcement of PDP guidelines
Summary
Charlene Bennett told the commission that granting waivers to Planned Development (PDP) guidelines enables out-of-state national builders and land speculators to deliver cookie-cutter subdivisions that do not fit Lake Wales' character and that the city should stop granting waivers of strict compliance.
During the public comment period, Lake Wales resident Charlene Bennett urged the commission to stop granting waivers of strict compliance to the city’s PDP guidelines, saying the waivers enable large national builders and land speculators to produce housing that does not fit the city’s character.
Bennett listed…
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