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Biloxi residents urge council to deny Boulevard/Beauvoir Villas PDR rezoning over density and open-space worries
Summary
Multiple residents and environmental advocates told the Biloxi City Council they oppose a proposed PDR rezoning for Beauvoir/Boulevard Villas, citing density, insufficient open space under the Land Development Ordinance and a lack of trust in the developer; the developer said the plan won a 15–1 planning commission vote and preserves live oaks.
Dozens of Biloxi residents told the City Council during public comments that the proposed Beauvoir/Boulevard Villas Planned Development Residential (PDR) rezoning would create excessive density and fail to meet the city—s open-space requirements. Speakers said the proposal would replace low-density single-family rules with a PDR that could allow about 200 homes and leave far less open space than the Land Development Ordinance requires.
The residents— objections focused on density, open space and trust in the developer. "I know that the builder has modified the plan to 200 plus homes, but it just doesn't seem to make sense to me," said Laurie Silvestro, who gave her address as 181 Iris…
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