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Bayview Estates resident urges halt to HOA playground permit; city staff says appeal was premature
Summary
A Bayview Estates homeowner told council he and neighbors appealed a building permit for a proposed community playground; city staff explained the appeal before administrative action was premature and that, now that the permit has been issued, the Board of Appeals process can be used.
Bob Schwartz, a Bayview Estates resident, told the council he and many neighbors oppose plans by their homeowners association to build a community playground and plaza on a parcel they say has long been set aside for private open space. Schwartz said he filed a 45‑page appeal arguing the lot is permanently restricted, sits next to nontidal wetlands and a stormwater facility, and that a playground is a “structure” that requires code-compliant approvals including ADA access, soil testing, wetland-buffer permits and applicable safety standards used by playground designers.
Schwartz said the HOA submitted a building-permit application and requested assignment of an address for the site; neighbors say the address assignment is being used for insurance reasons and that they…
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