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Live Oak council hearing: neighbors, a councilmember and staff clash over small, flood-prone lot, enforcement notices and a declined CRA grant
Summary
Residents and a councilmember raised objections to rezoning a 50-foot-wide, partially flooded parcel, questioned why code enforcement posted four notices on a local business, and sought explanation for a Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) grant that staff says the recipient declined.
A public hearing in the City of Live Oak centered on a proposed rezoning for a narrow, flood-prone parcel and a related dispute over code-enforcement notices and a Community Redevelopment Agency grant.
Carolyn Wolsey, a resident who spoke during public comment, said the property is "only 50 feet wide" and that "half of the property" is underwater at times, arguing the lot could not meet the city's own lot-width guidance for multiunit housing. "I've read in your paperwork here that they would need at least 80 feet to do a duplex and at least a 100 feet to do a triplex," Wolsey said, urging the council to consider flood impacts on neighboring…
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