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Residents urge board to keep Park Avenue parcel residential; board declines to recommend commercial rezoning
Summary
Neighbors told the Planning & Advisory Board that converting 1253 A1A from RM-3 to commercial would harm a pedestrian beach access, create parking and safety problems and set an unwanted precedent; after public comment the board voted not to recommend the change.
The Planning & Advisory Board on Monday heard hours of debate and public comment on a proposed comprehensive-plan amendment and rezoning for 1253 A1A, a small, beach-adjacent parcel currently used as an engineering office. After neighbors warned about pedestrian-safety risks, limited parking and the potential for precedent-setting redevelopment, the board voted to not recommend converting the site from RM-3 (residential mixed-use) to commercial.
Why it matters: The parcel sits adjacent to a heavily used Park Avenue beach access where residents said pedestrians, bicycles and golf carts regularly cross. Residents said small lot size and street parking limitations mean commercial conversion could…
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