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Sailfish Marina tells board moratorium could derail near-term waterfront plans
Summary
Representatives for Sailfish Marina said they have invested years and money in a waterfront master plan and asked the Local Planning Agency to delay or exempt active applicants from a proposed moratorium, arguing they could serve as a test case during code revisions.
Representatives of Sailfish Marina urged the Palm Beach Shores Local Planning Agency on Feb. 26 to delay or exempt active redevelopment applicants from the proposed six-month moratorium so ongoing projects could be submitted and evaluated during the code-review process.
George Gentile, landscape architect for 2GHO representing Sailfish Marina, said the team has been working "diligently for the past 2 1/2 years" on a master plan and asked the board to "hold off on any moratoriums." He suggested that the marina could serve as a test case by bringing in experts to work with town staff on code revisions that will be required by FEMA mappings.
Brian Cheney of Sailfish Marina told the board the business has "invested a lot of time and funding" and said they had only recently received notice of the moratorium; he noted that flood maps and ordinance approvals have been evolving since at least November. Chairperson Janet Kortenhaus encouraged the marina representatives to contact the mayor and commissioners to offer assistance, but she also reminded them that federal floodplain requirements take precedence: "they can not build any because the FEMA requirements supersede the town." No exemption or change was granted at the meeting; the Local Planning Agency voted unanimously to recommend the moratorium to the Town Commission.
