The proposed Causeway Cove project would include over 900 residential units and more than 400 hotel rooms.
A developer in Fort Pierce, Florida is using the state's Live Local Act to bypass local zoning controls as it plans to build the largest development in that city's history, reports Jack Randall in TC Palm.
The project, Causeway Cove, proposes 913 residential units and two hotels totaling over 400 rooms as part of a complex of five buildings. According to city officials, the development would increase the population of the island by over 70%, prompting concerns about bottlenecks during evacuations.
According to Randall, "Causeway Cove has taken advantage of a Live Local Act provision allowing it to match the highest density allowed in the city, which is 30 units per acre. It also is exempt from parking reductions." The 2023 law lets developers circumvent local regulations if at least 40% of housing units are set aside as affordable for 30 years.
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