Coalition: Briny Breezes Redevelopment Plan Vague, Incomplete and Irresponsible.What Independent Experts Are Saying About the Proposed Briny Breezes Redevelopment Plan Under State Review DELRAY BEACH Delray Beach, resort city (1990 pop. 47,181), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled 1895, inc. 1911. Mostly residential, Delray Beach is also the trade center for a citrus-fruit and vegetable-growing region. , Fla. -- Correcting spelling of name of the Director, DEP DEP Deposit DEP Deputy DEP Department of Environmental Protection DEP Dependent DEP Departure DEP Depot DEP Deposition DEP deployed (US DoD) DEP Data Execution Prevention (computer security) Office of Intergovernmental in·ter·gov·ern·men·tal adj. Being or occurring between two or more governments or divisions of a government. in Programs in release dated June 5, 2007, should read Letter to DCA (1) (Document Content Architecture) IBM file formats for text documents. DCA/RFT (Revisable-Form Text) is the primary format and can be edited. DCA/FFT (Final-Form Text) has been formatted for a particular output device and cannot be changed. from Sally B. Mann, (sted Letter to DCA from Sally B. Quinn). The corrected release reads: COALITION: BRINY BREEZES REDEVELOPMENT PLAN VAGUE, INCOMPLETE AND IRRESPONSIBLE ir·re·spon·si·ble adj. 1. Marked by a lack of responsibility: irresponsible accusations. 2. Lacking a sense of responsibility; unreliable or untrustworthy. 3. The Florida Coalition for Preservation today said independent reviews of the proposed Briny Breezes redevelopment plan now before the Department of Community Affairs show the plan is "vague, incomplete and irresponsible." Those reviews, by the South Florida Water Management District and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) is the agency in Florida's government charged with most functions relating to environmental quality in the state. [1] History By the mid-1960s, when the U.S. , raise doubts about the Briny Breezes plan to radically increase the population density on an environmentally fragile, hurricane-prone barrier island. "These are yet two more expert, independent agencies whose professional staff have serious concerns about deficiencies in the Briny Breezes redevelopment plan," said Florida Coalition for Preservation Chairman Tom Evans. "This lends yet more weight to our Coalition's contention that the Briny Breezes plan is ill-conceived, irresponsible and does not meet state standards." The following are samples of comments made by official agencies that have reviewed the Briny Breezes redevelopment plan: South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD SFWMD South Florida Water Management District ): "Our review has determined that the proposed land uses are not adequately defined, and their maximum allowable densities and intensities are not properly specified. Further, we have found that the amendment proposal does not adequately address the availability of water supply facility planning, nor provide a capital improvement schedule for water supply infrastructure." June 1, 2007 Letter to DCA from P.K. Sharma, Lead Planner, SFWMD Water Supply Planning Division. "The proposed land uses are not adequately defined with maximum allowable densities and intensities specified for all proposed land uses. This information is directly connected to the projection of future water and sewer SEWER. Properly a trench artificially made for the purpose of carrying water into the sea, river, or some other place of reception. Public sewers are, in general, made at the public expense. Crabb, R. P. Sec. 113. demands and the capability of proposed utility providers to commit to future service provision. Additionally, needed associated land use impact analyses or other necessary water resource related data and analyses are inadequate or missing in several instances." Source: SFWMD Review of Briny Breezes Redevelopment Plan, June 1, 2007. "Our review has determined that the EAR (Evaluation and Appraisal Report submitted by Briny Breezes to the DCA) does not adequately assess the future availability of water supplies and water supply facilities, and does not adequately assess the capital improvement schedule for future needed water supply infrastructure." Source: June 1, 2007 Letter to DCA from Henry Bittaker, Senior Planner, SFWMD Water Supply Planning Division. Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP): "The Department found several major deficiencies in the proposed comprehensive plan. For example, none of the proposed land uses have been adequately defined and all fail to provide maximum allowable densities and intensities for the proposed uses. ...The submittal package also did not include the data and analysis necessary for a determination of land use suitability." Source: June 1, 2007 2007 Letter to DCA from Sally B. Mann, Director, DEP Office of Intergovernmental Programs. "Based on the information and analysis submitted, the Department finds that proposed comprehensive plan amendment does not meet the requirements of Chapter 163, Part II, F.S., and Chapter 9J-5, F.A.C. and is therefore objectionable. With regard to the following items, the data and analysis provided by the Town is insufficient: the extent and impact of the land use categories; availability of potable potable /pot·a·ble/ (po´tah-b'l) fit to drink. po·ta·ble adj. Fit to drink; drinkable. potable fit to drink. water, wastewater and non-potable water services; proposed marina Marina “a piece of virtue.” [Br. Lit.: Pericles] See : Virtuousness facilities; and the CIE (Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage, International Commission on Illumination, Vienna, Austria, www.cie.co.at) An international organization that sets standards for all aspects of lighting and illumination, including colorimetry, photometry and the measurement of visible and (Capital Improvements Element)." Source: June 1, 2007 Letter to DCA from Sally B. Mann, Director, DEP Office of Intergovernmental Programs. For more information about the Florida Coalition for Preservation, please visit www.PreservationFla.org. |
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