It is about a three-hour drive south from Brevard County to Miami Shores, Florida. The village is known as a combination bedroom community and destination for retired folks. It has also become known as the place that doesn't allow residents to grow vegetable...
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Land Use & Zoning
Editorial: Florida lawmakers threaten local control
On Behalf of Cantwell & Goldman PA | Nov 9, 2017 | Land Use & Zoning
It is a more than 300 miles from Brevard County to Tallahassee. If some Florida lawmakers get their way, residents of Brevard's 16 communities would have to make that 5-plus hour drive each time they wanted to address local issues involving ordinances, regulations and...
Acceptance of area bid for Amazon’s HQ2 would have big impact
On Behalf of Cantwell & Goldman PA | Oct 23, 2017 | Land Use & Zoning
Boston, Buffalo, Baltimore and Birmingham. Chicago, Charlotte and Cleveland. Las Vegas, Long Island and Louisville, too. All have submitted bids to Amazon for the online retail giant's new headquarters that will come with 50,000 high-paying tech jobs and $5 billion in...
Zoning made a difference in how storms affected Florida and Texas
On Behalf of Cantwell & Goldman PA | Oct 17, 2017 | Land Use & Zoning
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have linked Florida communities to flood-ravaged Houston and other Texas towns and cities. The historic storms struck within days of each other, wreaking havoc, taking lives and causing billions of dollars in property damage.An unexpected...
How today’s land use and zoning impact the Florida of 2070
On Behalf of Cantwell & Goldman PA | Oct 9, 2017 | Land Use & Zoning
Think of the changes in society, technology, arts and law that have taken place over the past 50 years. It is possible that the advances and evolutions to come in the next five decades will dwarf those that have taken place since 1967.While no one can know for certain...
Building codes, zoning credited with Florida storm resiliency
On Behalf of Cantwell & Goldman PA | Oct 3, 2017 | Land Use & Zoning
If you drive south from Cocoa along the Florida coast for a couple of hours, you come to Jupiter. The city is home to former congressman Patrick Murphy, who recently penned an op-ed extolling our state's resilience in the face of Hurricane Irma.Murphy wrote that...
Expert: hurricanes could have an impact on land use, zoning
On Behalf of Cantwell & Goldman PA | Sep 27, 2017 | Land Use & Zoning
The damage done by Hurricane Irma to Cocoa, Brevard County and many parts of Florida was extensive. It is understood that rebuilding houses, businesses, roads and more will take a lot of money, effort and time.Some experts question whether rebuilding is always a good...
Navigating Brevard County’s zoning bureaucracy
On Behalf of Cantwell & Goldman PA | Sep 18, 2017 | Land Use & Zoning
Management expert Dale Dauten said that "Bureaucracy gives birth to itself and then expects maternity benefits." It is certainly true that most long-time Brevard County residents can remember when life and government processes were simpler and easier to navigate.If...
Smoke lifts from Florida county marijuana dispensary decision
On Behalf of Cantwell & Goldman PA | Sep 12, 2017 | Land Use & Zoning
Communities across Florida are assessing damage done by Hurricane Irma. We urge readers to support relief efforts and lend a helping hand when possible. Florida communities are also returning to the business that was at hand before the storm struck, which in many...
Zoning as an expression of what cities want to be
On Behalf of Cantwell & Goldman PA | Sep 8, 2017 | Land Use & Zoning
It is more than 2,500 miles from Cocoa, Florida, to Meridian, Idaho. You might well wonder why we bring up this apparently obscure bit of trivia. The explanation lies in a recent article about the departure from Meridian of a city planner.The planner and his wife are...