[UPDATE] Lake Worth Artists and Cottage Entrepreneurs (ACE): Frequently Asked Questions

[UPDATE: Thursday evening (7/23) I had a meeting with ACE concerning their 'home occupation' zoning change proposal. Check back here tomorrow for my thoughts on the meeting, the ACE proposal, my conclusion/recommendations and research I've done to support my conclusions. In the meantime here are my first thoughts on the proposal by ACE below from Thursday morning (7/23)]

This is from an information sheet (FAQ) put out by the group. They have agreed to meet with me to answer some of the questions that I put forward here yesterday. This 'FAQ' doesn't quite do that, but it is a start. I am glad they are reaching out to people but think that should ideally have been done earlier in the process.

My main concerns center on the extent of the geographic area they may be talking about: Eighty-percent of the city, approximately the total of residential land in Lake Worth is a very large area. I am also concerned about how these changes will be reviewed and by whom. And I have many questions about how much is too much to allow in a residential zoning district.

I also find it interesting that the supporters of this initiative seem to be made up of many in the group who were against the height ordinance. It seems to me that these residential zoning changes would have much greater impact on people's daily lives and affect people where they live, much more than whether a hotel can be six stories instead of four stories east of Federal Hwy.

I'm having trouble with this Princess and the Pea attitude toward height, but being very laissez faire when it comes to people living in residential neighborhoods with one- and two-story homes. Many homeowners bought property in theses neighborhoods expecting certainty in their zoning code; not expecting whimsical changes from time to time because some think they have a better idea and hired lawyers and PR people to sell it to the community.

But I am glad we are going to be talking. Hopefully compromise and understanding will carry the day.