How was this allowed to happen?
Zoning happened, but that which is broken can be fixed!
- The wrong land use classification allowed the pile.
- The pile IS NOT water related nor specific to water-related industries. It is not a barge, it is not a boat, it is not a dock.
- Maybe there is no better choice?
The pile IS recycling to be collected and processed. Oh, what’s that? There is a zone for that?
- Here it is!
Now, lets see. F11 fits the description of the activity and the physical nature of the product. Is there anything more?
Does this mean it MUST be processed, and shipped, and sorted, and cut, and compacted, and baled to fit? No, by golly. The activity is just limited to those activities. Lets keep going!
Really? Waterfront designation? What does conditional mean? “the governmental body allows a change in zoning activities subject to certain conditions that are designed to protect adjacent land from the loss of use value which might occur, if the new zoning activities are allowed without any sort of restrictions.” https://definitions.uslegal.com/c/conditional-zoning/
The metal pile and activities around it include noise, visual, and health and sanitary impacts. And if so, the entire pile and associated activities must be enclosed in a building? No wonder they didn’t choose this one!
Does the activity fit with the City and Port’s overall comprehensive goals?
https://cob.org/wp-content/uploads/2016-land-use.pdf
The new Waterfront developments are within 500 feet of the metal piles.
The time is now to right this wrong.
Before the Waterfront, and Downtown are negatively affected to the point of no return.
Before the metal shredder is permitted on the outskirts of town.
Before jobs and investment are lost.
How?
The City Council, Mayor, and the Port have the authority to recognize the appropriate zoning and make the needed changes.