4) hoteliers have not been honest about their parking needs so as to court votes on the Commission.

The proposed omni royal crescent hotel new orleans change, omni royal crescent hotel new orleans as approved by the city Planning Board, would only apply to the retention of historic buildings with an exception specifically designed to enable the construction of a new hotel on the north side of 17th Street and West Avenue.
Some background: The Miami Beach Housing Authority owns the pie-shaped sliver of land south of the Collins Canal and just east of the proposed West Avenue bridge, which would extend West Avenue north across 17th Street, the canal and  Dade Boulevard, linking with the Sunset Harbour neighborhood.
Finvarb has proposed building a five-story Residence Inn by Marriott on the property.  Designed by architect omni royal crescent hotel new orleans Kobi Karp, it would have five floors, 116 rooms and only 66 parking spaces in a mechanical garage.
And the parking ordinance analysis the city will vote on Wednesday actually singles out the Finvarb project to be exempted from the requirement that the reduction be only applicable to retention of historic buildings.
There are areas where the parking reduction won t apply at all, because of concerns about parking shortages and traffic congestion. One is the neighborhood south of Fifth Street. Another is the West Avenue corridor, which they city contends ends at the doorstep of the Finvarb property at West Avenue and 17th Street.
Nevertheless, omni royal crescent hotel new orleans specific  language in the staff recommendation to the city commission mentions Finvarb and this exception to the rule: the proposed hotel would get the .5 space per unit break as long as the hotel agrees it will not have a restaurant, pool, bar or special events open to the public.
The Belle Isle Residents Association, the West Avenue Corridor Neighborhood Association and and Miami Beach United have opposed the new parking rule, and the new hotel. They argue that 17th Street between Alton Road and West Avenue is one of the city s most congested areas, and adding the hotel in fact, creating omni royal crescent hotel new orleans special rules to accommodate the hotel just makes no sense.
omni royal crescent hotel new orleans In a letter sent Monday to the Miami Beach mayor and commissioners, Belle Isle Residents Association President Scott Diffenderfer asked that a decision omni royal crescent hotel new orleans on the parking rule be deferred so the city s Transportation and Parking Committee could review it.
The Belle Isle residents group has been seeking a presentation from zoning lawyer omni royal crescent hotel new orleans Michael Larkin for months. Larkin has met with selected island residents, but not in an open meeting that anyone could attend.
Many residents have expressed outrage that the City would even consider reducing parking requirements to allow this type of development on that tiny piece of property which is mere feet away from 17th Street and Alton Road one of the most congested and dysfunctional intersections in our city, Diffenderfer said in his letter omni royal crescent hotel new orleans to the city commission.
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One other issue is that the parking ordinance change will require the City give back MILLIONS of dollars we already have to hotel developers and will forgo millions in the future. This is money that can be used for mass transit, pedestrian and bike amenities, garages and even the Baywalk. The City has not explained how it will recoup the money.
Fellow bells island residents, don t allow others to speak for you. Get ALL the facts regarding this project. Just because we live on belle island does not mean we all agree. I have viewed omni royal crescent hotel new orleans all the discussed uses for this space and this hotel makes the most sense and less traffic impact than a drive through or pharmacy. We have looked at this garbage dump of a space long enough. The renderings of this hotel are beautiful and take into account all the restrictions opposed by the city s planning department. What I see happening over the last year or so, folks forgetting we live in a city, not a suburb. Living in any city comes with a certain amount of give and take to make it special ! What concerns me is we are starting to constantly see the same people saying NO to everything which requires development and improvement. I m also concerned neighbors of mine want the city life style and value to their real estate but the slowness of a suburb neighborhood This is South Beach not Century village!
I notice how this is taking on an ageist tone which is discriminatory and very nasty tack to take. None of us are against development. We are against the wrong kind of development. Too bad you couldn t make your argument without resorting to stereotypes and stuck to the facts.
No ageist tone. Not discriminatory either. Just stating some facts and trying to allow others to see from another perspective and not always from the naysayers point. I was told from a West Ave association member this was none of my business as I live on belle island! Point being these neighborhood associations tend to speak on everyone s behalf, when in fact we all have different omni royal crescent hotel new orleans opinions.
It is interesting to note that a joint effort of Miami Beach United, Lincoln West Neighborhood and WAVNA (West Avenue Neighborhood Association collaborated on a resolution to commission to create the current West Avenue boundaries that would not allow for any reduced parking in the area for hotel development. The northern line as we all drew it was Dade Boulevard. When it got to the city Land Use committee, they immediately squashed that line down to the south side of 17th Street purposely eliminating the 17th Street Hotel from that resolution. Ever since, the powers that be have been working diligently to give the 17th Street omni royal crescent hotel new orleans hotel a 50% reduction of parking. What is equally incredible, there are twin ordinances coming to the commission tomorrow. One for a 25% reduction for all other hotels, and one just for the 17th Street hotel for a 50% reduction.
I laugh a lot! You know what causes most of the problems in the City of Miami Beach???? The stupidity factor! Change the timing on one light (Alton and Dade) and it screws up traffic even 2 blocks away at West and 17th and beyond. Anyone else notice that? It happens a lot. Development is good. But we shouldnt get carried away!
I am from WAvNA and we never said it wasn t any of your business. As you will note from Scott s comment the developer actively avoided the Belle Isle Resident s Association entreaties to meet. Instead, he and his lawyer cultivated a group of people with misinformation who are now lobbying on the developer s behalf. We don t like your insinuation that anyone against the project is an old biddy and nothing more than a killjoy.
Describing residents misgivings about a project s impact as being nothing more than a concern of a 55+ community is indeed discriminatory and ageist. You blithely write off the impacts by saying, It is South Beach! Are you suggesting that people on South Beach, YOUNG and old, are not allowed omni royal crescent hotel new orleans to expect the City to protect their interests? To fight for their quality of life? To ensure their property values remain stable or increase? To work with with the Housing Authority of the City of Miami Beach, a non-profit with a Board appointed by the Mayor and that receives money from the City and the Federal government that is how the land was purchased in the first place, money from HUD and is tasked with providing housing on Miami Beach, to find means to address the issues raised by residents?
The developer said at the beginning he would consider a condo if he didn t get the parking omni royal crescent hotel new orleans waiver. We applauded omni royal crescent hotel new orleans that because this had much less impacts than any other type of project and would have the added benefit of bringing residents of the same frame of mind homeowners.
omni royal crescent hotel new orleans Our main concern has always been about traffic and quality of life. We have seen what a nightmare Washington and Collins Avenue have become. To this, we advocated for development that supports the character of the surrounding communities they are highly residential. Hotels have deliveries that require large trucks and need valet, especially as a result of parking reductions. They bring in constant stream of traffic from taxis and visitors with cars. The developer has tried to convince people that condos would have more impacts omni royal crescent hotel new orleans than a hotel which is laughable at best. He has NEVER presented any other scenario for the site to any other than you. The developer seemed certain omni royal crescent hotel new orleans along the way he would get the waiver on the parking so dug in his heels and has actively sought to lobby any person to accept the project.
Our other concern was about the entire ordinance and the impacts on all of Miami Beach. The parking ordinance change means the City forfeits MILLIONS of dollars that could be used to support transportation projects that would have positive impacts on quality of life for residents. The City never adequately explained how it would offset the loss of those millions omni royal crescent hotel new orleans of dollars.
4) hoteliers have not been honest about their parking needs so as to court votes on the Commission. Valet service adds to the City s congestion as we have seen from the Standard omni royal crescent hotel new orleans each valet trip adds one or two additional trips. Many hotels on the ocean have their valet service on the other side of the Beach. This does not reduce congestion, it adds to it.
1) property taxes from condominiums omni royal crescent hotel new orleans would be available for direct use by the City to provide services for residents, pay for infrastructure repairs or offset our growing pension liabilities. Resort taxes do not have the same applicability.
I see the greater issue here being the suspicious motives and methods of our officials in breaking, bending or abandoning the law to benefit those with vested financial interests, rather than following omni royal crescent hotel new orleans their mandate to serve the interests of the community at large.
I can t even begin to comment on this. And you really took what i said to another level and added your own words. I was simply making a reference and you have me Against seniors. I will not comment