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Single-Family Homes No Longer Sacred as States Turn to Zoning Laws to Lower Housing Costs

February 9, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

A single-family lot getting cleared for construction in Palm Coast this week. (© FlaglerLive)

Twenty-eight states and Washington, D.C., last year passed a variety of legislation that addresses the housing affordability problem, from tax credits for developers to rental assistance and eviction protections for residents.

Affordable Housing Push
Challenges Single-Family Zoning

August 25, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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Cities and states facing rising rents, stagnant household incomes and a tight housing supply are beginning to rethink, restrict and in places end zoning that favors single-family homes.

For Oceanside Grill in Flagler Beach, a Parking Lot Becomes Epic Battleground Over City Rules

December 3, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

The city told Oceanside Grill that it had inadequate parking, and when the restaurant bought a lot to comply, the city told it it could not use it for parking. The contradictions came to a head at a planning board meeting Tuesday, but a compromise is in the works.

Why Flagler Beach Blocked Disabled Veterans’ Request For a Penny-Ante Gambling Hall

November 20, 2010 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Unless they were willing to risk changing the character of the town, city commissioners had little choice but to block an attempt to open what would have been a penny-ante gambling hall at the DAV property.

Defending “Eroticism,” Cheaters’ Suit Against Ormond Disputes City’s Capricious Annexation

September 27, 2010 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Beyond matters of sex and sensibility, a federal lawsuit by Cheaters against Ormond Beach raises serious issues of a city’s arbitrary and capricious powers of annexation over businesses it doesn’t like.

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