Report Shows Significant Flaws in Briny Breezes Redevelopment Plan

DELRAY BEACH, Fla.–BUSINESS WIRE–The Florida Coalition for Preservation today released a report from the respected Iler Planning Group showing the proposed density of the Briny Breezes redevelopment project is grossly incompatible with the surrounding area. The Coalition has sent the report to Department of Community Affairs official reviewing the proposed comprehensive plan amendments CPAs related to the project.

“The Coalition finds the CPAs to be flawed on a fundamental level, not only in the language of the CPAs but also the goals, objectives and policies,” Florida Coalition for Preservation Attorney Jane West wrote in a letter to the Department of Community Affairs accompanying the report. “Legally, the CPAs do not appear to be based on data and analysis and appear to be very conclusory and vague.”

The proposed redevelopment amendments and the Evaluation and Appraisal Report before the DCA would replace the current Briny Breezes Comprehensive Plan in its entirety.

Iler Planning Group, a consulting company that specializes in providing planning services like community design, comprehensive plans and land development code, recently thoroughly examined the proposal and issued a comprehensive report that details: