Sunny Day Flooding
“Sunny Day flooding,” as it is called, is now a phenomenon that is occurring throughout south Florida. Without naming names, certain areas of Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Delray Beach […]
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Place Making in Lake Worth
We have now entered the downtown Lake Worth market and are proud owners of 817-821 Lake Avenue, Lake Worth, Florida. Our company, Worth The Effort, LLC, does not intend this […]
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act “Opportunity Zones”
Public law no. 115-97, better known by its common, monosyllabic name, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“TCJA”) will have consequences for “place making.” There has been established “Opportunity […]
Selling Private Transportation: 21st Century Zoning for the Automotive Dealership
According to the national Automobile Dealers’ Association, the State of Florida has 960 automotive dealers, with 164,819 jobs and over 77 Billion Dollars in annual sales. Understandably, private automobile sales […]
Gun Free Zone?
Today, we digress, but only somewhat. The focus of ZONELAW is to examine the elements of great place making. Drive-by shootings, open carry of long rifles in residential neighborhoods, automatic […]
Is Housing a Right or a Privilege?
As I wandered through the virtual realm we refer to as the “internet,” I came across an article by Anil Kalhan and Elisabeth Wickeri, written on behalf of the New […]
Noteworthy: Neighborhood Names
We find that Shakespeare has something to say about zoning. I must get the quote right: “What’s in a name? that which we call a rose By any other word […]
IPhone X & IZone I: prioritizing technology in zoning
So, what could the release of the IPhone X, the hottest topic on the planet, have to do with zoning, a topic so boring it competes with proper airplane seat […]
GRANDFATHERING
Well we just finished a major storm. What is left to say? What is left to say is “grandfathering,” seems to be a peculiar word to pick. I am a […]
REBUILDING ORDINANCES
Now it is time to take a look at the “rebuilding” ordinances in some of the local municipal codes. Hats off to Key West, Florida. They are enlightened and they […]