Florida Town Approves Big Box Despite Advice Of Their Planner

Zephyrhills, Florida, City Council members cleared the way Monday night for a Lowe's home improvement store, against the advice of city planner Todd Vande Berg who found the plans in conflict with the comprehensive plan.

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April 16, 2003, 6:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

The site for the Lowe's, a former orange grove now covered with pine trees, abuts the city's northern planning boundary. Undeveloped land and houses lie north of it, and the comprehensive plan recommends a buffer between the two areas. That could include offices or apartment buildings. But Council members, all of whom thanked Vande Berg profusely for explaining the many ramifications of the project, voted unanimously to approve zoning.

Thanks to Sheryl Stolzenberg

FULL STORY: Zoning okay clears path for new Lowe's

Tuesday, April 15, 2003 in The St. Petersburg Times

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