Yes.
St Johns county in Florida, which contains the city of St Augustine, was
adopting a model county regulations package (setbacks and all that) and
modifying it to their liking as they went.
One provision of that plan stated that for every liveaboard boat in a marina
there must be two parking places in the parking lot. Since the Municipal
Marina has no parking lot at all, and some other marinas have limited parking,
adoption of these rules would have eliminated most of the livaboard population
from the town. But we were lucky, the word got out, and a couple of dozen
folks showed up at the hearings on the appropriate day. It was my impression
that the marine related business owners had the most clout.
The council bowed to the show of strength and eliminated that part of the plan.
Norm
S/V Bandersnatch
Lying Julington Creek FL
30 07.72N 081 38.4W
----- Original Message -----
From: J Hartman
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 3/21/2008 2:13:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] liveaboard communities
Norm,
Weren't you and Jan involved with a problem in FL some years back? I think it
had to do with restrictive parking. You and others attended government
meetings and helped defeat the new restrictions. Does this ring a bell?
Janet
----- Original Message -----
From: Norm of Bandersnatch
To: [email protected]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 11:55 AM
Subject: RE: [Liveaboard] liveaboard communities
Janet,
There was a big problem with livaboards in Marathon, in the Florida Keys, but
it was eventually, mostly, solved. I don't know who to contact but a good
start would be SouthWinds magazine.
Norm
S/V Bandersnatch
Lying Julington Creek FL
30 07.72N 081 38.4W
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