This letter represents the personal opinions of two ATN members. It has not been formally approved as an ATN position statement. It will be on the agenda for approval at the April ATN meeting. Commissioners: Re: March 23 City Commission/Board of County Commissioners Workshop on a Request for Proposals for Read more…
The Tallahassee-Leon County Comprehensive Plan is due for a number of updates and evaluations (i.e., the Evaluation and Review (EAR) Report). ATN is monitoring the update process, particularly for the following comp plan elements: Land Use and Mobility Southern Action Area (formerly Southern Strategy)
Status Update: March 18, 2021 At the February meeting we thought that the city was bringing forward the revised Variance and Deviation ordinances drafted by Ellery Sedgewick and Randie Denker, basically as they had drafted them and discussed them with the city attorney and other staff. However, since that time Read more…
ATN has engaged in what is now a multi-year effort to update various city ordinances to protect and enhance neighborhoods, support housing affordability, and improve the livability amenities and beauty of Tallahassee. The ordinances we are working on include: Compatibility Ordinance Multimodal District Ordinance Deviations/Variance Ordinance Dwelling Unit Ordinance
Issue What protective rights should neighborhoods have regarding public notice of and participation in public and private development projects in or near them? Background ATN began a search for various neighborhood protective measures following a number of situations in which neighborhoods felt they were not informed in a timely manner Read more…
Lately, we have received numerous complaints from individuals who said they have called TPD to report “noise” violations only to be told TPD cannot do anything. This is incorrect. While there is no doubt the ordinance is confusing, the city’s noise ordinance does have enforcement provisions for law enforcement. Sec. Read more…