There is a request for a comprehensive plan land change for 347 North Roscoe Blvd. They want to divide the lot into two to create 75-foot wide lots. A real money maker.
The property at 347 North Roscoe flooded two years in a row, like all land on the west side of Roscoe, after the hurricanes. They all flooded after Dora in 1965. This time, the damage was severe, the site sold, the house turned down.
Roscoe Boulevard lanes are 9 feet wide, and the road is 18 feet with 6-foot deep ditches on both sides with 5-foot grass banks that sink down into the ditches. These are tidal ditches that drain into the Intracoastal at low tide after rains.
These conditions are why the land densities were set at 1 per acre, narrow lanes and low-lying land on the waterway. I served on the Comprehensive Plan Committee when it was written in 1987, representing Palm Valley. The entire community informed us they did not want the density increased because of flooding, the narrow road and no shoulders.
In 2000, the PVCC asked to have the road double yellowed lined (no passing) and speed limit set at 35 miles per hour due to the danger of the road. It remains like that today.
In November of this year, the PVCC requested the sheriff to police the road more because of speeding, cars passing school buses and overall dangerous conditions. The sheriff’s men said they would do their best.
Requesting a comprehensive plan to increase densities in these conditions and areas is asking for increased dangers for our kids and residents.
