"If something is going to be detrimental to the health and welfare or safety of other people living around it, why can't you stop it?" Pavelick said.
Permitting issues: Navarre Park construction delayed as permitting mistakes pile up in Santa Rosa CountyĬounty Commissioners have done this dance at several meetings - a developer proposes building a subdivision that upsets residents for various reasons, and the board looks to its attorney, Roy Andrews, who responds that if all of the land development code requirements are met, the board must approve it or risk legal action.īut Pavelick said there has to be something they can do. But the majority of the board insisted their hands were tied and they had to approve the subdivision because the developer met all of the requirements under the land development code, and denying the plat would be a violation of the Bert Harris Act, which guarantees private property rights in Florida. Liz Pavelick, a member of the citizen activist group Save Our Soundside, was among those who wanted commissioners to hold off on approving the preliminary plat, citing environmental concerns. 14 to approve a subdivision in unincorporated Gulf Breeze that is directly adjacent to an old dump and is suspected to have contaminated groundwater. This was on display just a few weeks ago when the board voted 3-2 on Nov. It's that push and pull - the one between private property rights and ordinances that govern property - that's at the crux of a lot of tension in Santa Rosa County.
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