Update on Condos

Yesterday dirt work started at the site and Rachel and I went over to see if they had a building permit. Michael Donleavy was there, and said that he had a building permit but that he didn’t have it at the site and would have it the next day. I asked for the number of the permit and he said he didn’t have to give me that information. Rachel then called Tom Blankenhorn and he told her that the developers had gotten their zoning clearance before Dec. 7 so that they were in fact grandfathered and would be able to get their building permit if they did not already have it. Today all was quiet at the site. So we are still looking for the building permit but we do not have any legal basis to affect the process, as I understand it.

This is another reason why writing a zoning ordinance in Des Montes is important, in the long run. In the short run, I think everyone needs to place protective covenants on their land and urge their neighbors to do so. The amendment to the Land Use Ordinance which was passed Nov. 7 only mandates a special use permit process for developers who want to build condos.

Linda