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| Kirk successfully defeated the Kobayashi Maru Simulation, but that has nothing to do with what a 3.5FAR, 60 DU/AC means...But are there similarities? |
What does this mean and who wants this? 3.5 FAR, 60 DU/AC? Well, it’s not James Tiberius Kirk’s secret reprogramming code-tool utilized to defeat the Kobayashi Maru simulation. It’s not science fiction. It’s not even fiction.
It refers to building and massing and scale.
It is code speak for high-density, vertical dwelling capacity.
And this is what DPZ Co-Design “recommended” for “housing”
at OLF-8. In writing, to staff.
As I go through all the emails from DPZ that came out via a public records request, I’ve run across this recommendation
to staff. I also see that, rightfully, it
elicits IMMEDIATE push back from our planning folks. Check out this exchange from January 8th-12th 2021…
Mike Weich, DPZ Co-Design: “After reviewing
different plans and potential capacity we think that a FAR of 3.5 and a density
of 60 DU/AC are the limits needed for OLF8”
County Planner: “Staff is really concerned about
the density being at 60 DU/AC..Can we please, come up with a good plan on how
to describe this to the Commissioners and the Citizens. This will freak, scare
and blow peoples mind. Escambia County
has had nothing like this...”
County Planning Supervisor: “Yes, this is
concerning. Consideration needs to be
given for the specific area of these types structures for the increase in
density-Definitely not for the entire area”
Mike Weich, DPZ Co-Design: “We completely agree,
that’s why we included the areas that would have this density only, which is
less than 1/3 of the site.”
Marina Khoury, DPZ Co-Design: “...We first need to
convince Bergosh that residential is desirable on a site this large, before we
begin to show different density types.”
But here is the thing.
I don’t need to be convinced of anything, Marina—I’m listening to my
constituents that have told me LOUDLY and CLEARLY, they DON’T want ANY housing
on this field. NONE. We have too much already and our
infrastructure has not kept up. I’ve said from the start that I realized I
would likely have to accept some compromise on this----but
wow! This?!? What will these people
think in Beulah when they figure out you all want 60 units per acre?
Not only does DPZ and Navy Federal Credit Union (apparently) want housing---they want 4-story, heavily massed, 60 apartments per acre housing! This is the LAST thing I think we need. This is the
