Workforce housing law will destroy Miami Beach’s Art Deco charm | Letters
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Critics warn the Live Local Act will let developers build towering, bland projects that erode Miami Beach’s historic Art Deco district and tourist appeal.
Unintended consequences
The Live Local Act (LLA), on the surface, has noble goals in that it seeks to create an incentive for developers to build affordable housing for Florida workers in areas where they work. To accommodate this, the Act addresses constraints on scale and building size that communities impose to maintain design cohesion. Zoning critics say the system discriminates against workers and lower income families.
Miami Beach contains the world’s largest and most meaningful collection of Art Deco buildings. The area is a major tourist attraction, drawing millions to South Florida annually. The LLA enables aggressive builders to breeze through approval processes and erect massive towers more suited for Shanghai or Tokyo than South Florida, let alone the famous Art Deco district.
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