BAL HARBOUR – Bal Harbour Village Council could block housing developments that include separate entrances for rich and working-class renters.
The so-called ban on “poor doors” is one of the first ordinances proposed to counter the state of Florida’s Live Local Act, a state law passed last year to increase affordable housing availability.
Village council will consider the ordinances during its next meeting on Tuesday evening.
Village Manager Jorge Gonzalez wrote each to “clear ambiguities” in the state law and address growing concerns in his community.
“I’m concerned about: can the ambulance and fire department get to you,” Neca Logan, who grew up in the village and is currently President of the Bal Harbour Civic Association. “There isn’t enough sewer capacity in (Miami-Dade) county much less here. The FP&L (service) is poor. We have limitations. We can’t take any more traffic.”