Cape San Blas Property Owners Can Now Get County Building Permits

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Updated: 7:40 AM Jun 25, 2009 Cape San Blas Property Owners Can Now Get County Building Permits Gov. Charlie Crist signed into law Wednesday, a bill that will allow any Cape San Blas property owner to build on their land. Posted: 7:40 AM Jun 25, 2009 Cape San Blas Building Permits

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Gov. Charlie Crist signed into law Wednesday, a bill that will allow any Cape San Blas property owner to build on their land.

Those land owners were not able to apply for building permits since the state redrew erosion lines.

State Rep. Jimmy Patronis sponsored the bill, to make an exception for the Cape San Blas region.

"Now it will still be up to the jurisdiction of DEP as to how those permits are issued, but at the end of the day, it protects the property rights of those individuals on the Cape and also the cash flow of the county."

There is a catch. The land owners will have to self-insure. And owners would not be allowed to rebuild if more than 51 percent of their home is destroyed by a storm.

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Posted by: nunya Location: FL on Jun 25, 2009 at 10:34 AM

"There is a catch. The land owners will have to self-insure. And owners would not be allowed to rebuild if more than 51 percent of their home is destroyed by a storm." Its about time the property owners are able to build on their own land, on the cape. Its also about time that the state forces the residents / property owners to take financial responsibility for building in such a high risk area. This practice should be continued around the entire state. If a property owner decides to build in a HIGH risk location, like on a beach front, let the owner be responsible for any dammages the property sustains during weather events. They are well aware that the location has a high risk of storm dammage. However, i dissagree about not letting the owner rebuild if the property sustains more than 51% destruction. If the owner has the means to rebuild, let them !! Its not costing the state or the insurance industry anything to let them rebuild, so whats the harm ?

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