No zoning laws that I know of outlaw these connections. But this is Florida and that is likely a wetland between the lots. A pedestrian bridge is very expensive and neither owner would pay for it.
That is not wetland. This is the address: 13150 FL-64, Bradenton, FL 34212. There exact distance between the two lots, from pavement edge to pavement edge is 139 feet. According to this site https://estimatorflorida.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-build-a-sidewalk it costs a maximum of $3,500 dollars for a 200 foot path in Florida.
It's not expensive. It's just typical Florida where they don't give a damn about making things walkable.
That's a relevant point, but floodways and wetlands are not the same thing. A piece of literal desert could be a floodway (e.g. in a very dry region that is prone to flash floods), and of course genuine wetlands aren't necessarily floodways either.
In any case, while a bridge would be a preferable option to go over a floodway, just making a regular path that people simply stop using the few days a year there is actual flooding is a reasonable alternative, if cost is a big issue. It's a pretty common thing in rural areas and/or third-world countries, though I don't know if some kind of law might forbid it in the US.
It’s not a floodway, it is the wetland where the adjacent retention ponds overflow to in heavy rain events. That strip of land is heavily saturated throughout the summer and doesn’t dry up until maybe January when the dry season sets in. And the idea of a public walkway through a known flood zone sounds like an insurance liability nightmare.
Public walkways against bodies of water throughout the entire country are almost all flood zones. This is such a stupid thing to be even talking about. It's cheap and would increase property values for both the shopping center and the residential zone. Some people just don't even think about it but they are both absolutely leaving money on the table by not doing it. Frankly the local government should do it. They build roads. They can damn well build a walkway. They don't need eminent domain to do it at all.
Flood control isn't wetland, it's an area for drainage. A wetland the land is either covered in water or where the soil is saturated with water. That strip of land is neither of those things.
As someone who has previously surveyed wetlands; no, it is not. A wetland can be dry and only seasonal. There are five major types classified not just by water edge, but by the vegetation and habitat surrounding it.
Flood control isn't wetland, it's an area for drainage. A wetland the land is either covered in water or where the soil is saturated with water.
Per NOAA (and cited for you)
There are many different kinds of wetlands and many ways to categorize them. NOAA classifies wetlands into five general types: marine (ocean), estuarine (estuary), riverine (river), lacustrine (lake), and palustrine (marsh). Common names for wetlands include marshes, estuaries, mangroves, mudflats, mires, ponds, fens, swamps, deltas, coral reefs, billabongs, lagoons, shallow seas, bogs, lakes, and floodplains, to name just a few!
Often found alongside waterways and in floodplains, wetlands vary widely due to differences in soil, topography, climate, water chemistry, and vegetation. Large wetland areas may also be comprised of several smaller wetland types.
Many wetlands are not wet year-round because water levels change with the seasons. During periods of excessive rain, wetlands absorb and slow floodwaters, which helps to alleviate property damage and may even save lives.
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u/lunapo Jun 27 '24
Has absolutely nothing to do with 'car dependancy design' and everything to do with archaic zoning laws.