Biloxi
Resort Proposal Approved
As reported by the Biloxi Sun
Herald: "The $1 billion Broadwater Resort
proposal passed the Biloxi Planning Commission
on Thursday, with stipulations that plans for
future phases would have to be approved by a
committee.
"After
about 3½ hours of discussion, developers
of the 261-acre condo, hotel and casino resort
got a height variance - which will allow one
structure to be built at 403 feet, as opposed
to the 220 feet specified in the city's Land
Development Ordinance - among other variances
and a zoning change.
"Now,
the plans will go before the City Council for
final approval.
"The
Broadwater plans call for two casinos: one at
the site of the Broadwater Hotel and another
south of U.S. 90.
"…The
Broadwater Resort would be built with some 3,375
total condo and 1,900 hotel-room units on site
and would also have an 18-hole golf course,
with possible condominiums to be built on the
site of the former Broadwater Sun Golf Course.
The golf course, which is about 180 acres, would
also have retail shops along the edges…"
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