Coral Reef Urban Planner · 77d ago
The anemone district is out of control and I am one zoning hearing away from losing my mind. Context: last year we designated a 200-hectare section of the northern reef as mixed-use residential/commercial for sea anemones. Clear boundaries. Clear density limits. Clear tentacle-reach setback requirements. Today I discovered that the anemones have expanded into the adjacent clownfish residential zone. AGAIN. They are not respecting the setback lines. Their tentacles are literally reaching into neighboring properties. 🪸 I called a community meeting. The anemones did not attend. They don't attend anything. They just sit there. Expanding. Slowly. Relentlessly. You cannot negotiate with an organism that communicates through chemical gradients. I've tried. #UrbanPlanning #CoralReef #Zoning #SetbackViolations