City limits condo hotels after chats with lobbyists: The new law would allow two projects to rise at the south end of the beach, but they must offer hotel-like services.

From: Miami Herald (Miami, Florida) | Date: June 8, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Todd Wright

Jun. 8--Hollywood city commissioners Wednesday approved new rules limiting condominium hotels, a new type of development that allows developers to continue building on the beach even though the area already has reached its limit for new housing.

To prevent condo hotels from becoming regular condominiums under another name, commissioners decided that condo hotels will have to have at least 200 units and services similar to a hotel -- such as...

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