[A. Call to Order and Roll Call]
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HOW WE'RE GOOD. I WANT TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER THE FEBRUARY 18TH, 2025 BAY COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. MR. DAFFEN. YES, MA'AM. MR. CARTER. MR. HUGHES.
[B. Approval of Minutes (December 17, 2024)]
MR. HAYMAN. YES, MA'AM. MR. HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM. WE HAVE A QUORUM. FIRST ITEM IS APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 17TH MEETING. EVERYBODY HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THOSE. I DID. I'LL MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND. CALL THE ROLL. MR. DAFFEN. YES, MA'AM.[C. Announcements]
MR. HAYMAN. YES, MA'AM. MR. HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM. MOTION CARRIES. NEXT ITEM ARE ANNOUNCEMENTS. MR. CHAIRMAN, ON THE JANUARY 7TH SCHEDULED MEETING, THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HEARD AN APPEAL FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER AT 202 FAN CORAL DRIVE. THAT POOL WAS TO A VARIANCE THAT WAS DENIED BY THIS COMMISSION BACK IN DECEMBER. THE BOARD DID VOTE TO UPHOLD THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DECISION ON THAT. OTHER THAN THAT, I HAVE NO OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS. THERE ARE SEVERAL ITEMS THAT ARE GOING BEFORE THE BOARD. TOMORROW DURING THE REGULAR SCHEDULE MEETING TOMORROW MORNING, WHICH I CAN UPDATE YOU ON IN OUR FEBRUARY OR MARCH MEETING. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. I THINK. ITEM ITEM D, THAT'S NEXT ITEM. GO AHEAD. IS[D. Agenda – Additions, Deletions, Changes and Acceptance]
THAT IT? OKAY. NEXT ITEM IS THE AGENDA. ANY ADDITIONS? CHANGES TO THE AGENDA? YES, SIR. ITEM NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS THE REVISIONS TO LDR CHAPTER 29. WE'RE GOING TO POSTPONE THAT TO A DATE YET. NOT YET DETERMINED, BUT IT WILL NOT BE HEARD TODAY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ALL RIGHT. WE NEED A MOTION ON THE AMENDED AGENDA. MOTION. SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND. CALL THE ROLL. MR. DEVIN. YES, MA'AM. MR. HAYMAN. YES, MA'AM. MR. HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM. MOTION CARRIES. NEXT ITEM[E. Public Hearings]
ARE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS. WHEN YOU WHEN YOU WANT TO SPEAK, YOU WANT TO COME TO THE PODIUM. WE NEED YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. IF YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK, YOU NEED TO STAND AND BE SWORN IN. PLEASE. SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE EVIDENCE YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING. ITEM E1 THE COMMISSION TO CONDUCT A QUASI JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING. PLC A20250006 TO CONSIDER QUEST TO CHANGE THE ZONING DESIGNATION.APPROXIMATELY 0.8 ACRES FROM C2 PLAZA COMMERCIAL TO C3 GENERAL COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST INTERSECTION OF PANAMA CITY BEACH PARKWAY AND PARADISE BOULEVARD IN UNINCORPORATED PANAMA CITY BEACH AREA. ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATION? NOT FOR ME. NONE.
NONE FOR ME. STAFF PRESENTATION WAYNE PORTER. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AS STATED, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF APPROXIMATELY 0.8 ACRES FROM THE C2 PLAZA COMMERCIAL ZONE TO C3 GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONE. PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF PANAMA CITY BEACH PARKWAY AND PARADISE BOULEVARD. IT'S IN THE UNINCORPORATED PANAMA CITY PANAMA CITY BEACH AREA. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN A CORRIDOR ALONG PANAMA CITY BEACH PARKWAY THAT IS PREDOMINANTLY ZONED C2 AND C3. THIS CORRIDOR HAS SEEN A RECENT TRANSITION TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL USES AS WELL. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY HAS A GENERAL COMMERCIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION ALREADY, AND THE SUBJECT PARCEL MEETS THE MINIMUM BULK REGULATIONS OF THE C3 ZONING AS DETAILED IN TABLE 6.1. STAFF FEELS THAT THE REQUESTED AMENDMENT IS COMPATIBLE, CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA. IT'S THEREFORE RECOMMENDED THE COMMISSION FIND THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AND FORWARD RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED LAND USE CHANGE. I'M SORRY. THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE AND SORRY, THE STAFF REPORT STATES WITH CONDITIONS, THERE ARE NO CONDITIONS THAT STAFF IS RECOMMENDING HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENT TO THIS DATE.
THANKS, WAYNE. THIS IS THIS TIME WE'LL HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT. IS THE APPLICANT HERE? YES, SIR.
HEY, HOW ARE Y'ALL? I'M DANIEL FIELDS. I'M THE OWNER OF FNF POOLS. WE'RE LOOKING TO PUT OUR POOL SHOWROOM FLOOR THERE ON THAT PARCEL OF LAND. IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE C2, THE MAIN REASON I WANTED TO CHANGE IT TO C3, IF POSSIBLE, WAS JUST SIMPLY BECAUSE OF OUR TRUCKS.
FROM WHAT I COULD GATHER IN C2, I COULD NOT HAVE OUR FLEET VEHICLES UP THERE. WE'VE GOT
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APPROXIMATELY FIVE OF THEM AND A COUPLE OF TRAILERS, SO THAT WAS MY MAIN, JUST TRYING TO DO IT THE RIGHT WAY TO SEE ABOUT CHANGING IT TO C3 ZONING. OUR SHOWROOM THERE IS REALLY JUST A ADVERTISE WHAT WE CAN DO IN THE SWIMMING POOL BUSINESS. TILE, PLASTER, DECKING MATERIAL.PAVERS. YOU KNOW JUST WHAT WE CAN OFFER. NOW OF COURSE, WITH THAT, THE MATERIALS COME ALONG.
WITH THAT. WE'D WANT TO BE ABLE TO HOUSE ON THE LOT. WE DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANYTHING AWAY FROM THE AREA. WE WANT TO ADD TO IT. WHETHER IT BE ENHANCED LANDSCAPING, JUST OR WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO PROTECT THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S DIRECTLY BEHIND US. WITH OUR POOL SHOWROOM. OKAY. QUESTIONS? I DO NOT AT THIS TIME. THANKS. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS. THIS TIME WE'LL HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS? GOOD AFTERNOON.
I'M FRANK, FRANK PELLEGRINI AND 440 PARADISE BOULEVARD, PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA. AND I'M PRESIDENT OF THE HOA, WHICH IS BEHIND THE LOT. AND START OFF, WE'RE VERY HAPPY THAT YOU BOUGHT THE LOT. SO THERE'S REALLY NO NO ISSUES WITH IT. IT'S MORE JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND MAYBE THE DESIGN WHERE THE ENTRANCE IS, WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE BACK OF THE LOT IS IT BACKS UP AND WE JUST PUT A NEW FENCE IN FOR OVER $200,000 THAT SURROUNDS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. SO WE HAVE THAT IN THE PLAY. IS THERE GOING TO BE A RETENTION POND, ETC. AND SO I WAS WONDERING IF ANYBODY IS ABLE TO SHARE ANY INFORMATION THEY WILL HAVE TO HAVE A RETENTION POND. I MEAN, THAT'S THAT'S A GIVEN. A LOT OF TIMES THEY'LL PUT IT ON THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY IF THE GRADE ALLOWS, JUST SO THE BUILDING CAN FRONT GET THE BEST FRONTAGE, THAT THERE'S ALSO A SETBACK FROM THE FROM THE COMMERCIAL TO THE RESIDENTIAL. GREATER SETBACK. WAS IT 20FT OR 25FT ON THAT? ON.
IF YOU'RE SPEAKING ABOUT THE BUFFER REQUIRED FROM COMMERCIAL TO RESIDENTIAL, AS THIS PROPERTY IS SURROUNDED ON THE NORTH SIDE AND THE WEST SIDE BY A ROADWAY, THERE WOULD BE NO BUFFER REQUIREMENT. IT'S JUST THE BUILDING SETBACK FROM THE ROADWAY. OKAY. AND BECAUSE IT'S A PRIVATE ROAD, THE LDR DOES NOT REQUIRE THERE BE RIGHT OF WAY LANDSCAPING EITHER. HOW ABOUT ON THE NORTH END OF THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY? THAT'S WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT. THAT WHAT YOU MEANT? NOT THE ROAD WHEN HE WAS TALKING. THE ROAD. OKAY. SO THERE IS NO SETBACK ON THE BACK.
THERE'S JUST THE BUILDING. RIGHT? WHICH WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, SO TO SPEAK, INTO BOTH. YEAH. SO SPEAKING OF BOTH, THERE'S THE LOT IS WOODED, RIGHT, WITH THE TREES. AND SO WE WOULD PREFER IF YOU CLEARED THE WHOLE LOT. SO LIKE IN THAT WAY WE DON'T HAVE, THERE'S TREES THAT HAVE BEEN THERE 1520 YEARS AND THEY HANG AND THEY CAUSE VULNERABILITY TO OUR FENCE. AND SO, YOU KNOW, A GOOD STORM IS GOING TO TAKE OUR FENCE DOWN. AND WE WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT AS YOU CLEAN IT, THAT YOU CLEARED THE WHOLE LOT OUT. AND THEN THAT WOULD BE A, YOU KNOW, A BIG HELP FOR US. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE HAPPY WITH IT JUST, YOU KNOW, JUST CONCERNED. SO IT'S WELL WITHIN OUR PLAN. OKAY. AWESOME. YOU PROBABLY HAVE SOME OF IT. SO YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY I'M GLAD THAT I CAME AND NOW THAT WE'VE MET TOGETHER. SO I THINK A LOT OF IT WE PROBABLY CAN WORK OUT.
BUT THAT WAS REALLY JUST KIND OF UNDERSTANDING, YOU KNOW, HOW IT'S GOING TO HOW IT'S GOING TO PROCEED AND HOW IT'S GOING TO LOOK WHEN IT'S FINISHED. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYBODY.
ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS? YEAH. GO AHEAD. YEAH. I GUESS GENTLEMAN HERE WANTED TO ASK ABOUT THE TRAFFIC. YEAH, I TRIED TO. YEAH. GO AHEAD. YEAH. HE HASN'T BEEN SWORN IN, THOUGH. OKAY. CAN YOU PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND? DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT THE EVIDENCE YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH? THE WHOLE. YES, SIR. MY NAME IS WILLIAM BUD. 484 PARADISE BOULEVARD. MY ONLY CONCERN IS WE HAVE A DECELERATION LANE COMING INTO OUR PRIVATE ROAD THERE. PARADISE BOULEVARD. AND RIGHT FOR NOW, WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THE DRIVE IN IS GOING TO BE FOR THEIR LOCATION. BUT IF IT COMES IN THE CLOSE TO OURS OR IN THE MIDDLE THERE, IT'S GOING TO AFFECT THE DECELERATION COMING INTO THERE. AND THEN WHEN THEY LEAVE THE PROPERTY, IF THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE A LEFT, I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S GOING TO AFFECT OUR TRYING TO EXIT OUR OWN COMMUNITY RIGHT THERE. SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAD ANY DESIGNS FOR HOW THAT
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WOULD TAKE PLACE. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? IS THAT ALL YOU HAVE? YEAH. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. SO IF THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO COME BACK AND RESPOND TO THAT. AS FAR AS THE TURNING INTO THE PROPERTY GOES RIGHT NOW, WE STARTED THE CONVERSATIONS WITH DOT. OBVIOUSLY THEIR FIRST REQUEST IS TO GET WITH YOU GUYS AS FAR AS USING THEIR PRIVATE DRIVE. THAT IS THEIR CRITERIA.NUMBER ONE, IF THAT IS A ABSOLUTE NO. THEIR NEXT CRITERIA IS THE STREET WHERE I'M ALMOST LOCKED IN BETWEEN PARADISE BOULEVARD AND SANDY LANE. HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET AHOLD OF THEM. BUT THAT'S MY FIRST STEP. SECOND STEP OUTSIDE OF THAT, SPEAKING TO DOT, THEY BASICALLY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO CONDUCT A SURVEY AND THAT I WOULD GET A RIGHT TURN IN OFF OF THAT D ACCELERATION LANE. BUT I WOULD HOPE TO HAVE IT AS EAST TO THE PROPERTY AS I POSSIBLY COULD.
BECAUSE WE KNOW PUTTING IT CLOSE TO PARADISE BOULEVARD WITH TRUCKS COMING IN AND OUT. WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF DELIVERIES, BUT IT'S FAIR TO SAY THAT IT WILL HAPPEN. THAT WILL PROBABLY CONGEST THAT SOONER OR LATER. SO MY GOAL IS, IS TO HAVE IT AS TO THE EAST OF THE PROPERTY AS I POSSIBLY CAN. IF DOT ALLOWS, BUT WE ARE IN THE BEGINNING CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM. OKAY.
THANK YOU. ANY ANYONE ELSE IN THE PUBLIC WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS? THIS TIME WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND GO TO OUR COMMISSION DISCUSSION. VERY WELL THOUGHT OUT. IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE AREA. THERE'S NO PUSHBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY, FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT'S AROUND THE PROPERTY. SO. I AGREE I WOULD BE INCLINED TO FAVOR THE CHANGE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF RECOMMENDATION. SECOND. WE HAVE MOTION. AND SECOND. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. MR. DAFFEN. YES, MA'AM. MR. HAYMAN. YES, MA'AM. MR. HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM.
MOTION CARRIES. NEXT. ITEM 82 HAS BEEN POSTPONED. AND SO THE NEXT ITEM OR COMMISSION MEMBER ITEMS F. ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING? NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY. OKAY, THEN WE'RE ADJOURNED. GOOD.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.