[A. Call to Order and Roll Call]
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I WANT TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER THE MARCH 18TH, 2025 PLANNING COMMISSION. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. MR. DEVIN. MR. CARTER. YES, MA'AM. MR. HUGHES. HERE. MR. HARMON. YES, MA'AM.
[B. Approval of Minutes (February 18, 2025)]
MR. HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM. WE HAVE A QUORUM. FIRST TIME IS THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 18TH, 2025. EVERYBODY HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THOSE. I HAVE, I HAVE. YES, SIR. MOTION TO ACCEPT. SECOND. WE HAVE MOTION SECOND. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. MR. CARTER. YES, MA'AM. MR. HUGHES. YES, MA'AM. MR. HARMON. YES, MA'AM. MR. HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM. MOTION CARRIES. NEXT[C. Announcements]
ITEM. SEE? ANNOUNCEMENTS. YES, MR. CHAIRMAN. DURING THEIR REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING BOTH THIS MONTH AND LAST MONTH, THE BOARD HAS APPROVED. TWO ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION. FIRST, IF YOU RECALL, THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF SOME COMP PLAN AMENDMENTS FOR OUR SEVEN YEAR EVALUATION. AND. REPORT THAT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TRANSMITTED TO THE STATE. THEY CAME BACK WITH SOME RECOMMENDATIONS. WE INSERTED THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE BOARD APPROVED THOSE REVISIONS LAST MONTH, AND THEY HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE STATE FOR FINAL ADOPTION. ADDITIONALLY, TURN UP THE VOLUME, PLEASE. CAN WE ADJUST THE VOLUME? YES. CAN'T HEAR YOU. IS THAT BETTER? OKAY. YEAH. ADDITIONALLY. CHAPTER.THERE WERE SOME REVISIONS TO LDR CHAPTER 13 REGARDING FENCE REGULATIONS. THE BOARD APPROVED THOSE AND ADOPTED THOSE. THERE WAS A LAND USE AND ZONE CHANGE FOR CANAL AVENUE, WHERE THE REQUEST WAS TO GO FROM RESIDENTIAL TO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL AND C1 THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. AND EARLIER TODAY THERE WAS A ZONE CHANGE REQUEST. THE CORNER OF PANAMA CITY BEACH PARKWAY AND PARADISE BOULEVARD. THE REQUEST WAS TO GO FROM C2 TO C3 AND THAT
[D. Agenda – Additions, Deletions, Changes and Acceptance]
WAS APPROVED. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OKAY. NEXT IS THE AGENDA. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA? A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION.SECOND. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. MR. CARTER. YES, MA'AM. MR. HUGHES. YES, MA'AM. MR. HARMON.
[E. Public Hearings (Swear in for quasi-judicial)]
YES, MA'AM. MR. HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM. MOTION CARRIES. THE NEXT ITEM ARE PUBLIC HEARINGS. IF YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK, YOU'LL NEED TO COME TO THE PODIUM. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. AND IF YOU'RE IF IT'S A QUASI JUDICIAL, YOU'LL NEED TO BE SWORN IN. SO IF YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK, PLEASE STAND AND BE SWORN IN. ANYONE THAT'S GOING TO SPEAK, PLEASE STAND AND BE SWORN IN. SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE EVIDENCE YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. FIRST ITEM E1 THE COMMISSION TO CONDUCT A QUASI JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING. PLCC A20250028 TO CONSIDER REQUEST TO CHANGE THE ZONING DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY APPROXIMATELY ONE ACRE FROM R-1 SINGLE FAMILY TO THE R-2 SINGLE FAMILY DUPLEX DWELLINGS. PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 2913 BRADENTON AVENUE IN UNINCORPORATED PANAMA CITY AREA. ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATION. I'VE HAD NONE. JEFF. NO, SIR. NONE FOR ME. STAFF PRESENTATION HOPES TO WORK. GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS IS. PL Z C A 2025 0028 ZONE CHANGE APPLICATION. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF THE PROPERTY FROM R-1 SINGLE FAMILY TO R-2 SINGLE FAMILY AND DUPLEX DWELLINGS. THE PROPERTY, LOCATED AT 2913 BRADENTON AVENUE, IS IN THE HIGHLAND PARK AREA. THE R-2 ZONING DISTRICT ALLOWS FOR SINGLE FAMILY AND DUPLEX DWELLING AND MANUFACTURED HOMES. THE PROPERTY, LOCATED IN A PREDOMINANTLY R1 AND R2 RESIDENTIAL AREA WITH PUBLIC INSTITUTIONAL ZONING TO THE NORTH, WOULD PROVIDE FOR ADEQUATE R2 USES. THE PROPERTY MEETS SIZE AND FRONTAGE REGULATIONS FOR THE DESIRED ZONING, AND STAFF BELIEVES WOULD BE COMPATIBLE WITH OTHER ZONES AND USES IN THE AREA. ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY IS REQUIRED TO MEET ALL LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH BUILDING AND PLANNING REVIEWS. PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES THE PLACEMENT OF A SINGLE MANUFACTURED HOME. STAFF BELIEVES THAT THIS REQUEST IS COMPATIBLE AND CONSISTENT WITH THE CURRENT LAND USE AND SURROUNDING AREA. IT IS THEREFORE RECOMMENDED THAT THE COMMISSION FIND THE PROPOSED[00:05:04]
ZONE CHANGE CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AND FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE. WE HAVE RECEIVED A COUPLE OF OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS FROM SURROUNDING HOMEOWNERS RESIDENTS AND HAVE FORWARDED THOSE TO YOU ALL. ANY OTHER CALLS OR ANY SCIENTIST? JUST THOSE EMAILS. I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM SOMEONE WHO EVENTUALLY SUBMITTED A LETTER. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT. HELLO. MY NAME IS. EXCUSE ME. MY NAME IS BILL DOZIER, 1604 CALHOUN AVENUE, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. 32405. I'M HERE REPRESENTING. I'M THE APPLICANT REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT FROM HIGHLAND PARK BAPTIST CHURCH. AND WHAT WE ARE DOING IS WE HAVE A MOBILE HOME ON THE CORNER OF BALDWIN ROAD AND EAST AVENUE. ABOUT 150FT FROM THE CORNER. AND WE KNOW THAT THE FUTURE HOLDS CONSTRUCTION ON THAT PARTICULAR PART OF THE ROAD. AND SO WE WANTED TO TAKE THIS TIME TO INCREASE OUR PARKING AREA. AND LOOK, LOOKING DOWN THE ROAD TO WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PROBABLY ADJUST THAT TRAILER AT SOME POINT IN TIME. SO WE THOUGHT THIS WAS THE BEST TIME TO GO AHEAD AND DO IT. AND WE HAVE A PIECE OF PROPERTY THREE BLOCKS FROM THERE OVER ON BRADENTON, AND WE WANTED TO TAKE THE MOBILE HOME AND MOVE IT OVER TO BRADENTON AND BRADENTON. THAT PROPERTY IS ZONED IN R-1, AND IT'S OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT IT NEEDS TO BE R-2 TO IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE A MOBILE HOME. AND SO THAT'S OUR REQUEST THAT WE JUST CHANGED IT. R-2, THE SURROUNDING AREA, THE MAJORITY OF THE SURROUNDING AREA IS ALREADY R-2. AND SO WE FELT THAT IT WAS COMPATIBLE AND WOULD FIT IN THE ZONING WOULD FIT IN WITH THAT AREA. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? A LOT DIFFERENT. YEAH, RIGHT. JUST TO BE CLEAR, THIS IS ABOUT MOVING AN EXISTING ONE SINGLE MOBILE HOME AND NOT AN EFFORT TO PUT MULTIPLE. EXACTLY. YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO DESIRE TO PUT MULTIPLE HOMES THERE. THE MOBILE HOME THAT'S THERE HOUSES THE SOME STAFF FROM THE CHURCH. AND SO IT'S GOING TO BE THE SAME PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN IT NOW. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE IT OVER THREE BLOCKS AND THEY'RE GOING TO STILL REMAIN LIVING THERE. AND THEN AS STAFF CHANGES, YOU KNOW, NEW STAFF MAY GO IN THERE. BUT IT'S A IT'S WE'RE NOT THERE'S NO DESIRE TO PUT ANY DWELLING UNITS OTHER THAN THIS MOBILE HOME THERE. NO DUPLEXES. WE'RE NOT LOOKING TO DO THAT. JEFF. ANY QUESTIONS? IS THAT IT? NO, SIR. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC ON THIS. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS? HELLO. MY NAME IS RANDALL MOBBS.I LIVE AT 2501 ORLANDO ROAD, PANAMA CITY. AND I OPPOSE THIS 100% STAUNCHLY. I DON'T WANT A MOBILE HOME BY MY HOUSE. I WON'T BE HONEST. I MEAN, ESPECIALLY I DIDN'T THINK WE WERE GOING TO ADD ANY MORE, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. THEN NOT ONLY THAT, I CAME TO Y'ALL ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO, ASKED FOR SPEED BUMPS, ASKED TO SLOW DOWN THE TRAFFIC. I TALKED TO A PASTOR KYLE ON LAST SATURDAY IN THE PUBLIX PARKING LOT. 130 AND I SAID, HOW MANY CONGREGANTS DO YOU HAVE? HE GOES, 4000. I SAID, ARE YOU INVOLVED WITH THIS NEW DEVELOPMENT GOING ON? NO, RANDALL, NOT AT ALL. THEN I COME HERE TODAY AND I'M OBVIOUSLY HEARING DIFFERENT. SO THEY ARE INVOLVED IN IT. AFTER THE SENIOR PASTOR LIED TO ME, I SEE, BUT ALL I'M ASKING FOR, IF THEY ARE GOING TO PUT THIS IN THERE, CAN WE GET SOME SPEED BUMPS? CAN I GET SOME CURBING AROUND WHERE I LIVE? I GOT CARS DRIVING UP ALL THE TIME. THEY LEAVE HIGHLAND PARK ELEMENTARY, THEIR PARENTS AIN'T PAYING ATTENTION. THEY GOT A VAPE, A STARBUCKS AND A CELL PHONE IN THEIR HAND, AND ALL THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT IS GETTING THROUGH, GETTING OUT, GETTING ON. THEY AIN'T WORRIED ABOUT US.
THERE'S ALREADY TOO MUCH TRAFFIC. PUT A RESIDENTIAL HOME. IT'D BE FINE. KEEP THE CHARACTERISTICS. BUT A MOBILE HOME, REALLY? WE DON'T WANT THAT. WE WANT OUR HOMES THE WAY IT IS. AND PLEASE MAKE THE STREETS SAFER. THERE AIN'T EVEN A SPEED LIMIT SIGN ANYMORE.
DAMN. BRADENTON. WE'RE THE ONES RECEIVING THE BRUNT OF THIS TRAFFIC AND MESS. AND THEN THE PASTOR SIT THERE AND TELL ME THEY AIN'T INVOLVED IN IT. OBVIOUSLY THEY ARE. AND THEY
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SEND BILL DOZIER DOWN HERE. BUT THIS IS A PLANNING BOARD. WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH TRAFFIC. AND I GET IT. PUT SOMETHING DOWN THERE, PUT SOME SPEED BUMPS. ANYTHING SWORN IN SIR? YES OKAY. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S ALL I GOT FOR YOU GUYS. HAVE A GOOD ONE. HELLO, I'M JERRY JIMERSON. I'M A PROPERTY OWNER IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I'VE GOT 4 OR 5 HOUSES THERE. THEY'RE ALL SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. WERE YOU SWORN IN? AND, SIR, WERE YOU SWORN IN? I'M SORRY. WERE YOU SWORN IN? OH, YEAH, I'M SWORN IN. OKAY, OKAY. YOU KNOW, THE HIGHLAND PARK BAPTIST CHURCH HAS BEEN A MAJOR PLAYER IN THE REVITALIZATION OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD TO ACCOMMODATE THE CHURCH GROWTH BEFORE AND AFTER. MICHAEL, THE CHURCH ACQUIRED A LOT OF PROPERTY, SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. SOME OF THEM NEEDED TO BE ACQUIRED. THEY WERE DILAPIDATED, BUT THEY HAVE. THEY'VE DONE A LOT TO REVITALIZE THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THEY EVERYTHING WAS HAS BEEN A NET POSITIVE UP TO THIS POINT BECAUSE THE CHURCH TAKES GOOD CARE OF ITS FACILITIES. EVERYTHING LOOKS NICE, BUT MOST OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHURCH IS ZONED PUBLIC OR INSTITUTIONAL, ACCORDING TO THE LAND USE MAP. AND BUT FOR SOME REASON THERE ARE TWO ZONED R2 IS SHOWN FOR EXISTING LONG ESTABLISHED SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. FOR EXAMPLE, I OWN PROPERTY ADJOINING CHURCH PROPERTY AT 2904 SELMA AVENUE AT ORLANDO ROAD THAT IS ZONED R1 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. HOWEVER, YOU MOVE UP THE STREET TOWARD BALDWIN ROAD IN THE SAME BLOCK. I OWN 24, 29, 24 AND 2928 SELMA, WHICH IS SHOWN AS R2 RESIDENTIAL. EVEN THOUGH THESE HOMES HAVE BEEN CLEARLY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL FOR YEARS AND SHOULD BE ZONED AS SUCH. THIS EXISTENCE HAS NEVER BEEN EXPLAINED TO ME. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND THAT THE RESIDENTIAL. R1 IS USED SHOULD BE USED TO ENCOURAGE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SINGLE FAMILY HOMES THAT HAVE GREATER VALUES, AND TO PROTECT THE VALUES OF EXISTING AND NEWLY CONSTRUCTED, RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES IN THE AREA, AND TO PROTECT THE COUNTY'S TAX BASE. I DARE SAY THE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE PAYING MORE TAXES THAN THE CHURCH. SO. SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO VOTE AGAINST THIS CHANGE. IT'S DOING NO GOOD FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. FOR ALL THE REASONS THAT I MENTIONED BEFORE, THERE'S NO REASON TO LOWER THE STANDARDS, INCREASE THE NEIGHBORHOOD DENSITY AND TRAFFIC CONGESTION. AS THE GENTLEMAN SAID BEFORE, JUST SO THE CHURCH CAN RELOCATE A PROPERTY IT OWNS, THERE ARE MANY OTHER LOCATIONS. PROPERLY ZONED R2 ALREADY, WHERE THE CHURCH PROPERTY COULD BE MOVED. I REQUEST AND RECOMMEND THAT YOU DISAPPROVE THIS REQUEST. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE IN THE PUBLIC? YES, I'M BRENDA LANE. MY HUSBAND, ROGER AND I LIVED ON BRADENTON AVENUE FOR OVER 15 YEARS NOW, AND WE'RE DEFINITELY OPPOSED TO THE REZONING. AND YOU WERE SWORN IN, MA'AM? YES, I WAS, YES. SO THIS IS WRITTEN DOWN BECAUSE I WOULDN'T REMEMBER HALF OF WHAT WE WANTED TO SAY. MA'AM. I'M SORRY. I NEED YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE. 2932 BRADENTON AVENUE. YOU'RE WELCOME. WE'RE OPPOSED TO THIS BECAUSE WE WANT TO PRESERVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. BRADENTON HAS BEEN A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AREA WHERE HOMES ARE OWNER OCCUPIED, FOSTERING A STRONG SENSE OF COMMUNITY, CONVERTING PROPERTIES INTO MULTIFAMILY RENTAL UNITS WOULD SHIFT THE DYNAMIC OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, REDUCING THE OWNERSHIP RATES AND INTRODUCING HIGHER TENANT TURNOVER. THIS COULD LEAD TO LESS INVESTMENT IN[00:15:03]
PROPERTY UPKEEP, INCREASING THE OVERALL ESTHETIC AND COHESION OF THE AREA. NUMBER TWO, THE STRAIN ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE ROADS, I MEAN, THIS IS EVERYWHERE BUT OUR OUR ROAD AT ONE POINT LOOKED LIKE WE'D HAD AN EARTHQUAKE. IT'S OVERUSED ALREADY AND THEY DID RESURFACE IT. BUT THE ROAD SURFACES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ARE ALREADY IN POOR CONDITION AND ADDING MULTI-UNIT HOUSING WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE TRAFFIC AND WHERE WITH MORE RESIDENTS PER LOT, THERE WILL BE GREATER STRAIN ON PARKING AVAILABILITY, ROAD MAINTENANCE, PUBLIC UTILITIES, MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENTS OFTEN COME WITH INCREASED DEMANDS ON SEWAGE, WATER, STORM DRAIN, STORM DRAINAGE, WHICH COULD EXACERBATE, EXACERBATE EXISTING ISSUES. NUMBER THREE, THE PRECEDENT FOR REZONING AND OVERDEVELOPMENT. I KNOW THAT THE CHURCH BOUGHT THAT LOT TO PUT A MOBILE HOME ON, WHICH WE DON'T WANT TO ADD A MOBILE HOME TO THE STREET, BUT IT ALSO OPENS UP OTHER ISSUES. WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY WANT TO. THE METHODIST CHURCH WANTS TO BUILD A FOUR APARTMENT, TWO STORY RIGHT ACROSS THE ROAD FROM US. AND IF THIS IS PASSED FROM RESIDENTIAL, IF THE ZONING CHANGE, THEN THAT'S A POSSIBILITY. WE'LL BE SITTING ON OUR FRONT PORCH IN OUR ROCKERS, LOOKING AT A TWO STORY APARTMENT. AND THIS IS JUST HEARSAY RIGHT NOW. IT'S NOT A FACT, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT THAT WE'VE BEEN TOLD AND WE'RE THINKING ABOUT DON'T WANT IT. WE WANT TO KEEP IT RESIDENTIAL. WE WANT TO KEEP NEIGHBORS, NOT PEOPLE COMING AND GOING. AND IF YOU RIDE DOWN THE ROAD, YOU SEE WHAT THEY TURN INTO. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY THEY TURN INTO A. UNDESIRABLE. SO WE DON'T WANT TO SET THAT PRECEDENT. PROPERTY VALUES AND HOMEOWNER INVESTMENT. OUR HOME IS OUR HOME. IT'S ALSO OUR INVESTMENT. WE PLAN TO LIVE THERE TILL WE CROAK. NO TIME SOON, I HOPE, BUT SINGLE FAMILY HOME NEIGHBORHOODS GENERALLY MAINTAIN A HIGHER PROPERTY VALUE BECAUSE THEY ATTRACT LONG TERM RESIDENTS SUCH AS US AND OUR NEIGHBORS.ALLOWING MULTI-FAMILY RENTALS COULD LOWER SURROUNDING PROPERTY VALUES DUE TO THE INCREASED DENSITY, TRANSIENT NATURE OF TENANTS, AND POTENTIAL DECLINE IN PROPERTY MAINTENANCE. SEEING THAT TOO LONG TIME HOMEOWNERS HOMEOWNERS HAVE INVESTED IN THE AREA WOULD SEE THEIR EFFORTS UNDERMINED BY THESE CHANGES. NUMBER FIVE, A LACK OF COMPATIBILITY WITH SURROUNDING AREAS ARE. ALL CURRENT PROPERTIES ARE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. RIGHT NOW IN BRADENTON.
INTRODUCING MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING WOULD CREATE A STARK DISRUPTING. AND INCONSISTENCY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THE SCALE AND DENSITY OF APARTMENT BUILDINGS OR DUPLEX DO NOT ALIGN WITH THE EXISTING CHARACTER OF THE STREET. WE URGE THE CITY TO PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY OF BRADENTON AVENUE BY MAINTAINING ITS SINGLE FAMILY ZONING DESIGNATION. WE ASK YOU, PLEASE CONSIDER THIS THE INTRODUCTION OF MULTI-FAMILY DWELLINGS WOULD PERMANENTLY ALTER THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, STRAIN LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE, AND SET A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT FOR THE FOR THE REZONING. WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THE CITY CONSIDER THESE CONCERNS AND REJECT THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE. THE CHURCH WANTING TO PUT AN OFFICE IN A MOBILE HOME ON THAT LOT SOUNDS INNOCENT, BUT IT OPENS US UP WIDE OPEN FOR MULTI-FAMILY DUPLEXES, APARTMENTS ON OUR STREET. WE WELCOME SINGLE FAMILY STRUCTURES. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT, BUT WE DON'T WANT OUR OUR STREET, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD RESOLVED. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? I HAVEN'T BEEN SWORN, BUT CAN I ASK? LET'S LET THIS MAN FINISH. LOVE IS SWORN TO ASK HIM. I LIVE DIRECTLY, I MEAN DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET. 2910 BRADENTON. WHAT'S YOUR NAME? DONALD TAYLOR. AND I SURE DON'T WANT TO LOOK OUT MY FRONT DOOR AND SEE A TRAILER OVER THERE IN THAT LOT. NOW, IF IT WAS A HOUSE THEY WERE BUILDING IN THAT LOT, SINGLE FAMILY, I'D BE ALL FOR THAT. BUT I DO NOT WANT TO SEE A TRAILER IN THAT. I MEAN, I IT'S RIGHT THERE AT MY FRONT DOOR, YOU KNOW, AND WE WOULD DEFINITELY URGE YOU TO VOTE AGAINST THIS, PUTTING THAT TRAILER, MOVING THAT TRAILER DOWN THERE TO THAT LOT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. COME ON UP AND YOU CAN BE YOU CAN BE
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SWORN IN WHEN YOU GET UP HERE. I'M GONNA GET UP. I DON'T GET UP HERE. I HAVE TROUBLE GETTING UP.EXCUSE ME. I'M SORRY. I JUST HAD SURGERY, AND I HAVE TROUBLE GETTING AROUND. OKAY. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE OKAY, MISS BEST. DO I NEED TO BE SWORN IN? DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT THE FACTS YOU ABOUT TO PRESENT WILL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH I DO? MY NAME IS GEORGIA BASS. I LIVE AT 2424 ORLANDO ROAD. AND I'VE GOT A QUESTION. WILL THIS DECREASE MY PROPERTY VALUE? WE HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING THAT. WE HAVE NO WAY OF DETERMINING IT DIDN'T. IT USUALLY GOES FROM A ONE TO A TWO. IT WILL DECREASE THE PROPERTY VALUES BECAUSE THEY'LL PUT CONDOMINIUMS TRAILERS. THAT'S BEYOND OUR OUR PURVIEW TO TELL YOU WHETHER OR NOT IT WOULD INCREASE OR DECREASE. I CAN'T I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND YOU. IT'S BEYOND OUR PURVIEW WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN TELL YOU WHETHER OR NOT IT'LL INCREASE OR DECREASE ONE PERSON'S TO SOMEONE ELSE. IT MAY INCREASE IT. HAVING IT AS A AS A CHANGE IN THE ZONING TO SOMEONE ELSE THAT THEY LOOK AT AS DECREASING. BUT THAT'S NOT REALLY WHAT WE DO. OKAY. WELL, I'LL VOTE AGAINST CHANGING.
OKAY. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC? NO WORRIES. GENTLEMEN, MY NAME IS DEANNA TAYLOR. MY HUSBAND WAS JUST UP HERE. I ALSO LIVE STRAIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS LOT AT 29, TEN, 2910 BRADENTON AVENUE. YES. MY BIG CONCERN IS OPENING UP THE DOOR FOR MULTI DWELLINGS ON THAT BLOCK. WE HAVE BEEN IN THAT HOUSE FOR OVER 30 YEARS. I'VE SEEN TRAILERS COME AND GO. HURRICANE MICHAEL WIPED OUT TWO OF THEM THAT WERE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM US. I GOT ONE NEXT DOOR TO ME NOW WHICH A STRONG WIND SOMEDAY IS GOING TO BLOW OVER. BUT I HAVE NOTHING AGAINST THE CHURCH DOING SOMETHING ON THAT LOT. BUT IT NEEDS TO BE A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING, NOT MULTIPLE. I DON'T WANT APARTMENTS ON MY STREET. I KNOW YOU WOULDN'T WANT A TRAILER ACROSS THE STREET FROM YOUR HOUSE. I HOPE THAT YOU GENTLEMEN TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WHAT A SMALL LITTLE COMMUNITY WE ARE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU MA'AM, THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE IN THE PUBLIC? AT THIS TIME? IF THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THESE COMMENTS. YES. THANK YOU. A COUPLE OF THINGS. IT'S IRONIC THAT I'M UP HERE ASKING FOR A TRAILER. THE ATTORNEY KNOWS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. SO I WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE LOT THAT THE CHURCH OWNS, THERE IS A KIND OF CATTY CORNERED ACROSS THE STREET. THERE IS A MOBILE HOME THAT EXISTS IN THERE. IT'S LOOKS TO BE. I DROVE DOWN THE ROAD THE OTHER DAY. LOOKS TO BE, I DON'T KNOW, I COULDN'T TELL 12 OR 14 WIDE MOBILE HOME THAT'S SITTING THERE AND IT'S FINE. IT'S ALL CLEAN. IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD. THE MOBILE HOME THAT THE CHURCH IS ASKING TO RELOCATE FROM THE CORNER OF BALDWIN ROAD OVER TO THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY IS A DOUBLE WIDE, VERY WELL KEPT. IT WAS PURCHASED IN 2019. AND SO THE MOBILE HOME WILL BE AN ATTRACTIVE AREA. IT WON'T BE RUNDOWN. IT WON'T IT WON'T DETER FROM THE COMMUNITY. I DON'T BELIEVE IT WILL. AND I DO UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS OF MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD NOT WANTING THE EXTRA TRAFFIC AND EXTRA RESIDENTS THERE. AND SO, I MEAN, WE WOULD CERTAINLY BE. FINE IF WE WANTED TO PUT ANY TYPE OF. A REQUEST, A CONDITIONAL USE ON IT, THAT THERE WILL BE NO DUPLEXES, THERE WILL ONLY BE THIS MOBILE HOME ON THERE. AND THAT'S THAT'S CERTAINLY FINE WITH US BECAUSE THAT'S NOT OUR DESIRE. OUR DESIRE IS NOT TO DO ANYTHING EXCEPT TO RELOCATE THIS TO, YOU KNOW, THREE BLOCKS FROM WHERE IT IS NOW. AND THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE. UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, I DON'T KNOW. OKAY. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL MOVE TO COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND ACTION. I'LL LOOK AT THE MAP. THERE'S OUR TWO
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SOUTH AND EAST. RIGHT. OKAY. DROVE BY THERE AND I DID SEE THE MOBILE HOME THAT. I UNDERSTAND THE, THE THIS WAS A MOBILE HOME PARK. I HAVE A. BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF CONCERNS ABOUT TRAFFIC AND IMPACT. BUT. THE CHURCH IS WILLING TO. TAKE THE ZONE CHANGE WITH WITH THE STIPULATION THAT IT BE LIMITED TO THE ONE UNIT AND ONE UNIT ONLY, NOT MULTIPLE UNITS, I THINK THE PROBLEM WITH THAT CHURCH. I'M SORRY, PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE CLOSED AT THIS POINT. SO WE CAN DO THAT INSTEAD OF I WAS GOING TO ASK ABOUT A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT ON THAT, RATHER THAN CHANGING THE ZONING. YEAH, THAT THAT KEEPS IT THE SAME ZONING TO ME THAT, THAT, THAT LIKE, WELL, THE APPLICATION BEFORE YOU TODAY IS TO CHANGE THE ZONING. I KNOW, BUT YOU'D HAVE TO CHANGE THAT. BUT WE'VE HAD CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATIONS IN THE PAST TO ALLOW A MANUFACTURED HOME ON R1 PROPERTY THAT HASN'T DONE IN THE PAST. SO THAT IS ALSO AN OPTION.HOW OFTEN ARE WE CHANGING PEOPLE IN AND OUT OF THE MOBILE? HIS FAMILY LIVES IN THERE. HE'S JUST A STAFF THAT LIVES THERE. AS FAR AS THE OCCUPANTS THAT MOVE IN AND OUT, I WOULD I WOULD HAVE TO GUESS AT THAT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE. I WOULDN'T THINK IT'D BE MORE THAN ONCE OR EVERY COUPLE YEARS, MAYBE JUST LIKE ANY NORMAL RESIDENCE, YOU KNOW, AS LONG AS AS LONG AS THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE THE CHURCH ON STAFF. THEY WANT TO GIVE THEM A PLACE TO LIVE WHILE THEY'RE WORKING. USUALLY THE YOUNG PASTORS THAT COME THERE, IT'S KIND OF LIKE A LITTLE, LITTLE PARSONAGE FOR THEM. AND AS THEIR AS THEY'RE WORKING AT THE CHURCH, YOU KNOW, I WOULD I WOULD JUST HAVE TO SAY EVERY YEAR TO TWO YEARS OR EVEN MORE THAN THAT, I DON'T KNOW HOW, HOW, HOW OFTEN. WHAT WOULD. AND I'VE THOUGHT OF THIS BEFORE THIS MEETING STARTED, IF IT STAYED R1 AND WE GAVE YOU A CONDITIONAL USE TO PUT I CAN'T HEAR YOU. I'M SORRY IF IT STAYED R1 AND WE GAVE YOU A CONDITIONAL USE TO PUT THE TRAILER ON THERE, WHAT WOULD BE THE CHURCH'S? WOULD YOU CHURCH BE OKAY WITH THAT? THAT YES SIR. THAT WOULD SERVE THE PURPOSE OF MOVING THE TRAILER OVER THERE AND HAVING A RESIDENCE FOR THE FOR THE. STAFF? IT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE GET THE SAME THING AS FAR AS AND LEAVE THE ZONING THE SAME. WHAT WOULD BE THAT PROCESS FROM HERE, WAYNE. SO I THINK IF THEY WISH TO DO THAT, WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE AN APPLICATION SUBMITTED FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND COME BACK AND HAVE ANOTHER PROCESS, ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING.
WOULD THEY HAVE TO PAY A FEE AGAIN? THERE WOULD BE A FEE INVOLVED, YES. COULD WE ASK THAT NOT HAPPEN THAT WAY? I MEAN, NO FEE IF WE WANT TO DO IT DIFFERENTLY THAN THEY'VE ASKED FOR. BUT WE'RE GETTING WE'RE COMING ABOUT IT A DIFFERENT WAY. BUT WHY SHOULD IT COST THEM MORE IF WE COME UP WITH THE IDEA? BECAUSE THEY STILL HAVE TO ADVERTISE AND PAY THAT COST? WELL, LET'S ALSO REMEMBER THAT REGARDLESS OF HOW THIS PLANNING COMMISSION VOTES TODAY, IT'S ONLY A RECOMMENDATION, RIGHT? IT GOES TO THE COUNTY COMMISSION FOR SURE. AND YOUR RECOMMENDATION WILL GO TO THE COUNTY COMMISSION. AND THEY'LL THEY'LL MAKE THAT VOTE. SO THE APPLICATION THAT THEY HAVE SUBMITTED IS FOR THAT PROCESS. SO THE RESTRICTIONS THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IS A IS A DIFFERENT APPLICATION. IT'S A DIFFERENT PROCESS. SO THE RESTRICTION YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WOULD WE WOULD THOSE RUN WITH THE LAND OR WOULD THEY RUN WITH.
MY CONCERN IS IF YOU GO TO R2 AND Y'ALL TAKE OFF SELL THE PROPERTY, THE NEIGHBORS HAVE A VERY LEGITIMATE CONCERN IS THAT THEY CAN NOW HAVE SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T REALLY FIT IN THE R1 DISTRICT. SURE. SO IF WE HAD RESTRICTIONS ON THAT, IS THAT A DEED RESTRICTION TO THE LAND OR IS THAT JUST FOR THEIR USE WITHIN THE NEXT 20 YEARS? NO. I MEAN IF YOU PLAY, IF YOU PLAY, IF YOU RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ZONE, CHANGEE CONDITIONS GO ALOH THE ORDINANCE. IF THE COMMISSION, THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ULTIMATELY ACCEPTS YOUR RECOMMENDATION AND APPROVES
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THE ZONE CHANGE REQUEST WITH WHATEVER CONDITIONS THAT YOU RECOMMEND, THEN THAT GOES WITH THE PROPERTY. IT RUNS FOR PERPETUITY, PERPETUITY. IT'S PART OF THE IT'S IN THE ORDINANCE. I'M JUST THINKING ON THE BACKSIDE, I DON'T WANT, YOU KNOW, THE NEIGHBOR. THE NEIGHBORHOOD SHOULD NOT SUFFER FOR, YOU KNOW, FOR ONE, IF WE CAN ACCOMMODATE ALL OF THAT, I THINK IN THE FUTURE THEY NEED TO HAVE SOME, SOME PEACE OF MIND. SO HOW WAS THE MOBILE HOME, HOW OLD IT WAS? WELL, IT WAS PURCHASED IN 2019. AND IT'S WHAT WERE YOU GOING TO SAY? I WAS GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT I UNDERSTOOD YOU CORRECTLY, THAT THAT IF A R2 ZONING IS, IS GRANTED ALONG WITH THE CONDITIONAL USE THAT THAT RUNS WITH THE PROPERTY. DID I UNDERSTAND THAT CORRECTLY? THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. AND I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT. AND ALL WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS MOVE A TRAILER. YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT STAYS THE SAME ZONING IS FINE WITH US. WE JUST WANT TO TAKE THE TRAILER FROM POINT A TO POINT B AND LET THE KIDS LET THE PEOPLE LIVE IN IT. SO WE'RE NOT LOOKING FOR ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF THAT. BUT I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THAT IT'S A, YOU KNOW, THE SURROUNDING AREA. WHEN YOU LOOK ACROSS THE STREET ON THAT MAP, ALL THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE ALREADY ZONED R2. SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE CREATING ANYTHING NEW FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE'RE JUST ADAPTING TO THE ZONING OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE WOULD BE FINE WITH THE EITHER WAY. EITHER WAY WOULD BE FINE WITH US. SO WHATEVER THE BOARD CONSIDERS THE BEST INTEREST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD WE'RE GOOD WITH, WELL, THE ONLY THE ONLY THING WE CAN DO IF WE CHOOSE TO KEEP THIS. SIR, PUBLIC COMMENTS OVER, THE ONLY WAY WE COULD DO IT IS APPROVE IT. IF WE CHOOSE TO APPROVE IT WITH CONDITIONS, OR IT'S POSTPONED AND WITHDRAWN AND THEN RESUBMIT WITH R1 WITH THE CONDITIONAL USE. AND I KIND OF I THINK YOU CAN READ READ US THAT THAT MIGHT BE MOST RECEPTIVE TO THAT. MR. EXCUSE ME. WE'RE PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE OVER, SIR.I'M SORRY. SO THE APPLICANT CAN WITHDRAW THIS APPLICATION IF THEY WISH, AND RESUBMIT ANOTHER APPLICATION FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. COUNTY STAFF DOES NOT HAVE THE AUTHORIZATION TO WAIVE ANY APPLICATION FEES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S UNDERSTOOD.
RIGHT. THE APPLICANT WOULD HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, PAY THE APPLICATION FEE. HOW MUCH IS THAT FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT? IT'S $1,210. OH. I WILL, I'LL MAKE WELL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION AND THEN QUESTIONABLE IF ANYONE IS GOING TO SECOND THAT. BUT I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO GO WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION WITH THE CONDITION PLACED ON IT, THAT THE USE BE LIMITED TO ONE MOBILE HOME AND ONE ONLY ONE STRUCTURE, ONE STRUCTURE, ONE SINGLE FAMILY STRUCTURE. ONLY ONE ONE STRUCTURE. YEAH. I'LL SECOND THAT. WE HAVE MOTION A SECOND.
CALL THE ROLL PLEASE. ANY DISCUSSION. CALL ROLL PLEASE, MR. CARTER. YES, MA'AM. MR. HUGHES, DOES MR. HEYMAN. YES, MR. HONEYCUTT? YES, MA'AM. MOTION CARRIED. EVERYONE THAT'S HERE SPEAKING AT THIS STILL HAS TO GO TO THE COUNTY COMMISSION TO GET APPROVED. SO THIS IS THIS IS THE THERE'S TWO STEP PROCESS. THIS IS THE FIRST STEP. SO THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE AT THE COUNTY COMMISSION. SO YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO SPEAK SPEAK TO THE COMMISSIONERS. AND THAT WOULD BE IN WHEN WOULD THAT MEETING BE. WAYNE FROM THIS POINT WOULD BE THE SECOND MEETING IN APRIL. I THINK IT'S APRIL 15TH. SECOND MEETING IN APRIL. NEXT ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER TWO. THE COMMISSION TO CONDUCT A QUASI JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING. PLD PA 20250033 AND PIELKE 20250034 TO CONSIDER REQUEST TO CHANGE THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY FOUR AND A HALF ACRES FROM RESIDENTIAL, GENERAL, COMMERCIAL, AND TO CHANGE THE ZONING FROM R2 SINGLE FAMILY DUPLEX TO C3 GENERAL COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 6721 JASPER ROAD AND. BAYOU GEORGE AREA. ANY EX PARTE COMMISSIONER. NONE FOR ME. YES, SIR. DO I HAVE PRESENTATION? WAYNE PORTER?
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THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AS NOTED, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY FOUR AND A HALF ACRES FROM RESIDENTIAL TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL. THE APPLICANT IS ALSO REQUESTED TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF THE PROPERTY FROM R2 SINGLE FAMILY AND DUPLEX DWELLING TO THE C3 GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONE DISTRICT PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 6721 CHESTER ROAD AND THE BAYOU GEORGE AREA. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED DIRECTLY NORTH OF A PARCEL THAT FRONTS HIGHWAY 231, AND HAS A GENERAL COMMERCIAL FUTURE. LAND USE AND ZONING DESIGNATION. THE SUBJECT PARCEL DOES NOT HAVE FRONTAGE ALONG HIGHWAY 231, AND IS SURROUNDED ON ALL OTHER SIDES BY RESIDENTIAL USES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE PROPERTIES THAT FRONT HIGHWAY 231. THE REMAINDER OF JESSUP ROAD IS CONSISTENT WITH THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. THE RESIDENTIAL AREA EXTENDS EAST AND WEST OF THE NORTHERN TERMINUS OF JESSUP ROAD, ALONG COE ROAD AS PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH IS VACANT. THE REQUEST DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A LOGICAL EXTENSION OF THE PRESENT USES. THE REQUESTED LAND USE AND ZONE CHANGE COULD HAVE AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. STAFF DOES NOT FEEL THAT THE REQUESTED FUTURE LAND USE AND ZONE CHANGE IS COMPATIBLE WITH CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA. IT'S THEREFORE RECOMMENDED THAT YOU FIND THE PROPOSED SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT INCONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND FIND THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE AND CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AND FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO DENY THE PROPOSED LAND USE AND ZONE CHANGE APPLICATIONS. WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THIS ITEM. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I DON'T HAVE ANY ANYONE. HAVE. WE'LL HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT. HELLO.AND I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. MIKE FERGUSON, 1296 WEST WESLEY ROAD IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA. I HAVE SOME PREPARED COMMENTS. AND THEN I WANTED TO ANSWER SOME OF THE REASONS OUTLINED IN THE INITIAL DENIAL LETTER. THEN OBVIOUSLY HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS. SO GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS MIKE FERGUSON AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THE REZONING REQUEST FOR 6721 JESSUP ROAD. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY OWNER, STEVE COOKE, WHO OWNS APPROXIMATELY NINE PLUS ACRES. SO THE FRONT PARCEL THAT IS ALREADY ZONED COMMERCIAL AND THEN THE REAR PARCEL, WHICH IS CURRENTLY ZONED R2. SO WE ARE REQUESTING THE REZONE OF THE REAR 4.25 ACRES FROM R2 TO C3 TO DEVELOP A LUXURY BOAT AND RV STORAGE FACILITY. AND I WANT TO ADDRESS THE KEY REASONS WHY THIS MAKES SENSE, WHY IT'S CONSISTENT, AND WHY IT'S ACTUALLY IN LINE WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE FOR BAY COUNTY IN THE SURROUNDING AREA. SO FIRST, LET'S TALK ABOUT LOCATION AND COMPATIBILITY. SO THE PROPERTY SITS JUST OFF. 231 A MAJOR COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR THAT HAS BEEN SHIFTING FROM RESIDENTIAL TO BUSINESS OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES. AND THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES, INCLUDING FEDEX, EASTERN INDUSTRIES, CONNOR INDUSTRIES. IN AN RV REPAIR SHOP. YOU CAN'T SEE IT ON THE ATTACHED MAP, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU RECEIVED OUR PRESENTATION, BUT BOTH OF OUR PARCELS ARE LARGELY ALREADY SURROUNDED BY VERY THICK VEGETATION TREES. ET CETERA. AND JUST TO BACK UP FOR A SECOND, ONE THING DRIVING OUR PROPOSAL FOR REZONING IS THE FACT THAT APPROXIMATELY 50% OF BOTH PARCELS ARE CURRENTLY DELINEATED AS WETLANDS AND ARE UNUSABLE FOR RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL, AS IT CAN'T BE DISTURBED. SO WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT COMPATIBILITY WITH THE NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS. SO WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT SPECIFICALLY WHAT WE'RE DOING TO MITIGATE THOSE CONCERNS, BESIDE THE FACT THAT JUST NATURALLY THERE'S A PERIMETER OF TREES AROUND ALMOST ALL FOUR SIDES, WE ARE ERECTING A 6 TO 8 FOOT TALL BRICK WALL AROUND MANY OF THE SIDES, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THE MANDATED SIX FOOT CHAIN LINK FENCE WITH SCREENING AS WELL AS WELL AS INSTALLING IN ADDITION TO THE LANDSCAPING IN THE NATURAL TREES THAT ARE ALREADY THERE, ALL OF THE REQUIRED LANDSCAPING, IF NOT ABOVE AND BEYOND, TO LIVE UP TO THE LUXURY ESTHETIC THAT WE'RE GOING FOR THIS PROPERTY. SO THIS IS NOT A BOAT STORAGE FACILITY THAT IF YOU DRIVE DOWN JUST THE ROAD, WHICH IS CURRENTLY A DIRT ROAD, WHICH WE WILL BE IMPROVING AND PAVING, OR IF YOU DRIVE DOWN 231, IT'S NOT A STORAGE FACILITY THAT WHEN YOU LOOK OVER, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A SEA OF BOATS OR RVS. YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A REALLY TALL BRICK, LUXURIOUS WALL WITH INCREDIBLE LANDSCAPING. SO UNLIKE ANY OTHER RETAIL OR HIGH TRAFFIC BUSINESSES, A STORAGE FACILITY
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GENERATES MINIMAL DAILY TRIPS. AND OUR CURRENT DRIVEWAY OFF JUST THE ROAD TO OUR FACILITY IS ONLY ABOUT 100FT IN OFF 231, SO THERE'S NOT EVEN GOING TO BE MUCH TRAFFIC DOWN THE EXISTING RESIDENTIAL AREA. SO THE REZONING ISN'T JUST ABOUT US. THERE IS A HUGE DEMAND GIVEN HOA AND OTHER. OTHER LAWS THAT HAVE BEEN PASSED ABOUT PARKING YOUR BOAT IN YOUR DRIVEWAY. SO I'M SURE YOU KNOW THIS. THERE'S 14,800 REGISTERED BOAT OWNERS IN THE COUNTY AND 3600 RV OWNERS IN THE COUNTY, MANY OF WHICH ARE SCRAMBLING TO FIND A PLACE OTHER THAN THEIR DRIVEWAY TO PARK THEIR RV AND BOAT. SECOND, FROM A TAX REVENUE STANDPOINT, WE BELIEVE, PARTICULARLY AFTER OUR IMPROVEMENTS ARE DONE, THAT THE VALUE OF OUR PROPERTY IS FAR GOING TO EXCEED FROM A TAX REVENUE STANDPOINT. WHAT A OTHERWISE RESIDENTIAL USE WOULD GENERATE, AGAIN, PARTICULARLY CONSIDERING THAT APPROXIMATELY 50% OF THIS PARCEL IS CURRENTLY DELINEATED AS WETLANDS. LASTLY, HUGE DRIVER FOR TOURISM AS ONE OF THE MAJOR ARTERIES INTO AND OUT OF THE AREA. THE FACT THAT PEOPLE CAN LEAVE THEIR BOAT IN THE AREA OR THEIR RV AND CONTINUALLY RETURN TO THIS AREA, WE THINK IS A MAJOR ECONOMIC DRIVER. SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, FROM A LOGISTICAL, FROM AN ESTHETIC, FROM A QUALITY OF LIFE AND FROM A REVENUE STANDPOINT, WE THINK REZONING THE BACK PORTION OF THIS TOTAL NINE PLUS ACRE PARCEL MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. AND AGAIN, LOOKING AT THE MAP, IF YOU LOOK AT THE EXISTING AREAS THAT ARE ALREADY COMMERCIAL, IT ACTUALLY IS OUT OF LINE. THE FACT THAT OUR BACK PARCEL IS CURRENTLY RESIDENTIAL, IF YOU JUST LOOK AT THE REST OF THE RESIDENTIAL ALONG 231 NOW TO GO BACK AND ADDRESS SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT WERE INITIALLY OUTLINED IN THE DENIAL. SO WHILE THE IMMEDIATE AREA DOES HAVE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, 231 IS A MAJOR COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR. AND AS I MENTIONED ALREADY, WE ARE GOING TO GREAT LENGTHS WITH A BRICK WALL, WITH OUR FENCING, WITH OUR LANDSCAPING TO NOT HAVE IT ESTHETICALLY AND VISUALLY IMPACT THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE ALREADY IN THE AREA. SO WITH BUFFERING MEASURES, EIGHT FOOT EIGHT FOOT BRICK WALLS, FENCES, THE SCREENING, LANDSCAPING ETC. ANY QUESTIONS? THAT'S FINE.OKAY, THANKS. ARE YOU FINISHED? OH THAT'S IT. YEAH. OKAY. I DO HAVE A QUESTION. YOU MENTIONED THE BRICK WALL AROUND MOST OF THE PROPERTY. WHAT CAN YOU DEFINE MOST OF THE PROPERTY OR WHERE WOULD IT NOT BE. SURE. AND I THINK THAT'S A CONVERSATION AS THIS PROCESS GOES OUT WHERE SPECIFICALLY MY, OUR INITIAL INSTINCT WAS TO PUT IT ALONG JESSA ROAD. AND AGAIN, IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE PROPERTY, THERE'S ALREADY QUITE THICK TREES ON THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY WHERE THERE WOULD BE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE FUTURE. SO IF ANYWHERE THERE WAS ONE THAT WAS NEEDED BETWEEN OUR PROPERTY AND EXISTING RESIDENTIAL, IT WOULD BE ALONG JUST THE ROAD BECAUSE THERE'S ALREADY SO MANY TREES ALONG THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY THAT YOU CAN'T SEE RESIDENTIAL THAT'S BACK THERE, AS IS. IF WE WERE REQUIRED TO PUT IT IN ADDITIONAL SPACES, THAT WOULD BE A CONVERSATION. BUT AT THIS TIME, IT'S NOT OUR INTENT TO PUT IT AROUND ALL FOUR SIDES. AND AGAIN, WHEN I'M TALKING, I'M THINKING OF IT BOTH PARCELS AS ONE. OUR INTENTION IS TO COMBINE BOTH PARCELS, AND I'M TALKING IN TERMS OF ONE NINE PLUS ACRE PROPERTY, NOT JUST THE FOUR AND A HALF ACRES THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY JUST FOR VISUALIZATION. SO WE'VE GOT A BRICK WALL ON JESSA ROAD ON THE NORTHERN PART. YOU'RE SOME TYPE OF FENCING. JUST NOT JUST NOT BRICK. RIGHT. AND YOU CAN SEE IT. THIS IS ABOUT 50% OF BOTH PARCELS THAT IS CURRENTLY WETLANDS. WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT IS BRICK WALL SIDES. THE WETLAND ON THE LEFT. YEAH. THIS IS THE WETLANDS HERE THAT DON'T INTEND TO TRY TO FILL THOSE IN MORE.
FOR NOW, OUR INTENTION WE CARE ABOUT MAINTAINING AND WE ALSO THINK IT'S A GREAT BUFFER.
THERE'S A CHURCH ON THAT SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. I DO HAVE A MOCK UP THAT I THINK WE UPLOADED TO
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THE PORTAL PREVIOUSLY. THAT DOES SHOW THE BEAR WITH ME HERE. SO AGAIN, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BRICK WALLS, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT WHEN YOU DRIVE BY, YOU MIGHT MISTAKE IT FOR A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY. RIGHT. AND THAT ISN'T JUST FOR BUFFERING REASONS, BUT WE ALSO CARE OBVIOUSLY, A LOT ABOUT THE SECURITY OF THE BOATS AND RVS THAT ARE STORED IN OUR FACILITY.BUT THIS IS JUST A ROAD HERE. THIS IS CURRENTLY DIRT. WE WOULD BE PAVING THIS. THIS IS AN EXISTING ENTRANCE. SO IF YOU THINK OF THIS LINE, THIS IS THE PARCEL WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY. THIS IS THE PARCEL. IT'S ALREADY COMMERCIAL BRICK WALL WETLANDS, NICE TALL BRICK WALL OR FENCING ALONG TO 31. BUT AGAIN BACK HERE, LOTS OF TREES. THERE ARE ALREADY LOTS OF TREES HERE. AND THIS IS ALL TREES. SO FROM A VISUAL OR QUALITY OF LIFE IMPACT, IF ANYTHING, WE'RE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVING THE LOOK OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IF ANYTHING, FROM THE ENTRANCE TO 231. YES. I DO SO THANKS. THANK YOU. IF YOU DON'T MIND THE, THE WAVY LINE THAT'S GOING THROUGH THAT PARCEL, IS THAT A STREAM OR IS THAT WHAT IS WHAT IS THAT THAT'S ABOUT. THAT'S THE THAT'S AN APPROXIMATE I BELIEVE. OH I'M SORRY YOU ASKED WAYNE, RIGHT. IT APPEARS TO BE A LOT LINE BETWEEN THE TWO, BUT IT'S THAT'S NOT WHAT IT'S REPRESENTING. THIS IS THIS PARCEL THAT'S THE SUBJECT OF THIS REQUEST IS ALL ONE PARCEL ID NUMBER. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THIS REPRESENTS. AND THIS PARCEL HAS THE SAME LINE, BUT IT'S ALL THIS IS A SEPARATE PARCEL NUMBER. SO YEAH. SO THAT WAS NOT A CREEK. THAT WAS AN OUT. IT LOOKS LIKE IT WOULD BE FROM A LONG TIME AGO. THE DELINEATION LINE THE CURRENT DELINEATION. AND I CAN PROVIDE I BELIEVE WAYNE HAS IT. THIS WAS DONE IN 2020. THIS IS THE MOST UP TO DATE DELINEATION LINE. SO IT'S MOVED OVER SLIGHTLY. BUT IT'S STILL ABOUT 50% OF BOTH PARCELS COMBINED. DO YOU HAVE A WETLAND LAYER ON YOUR GIS? THAT'S THE PROPERTY LINE, WHOEVER DREW IT. BUT GENERALLY WETLANDS ARE NOT DELINEATED IN OUR GIS USING THAT SORT OF LOT DIVISION LINE. BUT I CAN. WE THINK THE WETLANDS ARE A GREAT NATURAL SECURITY FEATURE, IN ADDITION TO THE TREES THAT ARE ALREADY ON THREE OF THE PERIMETERS. THE BUFFER COMING IN FROM THE PROPERTY LINE ON THE NORTH SIDE, BESIDES THE TREES, THE BUFFER COMING INTO US IS, WHAT, FIVE FEET YOU HAVE TO THE PROPERTY LINE IN WHAT'S HIS? WHAT'S THE C3 BUFFER REQUIRE? WHEN YOU BUFFERS, REFER TO THE DISTANCE FROM OTHER RESIDENTIAL ZONING. OKAY. SO FROM THE PROPERTY LINE IN, WHAT WOULD THE COUNTY LOOK AT SAYING TO MAKE IT BE MORE PROTECTED, MORE MORE PRIVATE FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER ON THE OTHER SIDE, IS THERE A SO ANY WALL OR FENCE THAT'S PUT UP, IF IT'S WITHIN THE BUILDING SETBACK AREA, CANNOT EXCEED FOUR FEET IN HEIGHT. SO THEY WOULD HAVE TO SET THE FENCE BACK FROM THE FRONT PROPERTY LINE WOULD BE 25FT, AND THEN ON THE SIDES WOULD BE FIVE FEET. SO THEY CAN GO UP TO HIGHER THAN FOUR FEET.
I DO WANT TO NOTE, TO MAKE SURE THAT MR. FERGUSON AND MR. COOK UNDERSTAND THAT A STORAGE YARD WOULD REQUIRE IT TO BE FULLY SCREENED FROM PUBLIC VIEW. SO THAT IS A REQUIREMENT. THIS IS A THIS WAS THE QUESTION THAT WAS ASKED, BUT WE LIKELY COULDN'T PUT THE BRICK WALL, AT LEAST ACROSS THE TOTAL REAR BECAUSE OF THE WETLANDS. SO PART OF IT WOULD BE A SCREENED 6 TO 8. I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT BESIDE THE WETLAND, IS THERE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN. WETLANDS ARE A GREAT BUFFER, RIGHT. AND BUT THE BEEN NO OBJECTION FROM THE NORTH. RIGHT. NOBODY'S WE'RE ALL FOR MORE BUFFERING, MORE SCREENING. THAT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU'LL GET PUSHBACK FROM US ON.
AT SCREENING. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SCREENED WITH A BRICK WALL. I JUST IT JUST. RIGHT. IT HAS TO BE SOME SORT OF IT HAS TO BE SIX FOOT HIGH OPAQUE MATERIAL. CORRECT. AND THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WAS EVER ASKED. WE'RE VOLUNTEERING THAT BECAUSE TO DEMONSTRATE THE QUALITY OF THE FACILITY THAT WE'RE BUILDING. SURE, YOUR RATES WILL BE COMMENSURATE WITH YOUR WALL,
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HOPEFULLY. YEAH, YEAH. YEP. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? I WOULD LIKE TO ADD, THOUGH? THIS IS ANECDOTAL. ALL WE'VE DONE IS REGISTERED A GOOGLE BUSINESS LISTING ONLINE. NO SIGNAGE, NOTHING. WE GET APPROXIMATELY FIVE PHONE CALLS A WEEK FROM LOCAL RESIDENTS SAYING, WHEN DO YOU OPEN? I'M NO LONGER ALLOWED TO PARK MY BOAT IN MY DRIVEWAY. WE'VE DONE NO ADVERTISING. THIS IS JUST FROM DEMAND. PEOPLE DOING GOOGLE SEARCHES. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT MIGHT COME UP. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT, SEE IF ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WANTS TO SPEAK ON THIS. MA'AM, DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK? WE NEED YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU NEED TO BE SWORN IN. OKAY. SO I'M VICTORIA HARMON. I'M 7244 CO ROAD. THE BRIDGE RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT THE EVIDENCE YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE WILL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? YES. SO WE JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED THAT PROPERTY PROBABLY A YEAR OR TWO AGO. SO OUR NEW HOMEOWNERS, WE DID HAVE PLANS TO EVENTUALLY CLEAR THAT PROPERTY. BUT WE ARE NEW HOMEOWNERS, AND WE DID HAVE A VISION OF WHAT WE WANTED. AND WITH THE WALL AND A BUSINESS, THERE WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD NOT WANT. SO WHAT'S YOUR ADDRESS AGAIN? 7244 COVE ROAD DIRECTLY BEHIND IT. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE.THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS? I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. ANY OTHER COMMENTS BY THE APPLICANT? ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND ACTION. YEAH, I WOULD AGREE. IN GENERAL, I LIKE THE IDEA WITH THE COUNTY. I MEAN AND NO CONDITIONS BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY'VE ALREADY ADDRESSED THE CONCERNS OF. NEIGHBORS IN THE REQUEST THAT WOULD NEED TO BE STATED. YEAH, I MEAN, IT CAN BE STATED, I THINK THAT THE CURRENT ORDINANCE IS KIND OF ADDRESS THAT I MEAN, WITH THE SO THE 25 FOOT BUFFER LANDSCAPE BUFFER TO THE REAR, NOT NOT FENCE. EITHER OR. CORRECT.
CORRECT. SO THE STANDARD REQUIREMENT FOR LANDSCAPE BUFFERING BETWEEN COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL ZONING IS 25FT. THAT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED WITH VEGETATION, A VEGETATIVE BUFFER THAT WOULD BE TO THE WEST, AS WELL AS TO THE NORTH, OR ONLY TO THE NORTHERN PART THAT WOULD. SO IF THIS BECAME COMMERCIAL, THEN THAT WOULD BE TO, YES, THE WEST AND ALONG THE NORTH. SO 25 FOOT VEGETATIVE BUFFER OR IN LIEU OF THE 25 FOOT VEGETATIVE BUFFER, THEY COULD PLACE AT LEAST A SIX FOOT HIGH PRIVACY FENCE ALONG THOSE BOUNDARIES. HOWEVER, THEY STILL HAVE TO LEAVE 25FT FROM THE PROPERTY LINE AS ESSENTIALLY UNDISTURBED. YOU COULD PUT A STORMWATER POND IN THERE, BUT BUT NO OTHER PAVING MATERIALS OR STORAGE AREA OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT THAT TAKES CARE OF IT.
BLOCKING THE VIEW OR OR. POSSIBLY NOT YOUR BUSINESS. BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SECURE YOUR NORTHERN OR WESTERN BOUNDARY BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE VALUABLE STUFF. AND GRANTED, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE AN RV OR A BOAT TO THE WEST OR THE NORTH, BUT THEY CAN TAKE THE STUFF THAT'S IN IT. SO YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S. ALL RIGHT. I'M I THINK THAT'S A GREAT PLAN. SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO AGAINST STAFF RECOMMENDATION AND APPROVE THE REQUEST FOR THE ZONE CHANGE. I'LL SECOND THAT. WE HAVE A MOTION. AND SECOND CALL THE ROLL PLEASE. MR. CARTER. YES, MA'AM. MR. HUGHES. YES, MA'AM. MR. HARMON. YES, MA'AM. MR. HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM. MOTION CARRIES. THE NEXT ITEM. NUMBER THREE, COMMISSION TO CONDUCT A LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC HEARING. PLD, PA 20250040 TO CONSIDER. REQUEST TO CHANGE THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 136 ACRES FROM AGRICULTURAL TIMBERLAND TO MIXED USE
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PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 11 1011 HIGHWAY 306 AND UNINCORPORATED MEXICO BEACH AREA. IN THE EX PARTE, ANYONE I'VE SPOKEN TO THE. PUBLIC, I HAVE NOT. HE DOESN'T CALL ME ANYMORE. JEFF.MY FIRST PHONE CALL THAT WE WERE NOT ABLE TO CATCH UP YET, SO I'VE NOT ACTUALLY SPOKEN WITH HIM. I SPOKE TO MIKE IN THE FOYER AND SAID, HELLO. THAT'S IT. STAFF PRESENTATION WAYNE PORTER. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AGAIN. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING AN APPROVAL OF A LARGE SCALE PLAN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 136 ACRES. PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 1011 HIGHWAY 386. THIS INCLUDES PARCELS NORTH OF THIS ADDRESS AS WELL AS PROVIDED FOR SECTION 308 OF THE BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. THIS APPLICATION IS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF THE PROPERTY FROM AG TWO TO THE MLU MIXED LAND USE ZONE DISTRICT.
TABLE THREE A OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ALLOWS THE MIXED USE LAND USE CATEGORY IN THE URBAN SERVICE AREA. THE PURPOSE OF THE DESIGNATION IS TO PROVIDE AREAS FOR MIXED USE DEVELOPMENTS THAT CONTAIN FUNCTIONAL COMPATIBLE MIX OF HOUSING, PROFESSIONAL OFFICES, COMMERCIAL AND RECREATION USES. MIXED USE DEVELOPMENTS PROVIDE FOR THE LOCATING OF RESIDENTIAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL USES WITHIN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER, AND ENCOURAGE NON-MOTORIZED TRAVEL BETWEEN USES, THUS FURTHER REDUCING THE MOTORIZED TRAFFIC ON THE CIRCULATION SYSTEM. PROPERTY IS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF THE MEXICO BEACH CITY JURISDICTIONAL LIMITS AND WEST OF THE GULF COUNTY BOUNDARY LINE. THE CITY OF MEXICO BEACH IS THE UTILITY SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE AREA. THE APPLICANT HAS DISCUSSED ANNEXATION INTO MEXICO BEACH, AS WELL AS UTILITY SERVICE WITH CITY OFFICIALS. MASTER PLAN SUBMITTED WITH THE APPLICATION PROPOSES 368 RESIDENTIAL UNITS, AS WELL AS AREAS DESIGNATED FOR COMMERCIAL USE. THE MAXIMUM RESIDENTIAL DENSITY PERMITTED BY THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS 25 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE, CONTINGENT UPON THE AVAILABILITY, AVAILABILITY OF FACILITIES AND SERVICES. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN THE URBAN SERVICE AREA, IN AN AREA WHERE THERE ARE DENSELY POPULATED NEIGHBORHOODS THAT CURRENTLY HAVE LIMITED CLOSE RANGE ACCESS TO COMMERCIAL USES, SUCH AS SUPERMARKETS. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED ALONG HIGHWAY 386, WHICH IS A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE INTO BAY AND GULF COUNTIES AND THEIR NEARBY COMMUNITIES. STAFF FEELS THAT THE REQUEST IS CONSISTENT AND COMPATIBLE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND RECOMMENDS THE COMMISSION FIND THE PROPOSED LARGE SCALE AMENDMENT CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
WE HAVE NOT. STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THIS ITEM. BEFORE WE GO TO THE APPLICANT PRESENTATION, DON'T WE USUALLY COMBINE THESE? WE DO WHEN IT'S A SMALL SCALE. SMALL SCALE. OKAY. THE DIFFERENCE HERE IS THE LAND USE. THE LARGE SCALE LAND USE APPLICATION MUST GO TO THE STATE FOR REVIEW. THEREFORE WE SEPARATE THEM AND WE'LL HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT. GOOD AFTERNOON. MIKE BURKE 16215 PANAMA CITY BEACH PARKWAY. I WAS SWORN IN HERE ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT, WHICH IS NICKEL CREEK DEVELOPMENT AND SALMON BARBARA HARMON. THE HARMONS CURRENTLY OWN ALL OF THE PROPERTY THERE. THE APPLICATION THAT IS BEFORE YOU WAS SUBMITTED BY OUR PREPARED AND SUBMITTED BY BONNIE BLUE. BONNIE, YOU ALL HAVE MET BEFORE. BONNIE HAS 25 YEARS IN THE PLANNING INDUSTRY. SHE'S AN ACP PLANNER, BUT SHE'S SMARTER THAN A LAWYER. SHE GOT ON AN AIRPLANE TO FLY TO IRELAND TODAY AND CAN'T BE HERE WITH US, SO OTHERWISE SHE MIGHT BE HERE PRESENTING THE APPLICATION THAT YOU HAVE THERE. IT'S THE I'M NOT GOING TO BELABOR THE POINTS IN IT. THIS IS A DEVELOPMENT THAT IS HONESTLY MUCH NEEDED FOR THAT PARTICULAR AREA. WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT THIS IS THERE ARE ABOUT THREE ACRES THAT RUN FROM THE PINCH POINT THERE ON 386 ABOUT WHERE THE WORD HIGHWAY BEGINS, AND GOES UP TO ABOUT WHERE 386 ENDS ON THE MAP YOU'RE LOOKING AT THERE THAT IS OWNED BY THIS. THAT IS PART OF THIS DEVELOPMENT. IT'S ABOUT THREE ACRES, AND IT'S ACTUALLY IN GULF COUNTY. IT'S ALREADY ZONED GENERAL COMMERCIAL UNDER THERE UNDER THEIR PLANNING SCHEME. AND THAT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE THE ENTRANCE TO THE PROPERTY. THE DEVELOPER, LEE LUSK, IS HERE TODAY. AND HIS PARTNER ANDY GARRISON, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THEM, THE IDEA IS TO DEVELOP THIS AS A MIXED LAND USE DEVELOPMENT TO PROMOTE, REALLY THE KEEPING FOLKS ON PROPERTY, GETTING BACK AND FORTH THROUGH THERE, THROUGH NON-MOTORIZED TRAFFIC, ETC. PLAN. I GAVE YOU TWO PLANS IN THE APPLICATION. THERE'S AN OPTION ONE AND OPTION TWO. OPTION TWO IS THE PREFERRED DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THIS BECAUSE IT INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A OF A GROCERY
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STORE, WHICH IF YOU EVER GO TO MEXICO BEACH AND TALK TO THOSE FOLKS, THE ONE THING THEY LOOK FOR, THEY GOT THE LIQUOR STORE. SO NOW THEY NEED THE GROCERY STORE TO GO ALONG WITH IT. SO THAT'S A DEFINITE PLAN. AND THE THIS PROPERTY LENDS ITSELF WELL TO THAT KIND OF DEVELOPMENT AND IS GOOD FOR THE AREA UTILITIES. THERE'S A BECAUSE OF THE MIX BETWEEN GULF COUNTY AND BAY COUNTY AND MEXICO BEACH. THE PREFERRED CONNECTION IS GOING TO BE MEXICO BEACH BECAUSE THEY HAPPEN TO BE CLOSEST TO THE PROPERTY. BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WORK OUT SOME OF THAT WITH GULF COUNTY. SO WE HAVE YET TO REALLY IRON ALL THAT OUT BECAUSE THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ANY OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS IN PLACE BEFORE THEY WENT DOWN THAT ROAD, BUT WE'LL ULTIMATELY HAVE THE DEVELOPMENT UTILITY SERVICES FROM ONE OR OTHER OR BOTH PERHAPS. THE PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT IS TO NOT IMPACT ANY OF THE WETLANDS TO STAY OUT OF IT, WHICH MEANS IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY GREEN AREA. THERE'S PLENTY OF LAND TO NOT GET OUT OF IT. IF YOU LOOKED AT AN AERIAL OF IT OR LOOKED AT ANY OF THE PLANS SUBMITTED, YOU'LL SEE THERE'S AN AREA THAT'S KIND OF A MOAT AREA THAT IS THAT WAS MAN MADE. IT'S NOT PART OF THE OF THE IT'S NOT GOING TO REQUIRE ANY PERMITS, ANY WAY TO CROSS ANY OF THAT OR FILL ANY OF THAT.BUT IT'S NOT INTENDED TO. THERE'S ONLY ONE SMALL CROSSING THAT ALREADY EXISTS THERE THAT MAY HAVE TO GET SOME APPROVAL FOR WETLANDS, BUT BETHANY WOMACK IS PROCESSING ANY OF THAT FOR HIM, AND SHE FEELS VERY CONFIDENT THAT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THAT. THE FIRST PHASE OF THE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE ON THE SOUTH SIDE, THE LARGEST BLOCK THERE IN THE ON THE MAP THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT THERE, AND THAT'S INTENDED TO BE THE ATTACHED MULTIFAMILY AND THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. ONCE THAT'S FINISHED, THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO PHASE TWO, WHICH WILL BE THE SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED DEVELOPMENT ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE PROJECT. AND IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANYBODY AND I'M VERY PLEASED THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY HERE, THEY MUST BE.
THANK YOU. YEAH. SO ANY QUESTIONS? I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. AND WE THINK THAT YOU'VE MET YOUR QUOTA FOR GOING AGAINST STAFF'S APPROVAL FOR TODAY. AND YOU OUGHT TO FOLLOW STAFF'S APPROVAL. THIS. SO. AT THIS TIME WE'LL GO TO OUR. WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS? ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS? HEARING NONE. WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. I DON'T THINK THERE'S A NEED FOR AN APPLICANT REBUTTAL. SO WE'LL GO ON TO COMMISSION DISCUSSION. SO IT'S A YEAH, IT'S A GOOD APPLICATION. A LOT OF INFORMATION IN THERE I APPRECIATE THAT. GOOD FOR THE AREA. IT'LL TAKE SOME PRESSURE OFF 98 AND A LOGICAL PATH. SO THANK. HOW ABOUT THE MOTION.
THAT MOTION. SECOND WE HAVE MOTION A SECOND. CALL THE ROLL PLEASE MR. CARTER. YES, MA'AM.
MR. HUGHES. YES, MA'AM. MR. HARMON. YES, MA'AM. MR. HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM. MOTION.
OKAY, OKAY. WE GO TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR. THE COMMISSIONER CONDUCT A QUASI JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING.
POLKA 200250039 TO CONSIDER REQUEST TO CHANGE THE ZONING DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 1136 ACRES FROM AG TWO AGRICULTURAL TIMBERLAND TO MOU MIXED LAND USE PROPERTIES LOCATED 1011 HIGHWAY 386 AND UNINCORPORATED MEXICO BEACH AREA. ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATION OF THE SAME FOR ME. I'VE SPOKEN WITH THE APPLICANT'S COUNSEL. SAME FOR ME, SAME FOR ME. STAFF PRESENTATION WAYNE PORTER. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AS MENTIONED, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF APPROXIMATELY 136 ACRES FROM AG TO AGRICULTURE TIMBERLAND TO MOU MIXED LAND USE. THIS IS THE ZONE CHANGE APPLICATION THAT GOES ALONG WITH THE LAND USE AMENDMENT. WE JUST HEARD PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 1011 HIGHWAY 386 AND INCLUDES PARCELS NORTH OF THAT ADDRESS AS WELL. THE MIXED LAND USE ZONING DESIGNATION ALLOWS ALL C1 AND C2 USES, EXCEPT FOR GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS, OFF PREMISE SIGNS, AND MINI WAREHOUSES. ALL ALLOWABLE, ALL ALLOWABLE, CONDITIONAL, AND ACCESSORY USES OR STRUCTURES OF THE RESIDENTIAL ZONINGS, R1, R2, R3, AND R5. A ZONES ALL ALLOWABLE PI PUBLIC INSTITUTIONAL USES AND HOME OCCUPATIONS. STAFF FEELS THAT THE REQUEST IS CONSISTENT, COMPATIBLE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AND THEREFORE RECOMMENDS THE
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COMMISSION FIND THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. ASSUMING THAT THE LAND USE REQUEST IS APPROVED, AND FOR A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE. THANK YOU. WAYNE. TIME, THE APPLICANT, MIKE BURKE, 16215 PANAMA CITY BEACH PARKWAY. ALREADY SWORN. I WOULD JUST ASK THAT EVERYTHING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT A MOMENT AGO BE ADDED TO THE RECORD HERE, AND I'LL SIT BACK DOWN AND LET YOU GUYS DO THE RIGHT THING. THANK YOU. THIS TIME I GO TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS ONE? FROM THE PUBLIC.HEARING? NONE. WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND GO TO COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND ACTION. THIS WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. IT IS NOW. I FELL OFF MY BIKE AND. YEAH. YEAH, THAT DOES HELP. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE ACCEPT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND. CALL ROLL PLEASE, MR. CARTER. YES, MA'AM. MR. HUGHES. YES, MA'AM. MR. HARMON. YES, MA'AM. MR. HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM. MOTION CARRIES. COMMISSION MEMBER ITEMS. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE'RE ADJO
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