[A. Call to Order and Roll Call]
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SCOTT, I WANT TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER OF THE DECEMBER 16TH BAY COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION CALL ROLL, PLEASE. MR. CHRISTIE. YES, MA'AM. MR. DAFFERN. YES, MA'AM.
MR. CARTER. YES, MA'AM. MR. HAMMOND. YES, MR. HONEYCUTT? YES, I'M HERE. PRESIDENT. FIRST
[B. Approval of Minutes (November 18, 2025)]
ITEM IS APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 8TH. NOVEMBER 18TH, 2025. EVERYBODY HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THOSE CHANGES. WE NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. MR. CHRISTIE. YES, MA'AM. MR. DEVIN. YES, MA'AM. MR. CARTER. YES, MA'AM.[C. Announcements]
MR. HAMMOND. YES, MA'AM. MR. HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM. NEXT ITEM ARE ANNOUNCEMENTS. YES, SIR. MR. CHAIRMAN, THIS MORNING AT THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING, THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HEARD AND VOTED ON A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN BEFORE THIS COMMISSION IN THE PAST. OF THOSE, THE THE LAND USE AND ZONING CHANGE REQUESTS ON 9104 LAIRD STREET.THE REQUEST WAS TO GO FROM RESIDENTIAL AND R-2 TO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL IN THE C-1 ZONING. THE BOARD DID VOTE TO APPROVE THAT, BUT ADDED A CONDITION THAT ONLY RESIDENTIAL USES WERE PERMITTED. THE OTHER ITEM THAT WENT BEFORE THE BOARD THIS MORNING WAS THE TRANSMITTAL HEARING FOR THE LARGE SCALE PLAN AMENDMENT ON ALLENTON ROAD, WHERE THAT REQUEST WAS TO GO FROM RESIDENTIAL AND CONSERVATION HABITATION TO INDUSTRIAL. THE BOARD DID VOTE TO TRANSMIT THAT TO THE STATE FOR REVIEW. THAT'S ALL I HAVE, EXCEPT FOR I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO THE NEWEST MEMBER OF OUR PLANNING TEAM. BO, WOULD YOU STAND UP? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. BO HAYNER, HE JUST JOINED US ON THE FIRST OF THIS MONTH, AND I'M SURE HE'LL BE HERE STANDING IN FRONT OF YOU VERY SHORTLY. OKAY, GREAT. AWESOME. WELCOME, WELCOME,
[D. Agenda – Additions, Deletions, Changes and Acceptance]
WELCOME, WELCOME. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OKAY. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE AGENDA. DO WE HAVE ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA? OKAY. WE NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND, CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, MR. CHRISTIE. YES, MA'AM. MR. DAFFERN. YES, MA'AM.MR. CARTER. YES, MA'AM. MR. HAMMOND. YES, MA'AM. MR. HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM. THE NEXT,
[E. Public Hearings (Swear in for quasi-judicial)]
NEXT ITEM ARE PUBLIC HEARINGS. IF YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK AT THE PUBLIC HEARING, YOU NEED TO STAND AND BE SWORN IN. WHEN YOU WHEN YOU DO SPEAK, YOU COME TO THE PODIUM. WE NEED YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND VERIFY THAT YOU'VE BEEN SWORN IN. SO IF YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK, YOU NEED TO STAND AND BE SWORN IN. YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE EVIDENCE YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. YES. OKAY. ITEM E ONE THE COMMISSIONER CONDUCT A QUASI JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING.PLD 20250237 AND POLKA 20250238. TO CONSIDER REQUEST TO CHANGE THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 5.5 ACRES FROM AGRICULTURAL TO RESIDENTIAL, AND CHANGE THE ZONING FROM G ONE GENERAL AGRICULTURAL TO R-2 SINGLE FAMILY AND DUPLEX DWELLINGS PROPERTIES LOCATED SOUTH END OF CLEAR LAKE DRIVE IN THE YOUNGSTOWN AREA IN ANNEX PART WITH ANYONE, ANY STAFF PRESENTATION. WAYNE PORTER THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AS STATED, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY FIVE AND A HALF ACRES FROM AGRICULTURE TO RESIDENTIAL. THE APPLICANT IS ALSO REQUESTED TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF THE PROPERTY FROM AG ONE AGRICULTURE TO THE R-2 SINGLE FAMILY AND DUPLEX DWELLING ZONES. PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTH END OF CLEAR LAKE DRIVE IN THE YOUNGSTOWN AREA. THE REQUESTED LAND USE ZONE CHANGE IS COMPRISED OF A FIVE AND A HALF ACRE PORTION OF AN APPROXIMATELY OF AN APPROXIMATELY 49.7 ACRE PARCEL. THE ADDITIONAL ACREAGE CURRENTLY HAS THE RESIDENTIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION AND THE R-2 ZONING DESIGNATION. IF APPROVED, THE PARCELS LAND USE AND ZONING DESIGNATION WILL BECOME CONSISTENT AND ELIMINATE THE SPLIT ZONING DESIGNATION.
THE RESIDENTIAL AND R-2 DESIGNATION IS ALSO CONSISTENT WITH LAND USE AND ZONING DESIGNATIONS TO THE NORTH AND EAST, THE PROPERTY MEETS THE BULK REGULATION REQUIREMENTS OF LDR. TABLE 4.1 STAFF FEELS THAT THE REQUESTED AMENDMENT IS COMPATIBLE AND CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA. IT'S THEREFORE RECOMMENDED THAT THE COMMISSION FIND THE PROPOSED SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND DEFINED THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AND FOR RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED LAND USE AND ZONE CHANGE. TO THIS DATE, WE'VE HAD NO PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THESE ITEMS. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. OKAY, I DON'T HAVE ANY. I DON'T HAVE ANY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THIS TIME WE'LL HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT. DOES THE APPLICANT
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APPLICANT HERE, DOUG. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M DOUG CROOKE WITH PANHANDLE ENGINEERING, 600 OHIO AVENUE IN LYNN HAVEN. SO THE APPLICANT IS LOOKING TO JUST MAKE A CONSISTENT ZONING AND LAND USE WITH THE REST OF THE PROPERTY. THERE'S THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME ADDITIONAL HOME LOTS AS AN EXTENSION OF CLEAR LAKE ESTATES THAT YOU SEE ON THE REMAINDER OF THE PROPERTY.CURRENTLY LOOKING AT THE FEASIBILITY OF OF ROADWAY ACCESS FROM THAT EXISTING SUBDIVISION INTO THIS PIECE, BUT THEY WOULD CERTAINLY NEED TO HAVE THE ZONING AND LAND USE CHANGE PROCESSED IN ORDER FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. SO THIS IS JUST THE FIRST STEP. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING. DO I LOOK PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANKS. THIS TIME WE'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS? ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS? HEARING? NONE.
SEEING NONE. WE'LL GO INTO COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND ACTION. IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. YEAH. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, WE HAVE MOTION. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? NO, SIR. SECOND CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, MR. CHRISTIE. YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. MR. CARTER.
YES, MA'AM. MR. HAMMOND. YES, MA'AM. MR. HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM. NEXT ITEM, ITEM A2, THE COMMISSION TO CONDUCT A QUASI QUASI JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING. PLC 20250242 TO CONSIDER REQUEST TO APPROVE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMERCIAL WAREHOUSE ON PROPERTY WITH A C2 PLAZA. COMMERCIAL ZONING DESIGNATION. PROPERTY LOCATED AT 711 BAYOU GEORGE DRIVE AND THE BAYOU GEORGE AREA. IN EX PARTE IF ANYONE. NO, SIR. I SPOKE TO THE CIVIL, BUT WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THE PROJECT. WE JUST HAPPENED TO TALK TODAY.
SO. STAFF PRESENTATION, WAYNE PORTER. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AS STATED, THIS IS A CONDITIONAL USE REQUEST TO ALLOW TO REQUEST THE THE TO ALLOW THE PLACEMENT OF A WAREHOUSE ON A PARCEL WITH A PLAZA. COMMERCIAL C-2 ZONING DESIGNATION. THE PROJECT LOCATION IS 7111 BAYOU GEORGE DRIVE IN THE UNINCORPORATED PANAMA CITY AREA. CHAPTER SIX, SECTION 604 OF THE BAY COUNTY LDR LISTS THE ALLOWABLE USES IN THE C-2 ZONING DESIGNATION IS ALL ALLOWABLE C-1 USES AND RETAIL CENTERS LESS THAN 50,000FT■!S OFF PERMIT SIGNS.
SUBSECTIONS 446, WHICH IS HEALTH AND PERSONAL CARE STORES 448, WHICH IS CLOTHING AND CLOTHING ACCESSORY STORES. SECTION 53, WHICH IS INFORMATION. SECTION 54 PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SERVICES. SECTION 621 AMBULATORY AND HEALTH SERVICES 72. ACCOMMODATIONS AND FOOD SERVICES. AND THAT'S ALL WITHIN THE NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM. MANY WAREHOUSES AND GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS ARE ALSO LISTED AS ALLOWABLE. USE. THE PROPOSED USE IS NOT IDENTIFIED AS AN ALLOWABLE USE IN C-2 ZONING DISTRICT. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO A COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL PARK.
THERE ARE SEVERAL WAREHOUSE STRUCTURES, AS WELL AS OPEN AREA WAREHOUSING OF EQUIPMENT AND OTHER COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY HAS THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION. WAREHOUSE USE IS PERMITTED BY THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WITHIN THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION. STAFF FEELS THAT THE PROPOSED USE WILL BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA AND NOT CREATE A NUISANCE FOR THE SURROUNDING LAND USES. IT'S THEREFORE RECOMMENDED THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION CONDUCT THE PUBLIC HEARING, FIND THE PROPOSED CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AND APPROVE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS BASED ON THOSE ATTACHED FINDINGS. AGAIN, WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THIS ITEM, AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. WAYNE. THIS TIME WE HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT. GOOD AFTERNOON, SCOTT RUTHERFORD RUTHERFORD ENGINEERING 111 NORTH SHORE VIEW DRIVE. AS WAYNE SAID, WE FEEL LIKE THIS WILL BE CONSISTENT WITH WITH THE SURROUNDINGS. IT WAS OUR GOAL IN THE LAYOUT OF THE PROPERTY TO PLACE THIS CONDITIONAL USE BUILDING IN THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY, KEEPING IT MORE IN LINE WITH THE INDUSTRIAL SIDE OF THINGS AND BUFFERING THAT WITH THE THE ALLOWABLE USE, WHICH IS THE RETAIL. BUT WITH THAT BEING SAID, DIDN'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO OFFER TO WHAT WAYNE SAID. SO I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING YET. GREAT.
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THANK YOU GUYS. THIS TIME WE'LL MOVE TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS? ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS? HEARING? NONE. SEEING NONE.WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, GO INTO COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND ACTION. I SEE IT. LISTED WITH THE AREA. YEAH. A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, MR. CHRISTIE. YES, MA'AM.MA MR. DAFFERN. YES, MA'A. MR. CARTER. YES, MA'AM. MR. HAYMAN. YES, MA'AM. MR. HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM. NEXT ITEM, THE COMMISSION TO CONDUCT A QUASI JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING PLC P20250255 TO CONSIDER QUEST TO APPROVE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW THE PLACEMENT OF A MANUFACTURED HOME OR PROPERTY WITH AN R-1 SINGLE FAMILY ZONING DESIGNATION.
PROPERTY IS LOCATED 11605 PAMELA LANE IN THE YOUNGSTOWN AREA. ANY EX-PARTE. ANYONE? NO, SIR. NONE FOR ME. STAFF PRESENTATION BLAIR. SAUNDERS. THANK YOU. SO THIS IS A REQUEST TO ALLOW THE PLACEMENT OF THE MANUFACTURED HOME ON A PARCEL WITH SINGLE FAMILY R-1 ZONING DESIGNATION. THE LOCATION IS 11 605 PAMELA. PAMELA LANE AND THE YOUNGSTOWN AREA. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW THE PLACEMENT OF A MANUFACTURED HOME ON A PARCEL ZONED SINGLE FAMILY R-1. CHAPTER FOUR, SECTION 404. THE BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS LIST THE ALLOWABLE USES R-1 ZONING DESIGNATION AS SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS BUILT TO FLORIDA. BUILDING CODE STANDARDS. HOME OFFICE OF HOME OFFICE CONVENIENCE COMMUNITY FACILITIES. FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES. NON-FOR-PROFIT PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS. LOW IMPACT PUBLIC UTILITIES, HOME OCCUPATIONS AND ONE NON-HABITABLE STRUCTURE MUST BE CERTAIN SIZE LIMITATIONS. THE PROPOSED USE IS NOT IDENTIFIED AS LOCAL USE IN THE R-1 ZONING DISTRICT. THE PARCEL IS LOCATED IN THE YOUNGSTOWN COMMUNITY, WHICH IS CHARACTERIZED BY LOW, LOW DENSITY DEVELOPMENT AND A MIX OF TRADITIONAL SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AS WELL AS MANUFACTURED HOMES. THE PRESENCE OF NUMEROUS MANUFACTURED HOMES IN THE VICINITY INDICATES THAT THIS HOUSING TYPE IS ALREADY ESTABLISHED, AND IS AN ACCEPTED PATTERN OF DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE AREA. ADDITIONALLY, MUCH OF THE SURROUNDING LAND IS ZONED FOR AGRICULTURAL USE WHERE MANUFACTURED HOMES ARE PERMITTED, FURTHER REINFORCING THAT THIS REQUEST WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA, AND WE STAFF FEEL THAT THE PROPOSED USE WILL BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA AND WILL NOT CREATE A NUISANCE FOR SURROUNDING LAND USES, SO THEREFORE, IT'S RECOMMENDED THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 1204 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. FIND THE PROPOSED CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CONSISTENT WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AND APPROVE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT BASED ON THESE ATTACHED FINDINGS. I ALSO DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY EMAIL OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU BLAIR. THIS TIME WE'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT. IS THE APPLICANT HERE? DO YOU HAVE. OH, I DIDN'T REALIZE WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO ADDRESS YOU, BUT I DO SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH. DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE EVIDENCE YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE IS TRUTH, WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? YES, SIR. IT'S BASICALLY SIMPLE NAME AND ADDRESS. I'M SORRY. MY NAME IS LORNA BLOOD, AND MY SON CHRISTOPHER IS ACTUALLY THE OWNER. OKAY. DUE TO HIS WORK SCHEDULE, I'VE HANDLED ALL THE PAPERWORK. I NEED YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. FOR THAT, MY ADDRESS IS 5002 ADDISON TRAIL, STATESBORO, GEORGIA. OKAY. BASICALLY, THAT ONE LITTLE THREE QUARTER ACRE WAS ZONED R-1 BACK IN 1990. THE PROPERTY WAS PURCHASED BY LIGHTHOUSE WORSHIP CENTER AND THEIR PROPERTY WAS NOT TAXABLE. SO THEY SECTIONED OFF THAT ONE LITTLE THING AND PUT AN OLD JIM WALTERS HOME ON IT. AND IT WAS ZONED R-1. CHRISTOPHER WOULD LIKE TO PUT A MOBILE HOME ON THE PROPERTY AND THAT'S ALL IT IS. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR COMING IN. THIS TIME WE'LL HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS? ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC HEARING? NONE. SEEING NONE. WE'LL GO INTO COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND ACTION. NO, I'LL MOVE TO ADOPT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. SECOND, WE HAVE MOTION. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, MR. CHRISTIE. YES, MA'AM. MR. DAFFERN. YES, MA'AM. MR. CARTER. YES, MA'AM. MR. HAMMOND. YES, MA'AM. MR. HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM. ITEM NUMBER FOUR. THE COMMISSION TO CONDUCT A QUASI JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING. PLD PA 20250247 AND PLSC 20250250 TO CONSIDER A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION.
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APPROXIMATELY 7.88 ACRES FROM RESIDENTIAL TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL, AND TO CHANGE THE ZONING FROM R-5 MULTIFAMILY LIGHT TO C3. GENERAL COMMERCIAL PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 1616 ALLISON AVENUE IN UNINCORPORATED PANAMA CITY BEACH AREA. ANY EX-PARTE MOTION? NO, SIR. NOT FOR ME. STAFF PRESENTATION BLAIR. SAUNDERS. THANK YOU. JOHN. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 7.8 ACRES FROM RESIDENTIAL TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL. THE APPLICANT HAS ALSO REQUESTED CHANGE THE ZONING OF PROPERTY FROM R FIVE MULTIFAMILY LIGHT TO C THREE GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONE. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 1616 ALLISON AVENUE IN THE UNINCORPORATED PANAMA CITY BEACH AREA. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 7.8 ACRES FROM RESIDENTIAL TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL, AS PROVIDED FOR BY SECTION 308 OF THE COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. THE APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE ZONING FROM R5A TO C THREE. GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONE DISTRICT STAFF FEELS THAT THE REQUESTED AMENDMENT IS COMPATIBLE WITH AND CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA. IT IS THEREFORE RECOMMENDED THAT THE COMMISSION FIND THE PROPOSED SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT TO THE BAY COUNTY FUTURE LAND USE MAP APPLICATION CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND FIND THE PROPOSED 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 LAND USE CHANGE AND ZONE CHANGE. ALSO, WE RECEIVED ONE EMAIL.JUST KIND OF CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT THE INTENT OF CHANGING THE ZONE WAS. I BELIEVE THAT WE WERE TOLD IT WOULD BE MASTEC THAT WAS DEVELOPING, WANTED TO DEVELOP THE PROPERTY. I BELIEVE THEY'RE LIKE HELPED LAY DOWN LIKE UTILITY POLES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. MAYBE LIKE A UTILITY WIRE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. IS THAT WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO USE IT FOR? I'M SORRY. WHAT WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO USE. WHAT'S WHAT'S THE PROPOSED USE. WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO WHAT ARE THE WHAT'S THE BUSINESS GOING THERE? IN CONVERSATIONS THAT I HAD WITH SOMEONE REPRESENTING THE PROPERTY BEFORE WE RECEIVED APPLICATIONS, THE MASTEC COMPANY WAS GOING TO USE IT TO DEVELOP THEIR OFFICES AND JUST BE KIND OF A HUB FOR THEIR BUSINESS. MASTEC IS A COMPANY YOU SEE WORKING ON POWER LINES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I THINK THE POWER COMPANIES CONTRACT WITH THEM TO MAINTAIN POWER LINES AND REPAIR THEM, THINGS LIKE THAT. A LOT OF IT. OUTDOOR LAYDOWN YARD IS THAT DO THEY INDICATE OR THEY DID NOT INDICATE IT'D BE A LAY DOWN YARD, BUT I IMAGINE THEY WOULD BE STORING EQUIPMENT AND THEIR VEHICLES AND THINGS THERE. YEAH.
CAN WE MAKE THEM FOUR LANE THE ROAD. LET'S SEE IF WE GIVE THEM THIS. I'M NOT SURE THAT EVERYBODY ELSE ON ALLISON WANTS THAT. THANK YOU. BLAIR. THIS TIME WE'LL HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT ON THIS. IS THE APPLICANT HERE? I DIDN'T GET ONE EITHER. I THOUGHT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE. OKAY, WELL. SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE EVIDENCE YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. YES. NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. MY NAME IS MIRANDA BARNES. MY ADDRESS IS 1703 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVENUE, LYNN HAVEN, FLORIDA. SO FOR MASTEC HAS REACHED OUT. A LOT OF COMPANIES HAVE REACHED OUT AND THEY WANTED TO RENT THE PROPERTY. THE OLD BUILDING THAT WAS USED FOR THE CLASSROOMS, THERE'S STILL USABLE AND THAT'S WHAT THEY WOULD WANT TO USE MAINLY IS THE OFFICE SPACE THAT'S THERE. AND WITH THE AMOUNT OF ACREAGE THAT'S THERE ALSO FOR TRUCKS TO BE STORED, IT'S NOT SET IN STONE, OF COURSE. IT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT WAS BROUGHT UP. AND THEY'RE I BELIEVE THEY'RE CURRENTLY BEHIND ROCKWORLD ON BACK BEACH ROAD AND THAT THEY'RE RENTING THAT IN THAT CURRENT OWNER IS SELLING. SO THAT'S THE MAIN REASON WHY THEY'VE REACHED OUT TO THE PROPERTY, TO US AND WAS LOOKING INTO POSSIBLY RENTING. THEY DON'T I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY DON'T WANT TO BUY, BUT THEY WOULD RATHER RENT. OKAY. SO THAT'S JUST AN EXAMPLE OF JUST ONE THING. NOW THE SELLERS I'M REPRESENTING THE SELLERS, THEY HAVEN'T DECIDED IF THEY ARE GOING TO RENT IT. THEY DON'T HAVE ANY THING SET IN STONE REALLY AT ALL ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO BE BUILT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. JUST WANT TO DO THE ZONE CHANGE. SO IT'S NOT ASSURED THAT MASTEC IS THE END USER. THIS IS JUST CORRECT. YEP. THE MAIN THING THIS HAD TO BE DONE ANYWAYS BEFORE THEY WOULD EVEN COME TO AN AGREEMENT WITH A LEASE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. OKAY, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU MA'AM. THE AERIAL. LET ME SEE ALL TRUNKS.
YEAH, YEAH, I JUST, I JUST WANT I THINK THE CLASSROOMS ARE ON THE NORTH END. I JUST WANTED TO
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MAKE SURE THEY ARE. THEY RUN, I THINK PARALLEL TO THAT. YEAH. I LEFT A NICE SLAB THERE TO. HAVE A DRAINAGE POND AS WELL AS THAT LAND IS IT'S SURPRISED UPON, SIR. I DIDN'T THINK THEY HAD DRAINAGE, BUT. OKAY, THIS TIME WE'LL MOVE TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FROM THE PUBLIC.WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS? ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC HEARING? NONE. SEEING NONE. WE'LL GO TO THE COMMISSION. DISCUSSION AND ACTION. SO EMAILS FROM ANYBODY ON THIS ONE? I'VE SENT YOU ONE.
YEAH, WE GOT ONE. WE RECEIVED ONE EMAIL THIS MORNING. YESTERDAY AFTERNOON WAS YESTERDAY. YEAH. THEY WERE CONCERNED MOSTLY ABOUT DRAINAGE AND SO FORTH. DRAINAGE AND TRAFFIC. THEY HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT THEY DIDN'T THEY DIDN'T VOICE OPPOSITION. THEY JUST HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT DRAINAGE AND TRAFFIC. TRAFFIC. THERE'S A FOUR LANE. MY ONLY CONCERN FOR THEM OBVIOUSLY, IS JUST PROXIMITY TO THE TO THE HOMES THAT WOULD BE ON THE THE WEST SIDE AND THE NORTH SIDE. THE, THE SETBACKS FOR. FOR THAT USE AND THE AND THE BACK. IT'S 20.
SO YOU'RE BUILDING SETBACK FOR THE REAR WOULD BE 20FT. HOWEVER THE BUFFER REQUIREMENT I'M SORRY. THAT'S WHAT I MEANT WOULD BE 25FT FROM ANY, ANY ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL. SO THAT WOULD THAT WOULD APPLY TO THE WEST SIDE AND THE NORTH SIDE. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. SO THEY WOULD HAVE TO PUT DO A LANDSCAPE BUFFER AND AND OR PUT THE FENCE UP WITH A BUFFER.
OKAY. I WOULD ALWAYS PREFER A FENCE. I WOULD IF AGAIN YEAH. AND IF THEY ARE GOING TO BE STORING THEIR EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT WOULD ALSO BE REQUIRED TO BE SCREENED FOR PUBLIC VIEW. RIGHT. WOULD THAT ALSO INCLUDE THE ACCESS ROAD ON THAT SOUTH SIDE. WOULD, WOULD AS FAR AS SCREENING FROM PUBLIC VIEW THAT YES. YES OKAY OKAY OKAY OKAY OKAY. YEAH. I JUST I PERSONALLY WOULD JUST LIKE TO PUT THE CONDITION THAT THEY BE REQUIRED TO PUT UP A FENCE AS OPPOSED TO LANDSCAPE BUFFER. YEAH I CAN LIVE WITH THAT. SO DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION WITH CONDITION. ADDED THAT IN LIEU OF LANDSCAPE BUFFER THAT BE REQUIRED TO PUT UP A FENCE WIRE FENCE. SECOND WE HAVE MOTION A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? SO CALL ROLL PLEASE, MR. CHRISTIE. YES, MA'AM. MR. DEVON.
YES, MA'AM. MR. CARTER. YES, MA'AM. MR. HAYMAN. YES, MA'AM. MR. HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM.
[F. Commission Member Items]
WE'RE APPROVED. THANK YOU. SO, NEXT ITEM, THE THE 2026 MEETING DATES. YES, SIR. I THINK THEY'RE FINE FOR NOW. I MEAN, JUST ALL RIGHT WITH THAT FOURTH TUESDAY INSTEAD OF THE THIRD TUESDAY DURING SPRING BREAK OR THAT ONE. JUST THAT ONE MONTH FOR MARCH. YEAH. WHAT WAS THAT DATE SPECIFICALLY? THE. IT WAS MARCH 24TH. IT WAS THE FOURTH TUESDAY BECAUSE THE THIRD ONE FALLS ON SPRING BREAK AND WE WOULDN'T HAVE A QUORUM. YEAH THAT'S FINE. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A MOTION? AND SECOND NEXT ITEM IS THE ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN. MOTION TO APPROVE.SECOND, DO WE NEED TO APPROVE THE DATES. DO WE NEED TO APPROVE THE DATES? OKAY. SORRY.
SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. AND SECOND WAS MY MOTION. MR. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, MR. CHRISTIE. YES, MA'AM. MR. YES, MA'AM. MR. CARTER. YES, MA'AM. MR. HAYMAN YES, MA'AM.
MR. HONEYCUTT YES, MA'AM. NEXT ON RECORD APPROVING THOSE DATES. OKAY. WE CAN CHANGE THEM LATER.
RIGHT. WRITTEN IN STONE. OKAY. THIS UP MOTION. NEXT ITEM IS SELECTION OF CHAIRMAN. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO FOR DARREN HAYMAN TO BE CHAIRMAN. I WOULD ACCEPT, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT NOBODY ELSE IN THE BENEFITS ARE AWESOME. AND SO I JUST WANT TO SHARE THE WEALTH OF YOU GUYS ARE CONTENT WITH THAT. WELL, I LOVE BOTH OF YOUR LEADERSHIP STYLES, SO I AM ALL ON BOARD WITH THIS. I'M HAPPY TO ABDICATE LET YOU HAVE IT. SO MIKE, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO THE WELL-ARTICULATED MOTIONS NOW. RIGHT? YEAH. I'LL SLIDE YOU A NOTE. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, SECOND. MR. CHRISTIE? YES, MA'AM. MR. DAFFERN. YES, MA'AM.
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MR. CARTER. YES, MA'AM. MR. HAMMOND. YEAH. YES, MAYBE. YES. YES. MR. YES, MA'AM. NEXT TIME IS ELECTION OF VICE CHAIR. WHO WANTS THE HONORS? I'M GOING TO MISS THE FEWEST MEETINGS. YEAH, WELL, NOMINATE HONEYCUTT. YES, YES. I'LL MOVE THAT. WE NOMINATE MIKE HONEYCUTT. I'LL SECOND. YEAH. TEAM PLAYER. MR. CHRISTIE. YES, MA'AM. MR. DEVON. YES, MA'AM. MR. CARTER. YES, MA'AM. MR. AMAN. YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT, BEFORE YOU ADJOURN, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'VE BEEN TO WAKES THAT HAVE BEEN MORE LIVELY THAN THIS MEETING HAS. BUT YOU'RE SETTING A BOARD. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, IT'S GOING TO BE A WHOLE. WE'RE GONNA WE'RE GONNA WE'RE GONNA WE'RE GONNA LIVEN THIS THING UP. WE'RE HAVING FUN NEXT YEAR. GOOD FOR YOU.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.