[00:00:06] IS THE FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 17TH REGULAR MEETING OF THE BAY COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION. WE'LL CALL ROLL, PLEASE. MR. YES, MA'AM. MR. YES, MA'AM. MR. CARTER, MR. HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM. MR. HAMMOND. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. BEING THAT WE HAVE AN ABSENCE, I WILL NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR MR. CARTER'S ABSENCE TO EITHER BE EXCUSED OR UNEXCUSED. WHERE IS HE? THAT WHERE HE IS. WHAT? ON A WORK TRIP SCHEDULE. WORK TRIP? TO ME, THAT'S EXCUSED. I MAKE A MOTION TO MAKE IT AS EXCUSED. SECOND. MR. CHRISTIE? YES, MA'AM. MR. DAFFERN. YES, MA'AM. MR. HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM. MR. HAMMOND. YES, MA'AM. NOW, TO APPROVAL OF MINUTES. I NEED A [B. Approval of Minutes (January 20, 2026)] MOTION AND A SECOND. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. JANUARY 20TH. MINUTES. SECOND. MR. CHRISTIE? YES, MA'AM. MR. DAFFERN. YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. MR. HAMMOND. YES, MA'AM. ANNOUNCEMENTS. [C. Announcements] WAYNE. THANK, MR. CHAIRMAN. DURING THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING ON JANUARY 21ST, THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS VOTED ON SOME ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN BEFORE THIS COMMISSION IN THE PAST. OF THOSE WAS THE SMALL SCALE LAND USE ZONE CHANGE FOR THE PROPERTY AT THE END OF CLEAR LAKE DRIVE AND THE YOUNGSTOWN AREA. THAT REQUEST WAS TO GO FROM AGRICULTURE AND AG1 TO RESIDENTIAL AND R-2 THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. THERE WAS ALSO A SMALL SCALE ZONE CHANGE REQUEST ON ALLISON AVENUE. THE REQUEST TO GO FROM RESIDENTIAL ON R5 A TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL AND C3. WITH SOME CONDITIONS CONCERNING REQUIRING A FENCE ALONG THOSE ITEMS, THOSE AREAS WHERE THEY WERE ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL THAT THIS COMMISSION RECOMMENDED THAT CONDITION, THE BOARD APPROVED THAT AS WELL WITH THAT CONDITION. AND THEN THERE WAS THE REVISIONS TO CHAPTERS TWO AND THREE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR RESIDENTIAL USE WITHIN COMMERCIAL DESIGNATIONS IN THE FOUNTAIN RURAL COMMUNITY SPECIAL TREATMENT ZONE. THAT WAS ALSO APPROVED. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. ITEM D THE [D. Agenda – Additions, Deletions, Changes and Acceptance] AGENDA. ANY ADDITIONS DELETIONS, CHANGES? MR. CHAIRMAN, FOR WILL THE ITEM NUMBER TWO WHICH IS THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION. WE RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM THE APPLICANT LAST WEEK TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM TO THE MARCH 24TH MEETING. I ADVISED THAT THAT WOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM. STAFF WOULD BE ABLE TO APPROVE THAT OR REMOVE POSTPONE THAT AT STAFF LEVEL. HOWEVER, A REVIEW OF CHAPTER TWO OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS THIS MORNING I NOTICED THAT BECAUSE WE DID NOT RECEIVE THAT REQUEST WITHIN 11 DAYS PRIOR TO THIS HEARING, THAT THE BOARD WOULD HAVE TO VOTE ON WHETHER TO APPROVE THAT REQUEST TO POSTPONE. SO MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE WHEN WE GET TO ITEM NUMBER TWO, AS IT HAS BEEN NOTICED TO THE PUBLIC TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT UP, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO POSTPONE TO THE NEXT MEETING. AND THEN IF ANYONE IS HERE TO SPEAK ON THAT ITEM, TO ALLOW THEM TO DO THAT, AND THEN THE COMMISSION MAKE THEIR VOTE. ALL RIGHT. DO WE NEED TO VOTE ACCORDINGLY, OR IS IT JUST I MEAN, DO WE NEED TO WHEN WE GET TO ITEM NUMBER TWO, THEN I WOULD THINK YOU NEED TO VOTE ON WHETHER OR NOT TO GO WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO POSTPONE IT. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. SECOND. MR. CHRISTIE? YES, MA'AM. MR. YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. MR. YES, [E. Public Hearings (Swear in for quasi-judicial)] MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. NOW, ITEM E, PUBLIC HEARINGS BEING THAT PORTIONS OF THIS ARE QUASI JUDICIAL, IF IF YOU'RE HERE FROM THE PUBLIC AND YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK TO THE COMMISSION, WE'LL ASK THAT YOU STAND UP AND BE SWORN IN. IF YOU'RE UNSURE, JUST GO AHEAD AND STAND UP AND BE SWORN IN AT COST THE SAME. SO IF YOU WOULD. YOU 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. WHEN YOU COME TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND PLEASE INDICATE WHETHER YOU HAVE BEEN SWORN. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NOW, PUBLIC HEARINGS, NUMBER ONE, THE COMMISSION TO CONDUCT A QUASI JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING, PLD PA 20260002 AND PLSC 20260001 TO CONSIDER A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF 2.3 ACRES FROM RESIDENTIAL TO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL, AND TO CHANGE THE ZONING FROM R-1 SINGLE FAMILY [00:05:03] TO C-1 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 31 WEST BALDWIN ROAD IN THE UNINCORPORATED PANAMA CITY AREA. ANY EX-PARTE COMMUNICATION. NONE. I SPOKE WITH MR. RICH ON THE PHONE AND I SPOKE TO MR. RICH AS WELL. NOPE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. STAFF PRESENTATION. HOPE. GOOD AFTERNOON. HOPE STEWART. BAY COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING. I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. THIS IS APPLICATION PLD 2026 002 SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT AND PLS 2026 0001 ZONE CHANGE. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THE APPROVAL OF A SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 2.342 ACRES FROM RESIDENTIAL TO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL. THE APPLICANT ALSO REQUESTED TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF THE PROPERTY FROM R-1 SINGLE FAMILY TO C-1 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONE. TABLE THREE A OF. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ALLOWS THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL LAND USE CATEGORY IN THE URBAN SERVICE AREA. THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION AND ACCOMPANYING C-1 ZONE DISTRICT ALLOW FOR RETAIL CENTERS OF LESS THAN 30,000FT■!S IN BUILDING AREA CONVENIENCE STORES. FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, INCLUDING ACCESSORY ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, DRUGSTORES, PHARMACIES, LAUNDROMATS, DRY CLEANERS, DAYCARE CENTERS, FLORISTS, FLOWER SHOPS, NOVELTY CLOTHING SHOPS, AUTO PARTS STORES, AND OTHER LOW INTENSITY COMMERCIAL USES THAT WILL BE COMPATIBLE WITH ADJACENT OR SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD USES. THE C-1 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONE DESIGNATION ALLOWS FOR AREAS FOR LOW INTENSITY COMMERCIAL USES THAT WILL BE COMPATIBLE WITH ADJACENT OR SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL USE. THIS SEGMENT, WEST BALDWIN ROAD, IS IDENTIFIED AS A COLLECTOR ROADWAY IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT AND HAS EXISTING PUBLIC, INSTITUTIONAL, AND COMMERCIAL USES. LOCATED WITHIN ITS CORRIDOR. THE PARCEL MEETS THE BULK REGULATIONS REQUIREMENTS FOR THE LDR. TABLE 6.1. THE PROPERTY IS ON A HEAVILY TRAFFICKED SEGMENT OF WEST BALDWIN ROAD BETWEEN HARRISON AVENUE AND JENKS AVENUE. THERE IS A MIX OF RESIDENTIAL, PUBLIC, INSTITUTIONAL AND COMMERCIAL ZONES IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA. THE APPLICANT HAS INDICATED THAT THE INTENDED USE WILL INCLUDE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE SPACE FOR A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. IF APPROVED, ANY DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO MEET ALL OF THE NEW BUFFER SCREENING AND BUILDING SETBACK REQUIREMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT ORDER. REVIEW STAFF BELIEVES THAT THE REQUESTED AMENDMENT IS COMPATIBLE AND CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA. THIS REQUEST DOES NOT CONSTITUTE SPOT ZONING AND IS LOGICAL WITH THE CURRENT LAND USE IN THE AREA. IT IS THEREFORE RECOMMENDED THAT THE COMMISSION FIND THE PROPOSED SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT AND ZONE CHANGE. CONSISTENT WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AND FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED LAND USE AND ZONE CHANGE. I WILL ADD THAT WE DID RECEIVE ABOUT THREE. WE RECEIVED THREE EMAILS FROM THE PUBLIC IN OPPOSITION OF THE APPLICATION. I BELIEVE THEY HAVE COPIES OF THOSE. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF AT THIS TIME? I DON'T KNOW. WELL, NEW MOVE NOW TO APPLICANT PRESENTATION. IF THE IF THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE WOULD LIKE TO APPROACH. GOOD AFTERNOON I'M KURT HARTOG I'M A MEMBER OF THE HABITAT BUILDING COMMITTEE. SO I JUST A SMALL PRESENTATION ABOUT WHAT WE'RE PLANNING TO DO THERE. I NEED YOUR YOUR ADDRESS AND ALSO AN AFFIRMATION THAT YOU'VE BEEN SWORN IN. OKAY. I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. MY CURRENT ADDRESS IS 1733 WHITE WESTERN LAKE LANE, BAY COUNTY. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE ARE PLANNING ON BUILDING BETWEEN A 15 AND $20,000 OR 20,000 SQUARE FOOT RETAIL SPACE. THIS WILL NOT BE A WAREHOUSE. THIS WILL BE A RETAIL, A RESTORE, WHICH IS A RETAIL SPACE. WE'VE HAD SOME CONCERN THAT IT'S GOING TO BE SIMILAR TO OUR PROPERTY THAT WE HAVE ON 11TH STREET, AND THAT'S NOT WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE AT ALL. THIS WILL BE BASICALLY A NICE, BEAUTIFUL STOREFRONT ATTACHED TO THAT OR JUST OFF TO THE SIDE OF THAT. WE'RE GOING TO BUILD A 2500 SQUARE FOOT, 2800 SQUARE FOOT ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, WHICH WILL HANDLE ALL THE ADMINISTRATION DUTIES FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. THIS IS A VAST IMPROVEMENT FOR US TO MOVE FROM OUR 11TH STREET PROPERTY. UP TO THIS. IT'S A MUCH BETTER LOCATION FOR OUR RESTORE, AND THE RESTORE WILL HELP US FUND OUR. IT'S A MAJOR SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR OUR HABITAT HOMES THAT WE BUILD IN BAY COUNTY. SO [00:10:04] WE REALLY WOULD LIKE THE COMMISSION TO STRONGLY CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THIS, THIS PROPERTY. WE DO HAVE SOME PICTURES OF A THIS IS BASICALLY A CONCEPT OF WHAT THIS IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A WAREHOUSE. IT'S GOING TO BE A NICE RETAIL STORE UP THERE. SO. AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN SOME CONCERN FROM THE NEIGHBORS THAT IT'S GOING TO BE A COLLECTOR OF MATERIAL SITTING OUTSIDE, AND IT'S GOING TO LOOK SIMILAR TO OUR 11TH STREET PROPERTY. AND THAT AGAIN, IT'S FURTHEST FROM THE TRUTH. SO THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT. NO THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NOW IT'S TIME FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. IS ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC HERE TO SPEAK ON THE MATTER. ALL RIGHT. SO IF YOU WOULD JUST ONE AT A TIME, YOU CAN APPROACH THE PODIUM AND JUST GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS IF YOU'VE BEEN SWORN IN. AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS MICHAEL TAYLOR. I LIVE AT 105 CAMELOT CIRCLE, AND I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT ONE EFFECT THAT WE HAVE CREATED A PETITION OR A PETITION AGAINST CHANGING THIS TO COMMERCIAL ZONING. WE ALREADY HAVE 28 SIGNATURES AND SUPPORT OF THAT PETITION. WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS CONCERNS OVER REZONING THIS NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL. WE DON'T WANT TO BE NEGATIVE OR DISCOURAGE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN BAY COUNTY. WE ARE HERE TO BE PROACTIVE. AS OUR CHILDREN WERE TAUGHT AT HIGHLAND PARK ELEMENTARY. WE STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY NOT TO HINDER PROGRESS, ONLY TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES. WE WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE OTHER IDEAS FOR THIS PROPERTY, AND SUGGEST OTHER PROPERTIES MAY BE MORE BENEFICIAL TO HABITAT'S PURPOSE. OUR HOUSEHOLD, ALONG WITH MANY OF OUR NEIGHBORS, ARE OPPOSED TO THIS REZONING AND PRESENT THE FOLLOWING EXPLANATIONS. THIS SECTION OF BALDWIN REPRESENTS A 0.8 MILE SPAN OF ALL RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF BALDWIN. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WOULD BE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF SIX OTHER RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. THIS, IN MY OPINION, CONSISTS OF ENCROACHMENT UPON RESIDENTIAL AREA. THIS WILL ALSO OPEN THE DOOR FOR COMMERCIALIZATION IN THIS AREA, POTENTIALLY DECREASING PROPERTY VALUES IN ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOODS. WE ARE ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT IT WILL HAVE ON TRAFFIC IN THE AREA. THERE ARE NO EXISTING TURN LANES ON THAT SECTION OF BALDWIN ROAD, AND NEIGHBORS THAT LIVE ON BALDWIN ROAD HAVE ALREADY EXPRESSED CONCERN WITH BEING ABLE TO LEAVE AND ENTER THEIR HOUSE AS IS. WE EXPECT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY TO PURSUE BETTER ALTERNATIVES THAT ALIGN WITH OUR MISSION STATEMENT. SEEKING TO PICK GOD'S LOVE INTO ACTION, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER TO BUILD HOMES, COMMUNITIES AND HOPE. CHANGING THIS TO COMMERCIAL ZONING, I FEEL LIKE HAS A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY. ALSO, OUR EXPECTATION IS THAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT WILL PURSUE THEIR MISSION STATEMENT, EFFECT AN ORDERLY AND EFFICIENT GROWTH PATTERN THAT PROMOTES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCES THE ENVIRONMENT, QUALITY OF LIFE AND ESTHETICS, THUS DISCOURAGING COMMERCIAL ZONING IN THE MIDDLE OF RESIDENTIAL AREAS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. WOULD YOU MIND PULLING UP THE AERIAL? GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS CHUCK FULLER. I LIVE AT 108 CAMELOT CIRCLE, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. MY PROPERTY ABUTS UP TO WHERE THE PROJECT IS PROPOSED. I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT THE HOUSE 35 YEARS AGO. NEXT MONTH WAS A PARADE OF HOMES HOUSE. IT'S A NICE SUBDIVISION. WE HAVE DONE MULTIPLE REMODELINGS AND WATCHED A NUMBER OF PROJECTS BUILT IN OUR SUBDIVISION THAT IS ENHANCED THE VALUE FOR MANY YEARS. BETWEEN LANDSCAPING AND OTHER ADDITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE VALUES HAVE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY IN ACCORDING TO THE ZONING LAWS. ZONING LAWS ARE THERE TO NUMBER ONE, THEY'RE THERE TO PROTECT THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY IN ENHANCED SAFETY AND WELFARE. AND IT DOESN'T ALLOW FOR INCOMPATIBLE USE OF THAT LAND TO DETERIORATE THE VALUES OF THE PROPERTIES. THAT'S THAT'S LAW. THAT'S WHAT'S WRITTEN INTO THE STATUTES. WE'RE ASKING, EVEN THOUGH I PERSONALLY AND MY WIFE AND I BOTH SUPPORT WHAT HABITAT DOES, I THINK IT'S A GREAT ORGANIZATION. BUT BUILDING A LARGE WAREHOUSE AND OTHER FACILITIES RIGHT NEXT TO A SUBDIVISION IS JUST NOT [00:15:05] COMPATIBLE. IT'S JUST NOT THE RIGHT THING TO DO. YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE THE GENTLEMAN'S PICTURE OF THE FACADE OF THE NEW BUILDING. THAT'S WONDERFUL. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE FACILITY ON 11TH STREET, IT DOESN'T LOOK THAT WAY. AND WE'RE JUST AFRAID AS NEIGHBORS THAT IT'S GOING TO END UP LOOKING LIKE THE FACILITY ON 11TH STREET. AND ALL THAT'S GOING TO DO IS IN TIME, DETERIORATE OUR PROPERTIES EVEN MORE. SO WITH THAT SAID, I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND GOOD LUCK. THANK YOU. YES, MY NAME IS JOSHUA GOTHAM. I LIVE AT 113 WEST BALDWIN ROAD. YES, I LIVE WITH MY PARENTS THERE. YOU'VE BEEN SWORN IN. I'VE BEEN SWORN IN, YES. AND I THINK THAT WOULD DETERIORATE THE PROPERTY VALUE AND EVERYTHING. AND MY DAD'S RETIRED MILITARY. HE WORKED REAL HARD TO GET THAT HOUSE, AND HE WAS WORKING FOR RAYTHEON FOR YEARS. I TOOK CARE OF IT FOR HIM. HE BOUGHT IT BACK IN 2015. IT WAS A RENTAL BY DEAL AND STUFF, BUT I'M DEFINITELY DON'T THINK IT WOULD MAKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK GOOD. SWITCHING TO HAVING I. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY THERE, WHICH I THINK THEY'RE A GOOD COMPANY AND EVERYTHING, AND THEY DO A LOT OF GOOD STUFF. BUT I THINK HAVING THAT WOULD BE AN EYESORE, BEING RIGHT NEXT DOOR AND EVERYTHING AND NOT HAVING A HOUSE THERE. SO YEAH, I DON'T I THINK IT WOULD BE IT WOULD RUIN THE LOOK OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND EVERYTHING. AND IT WOULD BE NOT BENEFICIAL TO THE PROPERTY VALUE. ALSO, IT WOULD GO DOWN PROBABLY, BUT THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. HI, I'M WANDA FISHER. I LIVE AT 104 FOX RIDGE ROAD, WHICH IS IN PREMIER ESTATES SUBDIVISION. THAT'S RIGHT THERE AT THE RED LIGHT OF HARRISON AND BALDWIN. I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. I'VE BEEN IN THAT HOUSE FOR 40 YEARS. I'VE LIVED THROUGH THE WIDENING OF BALDWIN ROAD. I'VE DEALT WITH, AS YOU KNOW, PREMIER ESTATES HAS ONE ENTRANCE WITH THE WIDENING OF BALDWIN ROAD. WE WERE GOING TO END UP WITH NO WAY TO COME FROM THE WEST. FORTUNATELY, OFF OF HARRISON, A MAN DIED AND THAT'S HOW WE GOT ANOTHER ENTRANCE TO OUR SUBDIVISION WITHOUT HAVING TO GO, LIKE TO 77 TO TURN AROUND FROM THE WEST. I LIVED THROUGH THAT. THIS PROPERTY THEY'RE TRYING TO GO TO IS ALL. STILL ALL NICE HOUSES ON BALDWIN ROAD. WE'RE VERY MUCH AGAINST IT IN PREMIER ESTATES, BUT YOU ADD MORE TRAFFIC TO BALDWIN ROAD BETWEEN JENKS AND THAT RED LIGHT AT HARRISON AVENUE. AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET OUT? THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC? I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS, SO FORGIVE ME. MY NAME IS JULIE TAYLOR. I AM ALSO FROM 105 CAMELOT CIRCLE, AND I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. FIRST OF ALL, I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU GOT A COPY OF THE PETITION. THE PETITION ENCOMPASSES THE ENTIRE BLOCK ON BOTH SIDES OF BALDWIN TO INCLUDE THE TWO NEIGHBORHOODS BEHIND OF JENKS CIRCLE AND CAMELOT CIRCLE. SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE THAT, I HAVE THAT FOR YOU. THANK YOU. ALSO, IT SAID THAT YOU HAD RECEIVED ONLY THREE EMAILS. I'M NOT SURE WHICH THREE EMAILS YOU HAVE. THE ONE THAT I HAVE RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME IS FROM TERRY AND RUBY GANNON AT 106 CAMELOT CIRCLE. YOU DO HAVE THAT ONE. OKAY, IF YOU ALREADY HAVE THAT, THEN I WON'T WASTE TIME READING IT ALOUD. BUT THEY ARE AGAINST IT. THEY'RE NOT ON THE PETITION BECAUSE THEY WERE OUT OF TOWN. I DID WANT TO ADDRESS ONE TINY THING. THERE WAS A STATEMENT MADE THAT THIS HAS ALREADY GOT [00:20:02] COMMERCIAL ON IT. THERE IS NO COMMERCIAL OTHER THAN DOLLAR GENERAL STORE. DOLLAR GENERAL IS A BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE ELDERLY WHO CAN'T DRIVE, WHO CAN EASILY WALK THERE TO GET GROCERIES OR FAMILIES THAT MAYBE THEIR BABY'S ASLEEP AND THEY CAN PUSH A STROLLER AND GO OVER THERE AND GRAB SOME TOILET PAPER. IT'S ALL OF A BENEFIT. THE ONLY COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES ARE ON THE VERY ENDS OF BALDWIN AT 390 AND 77. THAT'S IT. EVERYTHING ELSE IS MIXED USE OR DOLLAR GENERAL. THOSE ARE THE ONLY ONES. SO THE REASON WHY WE'RE CONCERNED IS PUTTING A RETAIL SPACE DIRECTLY SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUNCH OF HOMES. AND AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PETITION, EVEN THE HOUSE IS DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE LOCATION. DON'T WANT IT. THEY THEY ARE SAYING THEY DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH THE TRAFFIC, THEY DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH THE MESS. AND I KNOW THAT THEY'RE SAYING THAT, OH, IT'S GOING TO BE A NICE RETAIL SPACE. I'M NOT TRYING TO BE UGLY, BUT I'VE BEEN TO ALL THE RETAIL STORES FOR THEM AND NONE OF THEM ARE PRETTY. AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT THIS WILL BE A HORRIBLE THING, BECAUSE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY DOES WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL THINGS, BUT JUST NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN EXISTING COMMUNITY. NOBODY WANTS IT. IT'S OF NO BENEFIT TO US. AND I WOULD BE CURIOUS IF THE DEMOGRAPHICS WERE DONE TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT THEIR DEMOGRAPHIC WOULD WANT AND WHERE THEY WOULD WANT IT LOCATED, BECAUSE IT'S NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF WHERE HOMES ARE, WHERE PEOPLE LIVE, WHERE OUR KIDS ARE WALKING ON THE SIDEWALKS OR RIDING THEIR BIKES, CAN DEAL WITH BOX TRUCKS COMING OUT WITH SUPPLIES. IT JUST IT'S NOT A GOOD BALANCE, A GOOD FIT. AND IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN FINDING OTHER LOCATIONS, WE'D BE HAPPY TO SIT DOWN WITH THEM, MAYBE TALK ABOUT OPTIONS THAT THAT PROPERTY COULD BE USED FOR, BECAUSE IT COULD EASILY BE RENOVATED AND PUT A FAMILY IN THERE. YOU COULD PROBABLY EVEN FIT ANOTHER HOME OR TWO ON 2.3 ACRES INSTEAD OF USING IT FOR A RETAIL SPACE. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC? SEEING NONE? IT'S NOW TIME FOR APPLICANT REBUTTAL. IF YOU'D LIKE, YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AND ADDRESS ANY OF THE CONCERNS THAT YOU'VE HEARD. NO. YEAH. OKAY. HEY, MY NAME IS DOUG SMITH, AND I'VE BEEN SWORN I'M A FOUNDING MEMBER OF HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HERE IN BAY COUNTY. WHAT'S THAT? YOUR ADDRESS? OH, I LIVE AT 807 FLORIDA AVENUE DOWN NEAR THE GARDEN CLUB. THANK YOU. YEAH. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I'M TOUCHED AND CONCERNED THAT THERE ARE SOME NEIGHBORS WHO AREN'T PLEASED WITH HABITAT BEING THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M SURPRISED, ACTUALLY. HABITAT HAS BUILT MORE THAN 100 HOUSES IN THE BAY COUNTY AREA AND HAS IMPROVED HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE'S LIVES. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN BAY COUNTY HAVE PARTICIPATED IN HABITAT. IT'S A CHRISTIAN BASED ORGANIZATION, AND I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE BALDWIN ROAD AREA. SOMEONE MENTIONED THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S A FOUR LANE THOROUGHFARE NOW. IT'S A CONNECTOR BETWEEN 390 AND 77. AND THE THE CHARACTER OF ROADS SOMETIMES CHANGE OVER TIME. A GOOD EXAMPLE I THINK, IS JENKS AVENUE. JENKS AVENUE WAS A TOTALLY RESIDENTIAL ROAD, AND IT'S PRETTY MUCH, I THINK, 100% COMMERCIAL NOW, YOU KNOW, LAWYERS OFFICES AND MEDICAL AND OTHER STUFF. AND IT'S BEEN WIDENED. IT USED TO BE A TWO LANE ROAD, AND IT'S NOW FOUR LANE. WE WOULD NOTE THAT A LOT OF THE PEOPLE WHO'VE SPOKEN ARE IN NEIGHBORHOODS SOUTH OF THE BALDWIN ROAD AREA THERE. AND THEN THE LADY WHO SPOKE IS ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE NORTH, DOWN A LITTLE. IMMEDIATELY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS PROPERTY IS THE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH. AND THAT, OF COURSE, IS A CHRISTIAN BASED ORGANIZATION. AND HABITAT IS A CHRISTIAN BASED ORGANIZATION. ALSO, WE WOULD REPRESENT TO THE BOARD THAT HABITAT WOULD BE GOOD NEIGHBORS, GOOD NEIGHBORS TO ALL THE PEOPLE IN THAT AREA. THERE'S PRESENTLY A BIG PRIVACY FENCE ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY, SHIELDING IT FROM THAT NEIGHBORHOOD ON CAMELOT TO THE SOUTH. AND THERE'S ALSO VEGETATION BUFFER THERE. AND AT THIS POINT IN TIME, THERE ARE NO PLANS WHATSOEVER TO MOVE THE CONSTRUCTION YARD LOCATION THAT HABITAT HAS ON 11TH STREET UP THERE RIGHT NOW, THE PLAN IS TO BUILD A BRAND NEW ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE ON THE [00:25:01] SOUTHERN PART OF THE PROPERTY, WHICH WOULD BE NEAREST THE CAMELOT NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THAT'S FOR ADMINISTRATION. THAT'S FOR PEOPLE DOING THE ADMINISTRATIVE WORK OF HABITAT. AND THEN THE RESALE STORE ON THE FRONT PART, RIGHT ON BALDWIN ROAD, WHICH IS BECOMING A COMMERCIAL THOROUGHFARE. WE THINK IT'LL BE A BENEFIT. WE THINK IT'LL BE AN APPLE OF THE EYE AWARD WINNER SOMEDAY FROM THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROPERTY. WE THINK PROPERTY VALUES. I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT JENKS AVENUE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE FACT THAT THOSE PARCELS ARE NOW COMMERCIAL, THEIR VALUE IS HIGHER THAN WHEN THEY WERE RESIDENTIAL. SO WE THINK IT WOULD LIFT UP PROPERTY VALUES ALONG BALDWIN ROAD. AND THAT'S THE NEIGHBORHOOD WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, THE BALDWIN ROAD CORRIDOR. SO I'LL JUST REPRESENT TO THE BOARD THAT HABITAT'S ALWAYS GOOD NEIGHBORS, AND WE WOULD BE GOOD NEIGHBORS, EVEN TO THE FOLKS THAT APPARENTLY DON'T WANT THE PROJECT RIGHT NOW. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING TO KNOW THEM, AND HOPEFULLY THEY WILL BE SUPPORTIVE IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU MAY I MAY HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS IF DOUG OR ANYBODY FOR THAT MATTER. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT AT THIS TIME? NOT RIGHT NOW. YEAH. OKAY. WELL, THANKS. ALL RIGHT. WELL THEN WE'LL MOVE TO COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND THEN ACTION. WAYNE, WHAT IS THE WHAT'S THE SETBACK AGAIN? THE BUFFER ZONE SETBACK REQUIREMENT SEPARATING THE TWO. THE BUFFER REQUIREMENT FOR THE PROPOSED C-1 DESIGNATION WOULD BE 25FT FROM ANY ADJACENT PROPERTIES THAT ARE ZONED RESIDENTIAL. WOULD THAT BE ON THREE SIDES? CORRECT. 25 FOOT BUFFER AND OR A LANDSCAPED FENCE? WELL, THE BUFFER CAN BE PROVIDED BY USING A 25 FOOT VEGETATIVE BUFFER OR A MINIMUM SIX FOOT WIDE, SIX FOOT HIGH PRIVACY FENCE, OR A COMBINATION OF BOTH. OKAY. THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THE FENCE IS EIGHT FEET. DO THEY SUBMIT A SITE PLAN OR ANYTHING SHOWING HOW IT'S GOING TO BE DEVELOPED, OR THE STORMWATER IS GOING TO BE? YEAH, WE DO NOT HAVE A SITE PLAN THIS TIME. I CAN SUBMIT IT. ARE THERE COPIES? YOU HAVE ENOUGH COPIES TO DISTRIBUTE COPIES? I'LL PROBABLY. YEAH. DO YOU HAVE ONE? I'LL GET ONE. SO THE EXISTING STRUCTURE, THE PLAN IS FOR THAT TO COME DOWN. YES. THE SETBACK INCLUDE PARKING. THE BUILDING SETBACK DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PARKING AREA. HOWEVER, THE BUFFER REQUIREMENT FROM RESIDENTIAL WOULD INCLUDE ANY PARKING AREA. THERE STILL HAS TO BE THAT 25 FOOT BUFFER BETWEEN ANY PARKING SPOTS. AND THAT'S CORRECT. BEHIND IT. THE ONLY. THE ONLY DEVELOPMENT THAT WOULD BE PERMITTED WITHIN THE BUFFER IS THE STORMWATER POND. OKAY. SO YOU WILL HAVE OUTDOOR. YARD STORAGE WITH CONCEPTUAL PLAN. WE DO SELL BUILDING MATERIALS AT OUR EXISTING SITE. SO THAT WAS SOMETHING WE HAVE LOOKED TO DO. BUT DEPENDING ON HOW THIS GOES, WE COULD INCLUDE THOSE UNDER ROOF AND BE INCLUDED IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE BUILDING AND NOT NECESSARILY OUTSIDE STORAGE. HAVE YOU GUYS REACHED OUT AND TALKED TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD? THAT'S GOT CONCERNS AND ISSUES ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING TO DO? HAS THERE BEEN ANY COMMUNICATION? OKAY, IT MIGHT BE GOOD TO HAVE SOMEBODY APPROACH THE PODIUM AND TO SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE SO WE CAN HEAR, NO, NO, IT'S OKAY. WE HAVEN'T WE BY THE TIME WE GOT THE LETTER AND EVERYTHING, WE HAD TO SEND EVERYTHING OUT. WE HAVEN'T HAD [00:30:01] A CHANCE TO DO OUR NORM, OUR DOOR TO DOOR OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT TO APPROACH ANYBODY. BUT I CAN SAY THAT WITH THE, THE BIGGEST CONCERNS BEING AN EYESORE AND 11TH STREET. I THINK WHAT I WANT TO REMIND THE COMMUNITY THAT EVEN BEFORE MY TIME AT HABITAT, WE HAD 11TH STREET THAT WENT UP FOR SALE, BUILT A BEAUTIFUL NEW BUILDING WHERE EVERYTHING WAS INSIDE ON 15TH STREET THAT WAS DESTROYED IN THE HURRICANE. WE'RE TRYING TO GET BACK TO THAT. 11TH STREET ISN'T OUR IDEAL SPOT. IT WAS SOMETHING WE WERE FORCED BACK INTO. WE WANTED TO HAVE A NICE, BEAUTIFUL BUILDING AGAIN AND BE INSIDE AGAIN AND HAVE A BUILDING THAT FITS OUR NEEDS VERSUS US TRYING TO FIT INTO A BUILDING ALL OVER THE PLACE. AND THIS BUILDING WOULD NOT BE TOWARDS THE BACK WHERE CAMELOT IS. OBVIOUSLY, IF IT'S A RESTORE, JUST LIKE THE THE DOLLAR STORE WOULD BE HAVE VALUABLE THINGS FOR PEOPLE TO PURCHASE. NO DIFFERENT, BUT IT WILL BE UP THERE, UP FRONT, JUST LIKE THE DOLLAR STORE THAT IS RIGHT THERE. IT WOULDN'T BE SITTING IN THE BACK OF OUR PROPERTY WHERE THE CAMELOT IS. I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR THE FOLKS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT I THINK THAT COMMUNICATION WOULD OBVIOUSLY GO A LONG WAYS IF THEY UNDERSTOOD THAT, AND THEY WERE CLEAR ON THAT. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE. FACILITATE THAT OR PAUSE FOR IT OR ANYTHING, BUT. ANGELA, JUST FOR THE RECORD TOO, IF YOU WOULD STATE YOUR FULL NAME, ADDRESS AND IF YOU'VE BEEN SWORN IN. ANGELA KLOPF 2505 WEST 21ST STREET IN PANAMA CITY. AND YES, I WAS SWORN IN. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? NO. NOT FOR HER. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WHAT IS THE COUNTY? WHAT IS THE COUNTY? SEE, FOR YOUR PROJECTION ALONG BALDWIN ROAD. WELL, IT'S NOW DESIGNATED AS A COLLECTOR ROADWAY. AND THE THE REQUESTED ZONING IS A NEIGHBORHOOD AND LAND USE IS NEIGHBORHOOD, COMMERCIAL AND C-1. THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ALLOW FOR NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL LAND USES TO BE LOCATED ON A COLLECTOR ROADWAY. WE DO RECEIVE SOME PHONE CALLS HERE AND THERE FROM FROM OTHER FOLKS LOOKING AT PROPERTY ALONG BALDWIN TO REQUEST TO CHANGE COMMERCIAL. I CAN'T SPEAK TO WHY THEY HAVEN'T PROCEEDED. I DO WANT TO MAKE MAKE IT KNOWN TO EVERYONE, TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND EVERYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT C-1 ZONING WILL NOT ALLOW FOR OUTDOOR OPEN STORAGE, SO THAT WOULD NOT BE PERMITTED IF THIS WERE APPROVED. THANK YOU. ALSO, SINCE THEY THEY DID PROVIDE US THIS SCHEMATIC SITE PLAN, THERE'S THERE'S GOING TO BE WITH THE BUFFER ZONES. THERE'S THERE'S SOME OF THIS WON'T WORK JUST WON'T WORK FOR KEEPING THE MAINTAINING THE SETBACKS. BUT THE BUFFERS ARE THE ADMIN BUILDING AND. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? I DON'T THINK SO. NO OKAY. AND I WILL I WILL NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND. YEAH. I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION WITH BOTH THE 25 FOOT BUFFER ZONE AND AN EIGHT FOOT FENCE. AND I KNOW IT'S NOT WITHIN CODE TO HAVE THE OPEN AIR STORAGE. SO OBVIOUSLY REMOVE THAT ITEM AND PLEASE COMMUNICATE WITH THOSE FOLKS, BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF THE AVERSION COULD BE MAYBE TALK THROUGH. SO WE DON'T YOU CAN'T DON'T WANT IT TO STAY. MA'AM I, I APPRECIATE YOU'VE BEEN HEARD AND THERE'LL BE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU. I'LL EXPLAIN IN A MOMENT. MR. DAFFIN, JUST TO CLARIFY YOUR CONDITION OF APPROVAL. YOUR CONDITION WOULD BE THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE AN EIGHT FOOT HIGH PRIVACY FENCE, PLUS THE 25 PLUS THE 25 FOOT VEGETATIVE BUFFER. YES. THANK YOU. JUST HANG ON JUST A MINUTE BEFORE WE. IT SAYS THERE'S AN EASEMENT ON THE WEST SIDE. IS THAT A DRAINAGE EASEMENT? I BELIEVE I DON'T KNOW, IT LOOKS LIKE A DITCH. YEAH. YEAH. I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU COULD PUT A FENCE ALONG THAT SIDE. FAIR ENOUGH. YEAH. OKAY. GIS DOES NOT INDICATE THAT THERE'S A COUNTY DRAINAGE [00:35:06] EASEMENT ON THAT PROPERTY. A SURVEY. WE WOULD REQUIRE A SURVEY WITH ANY DEVELOPMENT OR APPLICATION TO SHOW THAT AS WELL. SO IT'S OBVIOUSLY THE FENCE COULDN'T BE IN THE EASEMENT. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION THEN. YEP. MR. CHRISTIE. YES, MA'AM. MR. DAFFIN YES, MA'AM. MR. HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM. MR. HARMON. YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT, SO FOR THE NEIGHBORS THAT ARE HERE, BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, NUMBER ONE, THIS THIS ITEM WILL GO BEFORE THE COUNTY COMMISSION AT AT THEIR IN A MONTH. SO YOU'VE GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO HABITAT. YOU'VE ALSO GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS AMONGST YOURSELVES AND AND PULL YOUR ARGUMENTS TOGETHER OR, OR YOUR CONCERNS, WHATEVER THEY ARE. YOU KNOW, THIS IS JUST OKAY, I, I HEAR YOU NOW, I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT AND I DON'T MEAN TO BE LIKE THIS, BUT I'M TALKING AND AND THIS ISN'T YOUR FORUM RIGHT NOW, BUT YOU WILL HAVE ANOTHER FORUM. OKAY. SO I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE YOU TO USE YOUR TIME WISELY AND EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE. AND THAT WOULD GO THE SAME FOR THE HABITAT AND YOUR BOARD. YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE UP AGAINST AND DO YOUR BEST TO FIND THE MIDDLE GROUND, WHATEVER THAT IS. SO SO MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER TWO. THE COMMISSION CONDUCT A QUASI JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING PLC UP 20260017 TO CONSIDER A REQUEST TO ALLOW A CONSTRUCTION TRADE RELATED BUSINESS TO BE LOCATED ON A PROPERTY WITH AN R2 SINGLE, SINGLE FAMILY AND DUPLEX DWELLING. ZONING DESIGNATION. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 1007 EAST 26TH STREET IN UNINCORPORATED PANAMA CITY. ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT'S BEEN REQUESTED THAT THIS ITEM BE POSTPONED TO THE NEXT MEETING. SHOULD YOU DO EX PARTE. YEAH. SO ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATION ON BEHALF OF THE. NO, NO, NONE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AGAIN, AS STATED, THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED TO POSTPONE THIS HEARING TO THE MARCH 24TH PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT YOU OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND VOTE TO POSTPONE MOTION TO APPROVE. POSTPONE. I SECOND. OKAY, MR. CHRISTIE. YES, MA'AM. MR. DAFFIN. YES, MA'AM. MR. HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM. MR. HAMMOND. YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT SAID, WOULD YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANYBODY IS HERE TO SPEAK TO IT IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO VOICE THEIR OPINION ON IT, OR IF YOU'D LIKE TO WAIT UNTIL THE THE FOLLOWING MEETING? ITEM NUMBER TWO. NO. NO. OKAY. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE. COMMISSIONER, CONDUCT LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC HEARING P.L. PTA 20260013 TO CONSIDER A REQUEST TO AMEND CHAPTER 12, BAY WALTON SECTOR PLAN OF THE BAY COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE REVISION PROPOSES TO INCREASE THE RESIDENTIAL DENSITY WITHIN THE LOW IMPACT RESIDENTIAL FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORY. THE STAFF PRESENTATION. WAYNE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TEXT AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE PROPOSED REVISIONS INCREASE THE RESIDENTIAL DENSITY WITHIN THE WITHIN THE LOW IMPACT RESIDENTIAL OR L I R LAND USE CATEGORY TO A MAXIMUM OF FOUR DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE, WHERE CENTRAL WATER AND SEWER ARE AVAILABLE, AND PROVIDED THE CURRENT MAXIMUM RESIDENTIAL DENSITY WITHIN THE LAND USE CATEGORY IS ONE DWELLING UNIT PER THREE ACRES, REGARDLESS OF THE AVAILABILITY OF CENTRAL WATER AND SEWER, THE AMENDMENT WOULD NOT INCREASE OR OTHERWISE REVISE THE TOTAL DEVELOPMENT ENTITLEMENTS OF THE BAY WALTON SECTOR PLAN, OR TO THE OVERALL ENTITLEMENTS OF ANY APPROVED DETAILED SPECIFIC AREA PLAN OR DSAP. STAFF FEELS THAT THE REQUEST IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE WEST BAY SECTOR PLAN, AND RECOMMENDS THE CONDITION CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING. FIND THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND BAY WALTON SECTOR PLAN, AND FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THIS. THIS ITEM. I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS HERE AS WELL. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE THAT WILL MOVE TO APPLICANT PRESENTATION. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M RAY GREER. MY ADDRESS IS 2910 KERRY FOREST PARKWAY, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA. I AM THE APPLICANT REPRESENTATIVE AND I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. SO THIS AMENDMENT IS, YOU KNOW, IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, HAVE BEEN IN FRONT OF YOU WITH OTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE THE BAY WALTON SECTOR PLAN. AND AS I [00:40:02] MENTIONED BEFORE, THE BAY WALTON SECTOR PLAN HAS A 50 YEAR PLANNING HORIZON. THAT'S A DOCUMENT THAT WAS CREATED. THE ORIGINAL WEST BAY SECTOR PLAN WAS CREATED IN 2003. OF COURSE, 23 YEARS AGO. AND THE BAY WALTON SECTOR PLAN GREW OUT OF THAT AND WAS ADOPTED IN 2015. AND SO AS WE HAVE MOVED FORWARD, WE'VE GOT EIGHT APPROVED APPS WITHIN THE BAY WALTON SECTOR PLAN IN BAY COUNTY. AND AS WE'VE MOVED FORWARD WITH SOME OF THOSE APPS, WE'VE HAD TO COME BACK TO YOU AS WE STARTED MASTER PLANNING AND FINE TUNING SOME OF THESE AREAS, REALIZING IN THE BAY WALTON SECTOR PLAN, SOME OF THE LAND USE CATEGORIES HAD TO BE TWEAKED. WE'VE TWEAKED PERCENTAGES BASED ON COMMERCIAL USES TO ADJUST THE ACTUAL SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT WOULD OCCUR INSIDE THE DSPS. AND SO IN DOING THAT, YOU KNOW, AS WE PLAN FORWARD, WE LOOK AT ITEMS LIKE INSTANCE, THE LOW IMPACT RESIDENTIAL. WE NOW HAVE TWO DSPS, WAR CREEK D SOUTH AND THE WEST BAY CROSSINGS D SOUTH THAT BOTH CONTAIN THE LOW IMPACT RESIDENTIAL AND THIS LOW IMPACT RESIDENTIAL LAND USE CATEGORY THAT WAS SET UP IN THE SECTOR PLAN. IT IS A CATEGORY THAT ONLY HAS 896 ACRES OF IT. IT'S THE SMALLEST CATEGORY THERE IS IN THE BAY WALTON SECTOR PLAN, AND IT'S LOCATED JUST TO THE WEST, IS ALONG WEST BAY, WEST SIDE OF WEST BAY, AND IT'S LOCATED TO THE WEST OF THE WEST BAY PRESERVATION AREAS WHICH OCCUR ALONG THE BAY. SO IT'S IT'S A STRIP THAT RUNS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE BAY WITH THE WEST BAY PRESERVATION FRONTING THE BAY ITSELF. SO IT'S BUFFERED THAT WAY. AND THIS IS A CARRYOVER. SO IN 2003, WHEN THE WEST BAY SECTOR PLAN WAS APPROVED, IT CONTAINED 75,000 ACRES. AND IT DID HAVE THIS CATEGORY. THIS CATEGORY WAS ACTUALLY CALLED VILLAGE. I THINK LOW IMPACT VILLAGE CENTER IS WHAT IT WAS CALLED BACK THEN. BUT IT WAS THE SAME CONCEPT. AND OF COURSE, BACK THEN, I DON'T REALLY THINK, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE YOU REMEMBER THE SECTOR PLAN STARTED IN THE 90S, YOU KNOW, PLANNING FOR IT. AND I DON'T THINK REALLY PEOPLE ANTICIPATED HAVING PUBLIC WATER AND SEWER LIKE WE DO TODAY ALONG THE BEACHES. SO PANAMA CITY BEACH CURRENTLY TODAY PROVIDES PUBLIC WATER AND SEWER ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH 79. SO ALL OF THIS AREA IS INSIDE THEIR SERVICE AREA. IT'S ALL, YOU KNOW, HAS WATER AND SEWER TO PROVIDE TO IT. THEREFORE, AS YOU LOOK TO TRY TO MASTER, PLAN AND DEVELOP THE LONG THE LOW IMPACT RESIDENTIAL, LONG TERM, THE WHOLE INTENT OF THE CATEGORY IS TO CLUSTER IS TO AND THIS AREA WE INSIDE THE LOW IMPACT RESIDENTIAL ITSELF. WE HAVE AREAS THAT'S IN WEST BAY CONSERVATION THAT'S BEEN PUT INTO CONSERVATION UNIT. SO IT WON'T BE DEVELOPED EITHER. SO WHAT YOU HAVE YOU YOU REDUCE YOUR ACREAGE. BUT UNDER THE CURRENT SETUP OF HAVING ONLY ONE UNIT PER THREE ACRES, IT DOESN'T GIVE US THE DENSITY TO ACTUALLY TO DO CLUSTER DEVELOPMENTS. SO IT WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO HAVE SEPTIC TANK AND WELLS OUT THERE JUST BECAUSE OF THE COST OF RUNNING UTILITIES INTO THAT AREA. AND SO WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS ACTUALLY PROVIDE WHAT THE CATEGORY WAS SET UP FOR CLUSTER THE DEVELOPMENTS. BUT SINCE WE HAVE WATER AND SEWER AVAILABLE, WE WANT TO PROVIDE WATER SEWER IN THERE AND MAKE IT EFFICIENT SO WE CAN CLUSTER THE DEVELOPMENTS, BRING THE DEVELOPMENTS DOWN, LEAVE LARGER AMOUNTS OF OPEN SPACE AND DEVELOP IT THE WAY THAT THE CATEGORY WAS INTENDED. AND SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE ADJUSTING THE CATEGORY TO ALLOW FOR THAT. AND AS WAYNE HAS MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, THE BAY WON'T SECTOR PLAN THE OVERALL ENTITLEMENTS TO THE BAY WALTON SECTOR PLAN ARE IDENTIFIED IN CHAPTER 12. IS 145,000 UNITS FOR THE THE ENTIRE 110,000 ACRES. AND THAT STILL APPLIES, AS I MENTIONED, ALMOST HALF OF THE 896 ACRES IS IN 2D SAPS. THOSE SAPS ARE APPROVED. NO UNITS CHANGE. WE'RE NOT ASKING TO INCREASE DENSITY ON THE SENSE THAT WE'RE GOING TO GAIN DENSITY. WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING TO REDEFINE WHERE WE PUT IT. SO THOSE TWO APPS ARE APPROVED. THE OTHER PART WOULD OCCUR IN A FUTURE DE SAP. AND THAT'S THE REASONING BEHIND WHY WE'RE ASKING FOR THIS TODAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT AT THIS TIME. JUST WANT TO FIGURE. YEAH THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MOVE NOW TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC HERE TO SPEAK. ALL RIGHT. THEN WE CAN SKIP APPLICANT REBUTTAL IF YOU'D LIKE. MOVE DIRECTLY TO COMMISSION. DISCUSSION AND ACTION. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, I WOULD SECOND. MR. CHRISTIE. YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. MR. HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM. MR. HAMMOND. YES, MA'AM. ITEM NUMBER FOUR. COMMISSIONER, TO CONDUCT A LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC [00:45:01] HEARING, P.L. 20260015. TO CONSIDER A REQUEST TO AMEND CHAPTER 16, THE BAY WALTON SECTOR PLAN ZONES. THE REVISION PROPOSES TO INCREASE THE RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIAL DENSITY WITHIN THE L I R TO LOW IMPACT RESIDENTIAL ZONING DESIGNATION. STAFF PRESENTATION. WAYNE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THIS IS THE CORRESPONDING LDR REVISION, IF YOU WILL, TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROPOSAL AMENDMENT. WE JUST WE JUST HEARD AGAIN, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO AMEND CHAPTER 16 OF THE BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. THE PROPOSED REVISIONS, AGAIN, WOULD INCREASE THE RESIDENTIAL DENSITY WITHIN THE LOW IMPACT RESIDENTIAL OR ZONING CATEGORY TO A MAXIMUM OF FOUR DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE, WHERE PUBLIC WATER AND SEWER ARE AVAILABLE AND PROVIDED. STAFF FEELS THE REQUEST IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE BAY WALTON SECTOR PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. STAFF RECOMMENDS YOU CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING. FIND THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE SECTOR PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AND FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. AGAIN, WE WE HAD NO PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING THIS ITEM. THANK YOU. NOW TO APPLICANT PRESENTATION. I'M RAY GREER. MY ADDRESS IS 2910 KERRY FOREST PARKWAY, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA. I AM THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE AND HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. AND SO THIS IS YOU KNOW, AS WE HAVE IN THE COMP PLAN, WE ESTABLISHED THE BAY WALTON SECTOR PLAN. OF COURSE, IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. IT'S WHERE IT'S IMPLEMENTED AT AND WHICH ALL THE APPS ARE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH. SO WE HAVE TO AMEND ALSO. CHAPTER 16, GIVEN THE FIRST ONE THAT YOU VOTED ON THE LARGE SCALE LAND USE AMENDMENT, JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND, BECAUSE IT IS A SECTOR PLAN, THAT IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. IT WILL GO TO THE STATE. IT DOES GO BECAUSE IT IS A SECTOR PLAN. IT DOESN'T GET EXPEDITED REVIEW. IT GOES FULL STATE REVIEW. SO IT WILL SPEND 60 DAYS AT THE STATE BEING REVIEWED, AND THEY'LL BRING THE COMMENTS BACK. AND THEN WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH ADOPTION. BUT I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. OKAY. FOR. WELL, YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO ANSWER. SO THAT BASICALLY IF WE VOTE ON THIS, THIS WON'T GET IMPLEMENTED UNTIL AFTER THE SECTOR PLAN GETS IN. YEAH. THEY COME BACK TOGETHER OKAY. YEAH OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MOVE NOW TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC HERE TO SPEAK? THEN WE'LL WE'LL MOVE PAST APPLICANT REBUTTAL AND MOVE DIRECTLY TO COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND ACTION. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. MOVE TO QUICKLY. OPEN THE BACK. POP IT BACK UP. I WILL REOPEN PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. MY NAME IS JERRY JIMERSON. I BELIEVE THIS IS NOT QUASI JUDICIAL. AND. I LIVE AT 536 EAST FOURTH STREET AND I OWN THE I OWN PROPERTY ON BALDWIN ROAD. I GOT THE NOTICE TODAY, TODAY, FIVE MINUTES BEFORE YOUR HEARING, AND I KNOW YOU'VE ALREADY VOTED. WELL YES, SIR. I MEAN, THERE'S THERE'S NO OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON THIS. THAT'S THAT THAT ITEM IS ALREADY CLOSED. YEAH. WELL, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW, YOU OUGHT TO HAVE A BETTER SYSTEM OF NOTIFYING PEOPLE. I GOT I GOT THIS CERTIFIED LETTER TODAY, AND IT WAS MAILED ON THE ON THE FIFTH, BUT IT WENT TO A P.O. BOX AND IT WASN'T IN THE BOX UNTIL TODAY. SO YOU SHOULD KNOW THESE THINGS RIGHT NOW. I DON'T NECESSARILY DISAGREE WITH THIS. I DON'T KNOW HOW THE PROPERTY IS BEING USED. I GUESS THAT'S BEEN DISCUSSED, BUT I KNOW THERE'S THIS GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OTHER USES THAT OTHER THAN SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. SO THAT'S THAT COULD BE HELPFUL OR IT COULD BE HURTFUL. ALL RIGHT. SO I'LL, I'LL HAVE TO SAY NO THANK YOU. WITH THAT WE'LL SKIP REBUTTAL AND MOVE DIRECTLY TO COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND ACTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. GO AHEAD. SECOND, MR. CHRISTIE. YES, MA'AM. MR. DEVON. YES, MA'AM. MR. HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM. MR. YES, MA'AM. NUMBER FIVE, [00:50:06] COMMISSION TO CONDUCT A LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC HEARING PLL, PTA 20260019 TO CONSIDER A REQUEST TO REVISE CHAPTER THREE, FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE BAY COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE REVISION PROPOSES TO REVISE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE BAY POINT DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL IMPACT STAFF PRESENTATION. WAYNE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. STAFF IS PROPOSING A TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE PROPOSED REVISIONS TO POLICY 3.4.5 ESTABLISHES THE BOUNDARIES OF THE BAY POINT SPECIAL TREATMENT ZONE AS THE AREA WITHIN THE BAY POINT DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL IMPACT, OR DRI DEVELOPMENT ORDER, WHICH EXPIRED ON MARCH 14TH, 2008. REMOVING THIS LANGUAGE WILL ELIMINATE DUPLICATIVE AMENDMENT PROCESSES WHEN PROPERTY INSIDE THE ORIGINAL BAY POINT DRI BOUNDARY PROPOSES NEW DEVELOPMENT. THE REVISION ALSO EXTENDS ANY DEVELOPMENT ENTITLEMENTS APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BETWEEN MARCH 1ST, 2011 AND JANUARY 1ST, 2026. STAFF FEELS THAT THE REQUEST IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND RECOMMENDS THAT YOU CONDUCT YOUR PUBLIC HEARING. FIND THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. I DID RECEIVE A PHONE CALL THIS MORNING WITH SOME QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS REQUEST. HOWEVER, WE'VE RECEIVED NO PUBLIC COMMENT POINT. YOU'RE ASKING ANY QUESTIONS. YOU HAVE THIS. THIS IS THIS IS MOSTLY JUST A CLEANUP OF THE DRI THAT'S NO LONGER EXISTS. CORRECT? STATUTES AS DRY EXPIRED IN 2008. THIS WOULD ESSENTIALLY REMOVE THE REFERENCES OF DRI FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO SORRY. KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING AND ESTABLISH THAT AREA AS A SPECIAL TREATMENT ZONE OKAY OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IN THIS CAME THIS CAME ABOUT JUST BASICALLY IT WAS JUST STAFF DIRECTED IS JUST A FOLLOW UP TO CLEAN IT UP. IS THAT OR WAS THERE SOMETHING ELSE. THAT'S CORRECT. IT'S BEEN IN DISCUSSION FOR FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW TO LOOK INTO DOING THIS. AND THEN STAFF WAS GIVEN DIRECTION TO MOVE FORWARD. AT THIS TIME. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. SO ONE OTHER THING BEFORE THIS. SO IF A DEVELOPMENT WAS SUBMITTED PRIOR TO THIS CHANGE IT WOULD IT'LL BE LOOKED AT THE SAME WAY. IT'S JUST MOSTLY JUST NOMENCLATURE. IS THAT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. CORRECT. IT THE THE ORIGINAL DRI ALLOWED CERTAIN HAD THESE TABLES FOR DEVELOPMENT PREVIOUSLY. IF SOMEONE WANTED TO COME IN AND REQUEST CHANGING THAT OR CHANGING THOSE ENTITLEMENTS, THEY HAD TO GO THROUGH A COMPLETE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT WHICH HAD TO GO FOR STATE REVIEW AND THAT SORT OF THING. THIS KIND OF ELIMINATES SOME OF THOSE PROCESSES. OKAY, OKAY. THANK YOU. ECHO DARREN. IT WAS STAFF INITIATED. THERE WAS NO CATALYST FOR. THAT'S CORRECT OKAY. THANK YOU I JUST AND I'M THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT I WOULD JUST ADD THAT THE PREVIOUS APPROVALS THAT WERE APPROVED THROUGH THIS OLD PROCESS ARE NOT GOING TO GO AWAY. WE WOULDN'T EXPECT THOSE PEOPLE TO HAVE TO COME BACK IN AND RESUBMIT OR CHANGE ANYTHING. SO THOSE THINGS THAT PERHAPS WERE APPROVED UNDER OUR OLD PROCESS AND ARE WERE VESTED ARE STILL GOING TO BE CONSIDERED VESTED INSIDE THE SPECIAL TREATMENT ZONE. AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE I HAD A FOLLOW UP PROBABLY, BUT WE CAN GO AHEAD. SO WITH THAT, FOR THOSE THINGS THAT LIKE ANY OF THOSE RESOLUTIONS OR ANYTHING THAT WAS APPROVED. WHERE ARE THEY? WHERE ARE THEY MEMORIALIZED? WHERE COULD IT BE REFERENCED? WELL, I MEAN, THEY'VE ALL BEEN APPROVED AND ADOPTED, SAVED. AND THE CLERK OF COURT. OKAY. SO IT'S JUST ALL RESOLUTIONS, PUBLIC RECORD, LIKE ANYTHING ELSE. CORRECT? OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. AND THEY PROPOSE LANGUAGE SPEAKS TO THOSE ENTITLEMENTS BEING PRESERVED AS WELL. WE'LL WE'LL MOVE NOW TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC HERE TO SPEAK. HELLO. DAVID CHAPMAN 3411 ROBINSON BAYOU CIRCLE. I GUESS I'M HERE REPRESENTING BAY POINT CLUB INC. I THINK I'M ONE OF ONLY FOUR PROPERTIES THAT STILL EXIST THAT WERE TECHNICALLY SUCCESSOR DEVELOPER AND PART OF THE DRY OR HAD STANDING. I GUESS AS IT RELATES TO THE DRY. FIRST, LET ME BE CLEAR. THANK YOU. LONG, LONG OVERDUE. I THINK I'M ONE OF, AGAIN, MULTIPLE APPLICANTS THAT HAVE ASKED FOR THIS TO BE REMOVED. IT WASN'T NEEDED. I THINK 2008 DRY WENT AWAY. THERE WAS NO I [00:55:03] GUESS YOU WOULD SEND IT TO THE STATE AND THEY'D SEND IT RIGHT BACK AND SAY, WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS ANY LONGER. SO BUT PART OF THE COMP PLAN, 3.4.5 POINTED TO THE DRY, DRY POINTED BACK TO BAY POINT SPECIAL TREATMENT ZONE. I GUESS SORT OF MY COMMENTS HERE NOT ALL THAT NEED A RESPONSE, BUT. YOU'VE HAD MULTIPLE APPLICANTS IN FRONT OF YOU THAT HAVE ASKED YOU TO REMOVE THIS FROM THE COMP PLAN, AND IT'S NEVER HAPPENED. I GUESS IT BEGS THE QUESTION, WHY NOW? WHAT IS THIS SETTING THE STAGE FOR? WHAT'S WHAT'S COMING UP NEXT, I GUESS, IS AGAIN, MAYBE RHETORICAL. OR IF YOU HAVE A RESPONSE, FINE. BUT BUT IT DOES. IT DOES BEG THAT QUESTION. AND THEN ANOTHER PART OF THAT MAP, H MAP H ALONG YOUR COUNTY STAFF AND LEGAL TEAM WORKED FOR A REALLY LONG TIME AND DEVELOPING MAP H ALONG WITH BPCA AND SOME VERY INTERESTED MEMBERS OF BPCA AS WELL AS MYSELF AND MAP H HAS BEEN HELD AS THE BIBLE AND EVERYONE SAYS, HERE'S THE WAY WE PRESERVE THE DRY. WE HAVE TO PRESERVE THE DRY. NO ONE HAS. NO ONE KNOWS WHAT WE CAN DO HERE WITHOUT THE DRY. SO HERE'S HOW WE PRESERVE THE DRY MAP H AND THE ASSOCIATED TABLES. IT APPEARS THEY'VE BEEN STRICKEN PER THIS IF I LOOKED AT IT CLOSELY ENOUGH. SO I GUESS THAT IS A QUESTION. WHERE IS MAP H? DOES MAP H STILL EXIST? IS MAP H MEAN ANYTHING ANYMORE? OKAY. BY THE WAY ONE ONE NOTE. SO WHEN I RECEIVED THIS I DID REACH OUT. AND I'LL ALSO LET ME SAY THIS IS REFRESHING. I'VE NEVER BEEN HERE TALKING ABOUT BAY POINT AND THERE NOT BE A FULL CROWD. SO THAT'S A GOOD THING. WAIT TILL WAIT TILL THE COUNTY COMMISSION WAIT TILL THE COUNTY COMMISSION. SO TO THAT POINT, I BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I HAVE A COUPLE FRIENDS THAT LIVE IN BAY POINT, AND I REACHED OUT TO THEM AND I REACHED OUT TO BAY BPCA AND NONE OF THEM KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. SO I'M NOT SURE BEING A TEXT AMENDMENT IF IT DOESN'T REQUIRE THE SAME. BUT I RECEIVED THE NOTICE, SO I GUESS I'M KIND OF QUESTIONING WHO RECEIVED THE NOTICE AND AND WHY DID OTHER PEOPLE THAT LIVE OUT THERE NOT RECEIVE THIS NOTICE? SO I GUESS THAT'S THE QUESTION AS WELL. BUT BACK TO THE DRY AND MAP H AND THE LANGUAGE. I THINK IF DRY IS NO LONGER IN PLACE, WHICH IT HASN'T BEEN, IF MAP H ISN'T THERE, GREAT. BUT ON MAYBE 327 AND 384 OF THE COMP PLAN, WHICH WAS PART OF THE BACK OF THE AGENDA PACKAGE, IT WAS IN THE LINK. IT HAS INTENTIONALLY YOU'VE ADDED THE LANGUAGE AS LONG AS NOT SUBSTANTIALLY BUILT OUT. I'M PARAPHRASING, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT SUBSTANTIAL BUILD OUT IS LANGUAGE IN YOUR COMP PLAN. CLEARLY IT'S LANGUAGE OF THE DRY BECAUSE IT GOVERNS THE DRY AND SUBSTANTIAL DEVIATIONS AND HOW YOU GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF OVERCOMING THAT. SO IF THE DRY IS NO LONGER THERE AND MAP H IS NO LONGER THERE, AND EACH PARCEL STANDS ON ITS OWN FOR WHATEVER THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP SAYS, AND THE CORRESPONDING ZONING AND USE AND WHATEVER THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS SAY YOU CAN DO ON THAT PARCEL, THEN WHY HAVE YOU ADDED THIS LANGUAGE SUBSTANTIAL BUILD OUT? I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT. SO THAT IS A VERY SPECIFIC QUESTION. WELL, WE CAN HAVE STAFF PROBABLY ADDRESS THOSE THOSE QUESTIONS FOR YOU. I MEAN ARE YOU CAN YOU SPEAK TO PAGE 327 AND 384 IF MEMORY SERVES ME IT THAT THAT LANGUAGE IS SPECIFICALLY BEEN ADDED. SO THE NEW LANGUAGE STATES THAT. THE BAY POINT SPECIAL TREATMENT ZONE IS ESTABLISHED IN THE FORMER BOUNDARIES OF THE BAY POINT DRY, THE DEVELOPMENT OF WHICH EXPIRED MARCH 14TH, 2008. ANY RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BETWEEN MARCH 1ST, 2011 AND JANUARY 1ST, 2026 RELATED TO THE ENTITLEMENTS OR RESTRICTIONS ON A SPECIFIC PARCEL WITHIN THE BAY POINT SPECIAL TREATMENT ZONE WILL CONTINUE TO APPLY TO SUCH PARCELS TO THE EXTENT THE PARCEL IS NOT SUBSTANTIALLY BUILT OUT. SO I SO WHAT THAT ESSENTIALLY MEANS IS IF YOU HAVE PARCELS THAT WERE BUILT OUT BASED ON THE PREVIOUS DRY, THERE WOULD BE NO REQUIREMENT FOR THAT PROPERTY OWNER TO TO GO BACK. AND IF IT EXCEEDED WHAT THE CURRENT ZONING DESIGNATION OR FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION ALLOWED, THERE WOULD BE NO REQUIREMENT FOR THAT PROPERTY OWNER TO. TO DECREASE OR REDUCE WHAT THEY HAVE ALREADY ESTABLISHED BASED ON THIS CHANGE. SO IT'S A GRANDFATHERING CLAUSE? ESSENTIALLY, YES. OKAY. ON I [01:00:01] WROTE THAT LANGUAGE. SO. YEAH, THE THE INTENT WAS TO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT IMPACTING ANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE GOTTEN APPROVALS BETWEEN 2011 AND NOW THAT THEY ARE VESTED WITH THOSE RIGHTS, AND UNTIL THEY COMPLETE WHATEVER PROJECT WAS APPROVED, AND BECAUSE YOU MENTIONED, I THINK THERE'S FOUR PROJECTS THAT WERE APPROVED THROUGH THE REVISED NOPSI PROCESS. AND OUR INTENTION WAS JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE PROJECTS CAN STILL DO WHAT THEY APPLIED FOR AND GOT APPROVAL TO, TO DO. IS THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE DATE RANGE YOU PROVIDED? SO NOTHING WAS THERE WAS NO IN OPC BETWEEN OH EIGHT AND 11. CORRECT? WELL, THERE HAD TO HAVE BEEN A THERE WAS AN OPC BECAUSE THAT WAS THE WHOLE CREATION OF THE MAP H AND ALL THAT. BUT ANYWAYS, YOU'RE SAYING NO DEVELOPMENT. OKAY, BEEN DONE THEN MAYBE ADDRESS 384 WHERE YOU THAT LANGUAGE IS ADDED. I THINK IT'S THE SAME. I BELIEVE SO I DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME. IT'S IN RED SCROLLING. I THINK IT'S THERE'S NOT THAT MANY SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME. YEAH. IT'S IT'S WE'RE JUST PARAPHRASING THE SAME LANGUAGE. OKAY. SO LET ME MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND. AND MR. LEEBRICK KNOWS I'VE BEEN ACCUSED OF, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO PRACTICE LAW WITHOUT A LAW DEGREE OR LICENSE, SO I APOLOGIZE. BUT IF MAP H DOESN'T EXIST AND THE DRY NO LONGER EXIST AND THE PARCEL STANDS ON ITS OWN PER THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP AND WHATEVER, ALL YOU CAN DO FOR THAT, WHAT IS SUBSTANTIAL BUILD OUT MATTER. THERE'S THERE'S NO THERE'S NO THERE'S NO USE FOR THAT. HELP ME UNDERSTAND. THERE ARE. WELL, LET ME I'M SORRY NOT TO INTERRUPT YOU, BUT LET ME FINISH THAT THOUGHT IS THE INTENT OF THIS. IF I HAD APPROVALS FOR THE DRY. LET ME TRY TO STATE THIS CORRECTLY. IF I HAD PREVIOUS APPROVALS FOR THE DRY THAT EXCEED WHAT THE BAY COUNTY COMP PLAN ALLOWS, DO I STILL GET THOSE? SO THERE WERE THERE WERE, I THINK FOUR PROJECTS I THINK, INCLUDING YOURS, WHO GOT APPROVALS. AND WE'RE JUST MAKING SURE THAT WHATEVER WAS APPROVED THROUGH THAT PROCESS ARE IS PROTECTED. AND YOU CAN YOU CAN BUILD WHAT WAS APPROVED AND THE THE SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETE BUILD OUT LANGUAGE IS JUST SAYING, ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED WHAT YOU WERE AUTHORIZED TO DO, THEN ANY SUBSEQUENT CHANGE YOU WANT TO DO WILL JUST BE GOVERNED BY THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP AND THE ZONING CODE. OKAY, BUT YOU UNDERSTAND THE LANGUAGE IN MY CONCERN OF THAT LANGUAGE, WHEN I KNOW THAT LANGUAGE ONLY PERTAINS TO A DRY. THE DRY HAD 2000 UNITS 1987. YOU HAD PROVISIONS WHICH YOU COULD INCREASE THE DRY YOU HAD PROVISIONS THAT IF IT SUBSTANTIALLY DEVIATED FROM THAT, YOU HAD. SO SO I GUESS I HOPE YOU FOLLOW WHERE I'M GOING WITH WITH ALL OF THIS. WE ARE USING LANGUAGE FROM THE THAT THAT IS COMMONLY USED IN THE DRY. BUT ALL THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH IS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR PROJECT AND A COUPLE OTHER PROJECTS THAT WERE. APPROVED WITHIN THAT PERIOD ARE VESTED. AND WE'RE NOT TRYING TO TAKE AWAY THE, THE, THE RIGHTS THAT YOU HAVE UNDER THOSE. AGAIN, TOTALLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE AND I APPRECIATE. AND AGAIN, THIS IS LONG OVERDUE CLEANING THIS UP. BUT BUT ONCE AGAIN, AT THE END OF THE DAY, IF I HAD PRIOR APPROVALS PER THE COMP PLAN OR THE DRY, WHICH ONE THE DRY GOES AWAY. RIGHT? BUT BUT IF I EXCEED WHAT YOU CURRENTLY ALLOW, LET'S SAY THE COMP PLAN SAYS I CAN ONLY DO 15 UNITS AN ACRE AND 100FT, BUT THE DRY ALLOWED 230FT AND 25 UNITS AN ACRE. I KNOW I'M JUST MAKING UP A SCENARIO. AM I STILL ALLOWED TO DO WHAT I WAS APPROVED FOR THE DRY? THE RESOLUTIONS THAT WERE ADOPTED BETWEEN 2011 AND 2026 WILL STILL BE RESPECTED. SO WHATEVER YOUR RESOLUTION ALLOWED. OKAY, LET ME GIVE YOU THE FLIP SIDE. LET'S SAY I WAS RESTRICTED PER THE DRY OR HAD TO NEGOTIATE FOR 15 YEARS WITH RESIDENTS TO COME UP WITH A SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE HAPPY WITH. AND LET'S SAY THOSE RESTRICTIONS ARE LESS THAN THE CURRENT BAY COUNTY COMP PLAN ALLOWS. ARE YOU [01:05:05] ALLOWED TO THEN NOW GO TO THE BAY COUNTY COMP PLAN. THE I BELIEVE THE LANGUAGE IS THAT THE. YEAH, THE ENTITLEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS THAT WERE APPROVED WILL BE CONTINUE TO BE HONORED. SO WHATEVER WHATEVER YOU AGREED TO DO IN 2020 WILL CONTINUE TO APPLY. THAT'S THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT A SPECIAL TREATMENT. BUT ARE YOU RESTRICTED TO THAT BECAUSE NOW THE DOCTOR DOESN'T EXIST. SO NOW YOU HAVE THE COMP PLAN. CAN YOU NOT NOW COMPLY WITH THE COMP PLAN, WHICH MAY ALLOW MORE HEIGHT, MORE DENSITY? YOU ARE BOUND BY THE RESTRICTIONS THAT WERE AGREED TO BETWEEN 2011 AND 2026. THEN WHAT IS THE POINT OF REMOVING THE DRY AND JUST SAYING THAT ONLY THE COMP PLAN APPLIES? FOR THOSE FOUR PROJECTS, THE ENTITLEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS THAT THE DEVELOPERS AGREED TO ARE BEING RESPECTED, BUT OTHERWISE. PEOPLE CAN BUILD WHATEVER THE THE LAND USE AND THE ZONING CODE PERMITS. OKAY, I, I THINK I'VE EXHAUSTED MY QUESTIONS, SO I I'LL COME MEET WITH YOU AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SURE. ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC? WE'LL MOVE NOW TO COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND ACTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. MR. CHRISTIE? YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM, MR. HAMMOND. YES, MA'AM. ANYTHING FROM THE COMMISSION NUMBER SIX? THERE'S ONE MORE ITEM DID I SKIP? YEP. CAN I DO THAT? WISHFUL THINKING. ITEM NUMBER SIX, COMMISSION TO CONDUCT A LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC HEARING. PLD PL 20260020 TO CONSIDER A REQUEST REVISED BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. THE REVISIONS PROPOSED TO REVISE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE BAY POINT DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL IMPACT STAFF PRESENTATION. WAYNE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THIS REQUEST IS RELATED TO LDR REVISIONS THAT WOULD COINCIDE WITH THE PREVIOUS ITEM REGARDING THE REVISION OF THE DRI WITHIN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO IF APPROVED, STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND MAKING THESE CHANGES TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. IN REGARD TO THAT ASPECT, THE PROPOSED REVISIONS OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS RECOGNIZE THE ELIMINATION OF THE STATUTORY PROVISIONS REGARDING DRI'S. THE REVISION ALSO EXTENDS ANY DEVELOPMENT ENTITLEMENTS APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSION. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BETWEEN MARCH 1ST, 2011 AND JANUARY 1ST, 2026, WITHIN THE AREA OF THE ORIGINAL BAY POINT DRI, WHICH EXPIRED MARCH 14TH, 2008, AND AGAIN THOSE REVISIONS ARE THROUGHOUT THE LDR AND WOULD DELETE REFERENCES TO THE DRI OR REVISES THE BAY POINT DRI TO THE BAY POINT SPECIAL TREATMENT ZONE THAT FILLS THE REQUEST IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AND RECOMMENDS THAT YOU CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND FIND THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AND FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. PUBLIC PARTICIPANT LEFT. SO WE'LL MOVE NOW TO COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND ACTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. MR. CHRISTIE. YES, MA'AM. MR. YES, MA'AM. MR. HUNTER. YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. ITEM F COMMISSION MEMBER ITEMS. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. NOTHING [F. Commission Member Items] I DID WANT TO. IF YOU HAVE A MINUTE, THE THE COUNTY COMMISSION ADOPTED ON FEBRUARY 3RD A AN ORDINANCE THAT CREATES SOME STANDARD RULES APPLYING TO ALL COUNTY BOARDS, INCLUDING [01:10:08] YOURS. AND I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW CHANGES THAT OR CLARIFICATIONS THAT THAT ORDINANCE DID IT. IT REQUIRES THAT ALL MEMBERS OF COUNTY BOARDS HAVE TO BE PERMANENT RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY. AND IF YOU CEASE TO BE A RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY. THEN THAT WILL CAUSE YOUR SEAT TO BE VACATED. IF YOU FILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE COUNTY REGARDING A POLICY MATTER. SO YOU KNOW, NOT A SLIP AND FALL OUT IN FRONT OF THE COUNTY BUILDING, BUT A WHERE YOU'RE YOU'RE DISPUTING A COUNTY POLICY THAT CONSTITUTES A RELINQUISHMENT OF YOUR SEAT. UNLESS THE COUNTY COMMISSION DECIDES TO WAIVE THAT BY A TWO THIRDS VOTE. IF YOU DECIDE TO SEEK ELECTIVE POLITICAL OFFICE, THAT WILL CONSTITUTE A TENDER OF RESIGNATION OF YOUR SEAT. WE HAD WE'VE THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE GRACIOUSLY SERVED IN ON MULTIPLE COUNTY BOARDS GOING FORWARD. WHEN YOU COME UP FOR APPOINTMENT, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU'LL BE ASKED IS, YOU KNOW, DO YOU SERVE ON ANOTHER COUNTY BOARD AND ALLOWING YOU TO SERVE ON TWO BOARDS AT THE SAME TIME WILL REQUIRE UNANIMOUS APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSION AT THE TIME YOU'RE APPOINTED OR REAPPOINTED? THAT INCLUDES CITY BOARDS. NO COUNTY. THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAS TO DO A FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, AND YOUR FAILURE TO FILE THAT FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE IS NOW A CONSIDERED TO BE A REMOVAL FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION. WE HAVE SOME ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED. SO. IF YOU HAVE TWO TWO CONSECUTIVE ABSENCES WITHOUT HAVING AN EXCUSED, WE WE HAD OUR FIRST EXCUSED ABSENCE TODAY, TWO CONSECUTIVE ABSENCES OR THREE ABSENCES WITHIN A FISCAL YEAR. THAT'S CONSIDERED TO BE A RESIGNATION AS WELL. THE THE THE ORDINANCE SAYS THAT ANY ABSENCE FOR MEDICAL REASONS, BUSINESS REASONS OR PERSONAL REASONS OR OTHER REASONS THAT THE REMAINING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD THINK ARE ACCEPTABLE IS GOOD ENOUGH. SO WE'RE WE'RE MOSTLY FOCUSED ON PEOPLE WHO JUST HAVE BASICALLY ABANDONED THEIR SEATS AND HAVEN'T BEEN SHOWING UP, NOT PEOPLE WHO HAVE LEGITIMATE REASONS FOR NOT BEING HERE. THAT DOES THAT PROVISION HAVE A NAME? WE CALL IT THE PAM STANLEY, REST. OFFICER ROBBIE HUGHES, DID YOU COULD YOU HAD TO SAY IT OUT LOUD DIDN'T YOU? YEAH. SO ONE OF THE RULES IS SO WE HAVE FOUR YEAR TERMS AND THERE'S A TERM LIMIT OF THREE CONSECUTIVE TERMS. UNLESS THE COMMISSION AGAIN VOTES TO WAIVE THAT BY TWO THIRDS MAJORITY. SO IF YOU HAVE SERVE FOR MORE THAN 12 YEARS AND WANT TO BE CONSIDERED AGAIN, THE THE COUNTY COMMISSION WILL HAVE TO VOTE TO WAIVE THE THE THE TERM LIMIT RULE. THE. BUT THAT DOESN'T COME INTO EFFECT UNTIL YOU'RE READY FOR REAPPOINTMENT. WHO IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD NOW HAS TO PROVIDE A ANNUAL WRITTEN REPORT TO THE COUNTY COMMISSION ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE BEEN UP TO. WE ASSUME THAT MOST BOARDS, INCLUDING THIS ONE THAT WILL ACTUALLY BE PREPARED BY STAFF AND THE CHAIRMAN WILL SOUNDS [01:15:07] LIKE PUNISHMENT. AND THAT'S THAT'S BASICALLY IT. SO, YOU KNOW, THE THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT CHANGE HAVING TO DO WITH REAPPOINTMENT. BUT THE PRIMARY THING THAT PROBABLY WILL, YOU'LL ACTUALLY SEE HAPPENING IN PRACTICALLY IS THE EXCUSED ABSENCES PROCESS THAT YOU'VE APPROVED EARLIER TODAY. OKAY. ANY OTHER ITEMS. YEAH, I'VE GOT I'VE JUST HEARD ANOTHER EDIT ON CHAPTER THREE. BUT THOSE ARE YOUR TWO AND THREE AND REPLACE MORE OKAY. IN YOUR COMP PLAN UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE OTHER AGAIN OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.