May 19, 2026 Planning Commission

[A. Call to Order and Roll Call]

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THIS IS THE MAY 19TH, 2026 REGULAR MEETING OF THE BAY COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION. PAM, WOULD YOU CALL ROLL, PLEASE? MR. CHRISTIE? YES, MA'AM. MR. DAFFEN. YES, MA'AM. MR. CARTER.

[B. Approval of Minutes (April 21, 2026)]

[C. Announcements]

ANNOUNCEMENT C. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. EARLIER TODAY, AT THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING, THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HEARD SEVERAL ITEMS THAT HAD COME BEFORE THIS COMMISSION IN THE PAST. OF THOSE WERE THE SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT ZONE CHANGE ON HIGHWAY 231 AND THE YOUNGSTOWN AREA. THAT REQUEST WAS TO GO FROM GENERAL AGRICULTURAL TO I AND D ONE LIGHT INDUSTRY. THOSE REQUESTS WERE APPROVED. THERE WAS ANOTHER SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT AND ZONE CHANGE REQUEST ALONG MAPLE AVENUE. THAT REQUEST WAS TO GO FROM RESIDENTIAL AND R-2 ZONING TO THE IND1 LIGHT INDUSTRY ZONING THAT WAS ALSO APPROVED. WE HAD THE ZONE CHANGE ON HIGHWAY 390. THAT REQUEST WAS TO GO FROM C-1 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TO SEE THREE GENERAL COMMERCIAL THAT WAS APPROVED AS WELL. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TEXT AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 12, WHICH IS THE WALTON SECTOR PLAN CHAPTER. THAT REQUEST, IF YOU RECALL, WAS TO INCREASE THE DENSITY IN THE LIGHT INTENSITY RESIDENTIAL LAND USE CATEGORY THAT WAS APPROVED AS WELL. AND THEN CHAPTER 16 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS IS THE CORRESPONDING REQUEST TO GO WITH THE PREVIOUS ONE I JUST DISCUSSED. THAT WAS THE BAY WALTON SECTOR PLAN ZONES CHAPTER. AND AGAIN, THE REQUEST WAS TO INCREASE THE DENSITY WITHIN THE LIGHT INTENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONING. AND THAT WAS APPROVED. THERE WAS ALSO A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TEXT AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER THREE, WHICH REVISED POLICY 3.4.5 AS IT RELATED TO THE BAY POINT D I THAT WAS ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS MORNING AS WELL. AND THEN THERE WAS A CORRESPONDING LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS THAT WENT ALONG WITH REVISING THOSE AREAS OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS FOR THE DRI WAS WAS MENTIONED. THOSE REVISIONS WERE APPROVED AS WELL. AND THEN WE ALSO HAD THE LDR AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTERS 28 AND 29, CHAPTER 28, TO INCREASE THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER REQUIREMENT FROM NEW ELECTRICAL SUBSTATIONS WITHIN RESIDENTIAL AREAS. AND CHAPTER 29 REVISED THE LOT SPLIT LANGUAGE WITHIN PLATTED SUBDIVISIONS. AND THAT WAS APPROVED AS WELL. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. NEXT THE

[D. Agenda – Additions, Deletions, Changes and Acceptance]

[E. Public Hearings (Swear in for quasi-judicial)]

ITEM NUMBER ONE. THE COMMISSION WOULD CONDUCT A QUASI JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING. PLQP20260087.

TO CONSIDER A REQUEST TO ALLOW THE PLACEMENT OF A MEDICAL OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE ON A PROPERTY WITH A C-1 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONING DESIGNATION REQUIRES A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 229 WEST 17TH STREET IN THE UNINCORPORATED LYNNHAVEN AREA. ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATION. NO. NO. NO. THEN. STAFF PRESENTATION. WAYNE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AS NOTED, THIS REQUEST IS TO ALLOW THE PLACEMENT OF A MEDICAL OFFICE AND A WAREHOUSE ON A PARCEL WITH A NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL C-1 ZONING DESIGNATION. PROJECT IS LOCATED AT 229 WEST 17TH STREET IN THE UNINCORPORATED

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THAT'S ALL I GOT. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU MA'AM. ANY QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT? YEAH. MOVE NOW TO THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PORTION. IS ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC HERE TO SPEAK TO THIS MATTER SPECIFICALLY? NO. ALL RIGHT. BEING THAT NO ONE FROM THE PUBLIC IS HERE TO SPEAK TO IT, THERE'S NO NEED FOR APPLICANT REBUTTAL. WE'LL MOVE DIRECTLY TO COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND THEN ACTION. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YEAH. I WOULD MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. SECOND. MR. CHRISTIE. YES, MA'AM. MR. DAFFIN. YES, MA'AM. MR. HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM. MR. HAMMOND. YES, MA'AM. ITEM NUMBER TWO. COMMISSION TO CONDUCT A QUASI JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING. PLCUP20260094. TO CONSIDER A REQUEST TO ALLOW THE PLACEMENT OF A MANUFACTURED HOME ON PROPERTY WITH AN R1 SINGLE FAMILY ZONING DESIGNATION REQUIRES A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 5018 PINE AVENUE IN THE YOUNGSTOWN AREA. ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATION. NO. NONE. STAFF PRESENTATION. HOPE. THERE YOU ARE. GOOD AFTERNOON. HOPE.

STEWART BAY COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING. I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN AND WE HAVE ALSO NOT RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMUNICATION ON THIS TOPIC. AS NOTED, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR THE PLACEMENT OF A MANUFACTURED HOME ON AN R ONE SINGLE FAMILY ZONED PARCEL. CHAPTER FOUR SECTION 404 OF THE LDR LISTS ALLOWABLE OF COMP PLAN LISTS ALLOWABLE USES OF R1 ZONED AS SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS. BUILT THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE STANDARDS HOME OFFICE OF CONVENIENCE, COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY FACILITIES, FAMILY DAYCARE, HOMES, NOT FOR PROFIT PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS, LOW IMPACT PUBLIC UTILITIES, HOME OCCUPATIONS AND ONE NON HABITABLE STRUCTURE. PROPOSED USE IS NOT IDENTIFIED AS

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AND THE SUBURBAN AREA, POPULATED WITH A MIX OF SITE BUILT AND MANUFACTURED DWELLINGS. CONSIDERING THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL MANUFACTURED HOMES IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA, STAFF BELIEVES THAT THE REQUESTED USE IS IN KEEPING WITH THE ESTABLISHED PATTERN OF DEVELOPMENT. SIMILAR CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO ALLOW FOR OTHER MANUFACTURED HOMES IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA. AT 5015 ORANGE AND 8711 CHEROKEE STREET. IT'S THEREFORE RECOMMENDED THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1204 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. FIND THE PROPOSED CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND APPROVE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST BASED ON THE RECOMMENDED FINDINGS. MOVE NOW TO THE APPLICANT PRESENTATION PORTION. IS THE APPLICANT HERE TO SPEAK? YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND IF YOU'VE BEEN SWORN IN OR NOT, I'VE BEEN SWORN IN. MY NAME'S WILSON SMITH. THE SECOND ADDRESS, 5007 PINE AVENUE, YOUNGSTOWN. AND WE OWN THE PROPERTY. THAT'S JUST MOBILE HOMES GOING ON AND THE PROPERTY THAT'S SURROUNDING IT. AND WE'RE HERE TO CRASH TO GET A PERMIT FOR IT. AND OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S ALL I GOT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE NOW TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC HERE TO SPEAK? APPLICANT REBUTTAL AND MOVE TO COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND ACTION. GOOD BY ME. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS WITH THE FINDINGS. I'LL SECOND. MR. CHRISTIE. YES, MA'AM. MR. DAUPHIN. YES, MA'AM. MR. HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM. MR. HERMAN. YES, MA'AM. ITEM NUMBER THREE. COMMISSION TO CONDUCT A QUASI JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING. PLCUP20260097. TO CONSIDER A REQUEST TO ALLOW THE PLACEMENT OF A MANUFACTURED HOME ON PROPERTY WITHIN R-1. SINGLE FAMILY ZONING DESIGNATION REQUIRES A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 8708 EAST BAY HEAD COURT IN THE YOUNGSTOWN AREA. ANY ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATION? NO. STAFF PRESENTATION. HOPE. GOOD AFTERNOON ONCE AGAIN. HOPE. STEWART BAY COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING. I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. AS NOTED, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW THE PLACEMENT OF A MANUFACTURED HOME ON AN R1 SINGLE FAMILY ZONED PARCEL RECEIVED NO COMMUNICATION FROM THE PUBLIC. CHAPTER FOUR SECTION 404 LISTS THE ALLOWABLE USES IN THE R-1 ZONE, A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS, BUT THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE STANDARDS HOME OFFICES OF A CONVENIENCE COMMUNITY FACILITIES DAY, FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES, NOT FOR PROFIT PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS, LOW IMPACT PUBLIC UTILITIES, HOME OCCUPATIONS AND ONE NON-HABITABLE STRUCTURE. PROPOSED USE IS NOT IDENTIFIED AS AN ALLOWABLE USE IN R-1 ZONING. CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS DO ALLOW FOR OTHERS AS DETERMINED BY CRITERIA SPECIFIED IN CHAPTER 12. CONSIDERING THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL MANUFACTURED HOMES IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA, STAFF BELIEVES THAT THE REQUEST THE REQUESTED USE IS IN KEEPING WITH THE ESTABLISHED PATTERN OF DEVELOPMENT. SIMILAR CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO ALLOW OTHER MANUFACTURED HOMES IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA AT 87, 29 AND 8719 EAST BAY HEAD COURT. IT IS THEREFORE RECOMMENDED THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1204 OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. FIND THE PROPOSED CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND APPROVE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST AS BASED ON RECOMMENDED FINDINGS. QUESTIONS FOR HOPE. WE MOVE NOW TO APPLICANT PRESENTATION. IS THE APPLICANT HERE TO SPEAK? KEVIN HARRINGTON ADDRESS 241 WHITE OAKS BOULEVARD, SOUTHPORT, FLORIDA AND I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. IT'S JUST A ONE ACRE LOT THAT WE'RE GOING TO PUT A MANUFACTURED HOME ON FAMILY AROUND IT. THAT'S ABOUT ALL. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK

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STAFF PRESENTATION. WAYNE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AS NOTED, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP TO CHANGE LAND USE.

DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 0.8 ACRES FROM RESIDENTIAL TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL. THE APPLICANT IS ALSO REQUESTED TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF THE PROPERTY FROM R-1 SINGLE FAMILY TO THE C THREE. A GENERAL COMMERCIAL LOW ZONE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN 1925 COLLEGE AVENUE IN THE UNINCORPORATED PANAMA CITY BEACH AREA. SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN AN AREA THAT IS TRANSITIONED INTO PRIMARILY INTO A PRIMARILY COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR. THE EAST SIDE OF COLLEGE AVENUE HAS THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL AND C3 ZONING DESIGNATIONS. THE PROPERTY SITS WITHIN A SMALL ENCLAVE OF RESIDENTIAL THAT IS SURROUNDED BY GENERAL COMMERCIAL AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONAL USES. THE PROPERTY ALSO MEETS THE MINIMUM SIZE STANDARDS OF TABLE 6.1 OF THE LDR STAFF FINDS THE REQUESTED AMENDMENT TO BE COMPATIBLE AND CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. IT'S THEREFORE RECOMMENDED THAT THE COMMISSION FIND THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. FIND THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AND FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED LAND USE AND ZONE CHANGE. WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THIS ITEM. ANY QUESTIONS? I DO. SO THIS IS THE ONE WITH THE BLACK DASHED LINE AROUND IT, CORRECT. SO THAT'S GOING TO JUST LEAVE THAT LITTLE OUT PARCEL NORTH OF IT. THE CHURCH IS SORRY, IT'S JUST GOING TO LEAVE A LITTLE A RESIDENTIAL PIECE NORTH OF IT THERE. CORRECT. IS THIS CHURCH HERE. AND THEN THIS IS ZONED RESIDENTIAL AS WELL. OKAY. IS THERE ANYTHING ON THAT LOT RIGHT NOW? THE THE 1931. PARSONAGE OR SOME SOME HOUSE.

THERE IS WHAT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURED HOME ON. AND IT APPEARS TO BE OCCUPIED. I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S CONNECTED TO THE CHURCH OR NOT. YEAH. THANK YOU. NOW TO APPLICANT PRESENTATION.

IS THE APPLICANT HERE TO SPEAK? DOUGLAS CAWLEY, 1058 CLAYTON ROAD, CHIPLEY, FLORIDA. I COULDN'T HEAR WHAT Y'ALL WERE SAYING THEN, BUT THE PARCEL THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS JUST NORTH OF THE PURPLE AREA, THE FIRST YELLOW AREA, AND IT DOES HAVE A HOME ON IT. IT'S NOT A IT'S NOT A MOBILE HOME. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT JUST CLARIFYING. YEAH, JUST OKAY.

WELL, OTHER THAN THAT, I MEAN, WE JUST WANT TO CHANGE IT, GET A ZONE CHANGE. OUT OF CURIOSITY, WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO DO WITH IT? PROBABLY SELL IT. THAT'S OUR HOPE RIGHT NOW. WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES. PARTY NAME THE STREET. SO I GUESS YOU CAN. WELL, THAT'S ACTUALLY NAMED AFTER MY FATHER. YEAH. ALL THAT BROWN AREA THERE WAS WHERE HE HAD A SAWMILL AND LUMBER COMPANY YEARS AGO. SO NO. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YEAH. DO YOU HAVE ANY OLD PHOTOS OF THAT SAWMILL? YEAH. WHY WAS THAT? ANY OLD PHOTOS OF THE SAWMILL? I'M SORRY, I COULDN'T HEAR. YOU.

HAVE ANY OLD PHOTOS OF THE SAWMILL? YEAH, YEAH, IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT. ANY ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. THANK YOU. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC HERE NOW TO SPEAK? WE'VE PASSED THE

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YEAH. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND. MR. CHRISTIE. YES, MA'AM. MR. DAFFIN. YES. MR. HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM. MR. HARMON. YES, MA'AM. NUMBER FIVE. COMMISSIONER. CONDUCT A QUASI JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING. PLZCA20260102 TO CONSIDER A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE ZONING DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 7/10 OF AN ACRE FROM R1 SINGLE FAMILY TO R3 DUPLEX, TRIPLEX AND QUADRUPLEX PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 903 EAST 25TH STREET AND 2520 NORTH PALO ALTO AVENUE IN UNINCORPORATED PANAMA CITY AREA, ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATION? NO STAFF PRESENTATION. HOPE GOOD AFTERNOON HOPE. STEWART BAY COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING.

WE'VE ALSO RECEIVED NO COMMUNICATION FROM THE PUBLIC ON THIS. ON THIS TOPIC. AS NOTED, THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED THE APPROVAL TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF APPROXIMATELY 0.669 COMBINED ACRES ON TWO PARCELS FROM R-1 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO R3 DUPLEX, TRIPLEX AND QUADRUPLEX DWELLINGS. THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES, LOCATED AT 903 EAST 25TH STREET AND 2520 NORTH PALO ALTO AVENUE IN THE UNINCORPORATED PANAMA CITY AREA, APPROXIMATELY 0.3 MILES NORTH OF 23RD STREET AND 0.66 MILES WEST OF HIGHWAY 231. THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES ARE LOCATED IN AN AREA WITH A MIX OF SINGLE FAMILY AND DUPLEX DWELLING.

RESIDENTIAL USES. THE PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH ARE ZONED C THREE GENERAL COMMERCIAL AND HAVE DUPLEX DWELLINGS. THERE ARE PROPERTIES JUST WEST OF NORTH PALO ALTO AVENUE IN PANAMA CITY'S DISTRICT THAT HAVE MULTIFAMILY, ZONINGS AND DUPLEX DWELLINGS.

THE EXISTING RESIDENTIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION AND R-3 ZONING DISTRICT ALLOW FOR SINGLE FAMILY DUPLEX, TRIPLEX AND QUADRUPLEX DWELLINGS. THE PROPOSED ZONE DISTRICT IMPLEMENTS RESIDENTIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION AND MEETS THE MINIMUM BULK REGULATION STANDARDS AS SPECIFIED IN TABLE 4.1 OF BAY COUNTY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. ALL ROADS DIRECTLY SERVING THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES ARE DESIGNATED AS LOCAL ROADS.

PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS APPLICATION ARE QUADRUPLEX TOWNHOME STYLE DWELLINGS. 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. IF APPROVED, ANY DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY WILL BE REQUIRED TO MEET ALL BULK REGULATIONS AS OUTLINED IN CHAPTER FOUR OF BAY COUNTY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. IT IS THEREFORE RECOMMENDED THAT THE COMMISSION FIND THE PROPOSED LAND USE CHANGE APPLICATION CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED CHANGE IN ZONE CHANGE. ANY QUESTIONS FOR HOPE? THANK YOU. APPLICANT PRESENTATION. IS THE APPLICANT HERE TO SPEAK? ON THE ENGINEER FOR THE APPLICANT. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS BEN XU. I LIVE IN 8980 EAGLE RIDGE DRIVE, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA. I'M THE CIVIL ENGINEER FOR THIS APPLICANT. IN DEED. THANK YOU SIR. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH US ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING? AND. WELL, SO THIS IS A LOT. TWO LOTS. THE APPLICANT IS TRYING TO CHANGE THE ZONING FROM R1 TO R3. SO THAT WILL ALLOW HIM TO BUILD SOMETHING LIKE THIS, PROBABLY DUPLEXES AND TWO ON THIS. TWO LOTS. SO IT LOOKS LIKE THIS. YES. THAT'S THE PLAN. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, THANK YOU THANK YOU. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC HERE TO SPEAK WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? IF APPLICANT REBUTTAL. COMMISSION. DISCUSSION AND ACTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. MR. CHRISTIE. YES, MA'AM. MR. DAFFIN. YES, MA'AM.

MR. HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM. MR. HARMON. YES, MA'AM. ITEM NUMBER SIX. COMMISSION TO CONDUCT A QUASI JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING. PLDCA20260111 TO CONSIDER A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE ZONING

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ALL OF THESE USES ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUESTED R-2 ZONING DISTRICT. THERE IS EXISTING R-2 ZONING LOCATED EAST OF THIS PROPERTY ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF NORTH BONITA AVENUE. THE RESIDENTIAL DENSITY IN R-2 IS LIMITED TO 15 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE. THE EXISTING R-4 ZONING IS LIMITED TO SIX DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE. THE CURRENT ZONING ALSO ALLOWS FOR MOBILE HOME PARKS MANUFACTURED IN MOBILE HOME PARKS ARE NOT PERMITTED IN THE REQUESTED R-2 ZONING DISTRICT. BASED ON THIS ANALYSIS, STAFF FEELS THAT THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA.

IT'S THEREFORE RECOMMENDED THE COMMISSION FIND THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AND FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE. WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THIS ITEM. ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I DON'T HAVE ANY. ALL RIGHT.

THANKS, WAYNE. NOW TO APPLICANT PRESENTATION. IS THE APPLICANT HERE TO SPEAK? YES. I FIGURED YOU'RE THE LAST MAN STANDING. GOOD AFTERNOON, GUYS AND LADIES. JERRY STROUP, 1700 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, LYNN HAVEN, FLORIDA 32444. AND YES, I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. I AM ONE OF THE INTERESTS. AS FAR AS OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY, WE. WE KNOW WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO PUT MANUFACTURED HOMES, WHICH WAS OUR ORIGINAL PLAN. BUT WITH THE CURRENT ISSUES WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE LOCAL AREA, IN BAY COUNTY IN PARTICULAR, BECAUSE WE LIVE HERE, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO OFFER THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OTHER PEOPLE TO HAVE HOUSING IN A NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT CONVENIENTLY LOCATED WITH THE SURROUNDING CONVENIENCES THAT EVERYBODY ELSE GETS TO ENJOY. SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO IS INSTEAD OF PUTTING FOUR MANUFACTURED HOMES ON THE, ON THE PIECE OF PROPERTY WHICH WE COULD, WHICH WE ALREADY APPROVED TO DO, WE WOULD PREFER TO GO AHEAD AND CHANGE THE ZONING TO R2 SO THAT WE CAN DO. TWO LOOK TO BUILD TWO QUADPLEXES ON THERE A TOTAL OF EIGHT UNITS. BUT INSTEAD OF IT BEING MANUFACTURED HOMES, IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE MORE UPSCALE, YOU KNOW, NICER HOUSES FOR FAMILIES TO MOVE INTO AND LIVE IN. AND SO WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S SOMETHING WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE ADDING VALUE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND TO THE OTHER NEIGHBORS AND PEOPLE IN THE SURROUNDING AREA, AND NOT NECESSARILY WHAT HAS BEEN THERE PREVIOUSLY, WHICH WAS BEFORE MICHAEL, IT WAS APPROVED FOR SIX, BUT IT HAD IT DID HAVE A SEVENTH ILLEGAL ONE THAT THEY HAD SNUCK IN THERE SOMEWHERE.

OF COURSE, WE DON'T HAVE THAT PROBLEM NOW BECAUSE WE OWN IT NOW. SO. BUT ANY QUESTIONS DON'T HAVE ANY. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR TIME. APPRECIATE IT. WENT FROM THE PUBLIC HERE TO SPEAK. ABOUT THIS. THIS IS THE FIRST I'VE HEARD THAT THE APPLICANT DESIRED TO BUILD QUADRUPLEXES ON THIS PROPERTY. I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THE APPLICANT UNDERSTANDS THAT THE R-2 ZONING WOULD NOT ALLOW FOR QUADRUPLEXES DUPLEX STRUCTURES ONLY IN SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOMES. BUT OKAY, OKAY. SOUNDS LIKE. DULY NOTED. THANK YOU.

YES. YOU KNOW, FOR THE RECORD, WE'LL STATE THE APPLICANT ACKNOWLEDGED YOUR STATEMENT.

YES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO WITH THAT, NO OTHER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. DOING SO. MOVE APPLICANT REBUTTAL WOULD SKIP THAT AND MOVE TO COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND ACTION. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. MR. CHRISTIE YES, MA'AM. MR. DAUPHIN. YES, MA'AM. MR.

[F. Commission Member Items]

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SHOWING UP IS. IS IS WHAT MATTERS. SO WE MOTION FOR THAT. IS THAT MOTION OR IS I MEAN, I'LL SECOND BRIAN. BRIAN MADE THE RULES. I'LL SECOND BRIAN'S MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. I DON'T KNOW. I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO BE CONTRARIAN. LIKE I NEED MORE PROOF. DARREN VOTES TO NOT EXCUSE THE ABSENCE. DEFINITELY SAID THAT. OKAY I WILL FOR THE RECORD, I'LL BE GONE NEXT MONTH.

YES, ME AS WELL. BUT I COULD BE AVAILABLE IN THE VEHICLE BUT I 75 BEING WHAT IT IS, IF I WERE TO NOT BE REALLY NEEDED, IT WOULD BE NICE. UNLESS YOU'RE SITTING IN A PARKING LOT JUST TO PAY ATTENTION. YEAH. YES. YEAH. BUT IN A PINCH, GIVE ME A CALL. AND IN THAT VEIN, OBVIOUSLY IN JULY FOR ME, I LIE FOR DARREN. ALL RIGHT. SO ANYTHING ELSE MICHAEL GETS AUGUST. CONTINUE THE TREND. ALL RIGHT. I'LL BE HERE. ALL RIGHT. IF

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