[A. Call to Order and Roll Call ]
[B. Approval of Minutes (May 19, 2026) ]
[C. Announcements ]
[D. Agenda – Additions, Deletions, Changes and Acceptance]
[E. Public Hearings (Swear in for quasi-judicial) ]
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AS A CONDITIONAL USE WITHIN THE AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT ZONING DISTRICT, THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO UTILIZE THE PROPERTY FOR TEMPORARY STORAGE FOR PORTABLE SANITATION EQUIPMENT AND ASSOCIATED SUPPORT VEHICLES FOR IMPROVEMENTS. I'M SORRY. WHILE
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IMPROVEMENTS ARE COMPLETED AT A PERMANENT OPERATION FACILITY THAT HAS BEEN RECEIVED OR DELIVERED AS A DEVELOPMENT ORDER AND APPROVED BY THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD. BASED ON THAT, THE TEMPORARY NATURE OF THE REQUEST, THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT PATTERN OF THE AREA AND THE SEPARATION FROM ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL USES. STAFF FINDS THAT THE PROPOSED USE IS UNLIKELY TO CREATE ADVERSE IMPACTS TO THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES. HOWEVER, AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL, THE STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE APPROVED STORAGE AREA BE SCREENED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 35, SECTION 3503 OF THE BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, INCLUDING INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A SOLID, OPAQUE FENCE NOT LESS THAN SIX FEET IN HEIGHT AND THIS IS TO COMPLETELY SURROUND THE STORAGE AREA FROM THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES FROM PUBLIC VIEW. STAFF ALSO RECOMMENDS THAT THE APPLICANT OBTAIN A LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AND ALL ASSOCIATED APPROVALS REQUIRED BY THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. SO WITH THAT, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO 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 TO ALLOW TEMPORARY STORAGE YARD WITHIN THE AG TO AGRICULTURE TIMBERLAND ZONING DISTRICT FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED 12 MONTHS, WITH THE CONDITION THAT THE MINIMUM SIX FOOT HIGH OPAQUE FENCE SHALL BE INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED AROUND THE APPROVED STORAGE AREA FOR THE DURATION OF THE TEMPORARY STORAGE USE AND BE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT PERMIT. THERE HAS BEEN NO PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WE KNOW OF FOR PLANNING AND ZONING FOR THIS SPECIFIC CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? THANK YOU. JUST TO CONFIRM. SO YOUR RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THIS WOULD THE CIP WOULD EXPIRE IN 12 MONTHS? YES. YES. NOT TO EXCEED 12 MONTHS. THANK YOU. MOVE NOW TO APPLICANT PRESENTATION. IS THE APPLICANT HERE TO SPEAK? HEY, I'M JESSE PARKER, OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, AND I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. AND YOUR ADDRESS? THE ADDRESS OF THE PROPERTY 43 OR MY HOME ADDRESS? YOUR ADDRESS? OKAY, IT'S 1703 TYNDALL DRIVE, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS HELPS. WE HAVE THE DIRECT NEIGHBORS THAT WE WENT AND TALKED TO, WHAT WE WERE DOING TO KIND OF GET PERMISSION BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS. AND I HAVE LETTERS, IF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE THEM THAT THEY SIGNED AND WROTE SAYING THAT THEY'RE OKAY WITH WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING AND, AND THEY'RE OKAY FOR US TO STAY IN THERE. YEAH. DID YOU ARE THERE COPIES FOR EVERYONE HERE OR IF NOT, YOU CAN JUST GIVE IT TO PAM AND SHE'LL APOLOGIZE. I DIDN'T GET COPIES FOR EVERYBODY.I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT THAT. BUT THAT'S THE TWO DIFFERENT NEIGHBORS THAT DIRECTLY TOUCHED THE PROPERTY. AND. I'M NOT SURE IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE I NEED TO SAY OR DO. I THINK WE PRETTY MUCH UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS YOU'RE GOING TO DO, I GUESS. AND OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE AWARE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT STAFF HAS PLACED ON IT TO AS FAR AS THE FENCING TO TO. YES, SIR.
BLOCK THE VIEW AND ALSO THAT THE. 12 MONTH EXPIRATION. AND THE ONLY QUESTION I WOULD HAVE, AND I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO ASK THE QUESTION. THE SCREENING OF THE FENCE. ONE THING I'D LIKE TO ASK IS THE PROPERTY. I OWN THE PROPERTY BEHIND IT. SO THE NORTH PROPERTY LINE I OWN AND IT'S NOTHING BUT A FIELD. AND THEN THE PROPERTY TO THE EAST IS NOTHING BUT VERY TALL TREES AND WOODS WHERE THERE'S NO HOUSES. AND THERE'S ALSO WOODS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY LINE. DOES THAT NEED TO BE FENCED AND SCREENED? COULD YOU POSSIBLY PUT AERIAL UP? OKAY. THANK YOU. SO THE THAT THAT KIND OF DIRT GRASSY AREA TO THE NORTH THERE. THAT'S ALL MY PROPERTY I OWN. AND THEN THE COUNTY DITCH AND THEN THE PEOPLE TO THE NORTH OF THAT COUNTY DITCH, THEY HAVE A BIG TALL, 6 OR 8 FOOT PRIVACY FENCE.
SO YOU CAN'T SEE ANY OF THEIR HOUSE OR STUFF. 4321 IT'S DUE WEST. THAT'S NOT YOURS. CORRECT.
WEST, I OWN, I DON'T I OWN THAT LIKE RIGHT THERE WHERE HIS MOUTH IS THAT I OWN ALL THAT PROPERTY THERE. YES. ON THAT AS WELL. YES. OH I'M SORRY. NO I'M SORRY. IT WOULD BE ONE MORE
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PIECE OVER. THERE'S THAT ONE LITTLE HALF ACRE LOT THAT'S BETWEEN MY PROPERTY AND THE 43, 29. MY BAD. WHERE HIS MOUTH WAS. THAT'S ACTUALLY ONE OF THE LADIES THAT WROTE THE LETTER.BRITTANY. SHE RESIDES THERE CURRENTLY 43. 21. YES, SIR. SORRY ABOUT THAT. YEAH. AND SHE'S ONE OF THE ONES THAT HAS NO ISSUES AT ALL WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING. AS A MATTER OF FACT, SHE'S APPRECIATIVE OF US HELPING HER ALL THE TIME. WELL, AND YOU'RE DOING IT NOW WITHOUT THE FENCE, CORRECT? YES, SIR. OKAY. WELL, MAYBE THIS IS A QUESTION FOR BO. THE WAS THE RECOMMENDATION TO TO THE REQUEST TO FENCE THE ENTIRE PROPERTY. CORRECT. THAT'S WHAT THE LDR REQUIRES OF ANY KIND OF OPEN STORAGE USE. OKAY. AND TO GET A LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT PERMIT. SO EVEN IF THEY'RE APPROVED, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE LDR REQUIRES IT. SO IT'S YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO IT THE WHOLE ENTIRE ACRE. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. I THINK THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAD. OKAY. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. MOVE NOW TO THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
I'M SORRY. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC HERE TO SPEAK? WHAT ARE YOU HERE TO SPEAK TO THIS MATTER, SIR? PUBLIC PARTICIPATION? YES. THIS ITEM FOR THIS ITEM FOR THIS QP00.
OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. BEING THAT THERE'S NO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, THERE'S NO NEED FOR APPLICANT REBUTTAL, WE'LL MOVE DIRECTLY TO COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND ACTION. I DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH WHAT THIS MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND IT. MR. CHRISTIE. YES, MA'AM. MR. DAFFERN. YES, MA'AM. MR. HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM. MR. HARMON. YES, MA'AM. ITEM NUMBER TWO. COMMISSION TO CONDUCT A JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING.
PLZCA20260114. TO CONSIDER A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE ZONING DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 4/10 OF AN ACRE FROM R-1 SINGLE FAMILY TO C TWO PLAZA COMMERCIAL PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 1624 MOYLAN ROAD IN UNINCORPORATED PANAMA CITY BEACH. ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATION? NONE. THANK YOU. BO. ALL RIGHT. BO BAY COUNTY PLANNING. I'VE BEEN SWORN THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THAT THE APPROVAL TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF APPROXIMATELY 0.43 ACRES FROM R1 SINGLE FAMILY ZONE TO C2 PLAZA COMMERCIAL ZONE. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 1624 MOYLAN ROAD IN THE UNINCORPORATED PANAMA CITY BEACH AREA. LOT IS VACANT.
APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THE APPROVAL TO CHANGE THE ZONING. AS WE KNOW, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY CURRENTLY HAS A GENERAL COMMERCIAL FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION AND IS SURROUNDED BY COMMERCIALLY ZONED PROPERTIES TO THE NORTHEAST AND TO THE SOUTH. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN AN AREA CHARACTERIZED BY EXISTING COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND MEETS THE MINIMUM BULK REGULATIONS OF THE C TWO ZONING DISTRICT. AS DETAILED IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATION. TABLE 6.1. BASED ON THIS ANALYSIS, STAFF FINDS THAT THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE IS CONSISTENT WITH SECTION 307.3 OF THE BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATION AND COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA. OUR RECOMMENDATION IS THEREFORE TO RECOMMEND THE. TO THE COMMISSION. FIND THAT THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATION AND FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BAY COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE. AND WE'VE RECEIVED NO COMPLAINTS AT ALL ON THIS ONE. AT THIS TIME. ANY QUESTIONS? BILL? NO. THANK YOU.
OKAY. MOVE NOW TO APPLICANT PRESENTATION. IS THE APPLICANT HERE? NEED TO APPROACH THE PODIUM AND GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. AND IF YOU'VE BEEN SWORN IN. AND. YES, WE'RE JUST WE HAVE NO PLANS FOR YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS. OKAY. I'M SORRY. NAME? TARA SHUFF.
ADDRESS 151 BEL AIR DRIVE, PANAMA CITY BEACH. AND HAVE YOU BEEN SWORN IN? YES. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. AND NEXT, I'M NOT FAMILIAR WHAT I NEEDED. THAT'S OKAY. JUST TELL US WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO. TELL US WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO CHANGE IT FROM RESIDENTIAL TO COMMERCIAL. THERE'S NO CURRENT PLAN OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. JUST FOR FUTURE USE, POSSIBLE SELLING IT THAT IT WOULD BE MORE VALUABLE. THAT'S THAT'S IT. MAKE IT MORE
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CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES. RIGHT? IT'S. I DON'T BELIEVE THE WAY IT'S SET UP THAT ANYONE WOULD WANT TO BUY IT TO PUT A HOUSE ON IT. AT THIS POINT, IT'S MORE IN A BUSINESS AREA. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT? NO, NO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MOVE NOW TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. IS ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC HERE TO SPEAK TO THE MATTER? NO. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL SKIP APPLICANT REBUTTAL. I'M GUESSING YOU PROBABLY DON'T MIND THAT. I'LL MOVE TO COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND ACTION. CONSISTENT WITH AREA. YEAH. MOTION TO APPROVE.SECOND. MR. CHRISTY? YES, MA'AM. MR. DAFFIN. YES, MA'AM. MR. HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM. MR. HAMMOND. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. NUMBER THREE. COMMISSIONER, CONDUCT A QUASI JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING. PLDPA20260132 AND PLZCA20260133. TO CONSIDER A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 1.1 ACRES FROM RESIDENTIAL TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL, AND TO CHANGE THE ZONING FROM R-2 SINGLE FAMILY AND DUPLEX DWELLINGS TO SEE THREE GENERAL COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 7132, HIGHWAY 77 AND SOUTHPORT. ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATION? NONE. NO. NONE FOR ME. NONE FOR ME. ALL RIGHT. BAY COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING. I'VE BEEN SWORN BY. 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 1.09 ACRES FROM RESIDENTIAL TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL. THE APPLICANT HAS ALSO REQUESTED TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF THE PROPERTY FROM R-2 SINGLE FAMILY AND DUPLEX DWELLINGS TO SEE THREE GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONE. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 7132 HIGHWAY 77 IN THE UNINCORPORATED SOUTHPORT AREA. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO CHANGE THE LAND USE. AS WE KNOW, TABLE THREE A OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ALLOWS FOR GENERAL COMMERCIAL LAND USE CATEGORY IN THE SUBURBAN SERVICE AREA. THIS APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY THE REQUEST TO CHANGE THE ZONING FROM R-2 SINGLE FAMILY AND DUPLEX DWELLING TO SEE THREE GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONE DISTRICT. THE MAJORITY OF THE SUBJECT, PARCEL OR PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED GENERAL COMMERCIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION. I'M SORRY IS CURRENTLY HAS A GENERAL COMMERCIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION AND C-3 ZONING. THE REQUEST WOULD EXTEND THE COMMERCIAL DESIGNATION AND ZONING TO THE REMAINING RESIDENTIAL PORTION OF THE PARCEL, CREATING A CONSISTENT LAND USE AND ZONING PATTERN ACROSS THE SITE. THE APPLICANT HAS INDICATED THAT THE PROPERTY WILL BE UTILIZED AS A LAY DOWN YARD, THAT AN OPAQUE FENCE WILL BE MAINTAINED ALONG THE EASTERN PROPERTY BOUNDARY ADJACENT TO REBECCA BOULEVARD. ADDITIONALLY, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED FOR A SIMILAR ZONE CHANGE. UNDER THE APPLICATION PLZCA20230068. ON APRIL 16TH OF 2024. AS PART OF THAT APPROVAL, CONDITIONS WERE PLACED ON THE PROPERTY PROHIBITING COMMERCIAL ACCESS FROM REBECCA BOULEVARD AND REQUIRING AN EIGHT FOOT PRIVACY FENCE TO SCREEN COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT FROM THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL AREAS. STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THESE CONDITIONS REMAIN APPLICABLE TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY MEETS THE APPLICABLE BULK REGULATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. 6.1. STAFF FINDS THAT THE REQUESTED AMENDMENT IS COMPATIBLE AND CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA. AS THE CONDITION OF APPROVAL, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CONDITIONS ESTABLISHED UNDER THE PREVIOUS ZONE CHANGE REMAIN IN EFFECT, INCLUDING THE PROHIBITION OF COMMERCIAL ACCESS FROM REBECCA BOULEVARD AND THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE EIGHT FOOT HIGH PRIVACY FENCE TO SCREEN COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY FROM THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL AREA AND PUBLIC VIEW. WITH THAT, 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. FIND THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE APPLICATION CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AND FORWARD THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED LAND USE CHANGE AND ZONE CHANGE WITH THE RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS. AND WE DID RECEIVE ONE OPPOSITION EMAIL ON THIS ONE. THANK YOU. THE APPLICANT PRESENTATION IS THE APPLICANT HERE. NAME AND ADDRESS. AND IF YOU'VE BEEN SWORN IN. 7132 YES, I'VE BEEN
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SWORN IN. YOUR NAME? RICK CURETON 7132 SOUTH PORT, FLORIDA. IS IT? OH, THE STREET.77 HIGHWAY 77. THANK YOU. THIS PROPERTY. YOU DON'T LIVE THERE. OH. OH, NO. MY ADDRESS IS 7004 SUNRISE POINT, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. THANK YOU. YEAH. JUST TELL US WHAT YOU'RE DOING IN 2024. WE HAD PROPOSED TO GET THE WHOLE PIECE OF PARCEL COMMERCIAL, COMMERCIALLY ZONED.
AND WHEN WE WENT TO GET THE NEW DEVELOPMENT ORDER, WE REALIZED THAT JUST THE TOP CORNER, NORTHEAST CORNER WAS R-2, AND IT WAS OVERLAPPING WITH THE COMMERCIAL BUILDING THAT WE WERE APPROVED TO PUT ON THAT SITE. SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET THE WHOLE PARCEL ZONED COMMERCIAL. OKAY. AND YOU'RE OKAY WITH THE CONDITIONS, THE FENCE AND THE. YES, SIR. WE PLAN ON NO ACCESS TO REBECCA AND AN EIGHT FOOT TALL PRIVACY FENCE DOWN THE WHOLE ROAD. NOW, NOW, WAS THE PRIVACY FENCE ALREADY PUT IN ON REBECCA UP TO THIS PROPERTY? NO, SIR. WE HAVEN'T STARTED ANYTHING THERE ANYTHING YET? NO, SIR. SO YOU'RE. THE FENCE IS RUNNING THE FULL LENGTH OF REBECCA FROM ALL THE WAY TO MCCORMICK ROAD. THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO.
THE FULL LENGTH OF REBECCA. OKAY. THANK YOU. NOW TO THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PORTION.
IS ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC HERE TO SPEAK? APPROACH THE THE PODIUM AND YOU'LL GIVE US YOUR NAME, YOUR HOME ADDRESS. MY NAME IS ALAN SNELGROVE. I LIVE AT 2634 CLARK ROAD. I JUST HAD SOME QUESTIONS. SURE, BECAUSE I JUST SAW THE SIGN THE OTHER DAY AND THE SIGN IS ON MCCORMICK ROAD, WHICH YOU CAN SEE THIS DOESN'T DOESN'T CONNECT TO MCCORMICK ROAD. AND THE ADDRESS ON Y'ALL'S THING IS FOR THE RED PORTION OF THE PROPERTY, NOT FOR THAT PIECE RIGHT THERE. SO I WAS CONFUSED. I JUST WANTED TO GET THAT CLARIFICATION SIDE. THE OTHER THING IS THE THE RED PORTION, JUST RIGHT BELOW THAT, THERE WAS A RETENTION POND THERE THAT'S BEEN FILLED IN BECAUSE I LIVE AT THE END OF THE ROAD AND ALL THE WATER RUNS THAT WAY. THERE'S NO RETENTION POND THERE ANYMORE. I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT PERTAINS TO THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY, BUT IT'S ALL IT'S ALL GOING TO BE ONE PIECE, YOU KNOW, LOOKS LIKE TO ME, IT'S UNDER ONE ADDRESS. SO I JUST HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THEM TAKING A RETENTION POND OUT THAT WAS THERE. AND NOW THEY HAVE READ, PUT A RETENTION POND UP ON 77 THAT HAD BEEN FILLED IN AND NOW IT'S BEEN DUG BACK OUT. I'M JUST CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON ON THAT CORNER OF THE PROPERTY AT ALL. YEAH. AND WELL, AS FAR AS THIS COMMISSION'S CONCERNED, WE'RE WE CAN ONLY SPEAK TO THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THE ZONING. AND I DON'T HAVE A IT'S ALREADY COMMERCIAL. I DON'T HAVE AS LONG AS IT'S NOT IMPACTING MCCORMICK ROAD. RIGHT. I MEAN, I HAVE TO GET OUT THAT ROAD. I COULD ONLY VENTURE A GUESS, BUT THE ONLY THING I CAN TELL YOU IS THAT RELATIVE TO DEVELOPMENT, THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO ANYTHING THERE, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FOLLOW REGULATIONS AND PUT IN APPROPRIATE RETENTION, PARKING AND EVERYTHING ELSE. SO YEAH, WHATEVER THEY DO THERE, THEY'LL HAVE TO THEY'LL HAVE TO ADHERE TO THAT. GOTCHA. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC? THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR APPLICANT REBUTTAL IF YOU IF YOU'D LIKE. OTHERWISE CONTINUE. WOULD YOU LIKE YOU'RE GOOD. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THEN WE'LL MOVE TO COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND ACTION. I'M GOOD WITH IT. SEEMS PRETTY SELFISH. IT'S ALREADY BEEN THAT WAY FOR A WHILE ANYWAY. CONDITIONS? YEAH. WE KNEW WHAT WE WERE DOING TWO YEARS AGO. YEAH, RIGHT. IF THAT'S THE CASE, JUST NEED A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS. SECOND, MR. CHRISTIE. YES, MA'AM. MR. YES,
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MA'AM. MR. HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM. MR. HAMMOND. YES, MA'AM. NUMBER FOUR. COMMISSION TO CONDUCT A QUASI JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING. PLDPA20260134 AND PLZCA20260135. TO CONSIDER A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 12 ACRES FROM AGRICULTURAL, FROM AGRICULTURAL TO RURAL RESIDENTIAL AND CHANGE THE ZONING FROM A G. ONE GENERAL AGRICULTURE TO R-2. SINGLE FAMILY AND DUPLEX DWELLING PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 13960 SUNRISE LANE IN SAND HILLS AREA. ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATION. I'VE SPOKEN TO MR. BRIDGES THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROPERTY? NONE FOR ME. I'VE HAD NONE. AND I SPOKE TO THE APPLICANT JUST PRIOR TO THE MEETING. STAFF PRESENTATION. WAYNE THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.AS STATED, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION. APPROXIMATELY 12 ACRES FROM AGRICULTURE TO RURAL RESIDENTIAL. THE APPLICANT IS ALSO REQUESTED TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF THE PROPERTY FROM AG ONE GENERAL AGRICULTURE TO R-2 SINGLE FAMILY AND DUPLEX DWELLING ZONE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 139 60 SUNRISE LANE IN THE SAND HILLS AREA. SUBJECT PROPERTY IS IN AN AREA THAT IS COMPRISED PRIMARILY OF THE REQUESTED RURAL RESIDENTIAL LAND USE AND R-2 ZONING DESIGNATION. THE WEST SIDE OF SUNRISE LANE IS ZONED R-2 IN ITS ENTIRETY, WHILE THE MAJORITY OF THE EAST SIDE OF THE ROAD ALSO HAS THE R-2 ZONING DESIGNATION, STAFF FINDS THE REQUESTED AMENDMENT TO BE COMPATIBLE CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. IT'S THEREFORE RECOMMENDED THAT THE COMMISSION FIND THE SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT APPLICATION CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. FIND THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AND FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED LAND USE AND ZONING CHANGE. STAFF DID RECEIVE ONE EMAIL REGARDING THIS ITEM IN OPPOSITION. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR WAYNE? NO, NONE FOR ME. THANK YOU. NOW TO THE APPLICANT PRESENTATION. JUSTIN HALL, 1712 RUSHES AVENUE, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA, 32405. I WAS SWORN IN EARLIER AND BASICALLY JUST RESTATING WHAT THE REQUEST IS. IT'S WE PURCHASED THE PROPERTY IN DECEMBER, JUST SIMPLY LOOKING TO HAVE IT REZONED TO BE MORE CONSISTENT AND FOR WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO USE IT FOR, WHICH IS TO BUILD A RESIDENCE. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE'VE WE'VE SPOKEN TO BOTH NEIGHBORS ON THE NORTH SIDE. I WENT ATTENDED A LITTLE COMMUNITY MEETING AT WHITE WESTERN ON SATURDAY, SPOKE TO THE NEW NORTHERN NEIGHBORS AND SOME OTHER NEIGHBORS THAT WERE SOUTH ALONG CROOKED AND SANDY.
ALL OF THEM SEEM TO BE IN FAVOR, EVEN THOUGH I DON'T. I DON'T HAVE LETTERS LIKE THE EARLIER GENTLEMAN I WAS SWORN IN EARLIER, SO I'M TELLING YOU THE TRUTH. BUT YEAH, THEY THEY NONE OF THEM, YOU KNOW, WE JUST WANT TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS UP THERE. BUT IN ORDER TO USE IT LIKE WE WOULD USE IT, IT WE NEED THE REZONING. ANY QUESTIONS? THANKS, JUSTIN. THANK YOU. MOVE NOW TO THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PORTION. IF YOU'D LIKE TO APPROACH THE PODIUM, IF YOU GIVE US YOUR NAME, HOME ADDRESS AND IF YOU'VE BEEN SWORN IN. MY NAME IS KENNETH MOODY. I LIVE AT 1414. OH GOOD TIMES DRIVE, WHICH IS JUST NORTH OF THE AREA RIGHT THERE THAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT. I WAS SWORN IN, I GUESS HE'S RAISED SOME QUESTIONS. QUESTION NUMBER ONE IS HOW MANY RESIDENTS ON THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY. AND WE DID NOT GET THE INVITATION TO THE MEETING SATURDAY. SO BUT OUR BIGGEST CONCERN AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS SOMETHING Y'ALL ADDRESS OR NOT, IT'S NOT THE WHAT THEY'RE DOING WITH THE PIECE OF PROPERTY, BUT SANDY ROAD AND SUNRISE LANE IS DIRT ROAD. AND THAT'S EVERYTHING BEYOND CROOKED LINE THERE. AND THERE'S ALREADY ME AND MY WIFE. WE TALKED TO COMMISSIONER MOORE A WHILE BACK, PROBABLY A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. THERE IS NUMEROUS THERE'S OVER 63. ACTIVE RESIDENTS BACK IN THEIR PIECES OF PROPERTY. THERE'S FOUR BUSINESSES THERE'S TRASH TRUCKS AND JUST GENERAL TRAFFIC IN AND OUT OF THERE. AND THAT COMMISSIONER MOORE HAS HELPED US OUT WITH GRADING THE
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ROAD AND MORE. BUT WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC IF THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE MULTIPLE HOUSES IN THERE, HOW MANY MORE VEHICLES ARE GOING TO BE ON THAT ROAD? AND IT'S JUST SOMETHING THIS COMMISSION COULD DO TO HELP GET THE ROAD PAVED OR SOMETHING DONE TO IT. IT'S IT'S BAD. IT'S BAD AT TIMES. SO. WELL, AGAIN, WE JUST, WE, WE DEAL ONLY WITH THE ZONING. THAT'S, THAT'S OUR, THAT'S OUR SOLE CHARGE. SO WE CAN'T UNFORTUNATELY, WE CAN'T HELP YOU WITH. OKAY. THIS FIRST TIME SO FORTH. NOW THE COUNTY COMMISSION, WHICH THIS WILL COME BEFORE THEM. YOU'D HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT IT. JUST GENERAL CONCERNS THAT MAY BE UNRELATED TO THE ZONING, BUT BUT YOU HAVE CONCERNS THERE. YOU COULD CERTAINLY BRING THEM UP THEN AS WELL. OKAY. BUT BUT THAT'LL HAPPEN. YOU SHOULD BE NOTICED FOR THAT MEETING, DEPENDING ON HOW FAR AWAY YOU ARE FROM THIS PROPERTY. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE I'M JUST NORTH OF IT FOR 4 OR 5 PLACES. YEAH. YOU SHOULD YOU SHOULD GET YOU SHOULD I GOT WE GOT THE LETTER ON THIS ONE. OH FOR THE NEXT ONE. YEAH. NOT FOR THE NEXT ONE. OKAY. DOES THAT LETTER ADDRESS THE COMMISSION MEETING ALSO THOUGH IT DOES NOT.IT JUST SAYS THAT THERE WILL BE ONE NEXT MONTH. OKAY. WELL THE COMMISSION MEETING BE WHAT? WHEN, WHEN WILL IT THE NEXT MEETING BE? BECAUSE WE'RE OUT OF SYNC BY WEEK, JULY 20TH.
IT'LL BE THE SECOND MEETING IN JULY 21ST. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. CALENDAR. JULY 21ST AT 9 A.M.
MAYBE THAT WOULD BE JULY 21ST. YES, 9 A.M. SO BE SURE TO PUT THAT ON YOUR CALENDAR SO YOU CAN. JULY 21ST. YES, 9 A.M. THANK YOU. JUST TO CLARIFY, YOU'RE NOT YOU'RE NOT NECESSARILY OPPOSED TO IT BEING USED FOR RESIDENTIAL USE. IT'S JUST THAT YOU'RE JUST CONCERNED ABOUT. SO. SO HOW MANY RESIDENTS ARE THEY LOOKING AT PUTTING ON IT? RIGHT NOW? WHAT THEY'RE GOING FOR IS A SINGLE FAMILY OR POSSIBLY DUPLEX IS WHAT IS WHAT WE'RE IS WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON. THAT'S A DUPLEX WOULD BE ONE DUPLEX. SO IT'S JUST GOING TO SINGLE FAMILY. THAT'S WHAT THE THAT'S WHAT THE ZONING THAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW DEALS WITH.
THAT'S ALL THE. IF APPROVED, THE ZONING WOULD ALLOW ON A DIRT ROAD, ONE DWELLING UNIT PER THREE ACRES. SO AT 12 ACRES, THE MAXIMUM RESIDENTIAL DENSITY WOULD BE FOUR DWELLING UNITS FOR. OKAY. CORRECT. GOT IT. IF I WILL SAY THAT IF THE ROAD IS PAVED, THEN DENSITY INCREASES TO ONE DWELLING UNIT PER ACRE. AND YOU SAID THAT'S ONE DWELLING PER THREE ACRES ON DIRT. RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC HERE TO SPEAK? NOW TO APPLICANT REBUTTAL? IF YOU IF YOU'D LIKE TO ADDRESS. I JUST I'VE HEARD SO MANY COME UP. I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE HAVE NO PLANS TO PUT DUPLEXES. THERE ARE THREE PARTNERS IN OUR LLC.
THE EVENTUAL PLAN WOULD BE FOR EACH TO BUILD A RESIDENCE THAT WE COULD UTILIZE PERSONALLY. SO WE DON'T PLAN ON AIRBNB BEING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IT WOULD JUST BE PERSONAL USE. I WOULD DARE TO SAY IT WOULD NOT ADD VERY MUCH TRAFFIC AT ALL, AS WE WOULD BE AT MOST WEEKEND USERS.
WE ALL LIVE HERE IN PANAMA CITY. SO, YOU KNOW, I DON'T IT WOULD ADD A LITTLE BIT OF TRAFFIC, I'M ASSUMING, TO THAT ROAD. BUT BUT NOT, YOU KNOW, ON A COMMERCIAL SCALE. SO IT WOULD BE JUST COMPLETELY LAST PLACE. YES, SIR. YES, SIR. I MEAN, WE GOT SMALL KIDS IN SPORTS. SO WE, WE, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY WANT TO BE EVERY WEEKEND. SO BUT YEAH, THAT WOULD JUST BE IT BECAUSE OUR CONCERN IS NOT SO MUCH ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON YOUR PROPERTY. SURE, SURE. OUR CONCERN IS THE OVER. BECAUSE IT'S WET AT THE BOG IN WHEN WHEN IT'S DRY WASH. I WILL SAY I WAS UP THERE SATURDAY AND IT WAS, IT WAS PRETTY ROUGH. YEAH. SO YEAH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. MOVE NOW TO COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND ACTION. I THINK IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED. I'LL SECOND MR. CHRISTIE. YES, MA'AM. MR. DAFFIN. YES, MA'AM. MR. YES, MA'AM. MR. HAYNES, MISS PAM, NUMBER FIVE. COMMISSIONER, CONDUCT A QUASI JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING. PLZCA20260111 TO CONSIDER A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE ZONING DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 6/10 OF AN ACRE FROM R4 MANUFACTURED HOUSING MOBILE HOME TO R3 DUPLEX, TRIPLEX AND QUADRUPLEX. IT'S LOCATED AT 2519 NORTH BONITA AVENUE IN UNINCORPORATED PANAMA CITY. ANY EX-PARTE
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COMMUNICATION? NOT FOR ME. NO. NO. STAFF PRESENTATION. WAYNE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AS MENTIONED, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING AN APPROVAL TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF 0.6 ACRES FROM R4 MANUFACTURED HOUSING MOBILE HOME ZONE TO THE R3 DUPLEX, TRIPLEX AND QUADRUPLEX ZONE PARCELS LOCATED AT 2519 NORTH BONITA AVENUE IN THE UNINCORPORATED PANAMA CITY AREA.THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN AN AREA WITH A MIX OF RESIDENTIAL USES THAT INCLUDES SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, DUPLEXES, AND MANUFACTURED HOMES. ALL OF THESE USES ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUESTED R3 ZONING DISTRICT. A SIMILAR REQUEST WAS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL IN THIS AREA AT 903 EAST 25TH STREET AND 2520 NORTH PALO ALTO AVENUE BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON MAY 19TH. LAST MONTH, 2026, AND THIS WAS ALSO ADOPTED BY THE BOARD ON JUNE 16TH, 2026 AS WELL. THE RESIDENTIAL DENSITY IN R3 IS LIMITED TO 15 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE. THE EXISTING R4 ZONING IS LIMITED TO SIX DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE. THE CURRENT ZONING ALSO ALLOWS FOR MOBILE HOME PARKS. MANUFACTURED MOBILE HOME PARKS ARE NOT PERMITTED WITHIN THE REQUESTED R3 ZONING DISTRICT. BASED ON THE ANALYSIS STAFF HAS PROPOSED, ZONE CHANGE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. IT'S THEREFORE RECOMMENDED THE COMMISSION FIND THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND FOR.
FOR RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE. WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THIS ITEM, AND IF THIS PROPERTY LOOKS FAMILIAR TO YOU, THAT IS BECAUSE IT DID COME TO YOU LAST MONTH WITH A REQUEST TO CHANGE TO R-2, WHICH YOU DID RECOMMEND FOR APPROVAL. THE APPLICANT HAS SINCE COME BACK AND AMENDED THE APPLICATION TO REQUEST R3. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE BACK HERE TODAY. THANK YOU. THIS HASN'T GONE TO THE COUNTY YET, SIR. THIS HASN'T GONE TO THE COMMISSION YET? NO IT HASN'T.
TWO HAS NOT GONE TO THE COMMISSION OR NO. SINCE THE SINCE THE APPLICANT AMENDED THE APPLICATION, IT KIND OF PUT THE BRAKES ON THAT AND CAME BACK HERE. OKAY. OKAY. APPLICANT PRESENTATION. IS THE APPLICANT HERE TO SPEAK? YES. GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, GARY STROUP. EXCUSE ME, 1700 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, LYNN HAVEN, FLORIDA 32444. YES, I'VE BEEN SWORN IN. FIRST OFF, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME AMEND THE THE PREVIOUS APPLICATION TO SWITCH IT UP, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THE THE LACK IN THAT AREA THERE. AS PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED, OUR PLAN HAS BEEN TO ADD MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING HERE IN BAY COUNTY, SPECIFICALLY FOR THE VA VASH PROGRAM IS WHAT WE'RE FOCUSED IN ON. JUST HOMELESS VETS, MENTAL ILLNESS VETS TRYING TO GET RECIRCULATED BACK INTO THE POPULATION, GIVING US A SECURE PLACE. THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT BEING THE SIZE OF THE PROPERTY AND THE MIXED USE OF THE OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT THAT AREA HAS. IT'S AN OPTION.
IT'S AN ABSOLUTE PERFECT LOCATION FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS, FOR PUTTING TWO QUADPLEXES IN PLACE FOR THAT. SO OTHER THAN THAT, IT'LL BE, I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. QUESTIONS. YEAH, YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WE'VE NOW TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. IS ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC HERE TO SPEAK? NO. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S NO ONE FROM FOR THE PUBLIC TO SPEAK TO THE MATTER, WE'LL WE'LL SKIP APPLICANT REBUTTAL AND MOVE TO COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND ACTION. YEAH, YEAH. GO TO MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. MR. CHRISTIE. YES, MA'AM. MR. DAFFIN. YES, MA'AM. MR. YES, MA'AM. MR. HAMMOND. YES, MA'AM.
NUMBER SIX COMMISSION TO CONDUCT A QUASI JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING. PLVAR20260143 TO CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE TO ALLOW FOR A LOT SPLIT WITHIN A PLATTED SUBDIVISION. IT'S LOCATED AT 8339 ANGIE CIRCLE IN UNINCORPORATED PANAMA CITY. ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATION? NONE FOR ME? NO. NONE. ALL RIGHT. STAFF PRESENTATION. WAYNE.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AGAIN BEFORE YOU THE VARIANCE REQUEST TO APPROVE A LOT SPLIT WITHIN A PLATTED SUBDIVISION. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 8388339 ANGIE CIRCLE, SECTION 29, 18.3
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E OF THE BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS STATES THAT LOT SPLITS ARE. LOT SHIFTS SHALL NOT RESULT IN ADDITIONAL LOTS WITHIN A PLATTED SUBDIVISION. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL LOT TO A PLATTED SUBDIVISION. THE CEDAR ESTATES PHASE TWO SUBDIVISION PLAT WAS RECORDED ON MAY 29TH, 1991. ON NOVEMBER 18TH, 2025, THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ADOPTED REVISIONS TO THE LDR THAT RESTRICTED LOTS WITHIN RECORDED SUBDIVISIONS TO BE DIVIDED BY A SIMPLE LOT SPLIT AUTHORIZATION. ON MAY 19TH, 2026, THE BOARD ADOPTED REVISIONS TO THAT LANGUAGE THAT EXEMPTED THIS RESTRICTION AND URBANIZED LEGACY PLATS, OR WHEN THE RESULTING LOTS ARE ONE ACRE OR LARGER IN SIZE. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS NOT LOCATED WITHIN AN URBANIZED LEGACY PLAT, AND IT JUST OVER ONE ACRE IN SIZE. CURRENTLY, IT CANNOT BE SPLIT INTO TWO PARCELS, RESULTING IN LOTS THAT ARE ONE ACRE IN SIZE OR LARGER. THE RECORDED PLAT SHOWS 46 TOTAL LOTS. IT APPEARS THAT SINCE THE PLAT WAS RECORDED IN 1991, SEVEN LOTS WERE SPLIT BEFORE THE RESTRICTIONS WERE ADOPTED. IN NOVEMBER OF 2025. THE MAJORITY OF THE LOTS WITHIN THE SUBDIVISION REMAIN AS THEY WERE ON THE ORIGINAL RECORDED PLAT.THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER LOTS WITHIN THE SUBDIVISION, SIMILAR IN SIZE OR LARGER THAN THE SUBJECT PROPERTY THAT ARE ALSO RESTRICTED FROM A SIMPLE LOT SPLIT APPROVAL. STAFF FEELS THAT THERE IS NO INFORMATION TO SUGGEST THAT A HARDSHIP IS PRESENT WHEN ANALYZING THE STANDARDS OF REVIEW. ADDITIONALLY, APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST COULD SET A PRECEDENT OF ALLOWING DEVIATIONS TO LDR. SECTION 2918.3 E WHEN THE STANDARD OF REVIEW TO DEMONSTRATE HARDSHIP RELIEF IS NOT MET. IT'S THEREFORE RECOMMENDED THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING, FIND THE PROPOSED VARIANCE REQUEST INCONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND DENY THE VARIANCE REQUEST.
BASED ON THE ATTACHED FINDINGS, STAFF DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THIS ITEM AND AGAIN HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS FOR WAYNE? NONE FOR ME. THANKS. WE MOVE NOW TO APPLICANT PRESENTATION. IS THE APPLICANT HERE? MY NAME IS ASHLEY MCLAUGHLIN. 716 WEST 19TH STREET. THAT'S PANAMA CITY 32405. I AM THE BROKER REPRESENTING. OH YES, I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. I'M THE BROKER REPRESENTING THE PROPERTY OWNER, MR. KIRKLAND. TODAY. HE COULD NOT BE HERE. HE HAS A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT. WE UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE THE RECENT AMENDMENTS TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS REGARDING THE LOT SPLITS WITHIN PLATTED SUBDIVISIONS. HOWEVER, WE ARE REQUESTING CONSIDERATION FOR THIS VARIANCE BASED ON UNIQUE TIMING, RELIANCE AND COMPATIBILITY FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY WAS LISTED ON OCTOBER 21ST, 2025.
FOLLOWING DUE DILIGENCE REGARDING THE FEASIBILITY OF DIVIDING THE PARCEL, CONSISTENT WITH THE LONG STANDING DEVELOPMENT PATTERN OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WHILE SOME ORDINANCE REVISIONS OCCURRED IN NOVEMBER OF 25, THE SPECIFIC LANGUAGE PROHIBITING ADDITIONAL LOTS WITHIN THE SUBDIVISIONS THROUGH LOT SPLIT PROCESS WAS NOT FULLY ADOPTED UNTIL FEBRUARY OF 2026. THE PROPERTY WENT UNDER CONTRACT ON MARCH 6TH OF 2026. THIS REQUEST DOES NOT SEEK TO CHANGE THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION. ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS, ALLOWABLE USE OR NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTERISTICS. THE PROPOSED SPLIT WOULD CREATE TWO PARCELS THAT ARE STILL OVER ONE HALF ACRE IN SIZE EACH, AND REMAIN COMPATIBLE WITH THE ESTABLISHED RESIDENTIAL PATTERN OF THE SUBDIVISION. THE STAFF REPORT REFERENCES OTHER LARGER LOTS WITHIN SUBDIVISION, BUT ALSO ACKNOWLEDGES SEVEN LOT SPLITS WITHIN THE SUBDIVISION, WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY SPLIT SPLIT PRIOR TO THE RECENT ORDINANCE CHANGES. ADDITIONALLY, MULTIPLE SURROUNDING PARCELS EXIST AT SIZES BELOW ONE ACRE. BECAUSE OF THIS, THIS. BECAUSE OF THAT, THIS REQUEST WOULD NOT CREATE AN OUTLIER CONDITION OR INTRODUCE INCOMPATIBLE DENSITY INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. INSTEAD, IT WOULD MAINTAIN CONSISTENCY WITH THE EXISTING CHARACTERISTICS AND DEVELOPMENT PATTERN ALREADY ESTABLISHED. AND WITHIN CEDAR ESTATES PHASE TWO. ADDITIONALLY, THE SUBDIVISION, AS MANY AS DO MANY OTHERS THROUGHOUT OUR COUNTY, FUNCTIONS MORE AS AN ESTABLISHED RURAL RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD THAN AS A MODERN, ACTIVELY MANAGED SUBDIVISION OR HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION COMMUNITY. MANY LONGTIME PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THESE OLDER SUBDIVISIONS RELIED ON LONG STANDING DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS AND PRIOR PRACTICES REGARDING LOT CONFIGURATION AND PROPERTY USE. THE RECENT PROCEDURAL PROCEDURAL AMENDMENTS HAVE CREATED SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AFFECTING PROPERTIES WITHIN THESE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS, MANY OF WHICH HAVE HISTORICALLY OPERATED AS INDEPENDENT RESIDENTIAL HOME SITES WITH VARIED LOT SIZES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST INVOLVING LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENT OR SPECULATIVE SUBDIVISION ACTIVITY. THIS INVOLVES AN INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNER AND LOCAL FAMILIES SEEKING RESIDENTIAL, REASONABLE RESIDENTIAL USE OF AN EXISTING PARCEL. APPROVAL WOULD ALLOW RE-INVESTMENT INTO THE EXISTING HOME SITE. A PLACEMENT OF A NEW RESIDENTIAL HOME ON THE PROPOSED PARCEL, IMPROVEMENT OF SURROUNDING PROPERTY VALUES AND GENERATION OF ADDITIONAL AD VALOREM TAXES. REVENUE FOR THE COUNTY THROUGH UPGRADED RESIDENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS. WE BELIEVE THIS REQUEST PROMOTES IMPORTANT COUNTY OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES BY SUPPORTING ATTAINABLE HOUSING
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OPPORTUNITIES, ENCOURAGING REINVESTMENT INTO EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD PROPERTY, AND MAINTAINING COMPATIBLE RESIDENTIAL GROWTH WITHIN AN ALREADY DEVELOPED NEIGHBORHOOD.BOTH RESULTING PARCELS WOULD BE IMPROVED RESIDENTIALLY, WHICH WE BELIEVE BENEFITS NOT ONLY THE CURRENT PROPERTY OWNER AND THE PROSPECTIVE PROPERTY OWNER, BUT THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY AS WELL. ADDITIONALLY, WE BELIEVE THE HARDSHIP HERE IS NOT SELF-CREATED. STAFF CORRECTLY NOTED THAT THE APPLICANT DID NOT CREATE THE HARDSHIP. WE BELIEVE THE CIRCUMSTANCES DEMONSTRATE THAT THE HARDSHIP INSTEAD RELATES TO THE PROPERTY ITSELF, THE LONG STANDING DEVELOPMENT PATTERN OF THE SUBDIVISION, AND THE TIMING OF THE SIGNIFICANT PROCEDURAL CODE CHANGE. ADOPTIONS AFTER THE PROPERTY HAD ALREADY BEEN LISTED AND MARKETED IN RELIANCE UPON PRIOR PRACTICES WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WE UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN REGARDING PRECEDENT.
HOWEVER, WE WOULD SUBMIT THAT THE APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST WOULD NOT CREATE A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD PATTERN, BUT INSTEAD ALLOW REASONABLE CONTINUATION OF AN EXISTING ONE WHILE MAINTAINING LOT SIZES GREATER THAN ONE HALF ACRE. WE ALSO BELIEVE EACH VARIANCE REQUEST SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE EVALUATED ON ITS INDIVIDUAL FACTS AND STANDARDS OF REVIEW, INCLUDING NEIGHBORHOOD COMPATIBILITY, EXISTING DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS, TIMING, AND THE SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE PROPERTY INVOLVED. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? SO, KEN, IF YOU WANT TO COPY, I'M HAPPY TO GIVE IT.
YOU'RE WELCOME. ANYONE HERE FROM THE PUBLIC HERE TO SPEAK TO THIS? ALL RIGHT THEN NO NEED FOR APPLICANT REBUTTAL. DISCUSSION AND ACTION. CAN YOU KIND OF GO THROUGH THE TIMELINE AGAIN OF THE ADOPTION ADOPTING ADOPTIONS? SURE. THE THE LANGUAGE THAT RESTRICTS THE SUB, THE SIMPLE LOT SPLIT WITHIN A PLATTED SUBDIVISION WAS ADOPTED ON NOVEMBER 18TH, 2025. THERE WAS ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE ADOPTED IN FEBRUARY THAT DID REVISE THAT, BUT IT DOES NOT AFFECT THIS PROPERTY. IT AFFECTED LOT SPLITS THAT RESULTED IN PARCELS THAT WERE ONE ACRE OR LARGER OR.
WITHIN THE URBANIZED LEGACY PLATS, WHICH THE LDR IDENTIFIED, HAD TO BE RECORDED PRIOR TO 1990 AND WAS LOCATED IN THE BEACHES AREA SPECIAL TREATMENT ZONE. SO WITH THAT, THOSE REVISIONS WOULD NOT APPLY TO THIS AREA IN THIS PROPERTY. AND THE ORIGINAL SUBDIVISION WENT IN IN WAS NOT 1991 WAS WHEN THE PLAT WAS RECORDED. SO WHEN THEY SUBMITTED THAT PLAT, THE ENGINEER, THEY WERE SUBMITTING IMPERVIOUS AND IMPERVIOUS SURFACES, DENSITY AND EVERYTHING TO THE COUNTY THROUGH THEIR PROCESS. WHEN WE DO THESE LOT SPLITS, IT CHANGES THAT. RIGHT? CORRECT. SO THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN REVIEWED DURING THAT TIME FOR THOSE THINGS.
OKAY. ANY ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE, WHICH PARCELS WERE PART OF THAT SUBDIVISION? LET'S SEE WHICH ONES WERE SPLIT. THE WHICH ONES WERE PART OF THE SUBDIVISION SUBDIVISION. IS IT ALL THE LOTS THAT SURROUND ANGIE CIRCLE AND PLUS THE ONES THAT ARE IN THE INTERIOR OF IT.
I'M GOING TO TURN OFF THE ZONING MAP AND TURN THIS ON SO YOU CAN SEE BETTER. YOU GOT TO SEE THE OUTLINE THERE OF OF THE SUBDIVISION. OKAY, OKAY, OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. WHAT I WOULD, WHAT I WOULD ADD WAS THAT THE. THE CHANGE PROHIBITING SUBDIVISION OF LOTS WAS DONE PRIMARILY TO PROTECT NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAD COME TO. EXPECT THE SIZE OF LOTS IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AGAINST DEVELOPMENT WHERE, YOU KNOW, ONE ACRE PARCELS WERE SPLIT UP INTO, INTO MUCH SMALLER PARCELS CHANGE THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SO BUT THAT WAS A FAIRLY RECENT CHANGE. AND THERE WERE PEOPLE WHO WERE RELYING ON, ON. ON THE WAY THINGS WERE BEFORE. TO, YOU KNOW, MARKET THEIR PROPERTY FOR SALE AND OTHER THINGS. AND SO WHAT I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE BOARD TO CONSIDER IS KIND OF LIBERALLY GRANTING THESE VARIANCES WHEN THE CIRCUMSTANCE OF THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE OF THIS ARE NOT PRESENT, WHERE, WHERE, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS RELYING ON KIND OF ESTATE SIZE LOTS FOR THE NATURE OF THEIR SUBDIVISION.
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LOOK, NO, NO, PLEASE. WAYNE. IT LOOKS LIKE THE PROPERTY RIGHT ADJACENT TO IT USED TO BE ONE PIECE THAT'S BEEN DIVIDED INTO TWO. IS THAT BECAUSE THEY WERE LIKE MIRROR IMAGE PROPERTIES? THERE'S A WAY WE CAN TELL THAT BECAUSE I BET THAT USED TO BE CORRECT, THAT THAT'S ONE OF THE SEVEN PARCELS OR LOTS THAT I FOUND THAT HAD BEEN SPLIT. YOU CAN SEE THERE, IT'S, IT'S ALL SHOWN AS LOT ONE. THIS ONE IS ANOTHER ONE. THAT'S WHAT I FIGURED. THAT WAS ONE LOT BEFORE. HOW ARE THEY WANTING TO SPLIT THEM? IT'S ON THE DRAWING. THERE IS. UNLESS I'M DRAWING.OKAY, SO JUST DOWN THE MIDDLE AND IF I MAY, HE MENTIONED ABOUT THE IMPERVIOUS SURFACES AND STUFF LIKE THAT. THIS AT ONE POINT DID HAVE TWO, TWO HOME SITES ON THE SAME PARCEL.
SO IT'S THERE WERE TWO EXISTING HOMES AT ONE POINT, TWO SEPTIC TANKS, 2 OR 1 WELL SHARED, BUT THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO SEPARATE IT OUT NOW. SO IT CAN BE TWO INDIVIDUAL OWNERS. THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ME? MOTION AND A SECOND. I'LL MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND MR. CHRISTIE. YES, MA'AM. MR. DAFFIN. YES, MA'AM. MR. HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM. MR. HAMMOND. YES, MA'AM. NEXT TIME, CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE FASTER? I WAS WORRIED I MIGHT GET THROUGH THAT PAGE IN TIME. YEAH, WE APPRECIATE IT. NUMBER SEVEN, COMMISSION TO CONSIDER A RECOMMENDATION OR RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE INITIATING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE SCALE DATA CENTERS AND OTHER LARGE LOAD CUSTOMER DEVELOPMENTS TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. STAFF PRESENTATION. WAYNE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THE RAPID GROWTH OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CLOUD COMPUTING, 5G TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE HAS CREATED AN INCREASED DEMAND FOR DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. UNLIKE TRADITIONAL COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL USES, DATA CENTERS CAN CREATE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS RELATED TO ELECTRICAL DEMAND, WATER AND WASTEWATER CAPACITY, BACKUP POWER GENERATION, NOISE COOLING SYSTEMS, EMERGENCY SERVICES AND OVERALL INFRASTRUCTURE. PLANNING STAFF FEELS THAT IT IS IMPORTANT FOR BAY COUNTY TO ENSURE THAT ITS LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, UTILITY POLICIES AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS APPROPRIATELY ADDRESS THESE UNIQUE IMPACTS. STAFF RECOMMENDS ESTABLISHING A SIX MONTH TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE ACCEPTANCE AND APPROVAL OF NEW DATA CENTER AND SIMILAR LARGE, LOW TECHNOLOGY FACILITY APPLICATIONS. THIS TEMPORARY PAUSE WILL ALLOW STAFF TIME TO EVALUATE POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, INCLUDING APPROPRIATE ZONING DISTRICTS, DEFINITIONS, DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, BUFFERING REQUIREMENTS, UTILITY COORDINATION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PROVISIONS. THE MORATORIUM WILL ALSO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COORDINATE WITH ELECTRIC PROVIDERS, WATER AND WASTEWATER UTILITIES, EMERGENCY SERVICES AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO ENSURE FUTURE PROJECTS ARE PROPERLY LOCATED AND ADEQUATELY, ADEQUATELY, ADEQUATELY SERVED BY INFRASTRUCTURE AND DO NOT CREATE UNINTENDED IMPACTS OR COSTS FOR EXISTING RESIDENTS AND OR BUSINESSES. THEREFORE, STAFF RECOMMENDS THE COMMISSION CONDUCT THEIR PUBLIC HEARING AND FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED MORATORIUM. WE DID RECEIVE SOME PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS JOURNAL. GENERALLY, THEY WERE IN AGREEMENT WITH THE MORATORIUM. IS SIX MONTHS ENOUGH? IS SIX MONTHS ENOUGH BECAUSE WE'VE GOT YOU'VE GOT TO GO THROUGH AND DO YOUR STUFF, AND THEN WE'VE GOT TO GET IT ADOPTED. AND THAT GOES THROUGH A FEW MONTHS PROCESS. YOU'VE REALLY ONLY GOT THREE MONTHS. EVERYTHING DONE THAT YOU NEED TO GET DONE. IS THAT ENOUGH TIME? I FEEL LIKE STAFF COULD COME UP WITH SOME, SOME LANGUAGE AND RUN IT THROUGH THE PROCESS WITHIN SIX MONTHS. I THINK THERE IS THE OPTION, THE MORATORIUM, THE ORDINANCE DOES ALLOW THE OPTION TO EXTEND THAT 12 TO 12 MONTHS IF NEEDED. OKAY, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC HERE TO SPEAK? OH, GOOD. OH COME ON, GO AHEAD. YEAH. GO ON. SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. KEVIN CAMPBELL 703 BOULEVARD. I'M IN CHIPLEY BECAUSE I'M SERVICED BY THAT. I'M ALL OVER THE NORTH END OF THE BAY COUNTY. SO THAT'S WHY THEY'RE SERVICING MY PROPERTY ON THE TRIPLETT ADDRESS. AND I'VE BEEN SWORN GENTLEMEN. SO YES, I I'M HERE BASED ON THE APPROVAL PROCESS. AND I THINK THAT WE SHOULD APPROVE THE MORATORIUM. BUT I DON'T THINK SIX MONTHS IS NOT NEARLY ENOUGH BASED ON THE IMPACT AS WE LOOK ACROSS THE BAY COUNTY. AND HOW DOES THAT AFFECT OUR NEIGHBORS? AND
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PARTICULARLY LIKE MYSELF, FARMERS IN THE NORTH END OF OF BAY COUNTY, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY AGRICULTURE RESIDENTS AND FUTURE GENERATION DEPEND ON THE FLORIDAN AQUIFER. I'M NOT SURE HOW WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT IN TERMS OF STUDIES, HOW THAT WATER DRAW FROM A DATA CENTER THAT WAS PRESENTED BY YOUR SELTZER AND HOW MUCH THAT IS DONE. BUT TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, SIR, I DON'T WANT TO. GENTLEMEN, I DON'T WANT TO COME HERE AND SAY THAT I HAVE ALL THE FACTUAL DATA, THE DEVELOPMENT. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH A DATA CENTER WOULD USE FOR WATER. I DON'T KNOW THAT. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY WHAT THE TRAFFIC PATTERNS TYPE. I DON'T HAVE ANY OF THOSE DATA, BUT I DO AS YOU AGREE WITH YOU THAT WE NEED TO STUDY THAT IN TERMS OF IMPACT FOR US, FOR HOW PARTICULAR THE AQUIFER. THE OTHER PART OF THAT IS HOW DOES IT IMPACT US FOR AGRICULTURE? BAY COUNTY NOT SACRIFICE AGRICULTURAL LAND USE FOR RURAL LIVELIHOODS DEPEND ON THOSE AGRICULTURAL LIVELIHOODS UP IN ESPECIALLY THE NORTH. ADDITIONALLY, ENERGY CONSUMPTION. YOU STATED THAT, BUT I'M NOT SURE. SO WHAT THE MORATORIUM, WHAT I WAS CONCERNED ON WHY I'M HERE TODAY, PARTICULARLY THE MORATORIUM IS TALKING ABOUT SIX MONTHS FOR STUDY. I AGREE, SIX MONTHS IS NOT NEARLY ENOUGH TIME FOR AN IMPACT. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, INFRASTRUCTURE IMPACT. AND WHAT ARE OTHER TYPES OF RESOURCES THAT WE NEED TO PRESENT? FOR EXAMPLE, IF THERE WERE SAY THAT THEN THEY'RE GOING TO USE TOO MUCH WATER, THEN IS THERE OTHER OPTIONS THEN WE CAN LOOK AT FOR IF WE DO APPROVE A DATA CENTER COMING IN TO TO PROVIDE WATER FOR THIS DATA CENTER, DO WE DO A DESALINATION PLANT SOMEWHERE? THEN WHERE DOES THAT IMPACT COME? BUT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT DIFFERENT OPTIONS TO SAY, OKAY, NO, WE MIGHT NOT WANT IT, BUT ON A STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE, HOW DO WE THEN IF WE WANT TO GET TO A YES, I DON'T THINK THE SIX MONTHS IS ENOUGH. I THINK WE NEED TO PUT MORE TIME AND EFFORT. I'VE SEEN A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT IN PANAMA CITY, SO I ARE VERY THANKFUL THAT WE'RE DOING FOR THE VETS. 28 YEARS IN THE ARMY SEARCH HALF OF FLORIDA LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO STAY. LOVE BAY COUNTY DECIDED TO BUY A PROPERTY HERE EIGHT YEARS AGO WHILE I WAS STILL IN. I'VE SEEN SO MANY DEVELOPMENT IN BAY COUNTY. I'M NOT SURE WHAT WE'RE DOING TO STRATEGICALLY ENOUGH TO WHERE THAT WE ARE MAINTAINING THE LIVELIHOOD OF OUR OUR RESIDENTS AND OR THE ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF THE OF THEIR NEIGHBORS. SO IT'S WANT TO LOOK AT THAT. I'M IN FOR THE MAYOR TERM, BUT I THINK WE SHOULD GO MAYBE A YEAR OR TWO IN TERMS OF FINDING SOLUTIONS TO WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN DO THIS LARGE SCALE OR DATA CENTERS. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. MY NAME IS FRANK DIPINTO. I LIVE AT 801 WEST 13TH STREET, PANAMA CITY. AND I APPRECIATE YOU BEING ABLE TO LISTEN TO WHAT I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE EIGHT, SIX MONTH MORATORIUM. BASICALLY, BEFORE I START THIS, I WANT TO SAY BASICALLY WHEN I'M LOOKING AT AND I DISCUSSED THIS WITH DIFFERENT EMAILS TO DIFFERENT GROUPS, IS THAT I THINK THE MORATORIUM IS A GOOD IDEA, BUT IT SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITIES AS WELL AS UNINCORPORATED MUNICIPALITIES TO EXCLUDE THE INCORPORATED IS TO EXCLUDE A LARGE PART OF THE REALITY OF BAY COUNTY. OKAY. SO LET ME I'M GOING TO SAY I HAVE A LITTLE MESSAGE. I'LL SAY IT REAL QUICKLY. TITLE IS BAY COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE AI DATA CENTER PROTECTION STRATEGY, AI DATA CENTERS SUGGESTED COMPREHENSIVE COUNTY APPROACH, INTEGRATING BOTH THE SEVEN BAY COUNTY INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITIES AND BAY COUNTY UNINCORPORATED MUNICIPALITIES DURING THE SIX MONTH MORATORIUM FOR A I DATA CENTERS IN BAY COUNTY FOR RESEARCH. IF VOTED TUESDAY, JULY 7TH BY THE COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING, I HAVE FIVE POINTS. POINT ONE AI DATA CENTER RESEARCH GENERATED BY BAY COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION AND COMMISSIONERS. DURING THE SIX MONTH RESEARCH AI I DATA CENTER MORATORIUM BE SHARED WITH ALL SEVEN BAY COUNTY INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITIES TO EXPEDITE THE RESEARCH PROCESS SO THAT PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO SPEND THEIR WHEELS IN BOTH AREAS. THE COUNTY WILL BE DOING THEIR RESEARCH, AND THEY CAN SHARE THAT WITH THE INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITIES. SO IT WOULD HELP THEM AND EXPEDITE[01:00:04]
THE WHOLE PROCESS. TWO RESULTING PROTECTIVE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL ZONING REGULATIONS GENERATED BY BAY COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION AND COMMISSIONERS BE SHARED WITH ALL SEVEN BAY COUNTY INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITIES TO AGAIN EXPEDITE THE PROTECTIVE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL REGULATION PROCESS. SO WHATEVER THE COMMISSIONERS COME UP WITH AS FAR AS NEW REGULATIONS, PROTECTIVE REGULATIONS, ZONING, PROTECTIVE REGULATIONS, THEY WOULD ALSO SHARE THAT WITH THE INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITIES. AGAIN, TO EXPEDITE THE PROCESS AND TO GET TO WHEREVER WE HAVE TO GET TO QUICKLY. OKAY. THREE MODIFICATIONS. THE SEVEN INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITIES CAN MODIFY THE COUNTY PROTECTIVE COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL ZONING REGULATIONS TO SUIT EACH INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITIES PARTICULAR UNIQUE NEEDS AND GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION FOR ALL FINAL INCORPORATED, PROTECTIVE, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL ZONING REGULATIONS WILL BE UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF EACH INDIVIDUAL INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITY, SO THEY'LL HAVE FINAL JUDGMENT AND SAY AND JURISDICTION FOR WHAT HAPPENS FOR THEIR PARTICULAR UNIQUE MUNICIPALITY, THE SEVEN BAY COUNTY INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITIES ARE CALLAWAY, LYNN, HAVEN, MEXICO BEACH, PANAMA CITY, PANAMA CITY BEACH, PARKER AND SPRINGFIELD. JUST TO REMIND YOU TO. YOU'VE YOU'VE GONE PAST YOUR THREE MINUTES. OKAY, I DIDN'T YOU SHOULD. AT THE CITY, THEY HAVE A LITTLE CLOCK TICKING. OKAY, I HAVE SOMETHING ELSE, BUT I'LL I'LL SAY THAT. OH, IT'S REALLY GOOD. I THINK WE GOT THE GIST. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.AGAIN. ALLISON SNELGROVE, 2634 CLARKE ROAD. AND I WAS SWORN I DIDN'T COME HERE TO TALK ABOUT THIS, BUT I WAS INTERESTED IN IT. I DO AGREE WITH THE MORE I AGREE WITH SIX MONTHS IS NOT ENOUGH. I HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE COMING FROM A PAPER MILL. I RETIRED FROM A PAPER MILL THAT WAS HEAVILY REGULATED, YOU KNOW, ON THE WATER USE AND ENVIRONMENTAL USE, YOU KNOW, AND. I DON'T THINK YOU'LL EVER SEE ANOTHER PAPER MILL BUILT IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. I CAME FROM THE ONLY ONE THAT'S LEFT THAT I KNOW OF. AND THE ONLY REASON THEY ARE LEFT IS BECAUSE THEY PRODUCE 90% OF THEIR OWN ELECTRICITY. THEY RECYCLED 50% OF THEIR WATER, AND THEY TREATED THE EFFLUENT THAT WENT BACK TO THE RIVER, YOU KNOW, TO IT WAS BETTER QUALITY THAN THE RIVER THEY WERE PUMPING IT INTO. AND I THINK THAT KIND OF THING, STUFF NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT WITH THESE AI CENTERS. WE HEAR SO MUCH ABOUT THEIR WATER USE. THE ONLY THING THEY COULD BE USING THAT MUCH WATER FOR IS COOLING THE ELECTRONICS. AND THERE'S NO REASON THAT CAN'T BE RECYCLED, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO AND JUST REPLACE THE WHAT EVAPORATES. SAME THING WITH POWER. I SEE A LOT OF BIG BUSINESSES GOING IN, PUTTING IN ALL SOLAR. IF YOU LOOK OUT AT 231 AT ALL THE SOLAR OUT THERE, IT WOULDN'T BE INCOMPATIBLE, YOU KNOW, WITH A WITH BUSINESS.
AND THOSE ARE THE KIND OF THINGS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED WITH THIS. YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY AND YOU ALL AREN'T DOING THAT. I KNOW Y'ALL ARE JUST. BUT THAT WAS MY POINT IS THERE'S NO REASON FOR AI NOT TO BE PUT IN FLORIDA. IT COULD BE A VERY CLEAN, VERY, YOU KNOW, BUT WE DON'T NEED TO BE GIVING THEM TAX INCENTIVES. WE DON'T NEED TO BE ALLOWING THEM TO PULL OFF THE GRID OR OFF OUR WATER SOURCE, ANY MORE THAN THAN AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. GARY STROUP, 1700 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, LYNN HAVEN, FLORIDA, 32444. AND YES, I'VE BEEN SWORN IN. I WON'T TAKE MUCH OF YOUR TIME. I WASN'T PLANNING ON SPEAKING ON THIS, BUT JUST SOME QUICK POINTS JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S BEEN SAID. MY CONCERN I HAD A TWO AND A HALF YEAR OLD. I GOT THREE OLDER KIDS AS WELL, EIGHT GRANDKIDS, BIG FAMILY.
RIGHT? MY CONCERN IS YOU LOOK OUT WEST, ALL THE SOLAR FARMS I'M NOT AGAINST. EXCUSE ME, I'M NOT AGAINST AI DATA CENTERS AS A WHOLE. I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT YOU LOOK AT LIKE THE SOLAR FARMS, RIGHT? MAJOR CLUSTER OF WHAT THEY'RE DEALING WITH DOWN OVER THERE. NOW THAT THEY'VE REACHED THE END OF THEIR LIFESPAN, THEY'RE HAVING TO DISMANTLE THEM. THEY'RE REALIZING THEY CAN'T BE DISMANTLED JUST VERY EASILY. SO THEY'VE GOT JUST ACRES AND ACRES AND ACRES OF THESE ABANDONED WIND FARMS THAT ARE THERE NOW JUST WASTE, TOXIC
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WASTE. NOW THAT THEY'RE HAVING TO STRUGGLE TO GET RID OF, THERE NEEDS TO BE A LOT MORE RESEARCH INTO WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. BECAUSE I MOVED FROM KENTUCKY TO BAY COUNTY, BECAUSE I FELL IN LOVE WITH BAY COUNTY. I'M STARTING MY SECOND FAMILY HERE IN BAY COUNTY. I HAVE NO PLANS ON EVER MOVING. MY CONCERN IS, IS WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO BAY COUNTY IN TEN YEARS AFTER A DATA CENTER COMES IN. YOU KNOW, I'M ALL FOR IT. AS A BUSINESSMAN AND AS AN INVESTOR IN BAY COUNTY MYSELF, IF IT'S GOOD FOR BAY COUNTY AND GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE, I'LL BACK IT. BUT THERE JUST I JUST DON'T WANT IT TO BE A OKAY. IT'S THERE FOR 20 OR 30 YEARS. AND THEN MY SON IS GOING TO BE IN HERE AT 34 YEARS OLD. AND THE AI DATA CENTER, THAT BUBBLE HAS BURST. AND NOW WE'VE GOT THIS MASSIVE 200 ACRE AI GAS STATION THAT CAN'T NOTHING BE DONE WITH IT. I MEAN, YOU GO ALL OVER BAY COUNTY, YOU SEE ALL THESE GAS STATIONS, AND THEY BUILD A BRAND NEW ONE ACROSS THE STREET. AND THE GAS STATION THAT JUST MOVED OUT THERE LEFT IT BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO MESS WITH THE GAS TANKS THAT'S IN THE GROUND. SO AS A REALTOR, I KNOW YOU'RE A REALTOR, WHATNOT. AS A REALTOR, THOSE PROPERTIES ARE SO HARD TO MOVE BECAUSE INVESTORS DON'T WANT TO TOUCH THEM WITH A TEN FOOT POLE. THAT'S WHAT MY CONCERN IS. AND WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT A THREE ACRE SPOT ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A 200 ACRE, MASSIVE OR MORE MASSIVE RURAL ACREAGE DEVELOPMENT. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR GUYS'S TIME.ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC? ALL RIGHT. OKAY, THEN WE MOVE TO COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND ACTION. HOW DID WE GET TO THE SIX MONTH NUMBER? THE MORATORIUM ORDINANCE WAS PREPARED BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. SO I CAN ADDRESS THAT. SO. ONE YEAR IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE MAXIMUM THAT YOU CAN HAVE A MORATORIUM FOR BEFORE YOU START GETTING INTO POTENTIAL LAWSUITS ABOUT RESTRICTING PEOPLE'S USE OF PROPERTY. AND SO THIS ONE IS FOR SIX MONTHS, BUT ALLOWS AN EXTENSION UP TO 12 MONTHS. THE SIX MONTHS. OUR SENSE FROM THE COMMISSION COMMENTS WAS THAT THEY WANTED THE FINAL PACKAGE TO BE DELIVERED TO THEM VERY QUICKLY. SO WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO WAS TO. SUPPORT THE COMMISSION'S VIEW BY BY HAVING THE MORATORIUM BE FOR SIX MONTHS INITIALLY CAN BE EXTENDED 12 MONTHS. IF THE REALITY IS THERE ARE KIND OF KNOWN. THE THE, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO DATA CENTERS IS PRETTY WELL ESTABLISHED. THERE'S KIND OF A SET OF THINGS THAT THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS DO. TO MAKE SURE THEY PROTECT THEMSELVES. AND THERE'S PLENTY OF MODELS TO, TO USE TO, TO ADDRESS THAT. SO WE DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A TERRIBLY LONG PROCESS TO COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS THAT. SO SO IF I MAY. SO IF WE IF WE IF WE WANTED TO DO IT FOR 12 MONTHS INITIALLY, AND THEN THE STAFF GOT EVERYTHING TOGETHER, THEN IT COULDN'T BE IMPLEMENTED BECAUSE WE GOT A MORATORIUM. IS THAT RIGHT? I'M SORRY. SAY THAT AGAIN. OKAY, SO LET'S SAY YOU'RE SAYING SIX MONTHS BECAUSE YOU THINK THE STAFF IS GOING TO MOVE ON IT QUICKLY AND WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET IT IN PLACE, WHICH IS WHAT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WANT. BUT IF WE WANTED IT TO BE 12 MONTHS INITIALLY AND THE STAFF STILL MOVED ON IT QUICKLY AND HAD IT READY WITHIN THE SIX MONTHS, THEN IT JUST SITS THERE IN LIMBO FOR SIX MONTHS. IS THAT RIGHT, OR IS THERE LIKE A WAY TO APPEAL IT OR KNOW WHEN THE WHEN THE FINAL THE FINAL REGULATIONS WILL IMPLEMENT A SOLUTION. AND AS PART OF THAT, REPEAL THE MORATORIUM AND REPLACE IT WITH WHATEVER THE FINAL. OKAY. WELL, I'LL JUST SAY ONE LAST THING. WE'VE HAD ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR PEOPLE UP HERE AND THERE FOR FOR FOR ONE LONGER. SO YEAH, THE, THE, THE OTHER THING I'LL MENTION THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT EXTENDING THIS TO THE MUNICIPALITIES. WE, WE DON'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY. WE ONLY HAVE AUTHORITY IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA. THE, THE CITIES WILL DO WHAT THEY FEEL IS BEST FOR THEM. THE. THE THING THAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED THE MOST IS USING SOLAR POWER TO, TO POWER THESE THINGS. THE, THE HYPERSCALE DATA CENTERS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IN THIS MORATORIUM WOULD PROBABLY
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TAKE ABOUT A THOUSAND ACRES OF, OF SOLAR PANELS IN ORDER TO IN ORDER TO POWER THE DATA CENTER.SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT VERY, VERY LARGE FACILITIES. MOST MUNICIPALITIES DO NOT HAVE 1000 ACRES OF, OF AVAILABLE LAND. SO, BUT HISTORICALLY, WE THERE'S, THERE'S THE, THE MUNICIPALITIES COMMUNICATE AND THEY TRY TO. OH, ABSOLUTELY. YES. SO THERE ARE SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT SHARING THAT THAT HAPPENS NATURALLY. OUR I, I HAVE ALREADY SHARED THIS MORATORIUM WITH MY COLLEAGUES THAT ARE THE CITY ATTORNEYS AND BAY COUNTY. AND, YOU KNOW, WE TALK REGULARLY AND I'M I'M SURE SIMILAR THINGS HAPPEN WITH THE PLANNING STAFF IN TERMS OF COORDINATING WITH WITH THEM. YOU MENTIONED WE COULD DO A SIX MONTH EXTENSION IF IT WASN'T DONE IN THE ALLOTTED AMOUNT. IS THAT BAKED INTO THIS APPROVAL? YEAH. IF YOU LOOK AT PARAGRAPH, DOES IT HAVE TO COME BACK TO US? IF YOU LOOK AT SECTION EIGHT, IT ALLOWS FOR AN A SIX MONTH EXTENSION UP TO 12 MONTHS. AND THAT THAT WOULD JUST BE A BOARD RESOLUTION TO DO IT. SO THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE ANYTHING TO COME BACK TO YOU. AND IF SOMEBODY'S TRYING TO GET ON THE AGENDA AND THEY'RE SITTING THERE WAITING AND WE EXTEND IT, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE GRANDFATHERED A APPLICANT. YES. NO. WHEN THIS MORATORIUM IS ADOPTED. THEN NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED AT THAT POINT. OKAY. AND ANY MORE DISCUSSION? CAN I APPROACH JUST JUST QUICK, REAL QUICK. ONE SECOND. KEVIN CAMERON, SOME OF THIS MORNING. WOULD THERE BE TRIGGERS IF IT'S EXTENDED? WHAT WOULD BE THE TRIGGERS FOR THE EXTENSION? BECAUSE WORKS NOT COMPLETE WORKS. THEY'RE NOT FINISHED STAFF IF STAFF REQUIRES ADDITIONAL TIME. AND HOW DOES THIS HOW DOES THE PUBLIC KNOWS THEM? THOSE THOSE TRIGGERS ARE MET FOR THEM TO SATISFY OUR QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER THEY SHOULD EXTEND THE MORATORIUM OR NOT. THAT'S WHAT THE. THERE'LL BE A AGENDA ITEM WHICH IS APPROVED BY. BE AN AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS. THERE'S A PUBLIC NOTICE OF THOSE ITEMS WHEN THEY COME UP. IN PROCESSES. THIS INITIAL AGENDA ITEM WE FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS ONE. YEAH, YEAH. SO IF SIX MONTHS THERE'LL BE ANOTHER MEETING TO EXTEND OR FOR US, ESSENTIALLY IT'S BAKED IN. WELL, YEAH, THEY TRIGGER IT. SO WHEN WHEN WE HAVE DRAFTED NEW REGULATION, NEW LANGUAGE, THEN THAT WILL COME BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION. AND THEN TO THE BOARD. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S GOING TO BE IT'S GOING TO TAKE SIX MONTHS FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. BUT AT WHATEVER POINT WE HAVE THAT THAT INFORMATION READY TO MOVE FORWARD TO BRING BEFORE THIS COMMISSION. AND, OF COURSE, THE BOARD. I MEAN, THE REALITY, BASED ON THE COMMENTS THAT COMMISSIONERS HAVE GIVEN PREVIOUSLY, IS THERE'S GOING TO BE THEY'RE THEY'RE GOING TO WANT SOLUTIONS PRESENTED TO THEM AS QUICKLY AS AS PLANNING STAFF AND THE AND THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE CAN PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. I'LL NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND MOTION. SECOND. MR. CHRISTIE? YES, MA'AM. MR. YES, MA'AM. MR.
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HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM. MR. HERMAN. YES, MA'AM. ITEM NUMBER F VOTE TO EXCUSE ABSENCE, SO I GUESS. I DIDN'T NEED AN ABSENCE. YEAH. NO, YOU. BUT I'VE GOT NEXT MONTH COMING. YEAH. SO THIS IS THIS IS A FIGURE THAT OUT. THIS IS ABOUT JEFF. I MEAN, IS IT IS IT NECESSARY THAT WE ADDRESS IT. WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THE THE ABSENCE. I MEAN BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE. WE HAVEN'T WE HAVEN'T HE HASN'T BEEN BACK IN. SO WOULDN'T IT BE THE NEXT ONE? OR IF YOU IF YOU IF YOU DON'T ADDRESS, IT'LL JUST BE TREATED AS UNEXCUSED. IF IF WE FIND OUT LATER THERE WAS A. THERE WAS A JUSTIFIABLE REASON FOR HIS ABSENCE, THEN IT CAN BE ADDRESSED AT THAT TIME. YEAH. HE COULD, HE COULDN'T DO LAST WEEK AND HE COULDN'T DO THIS WEEKEND. SO I DON'T KNOW THE HISTORY. ONE OF THE REASONS I'M OBSESSED WITH THE SUMMER. YEAH, MAYBE. OKAY. SO UNLESS WE HAVE A CRUISES, UNLESS WE HAVE A MOTION OR A MOTION, EXCUSE IT SO IT OUT OF COURTESY. I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S FINE. I MEAN, YEAH, YEAH. ALL IN FAVOR. YEAH.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.