[A. Call to Order and Roll Call] [00:00:08] MEETING TO ORDER. THIS IS THE AUGUST 18TH, 2026 REGULAR MEETING OF THE BAY COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION. I WOULD PLEASE CALL ROLL. MR. CHRISTIE. HERE, MR. DAFFEN. YES, MA'AM. MR. CARTER. YES, MA'AM. MR. HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM. MR. HAM. YES, MA'AM. THAT HIM TO [B. Approval of Minutes (July 21, 2026) ] APPROVAL OF MINUTES. MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. SO GO AHEAD. SORRY, MR. CHRISTIE. YES, MA'AM. MR. YES, MA'AM. MR. CARTER? YES, MA'AM. MR. HAYMAN. YES, MA'AM. MR. HONEYCUTT. YES, [C. Announcements ] MA'AM. THE WRONG ORDER ANNOUNCEMENTS. WAYNE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THIS MORNING, AT THEIR REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING, THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HEARD A FEW ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN BEFORE THIS COMMISSION IN THE PAST. OF THOSE, THERE WAS A LAND USE AND ZONE CHANGE REQUEST ON HIGHWAY 22. THAT REQUEST WAS TO GO FROM AG AGRICULTURE, TIMBERLAND TO AG TWO IN THE CONSERVATION, RESIDENTIAL. RESIDENTIAL. ZONING. CONSERVATION. RESIDENTIAL. ZONING. PARDON ME. THAT WAS APPROVED. THE NEXT ITEM WAS A ZONE CHANGE PLACE. THAT REQUEST WAS TO GO FROM R-2 ZONING TO THE C TWO PLUS COMMERCIAL ZONING THAT WAS ALSO APPROVED. AND THEN FINALLY THERE WAS A ZONE CHANGE REQUEST ALONG HIGHWAY 390. THAT REQUEST WAS TO GO FROM C-1 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TO C THREE. GENERAL COMMERCIAL. THAT WAS APPROVED AS WELL. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. TO D AGENDA. ANY ADDITIONS DELETIONS. CHANGES. [D. Agenda – Additions, Deletions, Changes and Acceptance ] NONE. ALL RIGHT. I'LL NEED A MOTION A SECOND FOR ACCEPTANCE. MOTION TO APPROVE. AGENDA SECOND. MR. CHRISTIE. YES, MA'AM. MR. DAVID. YES, MA'AM. MR. CARTER. YES, MA'AM. MR. [E. Public Hearings (Swear in for quasi-judicial) ] HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM. MR. HAMMOND. YES, MA'AM. E PUBLIC HEARINGS. SO FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE AUDIENCE, BEING THAT WE HAVE QUASI JUDICIAL AND. AND IF YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK, WE'LL NEED YOU TO BE SWORN IN. SO IF YOU'RE UNSURE, YOU CAN JUST GO AHEAD AND STAND UP AND BE SWORN IN. IT DOESN'T COST YOU ANY MORE. AND THEN IF WHEN YOU DO APPROACH THE PODIUM, IF YOU WOULD GIVE US YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS AND INDICATE THAT YOU HAVE OR HAVE NOT BEEN SWORN IN. SO IF YOU WOULD, IF YOU'RE PLANNING ON SPEAKING, PLEASE STAND UP AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. AND SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE EVIDENCE YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER ONE. COMMISSION TO CONDUCT A QUASI JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING. PLCUP20260183. TO CONSIDER A REQUEST TO AMEND AND APPROVE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT THAT ALLOWS A BOAT AND RV STORAGE FACILITY ON PROPERTY ZONED R-1. SINGLE FAMILY PROPERTY IS ZONED OR SORRY. PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 1540 HIGHWAY 389 IN UNINCORPORATED LYNNHAVEN. ANY EX-PARTE COMMUNICATION? NONE FOR ME. NO. NONE FOR ME. NONE. AND THEN STAFF PRESENTATION. WAYNE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AS STATED, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO AMEND THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CP12-136 TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 5.2 ACRES, WHICH IS ADJACENT TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IDENTIFIED IN THE ORIGINAL C P APPROVAL. AGAIN, THE PROJECT IS LOCATED AT 1540 COUNTY ROAD THREE, 89CP12-136 ALLOWS THE OPERATION OF AN OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLE AND BOAT STORAGE FACILITY ON PARCEL ZONED SINGLE FAMILY R-1, SECTION FOUR FOR THE BAY COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS LIST. THE ALLOWABLE USES WITHIN THE R-1 ZONING DESIGNATION AS SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS BUILT OF FLORIDA BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS, HOME OFFICES OF CONVENIENCE, COMMUNITY FACILITIES, FAMILY DAYCARE HOMES, NON FOR PROFIT PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS, LOW IMPACT PUBLIC UTILITIES AND HOME OCCUPATIONS. THE PROPOSED USE IS NOT LISTED AS AN ALLOWABLE USE WITHIN THE R-1 ZONING DESIGNATION. ON DECEMBER 20TH, 2012, THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW BOAT AND RV STORAGE FACILITY ON 1.4 ACRES OF A LARGER 6.4 ACRE PARCEL. THE CP APPLICATION AND APPROVAL HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR YOUR REVIEW THAT THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION WAS IS PROVIDED FOR REVIEW. THE CURRENT OWNER WISHES TO AMEND THE C P TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL 5.2 ACRES. PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN AN AREA THAT IS COMPRISED OF MOSTLY SINGLE FAMILY HOMES OR VACANT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. HOWEVER, THE PROPERTY HAS MAINTAINED MUCH OF ITS NATURAL VEGETATION, WHICH ACTS AS A BUFFER FROM THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES AND COUNTY ROAD 39. THE PROJECT AREA REPRESENTS A LOCATION THAT IS MOSTLY CONCEALED FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. AERIAL IMAGERY SHOWS THAT THE SUBJECT PROPERTY HAS BEEN USED FOR THE PROPOSED USE SINCE AT LEAST 2016. THE APPLICANT IS NOT PROPOSING ANY [00:05:04] NEW IMPROVEMENTS. THERE ARE NO NEW STRUCTURES, PAVING MATERIALS OR LIGHTING PROPOSED FOR THE INTENDED USE. STAFF FEELS THE USE IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE HISTORICAL USE OF THE PROPERTY. RECOMMENDS THAT THE FOUR CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL LISTED ON PAGE FOUR OF THIS REPORT BE ADOPTED WITH THE APPROVAL, AND JUST READ THOSE CONDITIONS TO YOU. THESE WERE CARRIED OVER FROM THE ORIGINAL APPROVAL AS WELL. THE PROPERTY OWNER WILL PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN THE NATURAL VEGETATIVE BUFFERS. THE PROPERTY OWNER IS REQUIRED TO SCREEN THE USE FROM PUBLIC VIEW PURSUANT TO LDR SECTION 3503. SHOULD THE VEGETATIVE BUFFER NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE SCREENING SCREENING FROM PUBLIC VIEW? SHOULD THE PROPERTY OWNER CHOOSE TO INSTALL LIGHTING TO IN THE PROJECT AREA, THE LIGHT SHALL NOT BE ELEVATED HIGHER THAN SIX FEET AND SHOULD PROVIDE THE MINIMUM ILLUMINATION NECESSARY TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE VISION AND SECURITY. LIGHTING SHALL NOT BROADCAST ANY ILLUMINATION ONTO THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES, AND NO IMPERVIOUS MATERIAL SHALL BE BROUGHT ON THE PROPERTY WITHOUT A DEVELOPMENT ORDER REVIEW. IT'S THEREFORE RECOMMENDED THE PLANNING COMMISSION CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, CONSISTENT WITH THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AND APPROVED THE C P AMEND AMENDMENT REQUEST WITH THE PROPOSED CONDITIONS BASED ON THE ATTACHED FINDINGS. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THIS ITEM. HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. ONE THING, IF YOU WOULD, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, IF YOU JUST PULL THE AERIAL UP TO, I THINK THAT'D BE HELPFUL. THAT MOVE TO APPLICANT PRESENTATION. IS THE APPLICANT HERE TO SPEAK? YEAH. IF YOU WOULD JUST APPROACH THE PODIUM AND GIVE US YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS AND CONFIRM THAT YOU'VE BEEN SWORN IN. YES. MY NAME IS PAM PERCY AND I OWN THE PROPERTY IN LYNNHAVEN AT 1540 EAST WEST EAST 12TH STREET. WHEN THAT ORIGINAL PERMIT WAS REQUESTED, MY BROTHER HANDLED IT AND I NEVER SAW IT. I NEVER SAW A COPY OF IT UNTIL ABOUT A MONTH AGO, WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT WAS GRANTED FOR THAT 1.4 ACRE, WHICH YOU COULDN'T EVEN ACCESS FROM THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS CONTIGUOUS TO THAT 11178-000-000. SO I HAD THEM COMBINED AND WE JUST WANT TO GET IT CORRECTED, MAKE SURE IT'S COMPLIANT AND YOU'VE BEEN SWORN IN. CORRECT. PARDON. YOU'VE BEEN SWORN IN. I'VE BEEN SITTING HERE. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT? NONE FOR ME. NO. OKAY. THAT'S ALL YOU NEED? WELL, I GUESS I JUST. AND YOU'RE YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE CONDITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED. AND. YES, I HAVE A COPY. I HAD NO PROBLEM WITH THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE'LL MOVE NOW TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC HERE TO SPEAK? NO. ALL RIGHT. THEN WE WILL MOVE PAST APPLICANT REBUTTAL AND MOVE DIRECTLY TO COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND ACTION. STRAIGHTFORWARD TO ME. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. MR. CHRISTIE. YES, MA'AM. MR. DAFFIN. YES, MA'AM. MR. CARTER. YES, MA'AM. MR. HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM. MR. YES, MA'AM. ITEM NUMBER TWO. COMMISSION TO CONDUCT A QUASI QUASI JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING. PLDPA20260181 AND PLZCA20260180. TO CONSIDER A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 3.5 ACRES FROM RURAL RESIDENTIAL TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL, AND TO CHANGE THE ZONING DESIGNATION FROM R-2 SINGLE FAMILY DUPLEX DWELLING TO C THREE. A GENERAL COMMERCIAL LOW PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 13, SIX, 34 AND 13636. HIGHWAY 77 IN THE SAND HILLS AREA. ANY ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATION. NONE FOR ME. NONE. NONE. NONE. THANK YOU. STAFF PRESENTATION. WAYNE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AS NOTED, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY THREE AND A HALF ACRES FROM RURAL RESIDENTIAL TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL. THE APPLICANT IS ALSO REQUESTED TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF THE PROPERTY FROM R2 SINGLE FAMILY AND DUPLEX DWELLINGS TO THE C THREE, A GENERAL COMMERCIAL LOW ZONE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 13, SIX, THREE, SIX AND 13634 HIGHWAY 77 IN THE SANDHILLS AREA. SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN A COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR ALONG HIGHWAY 77, [00:10:01] WHICH CONTAINS SEVERAL EXISTING GENERAL COMMERCIAL LAND USES, LAND USE AND ZONING DESIGNATIONS. THE PROPERTY DIRECTLY WEST OF THE SUBJECT SITE ACROSS HIGHWAY 77, CARRIES THE SAME GENERAL COMMERCIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION AND C-3 ZONING DISTRICT. IN ADDITION, PROPERTIES LOCATED DIRECTLY TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH ALSO HAVE THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL LAND USE AND ZONING DESIGNATIONS. HIGHWAY 77 IS IDENTIFIED AS AN ARTERIAL ROADWAY IN THE TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND SERVES AS THE PRIMARY COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR WITHIN THIS AREA OF THE COUNTY. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY MEETS THE APPLICABLE REGULATIONS OUTLINED IN LDR. TABLE 6.1 FOR THE C THREE ZONING DESIGNATION. BASED ON THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT PATTERN ALONG THE CORRIDOR, THE PROXIMITY OF DESIGNATED PROPERTIES AND THE CLASSIFICATION OF HIGHWAY 77 AS AN ARTERIAL ROADWAY. STAFF FINDS THE REQUESTED AMENDMENT TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE. AND CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. IT'S THEREFORE RECOMMENDED THAT THE COMMISSION FIND THE PROPOSED SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. FIND THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AND FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED LAND USE AND ZONING CHANGE. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THIS ITEM. ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FROM WAYNE? NO THANK YOU WAYNE. I'LL MOVE NOW TO APPLICANT PRESENTATION. IS THE APPLICANT HERE? ZACK SANCHEZ, 1801 WARBLER STREET, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA 32405. I'VE BEEN SWORN IN JUST HERE ON BEHALF OF MY CLIENT, TO CHANGE THE ZONING TO COMMERCIAL FOR ITS HIGHEST AND BEST USE. IT BORDERS IT EITHER ONE. SO I THINK IT'S A PRETTY CLEAR CUT ONE. SO JUST LET ME KNOW IF ANY QUESTIONS. ANYONE FROM ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC HERE TO SPEAK. FROM THE PUBLIC HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS. ALL RIGHT THEN WITH THAT WE WILL MOVE PAST REBUTTAL AND MOVE DIRECTLY TO DISCUSSION AND ACTION. I THINK IT'S PRETTY CLEAR CUT, MATCHES EVERYTHING AROUND IT. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. THANK YOU. SAID A FIRST. MR. CHRISTY. YES, MA'AM. MR. YES, MA'AM. MR. CARTER. MR. HONEYCUTT. YES, MA'AM. MR. HAMMOND. YES, MA'AM. ITEM NUMBER THREE. COMMISSIONER. CONDUCT A QUASI JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING. PLDPA20260185. AND PLZCA20260182. TO CONSIDER A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 11 ACRES FROM RESIDENTIAL TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL, AND TO CHANGE THE ZONING DESIGNATION FROM R-2 SINGLE FAMILY AND DUPLEX DWELLING TO C THREE. A GENERAL COMMERCIAL LOW PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST END OF TEN ACRE ROAD AND UNINCORPORATED PANAMA CITY AREA. ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATION. NONE FOR ME. NO. I HAVE HAD SOME DISCUSSION WITH THE DEVELOPER. OKAY STAFF. GOOD AFTERNOON, HOPE STEWART, BAY COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING. I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. AS NOTED, THIS 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 A COMBINED APPROXIMATELY 10.97 ACRES FROM RESIDENTIAL TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL, AND TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF THE PROPERTY FROM R-2 SINGLE FAMILY AND DUPLEX DWELLINGS TO C THREE, A GENERAL COMMERCIAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE WEST END OF TEN ACRE ROAD IN UNINCORPORATED SPRINGFIELD AREA, APPROXIMATELY 0.25 MILES WEST OF NORTHEAST AVENUE. A SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN AN AREA PRIMARILY SURROUNDED BY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES AND RESIDENTIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS. THE PROPERTY, LOCATED AT THE WEST END OF TEN ACRE ROAD, IS IDENTIFIED AS A LOCAL STREET. SECTION 606 OF LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS STATE THAT C3A USES SHOULD BE LOCATED ALONG COLLECTOR OR ARTERIAL ROADWAYS. THE PROPOSED REQUEST WOULD REQUIRE COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC TO BE DIRECTED DOWN TEN ACRE ROAD. THE APPLICANT'S CONCEPT PLAN IDENTIFIES THE INTENTION TO DEVELOP UP TO EIGHT COMMERCIAL WAREHOUSE FACILITIES ON THIS PROPERTY. WITH RESPECT TO THE FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT PROPERTY TO THE WEST, WHICH ALSO USES TEN ACRE ROAD, THE ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION GENERATES VERY LITTLE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC ON THAT LOCAL ROADWAY. THEREFORE, STAFF BELIEVES THAT THE REQUESTED AMENDMENT IS NOT COMPATIBLE OR CONSISTENT WITH SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL AREAS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE COMMISSION FIND THE PROPOSED [00:15:04] SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT AND CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, FIND A ZONE CHANGE APPLICATION AND CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AND FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO DENY THE PROPOSED LAND USE CHANGE IN ZONE CHANGE, AND I HAVE RECEIVED NO. I THINK I RECEIVED ONE OUTSIDE INTEREST JUST BASED FOR BASIC INFORMATION, ASKING WHAT THEY WERE DOING, ASKING WHAT THEY WERE DOING. THEY REALLY GAVE ME PERSONALLY, NO PRO OR NEGATIVE INSIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WELL I'M SORRY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR HOPE? YES. I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION. I, I WAS I CONFUSED MY NUMBERS ON THIS. I DID SPEAK WITH ADAM JOHNSON ABOUT THIS. I NEED TO GET THAT ON THE RECORD. CAN WE HAVE THE AERIAL UP? DO YOU MIND PULLING THE AERIAL? OKAY. NOW THE APPLICANT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO PRESENT TO THE COMMISSION ADAM JOHNSON, 1990 NORTHSIDE DRIVE. AND I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. SO DISCUSS THIS ONE AT LENGTH WITH PLANNING AND ZONING SEVERAL TIMES. REALIZING THAT IT IS SURROUNDED BY C3A ON ALL THREE SIDES AND ACTUALLY ON PRETTY MUCH ALL OF 231 AT ■C3A. SO THAT WAS OUR INTENT ON THE REZONING PURPOSE. WE DO REALIZE AT THIS POINT TEN ACRE ROAD IS THE ONLY ACCESS. I DON'T SEE IT AS BEING HEAVY COMMERCIAL, MORE SMALL BUSINESS ORIENTED FOR THE WAREHOUSES, FOR THE AREA, AND OUR PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. YOU KNOW, THAT WAS OUR INTENT AND PURPOSE. WE ALSO HAVE A HUGE FLOOD ZONE AREA RIGHT THERE, WHICH, YOU KNOW, WE BELIEVE IS IMPROPERLY DUMPED ON BY FDOT. IT'S CREATED. YOU CAN SEE IT ON THE MAP, ALL THE DEAD TREES THAT ARE THERE. AND OUR DEVELOPMENT WOULD OUR INTENTION, LONG TERM INTENTION WOULD BE TO DEVELOP THE FIRST SECTION. AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE A FIRST RIGHT OF REFUSAL ON THE PROPERTY. THAT'S BOTH PROPERTIES ARE. THE SINGLE PROPERTY THAT'S TO THE NORTH IS OWNED BY THE SAME FAMILY. AND OUR END GOAL WOULD BE TO CROSS THE WHOLE THING AND GET OUT ACCESS FROM BOTH SIDES. THE GAME FARM ROAD IS ONE ONE WAY, SO WE STILL DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO 231. SO TEN ACRE ROAD IS OUR ONLY ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY. SO THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF AND THE C3A WOULD ALLOW THE SMALL BUSINESSES AND NOT THE C ONE WHICH WOULD BE RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL, WHICH WAS LIKE RETAIL AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT'S THE NEED FOR THE C THREE, A ZONING FOR THIS PARCEL. IS THERE, IS THERE, IS THERE NOT. YOU DON'T THINK YOU COULD EVER GET ACCESS TO 31 SIR. I'M SORRY. CAN YOU CAN YOU GET YOU CAN'T GET ACCESS TO. NO, SIR. YOU KNOW THE RAILROAD CROSSES THERE AND YOU KNOW, THEIR THING IS YOU HAVE TO CLOSE TWO TO OPEN ONE NEW ONE. THERE'S A SEMI ONE THERE AT THE POWER PLANT ACCESS. BUT IT'S THIS THROUGH PRIVATE PROPERTY FOR THAT. SO NO ACCESS FROM THE VERY SOUTH SIDE OF IT TO GAME FARM ROAD. THERE'S NO CROSSING GAME FARM ROADS. THE ONLY CROSSING THERE. YOU'RE AWARE THAT I MEAN OBVIOUSLY THE STAFF HAS STATED THAT THEY FEEL LIKE THE REQUEST SHOULD BE DENIED. DO YOU HAVE ANY RESPONSE OR PREPARED TO TO SPEAK TO THE REASONS WHY OR WHAT YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO TO MAKE CONSIDER OTHERWISE? WELL, I DON'T KNOW, DISPUTE WISE, AS I AS I DISCUSSED WITH STAFF, THE RULES DO NOT ALLOW, SINCE IT'S NOT AN ARTERIAL ROADWAY TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL BECAUSE IT IS NOT TECHNICALLY, THERE'S NO ACCESS OFF THE ARTERIAL ROADWAY. STAFF HAD RECOMMENDED THAT THEY COULD APPROVE C ONE, BUT IT WOULDN'T ALLOW FOR THE USAGE OF WHAT IT WAS. SO OUR UNDERSTANDING IS BECAUSE THE AREAS AROUND IT AND ADJACENT ARE ALL C THREE. THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO BE ABLE TO REZONE THAT FOR THE USE THAT IT WAS INTENDED. BEING THAT, I GUESS MY OBJECTION WOULD BE EVERY OTHER PROPERTY ON BOTH SIDES OF 231 FROM NORTH TO SOUTH IS ALL 3C3A, EXCEPT THIS ONE PARCEL. DID YOU MENTION THAT THE PROPERTY ADJACENT TO THE NORTH SIDE DOES IN FACT HAVE ACCESS TO 231 THE GAME FARM ROAD? NO, SIR. I'M SORRY. OKAY, OKAY. FARM ROAD. YES, SIR. THANK YOU, I APOLOGIZE. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. MOVE NOW TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. IF ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC IS HERE TO SPEAK. MY NAME IS DANNY SMITH. I LIVE AT 2533 TEN ACRE ROAD. I HAVE GONE BEFORE THE COMMISSION BEFORE IN REGARDS TO THE FLOODING THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING DOWN IN THAT AREA. VERY POOR DRAINAGE. WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD IS FROM THE CORNER OF MY PROPERTY, WEST IS A PRIVATE ROAD. I'VE ASKED THE [00:20:10] COUNTY WHO OWNS THAT PRIVATE ROAD. THE COUNTY CAN'T TELL ME WHO OWNS TEN ACRE ROAD FROM THE CORNER OF TEN ACRE AND HAGLER WEST. THE COUNTY DOESN'T MAINTAIN IT. CITY OF SPRINGFIELD DOES NOT MAINTAIN IT, SO DRAINAGE. WHAT DO WE DO? THERE IS A DRAINAGE DITCH WHICH IS RUNNING THROUGH MY PROPERTY THAT THE COUNTY PUT IN BACK IN THE LATE 60S, EARLY 70S MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICT PUT IT IN. IT'S NOT BEEN TOUCHED SINCE THE LATE 60S, LATE 70S, EXCEPT WHENEVER HURRICANE MICHAEL CAME THROUGH. AND THEY DID CATCH A LITTLE BIT OF THE TREES THAT CAME UP. THAT DITCH DRAINS THE ENTIRE SOUTHWEST QUADRANT OF HOLLAND PARK FROM INDUSTRIAL DRIVE ALL THE WAY, GOES UNDER THE RAILROAD TRACKS. THEY'VE GOT, I THINK IT'S A 36 INCH DRAINAGE CULVERT IN THERE, NOWHERE NEAR LARGE ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE DRAIN WITH THEM PUTTING IN COMMERCIAL, YOU KNOW, WAREHOUSING. OR IS THAT NOW YOU'VE GOT COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC. NO MATTER HOW LIGHT IT IS, YOU STILL HAVE COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC COMING DOWN THAT ROAD, WHICH NOBODY WANTS TO OWN THE COUNTY OR THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, AND NOBODY CAN TELL ME WHO OWNS IT. SO I'VE GOT THAT CONCERN. AND THE MAJOR CONCERN IS THE FLOODING SITUATIONS THAT HAPPENS. I HAVE ACTUALLY TAKEN A PADDLE BOAT ACROSS TEN ACRE ROAD FROM MY YARD. THAT'S HOW MUCH WATER HAS BEEN BACKED UP. WE GOT BEAVERS AND WHATNOT THAT DAM UP THE CULVERT THERE AT THE RAILROAD. I CAN'T GET THE RAILROAD TO HELP ME. THEY DON'T, YOU KNOW, GETTING THE RAILROAD TO DO ANYTHING IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. THE COUNTY WON'T GO THROUGH. I'VE OFFERED, I'VE GOT I THINK IT'S 25FT ON THE EAST SIDE OF MY PROPERTY. I'VE OFFERED AN EASEMENT. COUNTY DOESN'T WANT THAT. NOBODY WANTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OPENING THE DRAINAGE. SO IF THEY GO PUTTING IN A COMMERCIAL BUILDING, WHERE IS THAT WATER GOING? THAT'S MY MAJOR CONCERN IS I JUST I DON'T DRAINAGE WHO OWNS THE HIGHWAY? WHO'S GOING TO MAINTAIN IT? THAT'S MY BIGGEST ISSUES. THANK YOU SIR. JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, THE APPLICANT WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AFTER YOU, AND MAYBE THEY COULD TAKE THAT TIME TO ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS. OKAY. YEAH, YEAH. ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC HERE TO SPEAK? NO, JOHN? NO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THEN WE'LL MOVE TO APPLICANT REBUTTAL. IF YOU'D LIKE. YOU COULD ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS AND ANYTHING ELSE. MR. MR. SIMS, IS THAT RIGHT? SMITH YES, SIR. I 100%. WE'VE LOOKED AT IT AS WELL. AND THAT'S SORT OF WHAT I ALLUDED TO BRIEFLY IS THE THE DRAINAGE ISSUE THAT WE DO HAVE IN THERE AND THE FLOODING. AND YOU CAN SEE ALL THE DEAD TREES THAT ARE IN THAT AREA. I'VE WALKED THIS ENTIRE PROPERTY. I ACTUALLY CUT IN THE ROAD TO DO ALL OF THE GEOTECHNICAL THAT'S IN THERE AND BE ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT. AND OUR RETENTION DETENTION PLAN WOULD, OF COURSE, CAPTURE ALL OF OUR WATER, BUT WOULD ALSO BE ABLE TO INSTEAD OF THIS BEING COMPLETELY SPREAD OUT, I THINK IT WOULD ALLEVIATE A LOT OF IT. I THINK THAT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AT THE END OF THE ROAD. EVEN WHEN WE WERE THERE TO ORIGINALLY DO THE GEOTECH THAT'S ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD RIGHT THERE, IT JUST KIND OF GETS THERE AND STOPS. YOU KNOW, THE WATER KIND OF GETS THERE AND STOPS AND IT DOESN'T HAVE A SHEAR FACTOR RIGHT THERE. I KNOW WE WOULD ANSWER THAT WITH OUR DRAINAGE IN THE FRONT SIDE. I THINK, YOU KNOW, TO BE ABLE TO HELP AND BE ABLE TO USE TEN ACRES AND PER OUR REQUIREMENTS UNDER DEVELOPMENT ORDERS, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO RETAIN ALL OF THAT WATER ON SITE WITH THE RETENTION POND. SO WOULD IT ALLEVIATE ALL OF IT? I CERTAINLY COULDN'T ANSWER THAT. BUT WOULD IT BE ABLE TO DIRECT AND CONTROL MOST OF IT AND BE ABLE TO IMPROVE THAT AREA 100%, BECAUSE WE WOULD NEED THAT TO EVEN BE USABLE, YOU KNOW, AT OUR AT OUR BASE FLOOD ELEVATION. SO I THINK IT WOULD AGREE, MR. SMITH, BEEN ALL OVER IT. AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT POINT. WE'VE ACTUALLY RESEARCHED INTO WHO OWNS THE ROAD, LOOKED AT THE EXCEPTIONS. WAYNE HAD THE SAMESA THING BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY WEREN'T SURE OR I'M SORRY. STAFF SAID THEY WEREN'T SURE WHO OWNED IT THOUGH WE DO HAVE AS THE COUNTY, WE HAVE UTILITIES RUNNING DOWN THE CENTER OF THE ROAD IN BOTH SIDES. DON'T KNOW WHO MAINTAINS IT THOUGH. IT HAS, I WOULD SAY FAIRLY NEW ASPHALT. DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG IT'S BEEN THERE? SINCE 83. AND THAT ASPHALT WAS PROBABLY PUT IN IN THE 80S, IN [00:25:06] THE 80S, BUT IT'S A PRETTY GOOD SHAPE. SO AGREED WHOLEHEARTEDLY WITH THAT ISSUE. AND WE WOULD AND WE WOULD IN OUR IMPROVEMENT IN ALL OF OUR LAND IMPROVEMENT THAT WE WOULD DO, I THINK WE WOULD HAVE A MAJOR HELP IN THAT ISSUE OF OF THE DRAINS. I THINK IT'S A GREAT POINT, AND I THINK WE WOULD WANT TO ALLEVIATE THAT FOR OUR PURPOSES AS WELL IN THE USAGE OF THE LAND. SO WE STILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF WORK TO DO WITH THE DEP. IN REGARDS TO THE DRAINAGE PIPE THAT COMES IN. WE'RE WORKING ON THAT. WE HAVE ABOUT, I THINK, ABOUT AN ACRE AND A HALF OF THAT THAT WE'RE THAT WILL BE MITIGATING AS WELL. THAT WILL BE TAKEN OUT OF WETLANDS. SO I THINK IT WILL DRASTICALLY IMPROVE THE AREA FROM JUST BEING KIND OF A SWAMP AND AN EYESORE AND A FLOOD, YOU KNOW, TO WHAT WHAT I BELIEVE YOU, I BELIEVE YOU TOOK A PADDLE BOAT ACROSS THERE. I'M NOT AGAINST THE DEVELOPMENT. MY BIGGEST PROBLEM IS WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH THE WATER? AGREED. AND THAT WOULD BE OUR ANSWER AS WELL. AND WHAT WE MEET BECAUSE AND I THINK WHAT HAPPENS IS ON THE HEIGHT THAT HAPPENS ON THE ON THE POWER ON THE POWER COMPANY SIDE, YOU KNOW, IT'S SUCH A HIGH MOUNTAIN THAT'S SITTING RIGHT THERE. EVERYTHING ON TEN ACRE ROAD JUST KIND OF COMES UP, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE NATURAL DRAINAGE OF THE ROAD IS TO COME ACROSS AND COME DOWN. I THINK IT'S JUST BECAUSE THE SWAMP IS THERE. IT DOESN'T ALLOW IT TO DRAIN. SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO, WELL, 100%, WE'LL BE ABLE TO HELP ANSWER THAT PROBLEM. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NO COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND ACTION. FOR THE ZONING MAP ON THEIR. PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH HAVE ACCESS TO. 231 THEY'RE BOTH. THE PROPERTY TO THE NORTH AND THE NORTH, I GUESS EAST LOOK TO HAVE ACCESS TO GAME FARM ROAD. A LITTLE BEVELED CORNER TOUCHES GAME FARM AND I GOT YOU. I DON'T THINK THEY HAVE ANY DIRECT ACCESS AS FAR AS THE DRIVEWAY CONNECTION TO TO HIGHWAY 231 GO TO EAST AVENUE AND I GOTCHA THEN PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH IS ACROSS TEN ACRE ROAD. IT LOOKS TO ONLY HAVE ACCESS TO TEN ACRE ROAD AS WELL. OKAY, SO THAT ONE TO THE SOUTH, PROBABLY IN SOUTH IS ALSO HIS OWN RESIDENTIAL. OKAY, OKAY. MY APOLOGIES. I'M I'M TALKING TO SOUTH. YOU MEAN KIND OF. YOU'RE KIND OF. YEAH. SOUTHWEST ON THE 231 BORDER PIECE RIGHT THERE. THAT TRIANGLE PIECE. HE'S TALKING ABOUT THIS, RIGHT? YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS? YEAH, YEAH. THAT TRIANGLE SHAPED PIECE RIGHT THERE. YEAH. SO. THAT SO THAT PROPERTY IS A FPL SUBSTATION. OKAY. THEY DO ACCESS THE PROPERTY FROM TEN ACRE ROAD AS MR. JOHNSON ALLUDED. THEY DO HAVE SORT OF A. PARTIAL ACCESS ACROSS THE RAILROAD FROM HIGHWAY OR FROM HIGHWAY 231. I DON'T KNOW HOW OFTEN THAT GETS USED, BUT. THAT IS THEIR CHAIN FENCE. OKAY. AND SO OFFICIAL CROSSING CORRECT ROAD RIGHT THERE. OKAY. AND AS I UNDERSTAND IT, STAFF WOULD NOT HAVE AN ISSUE IF THERE WAS DIRECT ACCESS TO HIGHWAY 231. IS THAT CORRECT? WE'RE JUST TRYING TO PREVENT DIVERTING THE TRAFFIC DOWN TEN ACRE ROAD. CORRECT. THAT THAT'S THE THE PRIMARY PURPOSE, IF YOU WILL, FOR STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO NOT APPROVE IS, IS THAT THE THE ONLY ACCESS THEY HAVE AVAILABLE IS TEN ACRE ROAD, WHICH IS A LOCAL STREET. YEAH, I GOT IT. ARTERIAL ROAD WOULD BE CONSIDERED NOT NECESSARILY PAVED OR IMPROVED, BUT JUST THE NATURE OF WHAT GOES ON AROUND IT AND WHAT IT FEEDS TO. IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH. OKAY. I MEAN. JUST THINKING OUT LOUD, I MEAN, IF YOU WERE TO ASK ME, TAKING THAT AND SETTING THAT ASIDE, THAT IT MAKES SENSE THAT IT WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH EVERYTHING THAT IS, YOU KNOW, I GUESS NORTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST, I MEAN, TO BE C3A. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH TRAFFIC IS GOING TO GO UP, UP AND DOWN TEN ACRE ROAD. I GUESS IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHAT'S THERE AND HOW MUCH OF IT. IF THE IF THE SINGULAR CONCERN, I GUESS I'M LEANING MORE TOWARD BEING IN FAVOR OF IT. IF THE SINGULAR CONCERN IS ABOUT THE [00:30:02] FLOODING AND IF THE FLOODING CAN BE IF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS CAN POSITIVELY ADDRESS THE FLOODING. SO THAT DOESN'T AFFECT THE PEOPLE THAT THOSE RESIDENCES THERE THAT I WOULD I WOULD BE INCLINED TO BE IN SUPPORT OF THIS. THOSE ARE MY MY GUT FEELINGS. AND I SAY THAT WITHOUT I DON'T LIKE TO GO AGAINST STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, BUT THOSE ARE JUST MY, MY THOUGHTS. ARE YOU GUYS PLANNING ON DEVELOPING IT? YES, SIR. WHAT DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO PUT ON THERE YET, OR AS FAR AS THE WAREHOUSE. YEAH. OH. I'M SORRY. YOU CONSULTED THE. IT'S. DO YOU HAVE THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN? DO Y'ALL SEE, I HAVE A COUPLE COPIES I CAN HAND YOU. YEAH. IT'S NOT THIS ONE. THAT'S 30. CAN I, CAN I APPROACH? SHARON, YOU'VE GOT. OH YOU GOT. A SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIAL PARK. ALMOST. AND YOU CAN SEE THE VARIOUS SIZES. AND THAT'S CONCEPTUAL BASED ON VARIOUS SIZES AND BEST USE OF IT. BUT IT WOULD BE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WITH THE ZONING OF C3A, THERE'S NO MAJOR MANUFACTURING OR INDUSTRIAL, YOU KNOW, SUCH AS TO THE SOUTH WHERE IT'S ALL ZONED INDUSTRIAL. WE DIDN'T EVEN ASK FOR THAT. THAT WOULDN'T BE WHAT WE WOULD DO. IT'D BE MORE LIKE THE SIMILAR DEVELOPMENTS AROUND THAT ARE VASTLY NEEDED RIGHT NOW FOR THE SMALL BUSINESSES, THE FLOORING COMPANY, YOU KNOW, TILE COUNTERTOP, THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT'S WE JUST SEEN A USE THAT WAY. IT WAS WE'VE SEEN A MASSIVE NEED FOR THAT AND NO LAND REALLY AVAILABLE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT WITHIN THE COUNTY SIDE, YOU KNOW, UNLESS YOU'RE WAY OUT 77. YEAH. OR, YOU KNOW, ON THE BEACH, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, UNAFFORDABLE. AND SO THIS, THIS AREA CAME ACROSS, I WAS ACTUALLY LOOKING AT THE PARCEL ON GAME FARM ROAD INITIALLY, AND THE SAME FAMILY OWNED THIS PARCEL. AND HE SAID, HEY, I HAVE THIS OTHER ONE THAT'S ON IT. AND THAT SORT OF PIQUED OUR INTEREST TO BE ABLE TO BUILD, YOU KNOW, 6 OR 8 IS WHAT WE'RE THINKING. I DON'T THINK I'LL BE ABLE TO GET THE BUILDING THAT'S FURTHEST TO THE NORTH, SO I'LL PROBABLY SHRINK THE TWO LARGER BUILDINGS INTO TWO SMALLERS JUST JUST BECAUSE THE ELEVATION THAT'S THERE, I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL BEEN BY THERE, BUT YOU'VE ALL SEEN THE BIG YOU KNOW, IT'S SO WET AND IT KIND OF GOES PRETTY HIGH. AND THEN TO MR. SMITH'S POINT, IT KIND OF DROPS OFF AND IT JUST THAT'S WHERE THOSE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT, THE BEAVERS DAM UP THOSE PIPES UNDERNEATH THE HIGHWAY RIGHT THERE. I MEAN, IT'S LIKE A LAKE IN THERE. AND IT SHOULDN'T BE. IT'S JUST DISCHARGES IN THERE WITH NOWHERE TO GO. I THINK WHEN WE CREATE THIS DEVELOPMENT, IT WOULD CHANNEL THAT AND CREATE IT SOMEWHERE TO GO. SO IT KIND OF ANSWERS THAT POINT, BUT I DON'T THINK WE'D BE ABLE TO GET THOSE THE FURTHEST BUILDINGS IN. SO WE WOULD PROBABLY SHRINK THAT CUL DE SAC DOWN A LITTLE BIT. THAT'S JUST THE INITIAL CONCEPTUAL, AND THAT'S WHAT WE DID ALL THE GEOTECH ON TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT WE COULD USE. THE THE SOILS ARE SUITABLE, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST. AND THEN WE'LL CREATE THE RETENTION POND IN THE WET, YOU KNOW, IN THE WETLAND AREA THAT WE MITIGATE. SO, BUT THE USAGE WOULD BE VERY MUCH ENGAGED TO SMALL BUSINESS. OKAY. YES, SIR. OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS. CAN YOU PUT THE AERIAL BACK SO I CAN SEE THE AERIAL AGAIN. I DO HAVE ONE ITEM WHILE MIKE'S LOOKING AT THAT. BRIAN, I THINK I NEED TO ABSTAIN FROM THIS VOTE. I HAVE REPRESENTED BAY COUNTY BUILDERS BEFORE AND WANTED TO MENTION THAT PUBLICLY BEFORE WE GOT TO THE VOTE AND GOT OUT OF DISCUSSION. AND WHEN I SAY I, MY FIRM HAS. WANT TO GET THAT ON THE RECORD, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO FILE THE FORM AFTER THE MEETING. OR PROVIDE YOU WITH THE FORM. WELL, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? YEAH. OKAY. I WILL NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. TO APPROVE WHAT? WELL, YEAH, I GUESS I'M GOING AGAINST STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION HERE. HOW SHOULD THAT BE STATED LIKE THAT? YEAH. LIKE THAT. TO APPROVE AGAINST STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. OKAY. I'LL SECOND. MICHAEL CHRISTIE. YES, MA'AM. RYAN. DEVIN. YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. [00:35:15] ITEM NUMBER FOUR. COMMISSIONER. CONDUCT A QUASI JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING. PLDPA20260188 AND PLZCA20260189. TO CONSIDER A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 6/10 OF AN ACRE FROM RESIDENTIAL TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL, AND TO CHANGE THE ZONING DESIGNATION FROM R-1 SINGLE FAMILY TO C THREE, A GENERAL COMMERCIAL LOW. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 1237 WEST 30TH STREET IN UNINCORPORATED PANAMA CITY. ANY EX-PARTE COMMUNICATION? NONE FOR ME. NONE. I WAS MADE AWARE OF IT. OF THE APPLICATION. I'VE SPOKEN TO THE CONTRACTOR, BUT NOT. NOT THE. NOT THE OWNER. YEAH, YEAH. SORRY. OKAY. STAFF PRESENTATION. HOPE. GOOD AFTERNOON. HOPE. STEWART BAY COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING. I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 0.649 ACRES FROM RESIDENTIAL TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL, AND TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF THE PROPERTY FROM R-1 SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS TO THE C THREE, A GENERAL COMMERCIAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE WEST. I'M SORRY. THE PROPERTY, LOCATED AT 1237 WEST 30TH STREET, IS IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF PANAMA CITY WHERE SAINT ANDREW'S BOULEVARD MEETS AIRPORT ROAD. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY REPRESENTS AN ENCLAVE OF RESIDENTIAL LAND USE AND ZONING DESIGNATION WITHIN THE AIRPORT DRIVE CORRIDOR. THIS PROPERTY IS THE ONLY REMAINING PARCEL WITHIN THIS CORRIDOR THAT DOES NOT HAVE A COMMERCIAL LAND USE AND ZONING DESIGNATION. ALL OTHER PROPERTIES WITHIN THE CORRIDOR HAVE EITHER THE COUNTY GENERAL COMMERCIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION AND C3 ZONING, OR THE CITY OF PANAMA CITY'S GENERAL COMMERCIAL AND C, GC2 LAND USE AND ZONING DESIGNATIONS. AIRPORT ROAD IS CLASSIFIED AS A COLLECTOR ROADWAY IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS TRANSPORTATION EASEMENT. THE PARCEL ALSO MEETS THE MINIMUM BULK REGULATIONS IN TABLE 6.1 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. STAFF BELIEVE THAT THIS REQUESTED AMENDMENT IS COMPATIBLE AND CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA. THIS REQUEST DOES NOT CONSTITUTE SPOT ZONING AND IS LOGICAL WITH CURRENT LAND USE IN THE AREA. IT IS THEREFORE RECOMMENDED THAT THE COMMISSION FIND THE PROPOSED SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. FIND THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AND FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED LAND USE CHANGE AND ZONE CHANGE. WE'VE HAD RECEIVED SEVERAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC, MOSTLY THE RESIDENTS, ALONG WEST 30TH STREET. IN OPPOSITION. WE DID RECEIVE AT THE END OF LAST WEEK THAT WAS NOT SUBMITTED IN TIME TO BE INCLUDED WITH THE PACKET. PRIOR TO THE MEETING, A PROPOSED PROPOSED SITE PLAN, WHICH THEY SAY IN THEIR APPLICATION. I BELIEVE THAT THE INTENDED APPLICATION IS FOR A GYM OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES, BUT I BELIEVE YOU'VE BEEN PROVIDED WITH THE A PROPOSED. ANY QUESTIONS FROM HOPE OR FOR HOPE? NO. THANK YOU. NOW MOVE TO APPLICANT PRESENTATION. IS THE APPLICANT HERE? HEY AGAIN IT'S ADAM JOHNSON 1990 NORTHSIDE DRIVE AND I'VE BEEN SWORN IN. I'M ON BEHALF OF THE PURCHASER. SO IS JORDAN WHITELY AND HE OWNS ATHLETE HQ. SOME OF Y'ALL MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH HIM. HE DOES A MOBILE PERSONAL TRAINER. WE'D BE DEVELOPING THE PROPERTY AS THE CONTRACTOR FOR HIM. SO THE REZONING IS CONTINGENT UPON THE PURCHASE OF THE LAND AS WELL. I HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE, HOPE HAS SENT STAFF, HAS SENT ME ALL OF THE OBJECTIONS AND JUST KIND OF WANT TO. CAN I GO AHEAD AND ADDRESS THAT? THAT'S WHAT IT IS. 100% AGREE. I AGREE WITH THE OBJECTIONS OF 30TH STREET CAN COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND IT. WE COULDN'T PUT EVERYTHING IN OUR PUBLIC NOTICE THAT WE PUT OUT. OUR INTENTION WOULD NOT BE TO ACCESS THIS AT ALL IN ANY WAY FROM 30TH STREET. IF. WAYNE, CAN YOU PULL UP THE SATELLITE TO SHOW THE ENTRANCE OFF OF AIRPORT? THERE'S ACTUALLY AN EXISTING ACCESS OFF OF AIRPORT ROAD AND OUR CONCEPTUAL. I HAVE TO SHOW EVERYBODY HERE, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I'VE RECEIVED ALL THE LETTERS OF THE OBJECTIONS AND COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND IT. WE WOULD ADHERE TO THE LANDSCAPE BUFFERS ALONG THE RESIDENTIAL CORRIDOR TO WHERE THE TWO MEET TOGETHER. CERTAINLY THE SETBACKS AND EVERYTHING, AND OUR 100% ACCESS WOULD BE OFF OF THAT EXISTING ACCESS. ACTUALLY, THE CITY, I [00:40:06] THINK. IS THAT RIGHT, WAYNE? IS THE CITY OWN THAT? YEAH. SO WE WOULD HAVE TO I THINK WE DISCUSSED POSSIBLY WE'D HAVE TO DO AN IMPROVEMENT ON THAT ACCESS, BUT WE DO HAVE AN EXISTING ACCESS THERE. I BELIEVE OUR UTILITIES WOULD COME OFF OF THERE TOO. I'M NOT 100% SURE ON THAT. THAT WOULD BE THE DEVELOPMENT ORDER SIGN, BUT NO STRAIN TO PUT ON 30TH STREET. WE RECOGNIZE THAT'S A NEIGHBORHOOD CUL DE SAC IN MY MIND. I WOULD NEVER EVEN THOUGHT THAT. SO WHEN THE OBJECTIONS CAME THROUGH, I KIND OF JUMPED ON IT. I WAS LIKE, MAN, YOU KNOW, IT'S MY NEIGHBORHOOD, I COMPLETELY AGREE. SO WE DO HAVE A ROUGH CONCEPTUAL AND I'D LOVE TO SHOW EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW, TO HELP WITH THAT, JUST TO KIND OF ALLEVIATE THE CONCERNS. BUT THAT WOULD BE THE PROPOSED USE. AND IT WOULD. WE'VE GOT IT. YES, SIR. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. AND IT WOULD BE IT'S NOT LIKE A PUBLIC GYMNASIUM EITHER. THE USAGE WOULD NOT BE LIKE A PLANET FITNESS TYPE THING. IT'S A PRIVATE PERSONAL TRAINER FACILITY IS WHAT IT WOULD BE. SO JORDAN, HE GOES AROUND TO ALL THE SCHOOLS RIGHT NOW AND DOES WEIGHT TRAINING FOR A LOT OF THE STUDENTS. SO THIS LAND WAS A LITTLE OUTSIDE OF HIS BUDGET. AND BUT BEING THE LOCATION AND THE PROXIMITY TO A LOT OF THE SCHOOLS AROUND THE AREA, IT ENDED UP BEING A GREAT FIT FOR HIM. BUT THE REZONING IS CONTINGENT ON THE PURCHASE. AND I DID JUST WANT TO ADDRESS THAT PUBLICLY AND STATE ANY ISSUES THAT WE HAVE WITH THAT. WE WE COMPLETELY AGREE. I WOULDN'T WANT A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, SO WE WOULD BE CERTAINLY WILLING TO DO YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT WE'RE DIRECTED TO DO TO PROTECT THAT AND, YOU KNOW, HAVE THAT ONLY ACCESS FROM FROM THE AIRPORT ROAD SIDE. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? I KNOW THIS IS CONCEPTUAL, BUT IS IT GOING TO BE A METAL BUILDING? NOT SURE. MR. HONEYCUTT I THINK I THINK, YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK SO. I THINK THAT'S A WOODEN ONE WITH I THINK IT'S AN OVERLAY DISTRICT OR SOMETHING THERE. IS THAT RIGHT? THERE'S SOME TYPE OF DO YOU KNOW, WAYNE, WHAT WAS THE QUESTION? IS IT GOING TO BE METAL, METAL BUILDING STRUCTURE. OH NO, WE DON'T KNOW THAT AT THAT POINT. AT THIS POINT, IT'S NOT WITHIN ANY KIND OF OVERLAY DISTRICT, COUNTY, THAT AREA, THE CITY AND THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE WITHIN THEIR JURISDICTION HAVE SOME SORT OF OVERLAY THERE. YEAH, THERE'S SOME SORT OF ARCHITECTURAL REQUIREMENTS. I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE, BUT THIS WON'T BE LIKE A METAL BUILDING WAREHOUSE. NO SIR. IT'LL BE. AND I DON'T THINK I DON'T KNOW IF WE PUT A SQUARE FOOTAGE ON THERE. 5000. IS IT 5000? SO IT WOULD BE SIMILAR TO A KIND OF OUR OFFICE KIND OF LOOK LIKE A BOARD AND BATTEN TYPE STYLE. I KNOW THAT'S WHAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT, RIGHT? IT WAS LIKE A BOARD AND BATTEN TYPE STYLE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NONE FOR ME. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE NOW TO ANYTHING HE MAY WANT TO SHARE. LEAVE THOSE AT THE PODIUM. IF SOMEONE SPEAKS THEY DON'T SEE. THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. HOPE. I MOVE NOW TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC HERE TO SPEAK? CHRIS KARAGIANNIS. I'VE BEEN SWORN IN. I'M AT 1314 WEST 30TH STREET. I APPRECIATE THEIR RECOGNIZING OUR BLOCK. IT'S A SMALL LITTLE DEAD END ROAD AND IT'S NOT REALLY A GREAT ROAD. IT'S MAINTAINED BY PANAMA CITY. SO THAT HAS SOMETHING TO SAY IN ITSELF THERE. BUT IF YOU GUYS IF YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD WITH WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATION, I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU GUYS MAYBE MADE SOME CONTINGENCIES AND WANTED THEM TO BE THAT THERE'D BE ABSOLUTELY NO ACCESS OFF OF WEST 30TH STREET. AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE IF HE GETS APPROVED TODAY AND GETS SOLD TOMORROW, SOMEBODY WOULD COME IN AND OPEN UP THAT ROAD. AND THEN I'M HAVING TO FIGHT CODE ENFORCEMENT AND DO THAT WHOLE THING TO TRY TO STOP IT. SO I UNDERSTAND HOW THESE THINGS WORK AND I UNDERSTAND THEM. RECOGNIZING THE 25 FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER OFF THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE AS WELL, WHICH I'M SURE WILL BE PART OF ALL THE DEVELOPMENT ORDER STUFF. BUT IF THERE COULD BE SOME CONTINGENCIES TO ABSOLUTELY SOLIDIFY THAT, THAT WEST 30TH STREET, SO NOBODY COULD USE THAT AND THEN HAVE THE ADDRESS CHANGE TO AIRPORT DRIVE, THAT WOULD BE THAT'D BE SOME CONTINGENCIES. I'D ASK IF YOU GUYS COULD INCLUDE IN YOUR RECOMMENDATION IF IT GOES THAT WAY. THANK YOU. AND THIS IS A LOT NICER OR EASIER TO LOOK AT WHEN YOU SEE THIS. NOW, INSTEAD OF JUST GETTING A LETTER AND SAYING THEY'RE BUILDING A COMMERCIAL ROAD AT THE END OF THE ROAD. SO I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU GUYS. ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC HERE TO SPEAK? GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS IRINA POPESCU. I LIVE AT 2113 CALHOUN STREET, BUT I DO OWN TWO HOMES ON WEST 30TH STREET. I OWN 1308 AND 1311. I BOUGHT THOSE HOMES FOR MY FAMILY. WHEN THEY'RE READY TO MOVE FROM EUROPE. AND I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO BUY A FEW MONTHS AGO, ANOTHER ONE FOR MY FAMILY. BUT [00:45:04] THEY. THEIR NUMBER ONE REASON WAS THE FACT THAT THERE WAS IN THE. I KNOW WE'RE NOT HERE FOR THAT, BUT THERE WAS THE COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS IN THE BACK. SO ADDING ANOTHER COMMERCIAL BUILDING IN A RESIDENTIAL STREET, I DON'T THINK IT'S. IT WOULD BE IDEAL FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE THERE TO LIVE AND AS WELL AS, LIKE CHRIS SAID, THE TRAFFIC. AND IF YOU GUYS. I KNOW THE STAFF RECOMMENDED THAT YOU GUYS APPROVE IT. AND THE LEAST WE CAN ASK IS THAT YOU APPROVE IT TO WHERE THEIR BUFFERS AND THEIR ENTRANCE IS OFF AIRPORT DRIVE AND HAS NO CONNECTION TO OUR STREET AT ALL. WELL, I KNOW IT'S NOT REALLY NO CONNECTION, BUT. SO YOU DON'T SEE IT FROM OUR STREET BECAUSE IT IS A RESIDENTIAL CUL DE SAC. SO THAT'S BASICALLY ALL WE'RE ASKING. BUT OF COURSE, I PERSONALLY WOULD NOT WANT THAT TO BE. CHANGED TO COMMERCIAL JUST BECAUSE I NEVER YOU NEVER KNOW WHO IS TO. MAYBE THEY'RE NOT BUYING IT. OR FIVE YEARS LATER, TEN YEARS LATER, THEY'RE SELLING IT TO SOMEBODY ELSE. NOW THEY HAVE THE COMMERCIAL USE AND WE CANNOT CONTROL WHAT THEY DO WITH THE PROPERTY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC HERE TO SPEAK? HELLO. NAMED IVAN AT 1320 WEST 30TH STREET. AGREED. AND IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE JUST SAID, I'D LOVE. YES, I WAS SWORN IN. I WOULD LOVE MY LITTLE PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL STREET TO REMAIN THIS WAY WITHOUT A LOT OF VEHICLES DRIVING BY AND MY FAMILY TO BE SAFE. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? IT'S TIME FOR APPLICANT REBUTTAL. IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU'VE HEARD THAT YOU'D LIKE TO ADDRESS. NO. YOU GOOD? OKAY, THEN WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE DIRECTLY TO COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND ACTION. THIS ISN'T JUST A SUGGESTION TO YOU THAT IF YOU IF IT IS A WOOD FRAME STRUCTURE, IF YOU LOOK LIKE ALL THOSE HOUSES HAVE HIPPED ROOFS WITH GABLES, IF YOU HAD A HIP ROOF ON THERE AND IT BLENDED LIKE THE OTHER HOMES, IT'D BE THEY WOULD ACCEPT IT MORE. YEAH, SURE. YEAH. THANK YOU. MR. THAT WOULD BE, YES, 100% TO BE ABLE TO MATCH IT SO THAT IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE A ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH THAT KIND OF TIES IN WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S SURROUNDING. SO YES, SIR. WE'LL DEFINITELY AND THAT'LL COME WITH OUR DEVELOPMENT ORDER. AND JUST TO SAY THAT I AGREE WITH WITH THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND IT, THAT IT SHOULD TIE IN, NOT LOOK LIKE SOME GAUDY METAL BUILDING SITTING THERE. SO THANK YOU. SO. RESTRICTION OF NOT ACCESSING 30TH STREET SEEMS TO BE LOGICAL TO DO THAT. YEAH, I AGREE WITH THAT. AS FAR AS ADDRESSING WE CAN'T HANDLE THE ADDRESSING THE ADDRESS. YEAH. I WAS WONDERING ABOUT THAT. IF CAN WE EVEN ADDRESS THAT AT ALL. I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND THE PSYCHOLOGICAL BENEFIT OF IT IS JUST TO REMOVE IT FROM 30TH COURT ENTIRELY. I JUST DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN. I WOULD THINK THE OWNER COULD THEY COULD APPLY FOR AN ADDRESS CHANGE SINCE ON THE CORNER, BECAUSE I THINK AIRPORT ROAD WOULD BE BETTER ADDRESSED THAN 30TH STREET. OBVIOUSLY THE COMMISSION CAN PUT A CONDITION ON, ON THEIR RECOMMENDATION THAT THEY HAVE TO CHANGE THEIR ADDRESS. IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE DEVELOPMENT WISE WHAT THE EVIDENCE IS. RIGHT. YEAH, I THINK IT'S MORE PSYCHOLOGICAL. I, I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO TO OUR GIS DIVISION AND, AND REQUEST TO CHANGE THE ADDRESS. WE PROBABLY SHOULDN'T PUT THAT IN HERE BECAUSE THEY MAY THERE MAY BE SOME PUSHBACK. THAT THEY PRETTY MUCH THEY WOULD GET THE ADDRESS AND WE COULD ADD IT. BUT IF IT'S NOT 100%, I CAN'T SPEAK TO IT. YEAH. I MEAN, I CAN'T SPEAK TO WHETHER OUR GIS ARE ADDRESSING DIVISION COULD APPROVE AT A MINIMUM. WE COULD. I MEAN, I ASSUME THEY PROBABLY COULD MAKE IT A REQUIREMENT. YEAH. SO THAT IS DONE PRIMARILY FOR OUR ADDRESSING IS PRIMARILY DONE TO MAKE SURE 911 CAN GET TO THE RIGHT PLACE. SO IT MIGHT BE BENEFICIAL THEN. YEAH. SO THAT'S TYPICALLY. YOU KNOW, PROBABLY WON'T BE REALLY CONSIDERED UNTIL A CHANGE OF ADDRESS. BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT'S WHAT IS IT RIGHT NOW IT'S 30TH THAT THAT PARCEL. SO CURRENTLY HAS A CHANGE WOULD PROBABLY NOT BE CONSIDERED UNTIL THERE'S A BUILDING THERE THAT SHOWS AN ORIENTATION THAT SHOWS THAT I GOTCHA. POLICE OR A FIRE TRUCK IS MORE LIKELY TO NEED TO [00:50:06] ACCESS IT FROM AIRPORT RATHER THAN 30TH STREET. I THINK A RECOMMENDATION, RIGHT. I AGREE WITH THAT. THE THE ADDRESS, THE CURRENT ADDRESS BEING OFF WEST 30TH STREET DOES NOT RESTRICT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY FROM BEING ACCESSED FROM AIRPORT DRIVE IN ANY WAY, NOR DOES IT RESTRICT THE ORIENTATION OF THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING BEING DIRECTED FACING AIRPORT DRIVE. THAT WOULD STILL BE PERMITTED. WHETHER IT'S. DARREN, I'M GOING TO NEED TO ABSTAIN FROM THIS ONE AS WELL FOR THE SAME BASIS AS ITEM NUMBER THREE TO AVOID THE APPEARANCE OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT. OKAY? AND MAKE HIM SOME NOTES. WELL, I CAN'T MAKE A I CAN'T MAKE A MOTION EITHER WAY. BUT BUT WE DO WANT TO PUT SOME STIPULATIONS IN THERE. SO JUST THE, THE NOTES BASED ON WHAT I JUST READ THIS BACK AND YOU COULD INCORPORATE IT MAYBE THAT, THAT THERE THAT THERE IS NO ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY ON 30TH COURT. WE MAKE THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE ADDRESS BE CHANGED TO AIRPORT DRIVE. I THINK IT IS THAT. AND ALSO I THINK LIGHTING ON THE ON THE ADJACENT TO THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE SHOULD BE IF IT EXISTS, IT SHOULD BE LOW AND TURNED AWAY FROM THE HOMES. SO SO THAT THERE'S NO LIGHT POLLUTION OVER ONTO THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE. AND THEN THE, THE BUILDING ITSELF, THE FRONT OF THE BUILDINGS ORIENTATION BE TOWARD AIRPORT DRIVE. YOU GET ALL THAT. PAM RECORDED. YEAH, I THINK YOU MEANT 30TH STREET INSTEAD OF 30TH COURT. OH, IT'S 30TH STREET. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, I'LL TAKE IT OUT OF MY PAY. I MAKE THE MOTION WITH WHAT DARREN SAID. SECOND. OKAY. LET'S SEE. I THINK MY FIRST MICHAEL HUNNICUTT IS MY SECOND. ALL RIGHT, MR. CHRISTIE. YES, MA'AM. MR. DAFFIN. YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT. ITEM F COMMISSION MEMBER ITEMS [F. Commission Member Items ] UNDER THAT. WE HAVE TO VOTE FOR AN EXCUSED ABSENCE. IS THAT FOR ME? YES, I THINK SO, YEAH. YEAH. WELL, HAVE WE ALREADY DID WE VOTED LAST. WE VOTED LAST TIME. WE VOTED LAST. OH. FOR ME. YEAH. OKAY. OH, SO THE BAD LETTUCE PART DOESN'T HOLD. ABSENCES TODAY. EVERYBODY'S HERE. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT THEN. SO MR. S FOR PAM. SO THERE'S NOTHING NO ABSENCES TO ADDRESS. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.