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Amanda, a city planner, said an “in-depth traffic study was completed” and will be available at the public hearing, and that staff had directed the consultant to analyze specific roads and intersections. The study, as described at the workshop, examined both Phase 1 and full build-out. It found Phase 1 roadways would operate adequately but projected adverse impacts on several segments at full build-out, including North Shore Road (State Road 390 to Goose Bayou Road) and West Ninth, Tenth and Twelfth streets.

The study recommendations described at the workshop included building Marina Island Boulevard as a divided two-lane facility with right-turn lanes, a roundabout or alternative traffic control at Marina Island Boulevard and Tennessee Avenue, and signalization or alternative control at Marina Island Boulevard and State Road 390. The developer representative said Marina Island Boulevard is intended to be constructed early in the project and that the team plans to bring the road and rails-to-trails connections into the city network.

Residents used the public comment period to press for environmental work. Multiple speakers described accumulated sediment and damaged seagrass in the bayou and asked who will dredge and maintain the channel in the future. A Marina Island representative said the team will dredge the channel to the bridge at Arthur Drive as part of the marina application and that the developer has committed roughly $6,000,000 for the bridge and dredging work. The developer also said dredging and a larger cut will improve flushing and that the Corps and state environmental regulations will govern marine work.

The nut graf: Traffic and marine engineering are tied to permitting — the traffic study will inform intersection designs and phasing decisions, while the dredging/canal cut and marina permits will require Corps and state approval and environmental mitigation. Developers said the marina and bridge work will be submitted early in the development-order sequence; staff said subsequent development orders will require separate traffic analyses for later phases.

Ending: Commissioners and staff said city review at the development-order stage will provide additional opportunities for technical comment and community feedback on traffic, stormwater and marine environmental protections.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","4/21/2025 Commission Workshop - Mariana Island Overlay","oneSentenceSummary","City staff and developers described a traffic impact study, plans for Marina Island Boulevard, a bridge and dredging to reopen a canal; residents urged dredging and environmental mitigation to restore seagrass and bayou flushing.","taxTitle","Lynn Haven, Bay County, Florida","taxId",52331,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6265749,"Commissioners weigh 20- vs. 60-foot buffer to protect Merrick Industries as Marina Island proceeds",2315,704000,3019000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3088963-b2877e22e73950e44442ada54cbab873&start=704&end=3019","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3088963-b2877e22e73950e44442ada54cbab873/thumbnail_704000.jpg","/articles/6265749/Lynn-Haven/Bay-County/Florida/Commissioners-weigh-20-vs-60-foot-buffer-to-protect-Merrick-Industries-as-Marina-Island-proceeds","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6265749-2574143263497ed9b0c8d59063d4a3bd/orig.mp4?Expires=1771152360&Signature=eSGAzVkVE2qw2eM7N2lM0v91rYa7Dh~BMRrPLKlLvp451dgNa7hyTfe67IKIUdkVFFPbk~eKelemAqoBYxbxPda1RyxBQZgQt9WZFClvcRS6re75Bi9DzjZVwmiexBdTCZ5DK7CVu-N7X5rDYvHEpexBFpQbDZYKwUb1SGjb-CvtVCuT5JN0bf8qZ3LEdbY4FzUc9kEv~EtOZRnPFpV13Wjah4y6EX0aGcNnNOo3s9o64Anmf5AePxjbe3FyW0p8nE83X8E0AkhIqUohLYbw2CLl73cFc9GEReK0-LVh~apu0Pc3Q4Q6MUs7BIRLuNlcPXqMCB30eINg0EUIHbAP4g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Commissioners and developers traded proposals at a Lynn Haven workshop over how wide a landscape buffer should be between the Marina Island development and adjacent Merrick Industries.

Commissioner Peebles, who said he is “very pro Marina Island,” urged the commission to protect Merrick Industries and its roughly 150 employees and recommended a 60-foot buffer rather than the 20-foot buffer shown in the mixed-use overlay.

Developers and their representatives acknowledged the need to be good neighbors and proposed noise mitigation measures such as berms, trees and eight-foot backyard walls for residences closest to the industrial site. A Marina Island representative said, “We are not gonna put any house 20 feet,” and described plans for walls and landscaping to reduce noise.

City Attorney Amy Myers told the commission it has discretion. “If it is your pleasure to set a 60 foot buffer, you may do so,” she said, adding the commission could also keep a smaller buffer now and expand it later at the development-order stage or allow the developer to seek a variance during the development-order process.

The nut graf: The choice of buffer width affects landscaping requirements, planting density and lot layouts. Under the Unified Land Development Code (ULDC) as explained at the workshop, a mixed-use land use adjacent to industrial typically triggers a C buffer; the narrowest required C buffer is 20 feet, the widest is 30 feet, and wider buffers may change the required plantings per 100 linear feet. Commissioners asked whether the city could require a larger buffer now and later amend the overlay if the larger buffer proves too restrictive; Myers confirmed that is legally possible.

Commissioners voiced differing priorities: several emphasized protecting longtime industrial operations and their employees; one commissioner said she prefers leaving policy in writing and supported 60 feet because “what’s on print is what goes.” The developer said it would consider refined language to require secondary sound delineation devices and will accommodate the city’s reasonable requirements.

Ending: The commission must decide at the formal hearing whether to set the buffer in the overlay or defer certain requirements to the development-order stage; staff and counsel outlined paths for either approach.","At a Lynn Haven workshop developers and commissioners debated buffer widths between new Marina Island development and existing Merrick Industries; city attorney said the commission may set a 60-foot buffer now or leave it at 20 feet and expand at the development-order stage.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6265751,"Lynn Haven workshop frames Marina Island overlay as first step; development agreement would vest 30-year entitlements",287,202000,489000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3088963-b2877e22e73950e44442ada54cbab873&start=202&end=489","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3088963-b2877e22e73950e44442ada54cbab873/thumbnail_202000.jpg","/articles/6265751/Lynn-Haven/Bay-County/Florida/Lynn-Haven-workshop-frames-Marina-Island-overlay-as-first-step-development-agreement-would-vest-30-year-entitlements","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6265751-9b840631b2dd7f402b4d8db028c2ebd2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771152360&Signature=jH6W7~75e5ZQ3-4Mh9IXfVfshWrtQ67k0SoFq3ZmwkmtdjvZbgTX9psY3ftsTDSFJUOZMIxTDjeFxyLY5~RxBFeSVrPhVm2R0v3Ot9mjjIzXwvj3z8pcLymMGxuWfjtMRcH4J9Y9k2vcw1HBXF7g4Ri7Fr~Ck2z~aC8R2Mx7ZUrBjRce8REnv-RuYDA6cfgSRWYRVi1O-ao1kzZ27wJQjmHYBHfxEblykVtC9-UKe0h83N8~5gPLmKlixVm9SocTVZGCboP5225WjHLZSYO2zHRdmFfoc3X6mXOWz1RI9ct~H0RaIU80uKx2ZKtyrk8vzmepeuaufUezxoGbzTwG2g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City Attorney Amy Myers told the Lynn Haven commission at a workshop that the Marina Island overlay ordinance and a separate development agreement together would create entitlements for the project, while additional approvals would be required before construction.

“This overlay district ordinance and the agreement, fall into the entitlements category,” Myers said, adding that “the agreement itself is a contract that has a lifetime of 30 years as currently presented.”

The nut graf: The commission was briefed that the overlay sets the policy framework against which future development orders will be measured, while a development order and building permits would follow. Staff and developers emphasized that many site-specific questions — exact building footprints, stormwater measures, elevation of houses — will be addressed later at the development order and permitting stages.

Myers summarized the sequence the city will follow: approval of the overlay ordinance and the development agreement would vest overall entitlements (step 1), applicants would then submit development applications and development orders with more detailed site plans (step 2), and finally the building-permit process would regulate construction-level details. Amanda, a city planner, confirmed an in-depth traffic impact study has already been completed and will inform later permitting reviews.

Developers and their consultants told commissioners they have been coordinating with city staff and other agencies. A developer representative said the team has tried to align the project with Lynn Haven’s character while reserving detailed engineering and environmental review for the permit stage. The developer also said the team expects phased construction over many years.

Commissioners pressed for clarity on where policy decisions must be made now and what remains for later reviews. Mayor and multiple commissioners emphasized they wanted to preserve the city’s ability to require conditions at subsequent development-order reviews.

Ending: The commission will discuss the overlay again at its regular meeting later the same evening; approval of the overlay would be only the first of several steps before construction could begin.","City attorney and developers told a Lynn Haven workshop the overlay ordinance would set policy while a separate development agreement would be a 30-year contract granting entitlements; commissioners and staff outlined next steps in the multi-stage permitting process.","actionData","errors"]

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Traffic study, bridge and dredging central to Marina Island plan; residents press for bayou restoration and marine protections

Commissioners weigh 20- vs. 60-foot buffer to protect Merrick Industries as Marina Island proceeds

Lynn Haven workshop frames Marina Island overlay as first step; development agreement would vest 30-year entitlements