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Staff recommended approval after finding the proposed kennel met Land Development Code criteria for compatibility, utilities and circulation; the board voted 5-0 to adopt staff findings. The board also accepted a site-plan exhibit that the applicant provided at the hearing and encouraged continued coordination with county animal-control partners.

Waterfront Rescue Mission representatives described a prefabricated, climate-controlled kennel intended to offer eight interior dog boxes with eight exterior runs (capacity typically eight animals, with the ability to double temporarily in exceptional circumstances). The kennel structure will be surrounded by chain-link fencing, include interior drains tied to the sewer system, and occupy an area behind the mission’s Life Builder building. Waterfront representatives said the mission already operates within a secured campus that includes privacy fencing and adjacent mission-owned buildings that will provide buffering.

Staff (Andrew Homer) told the board the site is about 0.62 acres, zoned heavy commercial/light industrial, and within a 20-year wellhead travel-time contour (not subject to the stricter seven-year wellhead restrictions). Staff noted that on-site water, electric and sewer services were available, and that specific waste- and noise-management practices would be reviewed during subsequent site-plan review.

Neighbors and nearby property owners who spoke at the hearing raised repeated concerns about sanitation, infectious-disease risks and animals running loose before intake. Dr. Joanne Glesser, who said she and her husband own properties abutting the mission, described past experiences volunteering at the county animal shelter and recounted illness she attributed to pathogen exposure from animals. Neighbors asked for a concrete intake process and assurances that animals would be corralled, vaccinated and screened before accessing mission services.

Waterfront representatives said they had consulted with Escambia County animal-control staff (county animal shelter leadership) and that the shelter had offered to help with intake procedures — vaccinations, deworming and scanning for dangerous-dog records — and to provide training on sanitation and animal handling. During the hearing Waterfront offered to make intake coordination a condition of campus access (i.e., animals accompanying clients would be checked by animal-control prior to clients entering mission services).

Board members and staff urged Waterfront to document an operational plan for animal intake, sanitation, and handling as part of the site-plan review. The board voted to approve the conditional use on staff findings; staff will require the applicant to complete the site-plan and operational reviews, and the county’s animal-control staff will be involved in developing intake and sanitation procedures.

The board’s conditional-use approval authorizes the kennel use on the property subject to standard site-plan review and operational oversight by county staff and animal-control partners. Neighbors were encouraged to pursue continued communication with Waterfront and county animal-control to address intake logistics and public-health concerns.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Adjustment | September 17, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Board of Adjustment approved a conditional use allowing Waterfront Rescue Mission to place an on-site kennel for clients' pets at 380 West Herman Street, with staff to review site plan and operations. Neighbors raised concerns about sanitation, disease transmission and animals waiting outside during intake.","taxTitle","Escambia County, Florida","taxId",12773,"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},6462967,"Board of Adjustment approves Pelican entertainment venue with hours and fencing conditions near childcare",2534,636000,3170000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5786079-8063c5c8404021fb892b444fb64ade5a&start=636&end=3170","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5786079-8063c5c8404021fb892b444fb64ade5a/thumbnail_636000.jpg","/articles/6462967/Escambia-County/Florida/Board-of-Adjustment-approves-Pelican-entertainment-venue-with-hours-and-fencing-conditions-near-childcare","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6462967-7ff66b99e120047364b8cfdc6c50487d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771065471&Signature=Eon5mNo21LDcs3v85XQiJwPX~o8qmCHop1iJBthjisRJgEzaE9uPNxqpbY2kQwT2nScBJUNzR7w8e6pAc9nIYMpGxmABS-PjmenfcS3PhmC7Mkec9WQGJUew8IH40RwjA-bUvq~0Zkkx3XETn9-4M04NtOkI3rBPIeHPGx9C9CpptNbIBR7P7vvBN7PCP4ENRA2KGM78dNKawsqyLh2QaBinnS~KlMuaFJtGtle0cVtHBlUNHzfBrFby92EaDebUxrdg9UJU-u5a2Q8hNsmU-Zj3DyFeC-Ls0FPURtlwJIs3De-xAyWzOMdbCVEGLBrO0IYmGWy7AunB~1hU31aaCQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Escambia County Board of Adjustment on Sept. 17 approved a conditional use for a restaurant-arcade called the Pelican at 1420 West 9 Mile Road that will serve alcohol and include a package sales component, despite the use being within the statutory 1,000-foot separation from a childcare facility.

The decision was 5-0 after the board adopted staff findings and an applicant amendment limiting on-premise alcohol service to 3 p.m. weekdays and 2 p.m. weekends, and requiring an 8-foot wood privacy fence and completion of required state alcohol licensing before operation.

Staff and the applicant told the board that the proposed venue, described by the applicant as a family-friendly restaurant-arcade with a bar and a package-sales area, would be separated from the adjacent childcare facility (Little Prodigies) by a retention pond and buffering. County planner Caleb McCarty said staff verified the childcare’s posted hours as 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and measured the minimum separation between the two uses at roughly 650 feet from door to door, which triggered the conditional-use review.

Applicant’s attorney Meredith Bush said the Pelican would operate bar service and indoor arcade activities, with package sales beginning at 10 a.m. She and the applicant proposed mitigation measures including an 8-foot privacy fence, indoor-only service (no outdoor consumption), security protocols and responsible alcohol-service practices. Bush also offered to amend the application to restrict weekday on-premise alcohol service to start at 3 p.m. while keeping the package-sales hours at 10 a.m.

Staff’s findings, which the board adopted, concluded the proposal met the Land Development Code criteria for a conditional use provided specific conditions were met. Planning staff noted an Escambia County development order issued Jan. 29, 2025, authorized a 10,400-square-foot multi-tenant retail building on the site; utilities (ECUA and Florida Power & Light) were available and the approved site plan showed no cross-access to the childcare property.

During public comment Nathaniel Love, part owner of Little Prodigies Music and Arts Center, said his primary concern was protecting children from exposure to alcohol and urged the board to restrict hours so children would not overlap with alcohol service times. The applicant responded that the venue is intended to be family friendly, that all alcohol service would be indoor, and that responsible management would minimize risks.

Board members discussed both the statutory 1,000-foot separation and the county’s conditional-use criteria, noting that the Land Development Code allows the board to grant a conditional use even when the separation requirement is not met if other compatibility criteria are satisfied. The board’s motion approved staff’s recommendation with the applicant’s amended hours and the fence condition. The motion passed 5-0.

The board recorded the approval as a development order condition: the applicant must (1) obtain the required state alcohol licensing; (2) construct an 8-foot privacy fence along the property boundary facing the childcare facility; and (3) limit on-premise alcohol service to 3 p.m.–1 a.m. Monday–Friday (as amended to begin at 3 p.m. weekdays by board motion) and 2 p.m.–1 a.m. on weekends, with package-sales opening at 10 a.m. on weekdays as stated in the application.

The board’s action is a final local administrative decision of the Board of Adjustment and may be subject to legal review consistent with applicable county procedures and state law.","The Escambia County Board of Adjustment approved a conditional use allowing on-premises alcohol consumption at 1420 West 9 Mile Road (the Pelican) despite the site being about 650 feet from a childcare facility, subject to an 8-foot privacy fence, completion of state alcohol licensing and weekday service-hour limits.","actionData","errors"]

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