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Gulf County and Port St. Joe pause dispute over annexation and land‑use change for 2.5‑acre parcel
Summary
At a Sept. 10 conflict‑assessment meeting, Gulf County officials reiterated legal challenges to Port St. Joe ordinances 618 (annexation) and 619 (land‑use change) for Parcel ID 4571 and agreed to recess to let the county, city and the parcel owner seek a negotiated proposal before mediation or further litigation.
GULF COUNTY, Fla. — Gulf County commissioners held a conflict‑assessment meeting Sept. 10 with Port St. Joe officials to attempt to resolve the county's opposition to two city ordinances that annexed and changed the land use of a 2.5‑acre parcel in the city’s industrial park.
The county opposes City of Port St. Joe Ordinance 618 (annexation) and Ordinance 619 (land‑use change) and has filed court challenges; county legal staff told commissioners the conflict assessment is a required statutory step before mediation or further litigation. County Attorney said, “The conflict assessment is a step required by statute,” and described legal filings that are pending in the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit.
The dispute centers on Parcel ID 4571 (2.5 acres), owned by HK Gulf Coast Holdings LLC, inside the city’s industrial area. Gulf County officials contend the city’s notice for the public hearings was defective, that the land‑use change amounts to illegal spot zoning, and that the change conflicts with Port St. Joe’s comprehensive plan and Florida law.…
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