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Panama City planning board backs rezoning for 1410 Wilmot Ave.; neighbors raise traffic and density concerns
Summary
The planning board recommended rezoning 1410 Wilmot Avenue from Neighborhood Residential to Neighborhood General to allow a four-unit conversion of a former church. Neighbors said the change could bring higher traffic, noise and commercial uses; the board voted to recommend approval to the city commission.
The City of Panama City Planning Board voted to recommend rezoning 1410 Wilmot Avenue to Neighborhood General on July 14, sending the application to the City Commission for final action.
The board’s vote follows an application by the owner to rezone the parcel (case CPCPLN20250694) to permit conversion of the former church structure into long-term rental units, including a four-unit layout within the larger building. “Yes, sir. In the same building… dividing it into pieces,” applicant Tony Medrano said when asked whether the plan would create four units.
Neighbors told the board they support reusing a vacant building but worried the broader Neighborhood General designation…
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