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Lynn Haven adopts Marina Island Overlay; commission removes future industrial parcel and orders buffer changes
Summary
After a developer presentation and public testimony, the City Commission approved Ordinance 11-79 establishing the Marina Island Overlay District, amended to remove a planned industrial parcel and to update buffer language requested by neighboring industrial property owners.
The Lynn Haven City Commission voted 5-0 on Tuesday to adopt Ordinance 11-79, the Marina Island Overlay District, a zoning overlay intended to guide a large mixed-use waterfront redevelopment known as Marina Island.
The ordinance sets standards for permitted uses, lot sizes, setbacks, building height, parking and street design across the project area and is designed to encourage waterfront, mixed-use development with public amenities. Commissioners approved the ordinance after hearing a detailed presentation from developer representatives and more than an hour of public comment and technical questions.
The developer, represented at the meeting by Andy Bell and architect/urban designers, said the project will include mixed-use buildings, canals, pedestrian promenades, shared greens and a public waterfront center. The developer told commissioners it would keep the…
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