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Council directs county to revise Crystal Beach shores plan for low‑speed vehicle parking, approves small setback variance
Summary
Destin’s City Council instructed county staff to prepare variances and plan changes for the Shores at Crystal Beach project to allow a 20‑foot exit throat that encroaches into a setback and to incorporate low‑speed vehicle (LSV) parking in the eastern lot; council also directed a one‑way entry reconfiguration for the western lot.
Council members on April 21 directed Okaloosa County staff to prepare required variances and plan revisions for the Shores at Crystal Beach project and to incorporate low‑speed vehicle (LSV) parking features in the eastern parking lot. The motion passed 7-0.
City staff summarized county-submitted plans and returned county comments. The key technical request from the city was a variance tied to a required 20-foot throat width for emergency vehicle access: the proposed alignment reduces the required 10-foot setback to roughly 6 feet at the northwest corner to achieve the throat width needed for fire trucks. City staff said the variance is small and acceptable, and the county will prepare the formal variance…
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