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Zoning board backs commercial node at Bell Lane with neighborhood-use limits, bars gas stations
Summary
The Santa Rosa County Zoning Board recommended rezoning 5.23 acres on Bell Lane to Highway Commercial Development but limited allowable uses to smaller "neighborhood commercial" types and prohibited gas stations after public comment and applicant discussion.
The Santa Rosa County Zoning Board on an advisory vote recommended rezoning a 5.23-acre parcel on Bell Lane from R-2 (medium-density residential) to HCD (Highway Commercial Development), subject to conditions limiting uses to neighborhood-scale commercial activities and excluding gas stations.
The proposed rezoning, advanced by developer representative Clint Fisher, was described by the applicant as intended to provide small-scale commercial amenities for new and existing nearby neighborhoods. "This project was part of an overall master plan... It could be a coffee shop, whether it's a donut shop,"…
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