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Planning board approves future-land-use change and rezoning for 2300 N. Highway 29
Summary
The Escambia County Planning Board on Oct. 7 approved a small-scale future land use amendment and a rezoning request that together clear the way for Heavy Commercial and Light Industrial (HCLI) uses at 2300 North Highway 29 after staff and the applicant indicated agreement and no members of the public spoke.
The Escambia County Planning Board on Oct. 7 unanimously approved a small-scale future land use map amendment and an associated rezoning for property at 2300 North Highway 29, moving the site toward Heavy Commercial and Light Industrial (HCLI) land-use and zoning designations.
Staff development services coordinator Rachel Whitmire presented maps, aerials and notice photos for SSA2025-06 and Z2025-07. Meredith Bush, agent for owners David and Diane Fitzpatrick, confirmed she had received staff’s findings and agreed with them. "Yes. Staff fully supports the application," Bush said during the hearing.
The board moved to expedite both matters; with no public speakers and no objections from board members the motions were seconded and the board voted to approve both the small-scale amendment and the rezoning.
Why it matters: the combined approvals change the property’s official future land-use designation and zoning so that heavier commercial and light-industrial uses allowed under HCLI may be pursued. That triggers a subsequent development-review process in which site-specific design, access, stormwater and buffering will be evaluated before any building permits are issued.
What the record shows: staff provided a future land use map, a 500-foot radius zoning map and site photography; the application materials indicate the parcel was recently opted out of a DSAP and staff recommended approval. Meredith Bush stated she and the property owners accept staff’s findings. The board’s action on both SSA2025-06 and Z2025-07 was taken by motion, second and voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the hearing transcript and no one from the public objected on the record.
Next steps: approval by the Planning Board is a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) for rezoning matters heard in the quasi-judicial process; the BCC will consider the recommendation at a later date. Any future development on the parcel must pass county development review and meet all LDC standards before construction permits are issued.
Notes: The record identifies the applicant’s agent and staff presenters and references the county’s land development code criteria used to evaluate rezoning requests; no formal conditions or deed restrictions were read into the record for these two items at the Planning Board hearing.
