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Planning board backs rezoning of West 10 Mile storage site to commercial despite resident drainage concerns
Summary
The planning board recommended rezoning of a long-standing self-storage site at 1980 West 10 Mile Road to a Commercial district; staff said the use appears to be a legal nonconforming use since 1997, the applicant plans upgrades and buffering, and residents and flood advocates cited stormwater risks.
The Escambia County Planning Board on Aug. 5 recommended approval of a rezoning request for 1980 West 10 Mile Road that would change split Low Density Mixed Use and Medium Density Residential zoning to a single Commercial district (case Z2025-06).
County planner Caleb McCarty presented maps and aerial photos showing the site and its 500-foot surroundings and noted the site's Future Land Use designation is Mixed Use Suburban. McCarty and other staff said the site contains an existing, long-running self-storage operation; county records indicate the storage use dates to approvals issued in the 1990s.
Alessandria Palmer of Kimley Horn and Associates, representing Storage Rentals of America, told the board the property includes about 7 acres and eight…
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