Milton council hears rezoning request for 25-acre RV campground behind 6593 Caroline Street

The City of Milton held a public hearing July 8 on a rezoning request for roughly 25 acres behind 6593 Caroline Street that the applicant says is planned for an RV campground and related facilities. The hearing opened with city staff describing the site and the process; the city did not vote on the rezoning and officials said the item will return for a required second public hearing and possible action in August.

The matter matters locally because the site abuts jurisdictional wetlands and the Blackwater River trail, is adjacent to high-traffic Caroline Street and would require utilities and permitting from state regulators. Council members and several speakers pressed the applicant and staff on stormwater protections, wetland buffers, sewer capacity, traffic and emergency egress.

Applicant Mohammed Shelby introduced the concept as preliminary and said he was “flexible” on details. “If you have another idea for the property other than [an RV park], I’m going to listen,” Shelby told the council. He said his firm had already paid for a wetlands survey and plans to avoid building inside the wetland, and that the final plan would show engineering measures to protect wetlands and contain runoff at dump stations.

Council members repeatedly urged that detailed requirements be written…