Nassau County technical review committee forwards two subdivision items and reviews Scott Road Beach Park restroom pre-application

The Nassau County Development Review Committee met May 27, 2025, and recommended two subdivision items to county department heads while providing technical comments on a pre-application for a small restroom at Scott Road Beach Park.

The committee, a technical advisory body chaired by Tabitha Bostick of Development Services, considered a pre-application presented by Tyler Keppel of Half Associates for the Scott Road Beach Park improvements. Keppel said the project would include “about 400 square foot restroom” containing two restrooms and that "the project's utilities will be through NASA Amelia Utilities." He said the proposed structure would be located west of the coastal construction control line discussed during the meeting.

The review matters because the committee’s recommendations inform department-head approvals and flag permitting issues staff will need to address before construction. Committee members identified site-protection and permitting items that the applicant must resolve during formal submittal.

Development Services staff raised the project’s review path under the county land development code. A Development Services representative noted, “per our land development code, section 5.07, you would not exceed the threshold. You have to come through full, development review.” Staff advised the applicant to submit a building permit for the structure and to complete the full development-review submittal process where required.

Planning staff requested tree-protection measures for palm trees adjacent to the proposed restroom. The building department recommended a rail or guardrail at the front curve of the site to prevent falls, and staff noted existing similar protection on a neighboring building. Fire officials reported no comments. Development Services staff noted the applicant planned flush concrete and bollards for protection at the restroom entrance and had no further comments at the pre-application stage.

Separately, the committee reviewed two items that had been submitted for recommendation to department heads: FD24-004 (Tributary Unit 17) and FD24-003 (Tributary Unit 12). Representatives from Planning, Development Services, the Health Department, the Building Department, and Fire reported no further comments on either item. Chair Tabitha Bostick opened both tabs and, with no substantive department comments, concluded those items as recommended to department heads for approval.

No formal votes were recorded during the meeting; the committee functions as a recommending body and did not take final action on any item. The meeting concluded after the three agenda items were addressed; staff instructed the Scott Road Beach Park applicant to proceed with the required building-permit submittal and any additional permits identified during the full development-review process.

Notes: All direct quotations in this report are drawn from the meeting transcript. Where staff used acronyms during the meeting, this article expands them on first reference (FDEP = Florida Department of Environmental Protection). The committee is advisory; final approvals for referred items will be made by the relevant department heads.