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Commission OKs ACE Hardware expansion, ice vending machine after traffic, parking concerns
Summary
The Lynn Haven Commission approved a multi‑parcel expansion for ACE Hardware and a development order for a self‑service ice vending machine. Planning staff said both projects meet CRA and land‑use standards; commenters raised concerns about parking, boat‑trailer access and the absence of zoning rules to control such uses.
The Lynn Haven City Commission approved two development orders: an expansion of ACE Hardware that adds parking and stormwater improvements and a development order to install a self‑service ice vending machine and five off‑street parking spaces at 601 Ohio Avenue.
Planning staff said the ACE expansion — which involves three parcels and adds 16 parking spaces with on‑site stormwater improvements — complies with the CRA development standards and the city’s Unified Land Development Code. Commissioners discussed the possibility of a post‑hours parking agreement that would allow the store’s lot to serve neighborhood events.
Public commenters raised safety and traffic concerns about the ice vending machine site, which is close to Highway 77 and a boat launch. Sean McNeil and other residents warned that vehicles with trailers could struggle to enter or exit the site and urged the commission to consider ingress/egress improvements or no‑parking restrictions on Sixth Street. The applicant’s engineer said elongated 40‑foot parking spaces were included to accommodate trailers where feasible.
Commissioners approved both development orders by roll call. Several speakers used the approvals to reiterate calls for a formal zoning program to provide greater predictability for future commercial uses along main corridors.
