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Neighbors oppose 'commercial creep'; planning commission recommends denial of rezoning at 2312 Mound Avenue

Bay County Planning Commission · August 19, 2025
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Summary

After extensive public comment opposing conversion of 0.25 acre at 2312 Mound Avenue to general commercial, the Planning Commission accepted staff’s recommendation that the request is inconsistent with the comprehensive plan and forwarded a recommendation to deny the rezoning to the County Commission.

The Bay County Planning Commission on Aug. 19 voted to accept staff’s recommendation that a rezoning request for 2312 Mound Avenue is inconsistent with the comprehensive plan, effectively forwarding a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners to deny the application.

Wayne Porter, planning staff, told the commission the parcel has a history of noncompliant commercial use (paved surface and stored inventory) and that prior small‑scale amendment and rezoning applications were filed in 2013 and 2023 and then…

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