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Rezoning board approves six cases, conditions variance with 8-foot fence
Summary
At a special Santa Rosa County rezoning hearing the board approved six cases — including two HCD rezonings and an industrial M2 rezoning — and approved a variance for a house built inside a setback on the condition the owner erect an 8-foot privacy fence; one contested rezoning was denied 3–2.
The Santa Rosa County rezoning board reviewed seven matters and issued votes on each. Most cases were routine approvals; one variance and one contested rezoning generated substantive comment.
Key outcomes at a glance: - Evangelos Papadopoulos, variance for 1957 Sunrise Drive (appeal of a zoning denial): approved unanimously on motion with the condition that the owner install an 8-foot privacy fence; staff said the permit file contained only a plot plan and not a formal survey, and the elevation survey later revealed the setback discrepancy. The board directed staff to revise procedures to reduce the risk of similar errors going forward.
- Sterling Fibers (case 2024-26-R): rezoning from AG RR to M2 for distribution warehouses; applicant Buddy Page said the planned use requires M2; approved unanimously.
- William Coutts Jr. (case 2024-37-RSS): rezoning to HCD to match adjacent HCD parcel; approved without objection.
- Kansas City Investments LLC / Ingrid Edge (case 2024-38-RSS): rezoning to HCD for a small family investment/office; applicant said the parcel is about 1.5 acres and intended for small-office use; approved without objection.
- Paul John Pelarito (case 7): rezone to AG RR for a small corner residential parcel; approved without objection.
- Damon Frady (Highway 87 corridor): rezoning to HCD. The applicant’s representative, Buddy Page, submitted a follow-up letter from the city of Milton stating the city will accept developer-installed and permitted AquaTech packaged sewer systems for future ownership and maintenance by the city; after discussion the board approved the rezoning without objection.
One contested item: the Darby family application for a 72-home subdivision on Woodbine Road was debated at length and was denied 3–2 (see separate article). The board adjourned after completing all cases.
Voting notes: For items approved without roll-call recording of each commissioner’s individual vote, the clerk recorded unanimous passage; the Darby family rezoning motion failed 3–2.
