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Council approves amended Project Zeppelin plan; Amazon to occupy expanded warehouse footprint
Summary
West Melbourne council approved an amended master plan for Project Zeppelin that lowers building height, spreads the structure horizontally, reduces commercial acreage and retains shared stormwater management; Amazon confirmed plans to operate a first-mile fulfillment center expected to bring about 1,000 full-time jobs. (Vote 6–1)
West Melbourne — The City Council voted Tuesday to approve an amended master development plan for Project Zeppelin, a large mixed‑use development that includes an expanded, lower-profile warehouse intended in part for Amazon.
Planning Director Christie Fisher told the council the revised agreement keeps the site’s future‑land‑use and zoning designations while changing the building profile from a taller, multistory concept to a longer, conventional warehouse. The master development plan lists roughly 12.26% commercial, 69.9% industrial and 17.84% open space for the 117‑acre site, Fisher said. Staff noted that off‑site transportation…
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