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Escambia County BOA approves conditional use to allow larger retail space on Mobile Highway

Escambia County Board of Adjustment · December 17, 2025
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Summary

The Escambia County Board of Adjustment voted 4-0 on Dec. 17, 2025 to approve conditional use CU2025-133227, allowing retail/restaurant space greater than 6,000 square feet (and up to 35,000) in HDMU zoning along Mobile Highway after staff recommended approval.

Escambia County’s Board of Adjustment unanimously approved conditional use CU2025-133227 on Dec. 17, 2025, allowing a retail/restaurant use larger than the 6,000-square-foot limit (up to 35,000 square feet) in high-density mixed-use (HDMU) zoning on Mobile Highway.

Staff from the Development Services Department presented maps and photos of the site in the Brownsville Community Redevelopment Area and reviewed the conditional-use criteria. Andrew Homer, Development Services, told the board staff found the proposed warehouse/storage addition and retail use compatible with the commercial character along Mobile Highway, noted…

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