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Commission approves rezoning, RV-storage special exception and buffer variance in public hearing
Summary
On second reading the board approved Ordinance 2025-36 (rezone ~5.01 acres to bring a nonconforming parcel into compliance), granted a special exception to allow RV storage in a Commercial Highway district, and approved a variance to buffering requirements for an industrial parcel with added firewall conditions.
The Baker County Board of County Commissioners conducted second-reading public hearings and approved several land-use requests Dec. 2.
Ordinance 2025-36: Staff described a 5.01-acre parcel off Odessa River Road created in 2003 that is nonconforming due to lot size. The applicant proposed rezoning from Agricultural 7.5 to Agricultural 5 so a site-built home can be built; staff and the Local Planning Agency recommended approval. The board adopted the ordinance on second reading to reclassify the parcel (staff identified the owner as Francisca Taylor).
Special exception for RV storage: The board considered a request to allow recreational-vehicle storage on a 7.33-acre parcel on Nursery Boulevard within the Commercial Highway district, adjacent to Island Oaks RV Park. Staff and LPA recommended approval; commissioners asked about an existing dwelling unit on the lot and replacement rules. Staff explained a replacement process allowing a dwelling unit to be replaced within six months if it is a continued residential use; the board approved the special exception.
Buffering variance for an industrial parcel: An applicant requested relief from the county's 150-foot buffer-yard requirement on a 2.07-acre industrial parcel at the northeast corner of State Road 121 and County Road 228. Because the parcel size would leave little usable area under the full buffer standard, staff recommended approval conditioned on proposed internal firewalls and civil plan review. Commissioners noted the proximity of a fire hydrant and approved the variance after confirming proposed fire protection measures.
All three land-use items were supported by staff and the planning board and were approved by voice vote at the meeting. Commissioners emphasized the need for civil review and fire-protection compliance as conditions for approving the buffer variance.
