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Zoning board narrowly backs neighborhood-commercial rezoning near Quintet/Tunnel Road after heated public opposition
Summary
Santa Rosa County zoning board recommended approval 4–3 of a rezoning request to allow neighborhood commercial uses at 3280 Toner Road, prompting residents to warn the board the TunneI/Quintet intersection is unsafe and that a conceptual plan was not provided.
The Santa Rosa County Zoning Board recommended approval on Jan. 8 of a rezoning request that would change about 2.61 acres at 3280 Toner Road from rural residential to neighborhood commercial, a decision that drew dozens of residents who urged the board to deny the request because of traffic and drainage concerns.
Applicant Mike Price said he seeks neighborhood commercial zoning to allow low-intensity uses such as small medical offices or eateries under 1,000 square feet and that the parcel is close to an existing commercial corridor. "This area is going commercial — I think neighborhood commercial is the highest and best use," Price…
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