Planning board recommends OLF‑8 map and code changes; opponents warn warehouses and data‑center language will undercut DPZ master plan
By 4–1 the board recommended an OLF‑8 future‑land‑use and code package intended to make the Outlying Fields master plan buildable and marketable. Opponents said the changes weaken the DPZ design code, would allow warehouse/distribution or data‑center uses, and risk transferring infrastructure costs to taxpayers.
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The Escambia County Planning Board on July 7 recommended transmitting a site‑specific future land‑use change and supporting code and master‑plan documents for the Outlying Fields (OLF‑8) property — a large county‑owned tract along West 9 Mile and Frank Reeder roads — that the applicant and developer say reorganizes DPZ’s original master plan into a more buildable, market‑responsive set of regulating rules.
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