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Commission denies request to lift commercial‑use restriction for Navarre Beach coffee trailer
Summary
The commission denied an appeal to remove a 2008 condition limiting a Navarre Beach parcel to a real‑estate office, rejecting the applicant’s request to allow a walk‑up coffee trailer; the hearing included residents’ concerns about traffic and discussion of possible conditional limits and parking requirements.
The Santa Rosa County Commission denied an appeal to remove a 2008 restriction that limited a Navarre Beach parcel on Bahia Drive to a real‑estate office, after receiving public comment from residents and an applicant seeking to return a small coffee business.
Susan Bradshaw, owner of Bell Vision Coffee (Espresso Lane), asked the board to remove the restriction so she could operate a walk‑up coffee trailer on the 0.11‑acre NB‑C parcel. "Approving this request doesn't remove county oversight," she told the board and described the proposal as low‑impact, limited to morning hours with minimal site disturbance. Nearby residents, including Ron Mays and Ray Nosevich, opposed the change and cited traffic and safety concerns at the driveway and Gulf Boulevard. Residents asked whether the board could revert the parcel to residential; staff explained the county cannot unilaterally change private property zoning and cited state limits on taking private zoning rights.
Board members discussed potential conditions—such as limiting use to walk‑up service only—but staff cautioned that commercial site‑plan rules and the Land and Development Code could require parking and other accommodations, noting a pre‑application meeting estimated seven parking spaces for the trailer. After discussion, the transcript records that a motion to deny passed "without objection for the record." The denial preserves the 2008 condition limiting the parcel’s use to the previously allowed real‑estate office; the transcript does not record specific alternative conditions being adopted. Any lease amendment for Navarre Beach properties would be negotiated and brought to the board at a future regular meeting.
