Agenda Packet_5.12.2026

Planning Board Meeting · 2026-05-12 · agenda_packet

[2907 E. Blount Street; 50 S. 9th Avenue; case 26-551 (minutes approval); 26-552 (Land Development Code update)] The City of Pensacola Planning Board agenda for May 12, 2026, includes two items. Item 1 is the approval of minutes from the April 14, 2026 meeting. Item 2 is an update on the Land Development Code, Phase 2. The April 14, 2026, Planning Board minutes (Page 2-5) detail two new business items: a request for vacation of an alleyway at 2907 E. Blount Street, which was approved (7-0), and a final aesthetic review for a multi-family residential development at 50 S. 9th Avenue (Gateway Redevelopment District). The aesthetic review for 50 S. 9th Avenue was approved with conditions (6-0) for an abbreviated review of the north and east facades. Public comment included concerns about traffic, road safety, lot coverage, development guidelines, building scale, and lack of green space. A suggestion was made to decrease bulk, increase setbacks, improve North and Southeastern exposures, and demolish Colfax Street to create a park or green belt. The Land Development Code update discussion focused on lot grading, stormwater requirements, missing middle housing, building height, and parking, with a planned vote for recommendation in July.