June 8, 2026 Planning Board Meeting Agenda packet 2026-06-08

Planning Board · 2026-06-08 · packet

[2015 W 23RD CT; alleyway east of 519 E 6th Street, north of E 6th Street and south of E 7th Street; case CPC-PLN-2026-1237; CPC-PLN-2026-1326] Panama City Planning Board agenda for June 8, 2026, includes a request for a small-scale land use amendment and rezoning at 2015 W 23rd Ct from Residential/Residential-1 to General Commercial/General Commercial-2. The applicant is Amjad Heidami, owner PARK W 23RD CT LLC. The property is 0.305 acres. The Planning Board will hold a public hearing on June 8, 2026. The City Commission public hearings are scheduled for July 14 and July 28, 2026. Staff recommends denial due to potential encroachment into a residential neighborhood and inconsistency with comprehensive plan goals for orderly growth. Also on the agenda is a request to vacate a right-of-way located east of 519 E 6th Street, between E 6th and E 7th Streets. The applicant is Jimmy Branch, John Fifteen Five, LLC. The right-of-way is 0.13 acres and located within the Glenwood Neighborhood Planning Area. Staff recommends approval. The agenda also includes a notice about fraudulent planning and zoning fee scam emails. [519 E 6th Street; case S1-17, S1-55, S1-7, S1-18, S1-29, S1-6, 8, 12, 2, 4, 6, 338, 344, 349, 345, 510, 616, 662, 661, 630, 615, 528, 530, 621, 658, 614, 505, 612, 507, 615, 531, 635, 610, 625, 519, 608, 504, 611, 515, 606, 525, 609, 551, 545, 647, 609, 653, 533, 532] The City of Panama City Planning Board is recommending approval for the vacation of an alleyway located directly east of 519 E 6th Street, north of E 6th Street, and south of E 7th Street. The applicant owns all adjacent parcels. This vacation is requested to facilitate more interconnected development across the applicant's properties, aligning with the city's goals for compact, multi-use, and walkable neighborhoods. The alleyway is in a Flood Zone AE. All utilities are located in the roadway, and no public access to water will be eliminated. The request meets all five eligibility requirements for right-of-way vacation. The adjacent parcels are zoned Neighborhood General.