August 5, 2026 Board of Adjustment Hearing: August 2026
City of Destin
August 5, 2026 Board of Adjustment Agenda
The document is an agenda for a Board of Adjustment meeting on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at 5:30 PM. It lists one current business item: PZ-2026-107, a variance request for 4140 Belcourt Dr. No decision is stated, as the agenda only lists the item for consideration. No public comments are recorded in the agenda. The next meeting date is listed as TBD.
- Board:
- August 5, 2026 Board of Adjustment Hearing
- Date:
- 2026-08-05
- Type:
- Agenda
- Decision:
- not stated (agenda item only)
- Address:
- 4140 Belcourt Dr.
August 5, 2026 Board of Adjustment Agenda Packet
[4140 Belcourt Drive, Destin FL, 32541; 35000 Emerald Coast Parkway; 751 Harbor Boulevard; case PZ-2026-107; PZ-2026-48; PZ-2026-69] Board of Adjustment meeting agenda for August 5, 2026, includes one current business item: PZ-2026-107, a variance request for a single-family residential dock at 4140 Belcourt Drive, Destin FL, 32541. The property is approximately 0.62 acres (27,007.20 sq. ft.), zoned Bay Estates (BE), with a Future Land Use Map Classification of BE. The applicant, RJ Gorman Marine Construction LLC, on behalf of Christopher and Heather Remley, requests a variance to construct a dock approximately 220 feet long, seeking relief from LDC Section 11.05.01.M.1, which allows a maximum dock length of 1.5 times the property width at the mean high-water line (151 feet based on 101 feet frontage). The document does not state a decision for this item; it is an agenda item for the August 5, 2026 meeting. The document also includes minutes from the June 3, 2026 meeting, which detail two approved variance requests: PZ-2026-48 for 35000 Emerald Coast Parkway (new 3,447-square-foot bank building, drive-through, demolition of existing First Security Bank site, variance for Crystal Beach Drive setback, approved with condition that variance remains only while property operates as a bank) and PZ-2026-69 for 751 Harbor Boulevard (new 3,333-square-foot JP Morgan Chase Bank building, drive-through, approximately 0.97 acres, zoned Town Center Mixed Use, variance from LDC Section 7.12.08(K)(i) for front setbacks, approved). No public comments were received for either June 3, 2026 item. For PZ-2026-107, the document states no public comments have been received as of the staff report date of July 30, 2026. The business opportunity for contractors is the construction of the dock at 4140 Belcourt Drive, pending the Board of Adjustment decision on August 5, 2026, and the two bank redevelopment projects at 35000 Emerald Coast Parkway and 751 Harbor Boulevard, which were approved on June 3, 2026. [4140 Belcourt Drive, Destin, FL 32541; case PZ-2026-107; FDEP File No. 0462365-002-EG/46; USACE File No. SAJ-2026-00368] A variance request (PZ-2026-107) for a residential dock at 4140 Belcourt Drive, Destin, FL 32541, Parcel # 00-2S-22-4600-0000-0030, Estates at Indian Pointe Lot 3. The applicant, Chris Remley (agent Robert Gorman of RJ Gorman Marine Construction LLC), seeks relief from LDC 11.05.01.M.1, which limits docks to 1.5 times the property width at the mean high-water line. The proposed dock is approximately 220 feet long, totaling 1,536 square feet, including a 4'x220' access dock, 4'x16' finger pier, 2'x36' catwalk, and a 14'x36' covered boat slip with a boat lift. The variance is needed because the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) permits allow a 220 LF dock to avoid submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV). The Board of Adjustment is recommended to approve the variance. The FDEP permit (0462365-002-EG/46) was approved on March 18, 2026, and the USACE permit (SAJ-2026-00368) was issued on March 20, 2026. No public comments were received. The decision date is not stated. [4140 Belcourt Drive, Destin, FL (for variance request); not stated for permit; case PZ-2026-107 (variance); SAJ-2026-00368 (RGP-CTG) (permit)] The document is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit verification (SAJ-2026-00368 (RGP-CTG)) for a residential marine construction project, with no specific address, parcel, size, or applicant name stated in the text. The permit authorizes work under a Regional General Permit and includes conditions for manatee protection, turbidity barriers, cultural resources, and dock construction guidelines. The document also includes a separate notification of a variance request for a dock at 4140 Belcourt Drive, Destin, FL, parcel ID 00-2S-22-4600-0000-0030, by owners Christopher Remley and Heather Romley, agent RJ Gorman Marine Construction, LLC, case number PZ-2026-107, requesting relief from the maximum dock length of 220 feet. The document does not state a decision on the variance. Public comment from Bethany Womack of Cypress Environmental supports the variance, citing that the dock length avoids submerged aquatic vegetation and that the city's length rule appears arbitrary, with examples of other docks exceeding the limit.
- Board:
- August 5, 2026 Board of Adjustment Hearing
- Date:
- 2026-08-05
- Type:
- Agenda_packet
- Decision:
- PZ-2026-107: not stated (agenda item for August 5, 2026); PZ-2026-48: approved (June 3, 2026) with condition that variance remains only while property operates as a bank; PZ-2026-69: approved (June 3, 2026)
- Address:
- 4140 Belcourt Drive, Destin FL, 32541; 35000 Emerald Coast Parkway; 751 Harbor Boulevard
- Applicant:
- RJ Gorman Marine Construction LLC (agent Robert Gorman) for Christopher and Heather Remley; Emerald Coast Associates (Mr. Dean Burgess) for First Security Bank site; Wagner Property Group, LLC
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