August 20, 2026 Local Planning Agency Meeting Agenda Packet

Local Planning Agency Meeting · 2026-08-20 · agenda_packet

[case Item # 2026-1157; Proposed Ordinance 26-01-LC] The document is an agenda and minutes for the Destin Local Planning Agency (LPA) meetings on July 16, July 30, and August 20, 2026. It includes a proposed ordinance (26-01-LC) to delete and replace multiple articles of the Land Development Code with a new Article 4 (Zoning Districts, Overlays, and On-Site Regulations). The LPA is reviewing only the permitted and conditional use tables at this stage. The document also includes minutes from prior meetings discussing Ordinance 26-20-LC (involuntary annexation of 2076.095 +/- acres), Ordinance 26-08-LC (Transportation Corridor Management), and Ordinance 26-09-LC (Impact and Mobility Fees). No specific development project is described with a street address, parcel, or size. The document is a legislative/administrative review of city-wide code changes, not a site-specific project application. This document is a draft of the City of Destin Land Development Code, specifically Sections 4.02, 4.03, and 4.04, which establish zoning regulatory controls and the regulations for residential and commercial/industrial districts. It does not describe a specific development project, site, or action. It is a legislative text defining permitted uses, dimensional standards, and parking requirements for various zoning districts, including Bay Estates (BE), Crystal Beach Neighborhood (CBN), High Density Residential (HDR), Low Density Residential (LDR), Low Density Residential - Holiday Isle (LDR-HI), Medium Density Residential (MDR), Commercial General (CG), and Commercial Trades and Services (CTS). The document is labeled 'FINAL DRAFT' and is part of a larger record (part 2 of 14). No specific address, parcel, applicant, case number, or decision is stated. This document is a draft zoning code text amendment (Exhibit A, Final Draft) for the City of Destin, specifically Sections 4.04 (Commercial/Industrial Districts) and 4.05 (Mixed Use Districts). It does not describe a specific development project, site, or application. It is a regulatory text establishing permitted uses, parking requirements, and dimensional standards for the Industrial (IN), Calhoun Mixed Use (CMU), Calhoun Mixed Use - Village (CMU-V), Crystal Beach Resort (CBR), and Gulf Resort Mixed Use (GRMU) zoning districts. No address, parcel, acreage, applicant, case number, or decision is stated. The document is a legislative proposal, not a project approval. The document is a draft of zoning code sections for the City of Destin, specifically Sections 4.05 (Mixed Use Districts), 4.06 (Special Districts), 4.07 (Overlay Districts), and 4.08 (Supplemental Design and Dimensional Standards). It contains no specific project application, address, parcel, applicant, case number, or decision. It is a regulatory text establishing permitted uses, parking requirements, and dimensional standards for various zoning districts. The document does not describe a specific development project, site, or action beyond the administrative/legislative text of the zoning code itself. The document is a draft of Section 4.08 of a Land Development Code for the City of Destin, Florida, containing supplemental design and dimensional standards for various specific uses. It does not describe a specific project, site, or action. It lists requirements for uses such as electric substations, hotels, luxury motor home resorts, medical marijuana dispensaries, mobile vendors, parking structures, pawn shops, sexually oriented businesses, tattoo parlors, telecommunication towers, thrift stores, accessory dwellings, guest houses, and accessory structures. No address, parcel, acreage, applicant, case number, or decision is stated. The document is a City Council meeting discussion about proposed updates to the Land Development Code (LDC), specifically Article 4, which covers zoning districts and land uses. It does not describe a single specific development project with a street address, parcel, or case number. The discussion covers multiple proposed regulatory changes, including parking requirements for outdoor seating, short-term rentals, and mobile vending; building height limits in CMU zones; accessory dwelling unit (ADU) sizes; front yard setbacks; and the consolidation of some zoning districts. The meeting included public comments from residents Jason Belcher and Sandy Trammell, who raised concerns about short-term rentals, alcohol sales, and parking. The council discussed various topics but did not make a final decision on the LDC changes, with staff to bring back proposals for further discussion. The document does not state a specific address, parcel, size, applicant, or case number for a project.