Planning Board-Rezoning: August 2026
Escambia County
Planning Board Rezoning Meeting August 4, 2026
The document is an agenda for the Escambia County Planning Board Rezoning Meeting on August 4, 2026. It lists two public hearings for rezoning cases. Case Z-2026-13: Applicant Ryan Abrams, Agent for Infiniti Gulf Property Owner, LLC, Owner, for property at 4600 Twin Oaks Drive, size 11.90 (+/-) acres, changing from MDR, Medium Density Residential district (10 du/acre) and HDMU, High Density Mixed-Use district (25 du/acre) to HDMU, High Density Mixed-Use district (25 du/acre). Case Z-2026-15: Applicant Meredith Bush, Agent for Jihad Ayyad, Owner, for property at 700 BLK Mobile Hwy, size 6.40 (+/-) acres, changing from MDR, Medium Density Residential district (10 du/acre) to LDMU, Low Density Mixed-Use district (7 du/acre). The document does not state a decision for either case. The next regular Planning Board meeting is scheduled for September 1, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document.
- Board:
- Planning Board-Rezoning
- Date:
- 2026-08-04
- Type:
- Agenda
- Address:
- 4600 Twin Oaks Drive; 700 BLK Mobile Hwy
- Applicant:
- Ryan Abrams, Agent for Infiniti Gulf Property Owner, LLC, Owner; Meredith Bush, Agent for Jihad Ayyad, Owner
Planning Board Rezoning Meeting August 4, 2026
[4600 Twin Oaks Drive, Pensacola, FL 32506 (Case Z-2026-13); 700 BLK Mobile Hwy (Case Z-2026-15); case Z-2026-13 (Case Z-2026-13); Z-2026-15 (Case Z-2026-15)] The document is the agenda and supporting materials for the Escambia County Planning Board Rezoning Meeting on August 4, 2026. It includes two rezoning cases. Case Z-2026-13 is a request by Ryan Abrams, agent for Infiniti Gulf Property Owner, LLC, to rezone 4600 Twin Oaks Drive from MDR (Medium Density Residential, 10 du/acre) and HDMU (High Density Mixed-Use, 25 du/acre) to HDMU (25 du/acre). The property is 11.90 (+/-) acres per the agenda, but the application and justification letter state the property is approximately 7.37 acres. The purpose is to unify split zoning on the parcel. The staff report recommends approval. Case Z-2026-15 is a request by Meredith Bush, agent for Jihad Ayyad, to rezone 700 BLK Mobile Hwy from MDR (Medium Density Residential, 10 du/acre) to LDMU (Low Density Mixed-Use, 7 du/acre). The property is 6.40 (+/-) acres. The document does not state a decision for either case. The document also includes minutes from the July 7, 2026 meeting, which show the Planning Board recommended approval for Case Z-2026-12 (1700 Blk Jacks Branch Rd) with a 4-1 vote, with Jonathan Owens voting no. Public comment for that case included concerns from citizens Fred Hemmer and Jamie Rogers. The document also includes a Monthly Action Follow-Up Report and a Six-Month Outlook. [700 BLK Mobile Hwy; case Z-2026-15] Rezoning application for 700 BLK Mobile Hwy, Escambia County, Florida, from MDR (Medium Density Residential, 10 du/acre) to LDMU (Low Density Mixed-Use, 7 du/acre). The property is approximately 6.71 acres, parcel number 23-1S-31-3401-001-001. Applicant is Meredith D. Bush, AICP, agent for Jihad Ayyad, owner. Case number Z-2026-15. Meeting date 08/04/2026, BCC meeting date 09/10/2026. The document is a staff report recommending approval, with findings that all five approval criteria are satisfied. The document does not state a final decision by the Board. The property is undeveloped, located along Mobile Highway/US Highway 90, with significant wetlands and flood zones. The rezoning would allow neighborhood-scale retail, services, and offices, with a maximum density of 7 dwelling units per acre and a maximum FAR of 2.0. The document includes a resident satisfaction survey indicating housing cost and homelessness are top priorities. No public comment sentiment is stated in the document. [700 Blk Mobile Highway; case Z-2026-15] The document is a rezoning application response and supporting materials for a request to rezone property from Medium Density Residential (MDR) to Low Density Mixed-Use (LDMU) in Escambia County, Florida. The property is located at the 700 Block of Mobile Highway, with a parcel ID of 23-1S-31-3401-001-001. The applicant argues the rezoning is consistent with the Mixed Use Urban (MU-U) Future Land Use designation and compatible with surrounding uses. The document includes the applicant's responses to compatibility criteria, a copy of the LDMU zoning district regulations, a copy of Chapter 2026-7, Laws of Florida, and a Transportation and Traffic Operations (TTO) memorandum. The TTO memorandum states no concerns regarding the proposed rezoning. The document does not state a decision, a case number, or key dates for a decision. The document does not state the acreage or number of units. The document does not state any public comment sentiment.
- Board:
- Planning Board-Rezoning
- Date:
- 2026-08-04
- Type:
- Agenda_packet
- Decision:
- Not stated for Z-2026-13 or Z-2026-15. The document includes minutes from a prior meeting (July 7, 2026) where the Planning Board recommended approval for Case Z-2026-12 (1700 Blk Jacks Branch Rd) with a 4-1 vote.
- Address:
- 4600 Twin Oaks Drive, Pensacola, FL 32506 (Case Z-2026-13); 700 BLK Mobile Hwy (Case Z-2026-15)
- Applicant:
- Ryan Abrams, Agent for Infiniti Gulf Property Owner, LLC (Case Z-2026-13); Meredith Bush, Agent for Jihad Ayyad (Case Z-2026-15)
Planning Board Rezoning Meeting August 4, 2026
The Escambia County Planning Board rezoning meeting on August 4, 2026, included two public hearings. Case No. Z-2026-13: Applicant Ryan Abrams, Agent for Infiniti Gulf Property Owner, LLC, Owner, for property at 4600 Twin Oaks Drive, 11.90 (+/-) acres, from MDR, Medium Density Residential district (10 du/acre) and HDMU, High Density Mixed-Use district (25 du/acre) to HDMU, High Density Mixed-Use district (25 du/acre). The Board voted 6-0 to recommend approval to the BCC. Case No. Z-2026-15: Applicant Meredith Bush, Agent for Jihad Ayyad, Owner, for property at 700 BLK Mobile Hwy, 6.40 (+/-) acres, from MDR, Medium Density Residential district (10 du/acre) to LDMU, Low Density Mixed-Use district (7 du/acre). The Board voted 6-0 to accept the supplemented compatibility analysis into evidence and voted 6-0 to recommend approval to the BCC. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document.
- Board:
- Planning Board-Rezoning
- Date:
- 2026-08-04
- Type:
- Minutes
- Decision:
- Recommended approval to the BCC for both cases; accepted supplemented compatibility analysis into evidence for Z-2026-15
- Address:
- 4600 Twin Oaks Drive; 700 BLK Mobile Hwy
- Applicant:
- Ryan Abrams, Agent for Infiniti Gulf Property Owner, LLC, Owner; Meredith Bush, Agent for Jihad Ayyad, Owner
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