Lynn Haven officials approve Marina Island overlay district for potential mixed-use development
In 2017, Lynn Haven city officials sold the old Air Force fuel depot property to a developer. After it sat vacant for years, a new developer came in with plans for a mixed-use community.
Monday night, Lynn Haven commissioners unanimously approved a Marina Island overlay district. The overlay allows for flexibility in things such as setbacks, street design, and signage.
The developers have not officially submitted design plans to the city, but they presented their preliminary plans and its features.
'Activating the waterfront was a big part of this, it's a big part of the marina and we imagine mixed-use buildings with retail and restaurants on the ground as well and residential above and of the wide promenade that's associated with many different kinds of activities.'
The development is projected to take around 30 years to complete.
The layout is comparable to Rosemary Beach, Seaside, or Alys Beach.
The plans featured a variety of homes, retail businesses, a hotel, and apartment villas.
They also highlighted walkable streets, hidden parking, and waterways woven through the community.
Residents and neighboring businesses support the project.
The main concern is creating a buffer between the industrial site and potential residential buildings to avoid noise complaints.
'We are an industrial site, we use our fair drive or y loads, industrial loads, a lot of trucks. We have worked three shifts which is 24 hours a day in the past. We would like to have that option in the future.'
The overlay was approved without the industrial district, which will have to follow the Unified Development Code. This will uphold a 60-foot buffer between the industrial park and residential homes.
Monday's approved overlay does not allow the developers to deviate from the comprehensive plan or state and federal requirements.
The next step is to draft a development order, which takes about three months. It would take about 8-to-12 months to begin construction.
There are plans for a children's museum, restaurants, and there is an easement with FSU Panama City on the property.
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