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The Freeport Planning and Development Review Board held a regular meeting on August 5, 2026. The board approved the minutes from its May 6, 2026 meeting and considered a small-scale amendment and rezoning proposal for Runnels.
The Freeport Planning and Development Review Board met on May 6, 2026, to review the Bayview Village Subdivision, a proposed 27.75-acre residential development with 96 lots, a 4,000 square foot family-style restaurant, parks, and associated infrastructure. The developer sought variances for reduced building setbacks and increased impervious surface ratio to allow clustering of homes away from wetlands. After staff presentation, detailed public comment addressing concerns about traffic, flooding, stormwater management, noise, lighting, density, and property values, and engineer responses to those comments, the board voted unanimously to recommend approval with no conditions.
The Freeport Planning and Development Review Board held a regular meeting on April 1, 2026, to review zoning and development matters. The board approved previous meeting minutes from November 2025 and voted unanimously to recommend approval of a re-zoning request for 31 Azalea Drive from medium-density residential to residential-commercial, intended for an office park development consistent with nearby commercial businesses. The board also received a training on Florida's Sunshine Law covering public meeting requirements, transparency in decision-making, notice and record-keeping obligations, and the consequences of violations.
The Freeport Planning & Development Review Board held a regular meeting on November 5, 2025, to review six items. The board approved a rezoning request for Fidelity Trust to change property from low-density residential to mixed-use commercial; approved the Crystal Lake Planned Development Project, a 165.33-acre mixed-use development with 242 single-family lots, 158 townhomes, 300 multifamily apartments, and 90,000 square feet of commercial space, along with five variance requests for setbacks and lot configurations; approved amendments to the Owls Head South Planned Development Project; approved a Code Enforcement Ordinance to allow the city to hire a special magistrate for code violations; approved Land Development Code changes to comply with Florida Senate Bill 180; and approved a variance request from a resident at 28 Oyster Village Boulevard to allow a 1.5-foot porch encroachment into the setback area. All motions passed unanimously.
The Freeport Planning and Development Review Board met on August 6, 2025, to consider four substantive items. The board approved an amendment to the Land Development Code to establish a code enforcement process handled by a magistrate rather than a board, with a condition that homestead properties will not be aggressively pursued without unanimous City Council approval. The board also approved rezoning for HBTC Grow With Us from high-density residential to residential and neighborhood commercial, allowing construction of a daycare to serve the town center. The board approved a variance for the same project allowing daycare as a conditional use in residential categories. Finally, the board approved a preliminary development plan for Timber Bridge Subdivision, which proposes 70 single-family lots with modifications including reduced minimum lot size from half an acre to 0.165 acres, increased lot coverage, and reduced minimum lot width to 60 feet.
The Freeport Planning and Development Review Board held a regular meeting on June 4, 2025, to review two development proposals. The board approved a Small Scale Amendment and rezoning for Sparkleberry Lane, changing two small parcels totaling 0.63 acres from low-density residential to general commercial zoning to align with nearby commercial uses along Highway 331. The board also recommended approval of the Hammock Lakes residential planned development project, a 40.8-parcel development on West Bay Loop between Piney Point Road and Bay Harbor Drive that would create 158 single-family home lots with various zoning variances to allow smaller lot sizes and adjusted setbacks. The board also rescheduled its July meeting from July 2 to July 9 to avoid a holiday conflict.
The Freeport Planning & Development Review Board met on May 21, 2025, to review the Carr Multi-Use Planned Development Project, a large mixed-use development spanning 3,319 acres with residential, commercial, and industrial elements. The applicant requested multiple design variances to allow flexibility in site planning, including adjusted setbacks, floor area ratios, parking standards, and building heights up to 4 stories for non-residential uses. Residents raised concerns about environmental impacts near Black Creek, water quality, density, and coastal hazards. The board approved a motion recommending the project with conditions limiting single-family home minimum lot sizes, setting maximum heights at 2.5 stories for single-family and 3 stories for multi-family residential, and 4 stories for non-residential uses, while requiring the developer to dedicate a sports park to the city.
The Freeport Planning & Development Review Board met on April 2, 2025, to review two planned development projects and amendments to the Land Development Code. The board swore in a new member, elected William Rhodes as chairperson, and approved previous meeting minutes. The Crews PDP, a mixed-use development of 437.5 acres on the east side of 331 Business with 529 single-family units, 569 multifamily units, and 82,205 square feet of shopping center, was unanimously approved. The Hidden Bayou PDP, an 80.2-acre residential project with 98 single-family units located 1.25 miles south of Highway 20 on the west side of 83A, was approved with conditions after significant public comment and board discussion about traffic, setbacks, building height, and tree preservation. The board also approved proposed amendments to the Land Development Code.
The Freeport Planning and Development Review Board held its regular meeting on February 5, 2025. The board approved the December 4, 2024 meeting minutes. It granted a variance request from Eight Root Holdings to place a 7-foot cooling equipment unit in the rear setback of their property, with the condition that an 8-foot privacy fence be added to shield the equipment from public view. The board also approved the Hammock Bay Planned Development Project 5, the final phase of the previously approved Hammock Bay development with 163 lots, after requiring a 25-foot natural vegetative buffer along Powerline Road, a disclosure about the neighboring bee farm in HOA documents, and a 6-foot privacy fence requirement along the rear of lots bordering the bee farm property.
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