Recommended denialGeneral Plan Amendment

Gateway Overlay 200-Foot Text Amendment

Description

Proposed narrowing of the Gateway Overlay to 200 feet on Harrison Avenue only; board recommended keeping 400 feet.

Impact summary

Prohibited uses stay 400 feet off Harrison; property owners seeking exceptions must use the commission's special-exception process.

Applicant

Name: City of Panama City

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 0
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · Planning Commission

Recommended denial3–2

A recommendation, not a final decision. The council decides next.

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 9, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Nov 9, 2026Recommended denial 3–2

Planning Board - Nov 9, 2026

Proposed narrowing of the Gateway Overlay to 200 feet on Harrison Avenue only; board recommended keeping 400 feet.

Related issues (1)

Gateway Overlay prohibited uses and special exceptions

Should the overlay restricting certain businesses shrink from 400 to 200 feet along major roads? Commissioner Hughes argued the 400-foot rule strangles business a block off the corridors; the board ultimately recommended keeping Harrison Avenue at 400 feet, 3-2.

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