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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
DATE: July 16, 2013
TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board
FROM: Elliot Kampert
SUBJECT: Fairfield Inn & Suites - Okaloosa Island
DEPARTMENT: Growth Management
BCC DISTRICT: 2
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: To review the site development plans for Fairfield Inn & Suites, a
proposed 86 room, 4 story hotel encompassing 47,466 square feet located at the southwest corner
of Santa Rosa Boulevard and Third Beach Freeway, east of Surf Dweller Condominium in
Okaloosa Island, Fort Walton Beach. The property is currently zoned B 2 (Apartment, Hotel
Court and Hotel Areas) and the Future Land Use Map designation is OI (Okaloosa Island).
Property contains 1.02 acres more or less.
BACKGROUND: On April 19, 2004, Vince Bruner with PGB Partnership, LTD petitioned the
Board of County Commissioners to the vacate the eastern of Coral Court which was approved by
the Board on October 18, 2005, via Resolution No. 05-194 (see attached). Though not
stipulated on Resolution 05-194, the Board's approval of the vacation included a requirement that
$40,000 be contributed to the County park fund. On November 23, 2005, Surf Dweller Owners,
Association, Inc. and Island Nights Inc. issued two separate checks in the amount of $40,000.00
($15,000.00 - Surf Dweller, $25,000.00 - Island Nights, Inc.) to the Board of County
Commissioners which were received by Public Works Department on November 29, 2005. The
western portion of Coral Court had been previously vacated in 1996 (see attached Resolution 96-
42).
The proposed hotel was reviewed by the Okaloosa Island Leaseholders' Association Architecture
Review Committee on March 21, 2013 which found it to be in compliance with the Okaloosa
Island Covenants (see Attachment H).
OPTIONS: Approve or Disapprove
RECOMMENDATIONS: The proposed 86 room, 47,466 square foot, 4 story hotel complies
with the Okaloosa County Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code as well as with the
Okaloosa Island Protective Covenants and Restrictions. Staff recommends that the Board of
County Commissioners approve the proposed development as presented and to allow staff to
post the Notice of Intent to Issue a Development Order sign on the project site.
RECOMMENDED BY:
APPROVED BY:
Ernie Padgett, County Administrator