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outdoor runs
Laboratories, P P P
medical
Laboratories, P P
industrial
Landscaping P P P
materials, plants,
stone, mulch,
gravel, supplies,
greenhouse,
nursery yards
Laundry facility, P P P P
self-service
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Livery vessel 5. 04. 32
rental
Lounge, bar, or P P P P P P
nightclub
Manufacturing, P
and intense
industrial
activities, includes
production,
fabrication,
assembly, may
include outdoor
storage, includes
bottling plant, dry
cleaning plant, gas
and fuel storage
and wholesaling
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light assembly,
fully enclosed
building
s s s
Marinas, including 5. 04. 13 5. 04. 13 5. 04. 13
fuel, supplies,
docking, boat
ramps
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clinics, outpatient
facilities
s s s s
Medical facilitY 5. 04. 28 5. 04. 28 5. 04. 28 5. 04. 28
for recovery or
rehabilitation
services, includes
substance abuse
center, physical or
mental
rehabilitation,
overm ht stays
s s s s
Medical Marijuana
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Dispensary
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convalescent
facility, overnight
stay
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includes offices
for trades or
construction
businesses
Parking lot or P P P P P P P
parking garage,
commercial
s s
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Personal services, P P P P P
such as jewelry
repair, shoe repair,
tailoring, dry
cleaning pick-up
center
Professional P P P P P P
offices,
accounting,
government
operations, legal
services,
bookkeeping,
realtors, brokers,
insurance, etc.
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facilities such as
fire stations,
emergency
services, or public
works, includes
vehicle storage
and maintenance
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indoor, such as
pool, bowling,
game rooms, video
arcades
Recreation, P P P P P P
indoor, intense,
such as skating
rinks, indoor
shooting range,
indoor kart tracks,
and similar
Recreation, P P P P
outdoor, active,
such as sports
fields, courts,
playgrounds
Recreation, P P P P
outdoor, intense,
such as go- karts,
miniature golf,
lighted courts and
fields, water
slides, boat ramps,
and similar
amusements
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outdoor, passive,
such as picnic
areas, trails, open
spaces, includes
botanical gardens
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Repair shops, 5. 04. 04 5. 04. 04 P P
small equipment,
small appliances
Restaurants, P P P P P P
indoor, enclosed
outdoor seating,
without drive -up
windows
Restaurants, drive- 5. 04. 2, P P
up and fast food
Retail shops, P P P P P
freestanding or
within centers,
includes
department stores
or specialty shops,
such as art,
antiques, furniture,
florist, appliances,
jewelry, books,
electronic media,
office supplies,
automotive
supplies, etc.
Retail, large- scale P P
discount
establishments,
big -box stores
RV, motor homes, P
travel trailers, or
manufactured
home sales lot
Schools, 5. 04. 22 5. 04. 22 P 5. 04. 22
academic, charter,
public or private
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commercial, trade,
vocational
Self -storage mini - 5. 04. 12 1' 5. 04. 12
storage facilities
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monument sales
Studios for P P P P P
personal
instruction, such
as music, dancing,
art, or
photography
s s s
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body -piercing
studios
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transit, includes
truck stop
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performing arts
s s s s
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telecommunication
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maintenance
services, and
heavy repair
services, including
outdoor storage,
equipment yards,
machine shops,
welding shops,
towing services
Utility facilities, P
such as water
towers, treatment
plants, public
wells
s s s s
Vehicle repair , 5. 04. 04 6. 04. 04 5. 04. 04 5. 04. 04
body shop
S s
Vehicle sales and 5. 04. 08 5. 04. 08
rentals, including
automobiles,
trucks, and
motorcycles
s s
Vehicles 5. 04. 08 P 5. 04. 08
watercraft rentals
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Vehicles, P s. oa. os
construction,
heavy equipment,
sales and rental
Vehicles, storage P
yards
Warehousing, not P P
including self-
service storage
Wholesalers P P
Section 3. APPLICABILITY
For the purposes of jurisdictional applicability, this ordinance shall apply in the City of
Fort Walton Beach. This ordinance shall apply on or after the effective date of this ordinance.
Section 4. INCLUSION INTO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
It is the intent of the City Council that the provisions of this ordinance shall become and
be made a part of the City of Fort Walton Beach' s Land Development Code, and that the sections
of this ordinance may be renumbered or re -lettered and the word " ordinance" may be changed to
section," " article," " regulation," or such other appropriate word or phrase in order to
accomplish such intentions.
Section 5. SEVERABILITY
In the event any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance is held invalid, it is the intent of City Council that such invalidity shall not affect
any other provisions of the Ordinance which may be given effect without the invalid provision or
application, and, to this end, the provisions of this Ordinance are declared severable.
Section 6. FINDINGS
The City Council of the City of Fort Walton Beach finds that the Local Planning Agency
reviewed and recommended approval of the ordinance on April 2, 2026.
The City Council of the City of Fort Walton Beach finds that the proposed ordinance is
consistent with the goals, objectives, and policies of the City' s Comprehensive Plan.
The City Council of the City of Fort Walton Beach finds that all notice requirements for
enactment of the ordinance have been met in accordance with the Florida Statutes and the City' s
Land Development Code.
Section 7. EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon approval on second reading by the
City Council and signature of the Mayor.
Adopted: AQ ; a a,o ;)AD
Nic Allegretto, Mayor -
Attest: Approved ogal
rm and sufficiency
for the C' t4/ alton Beach, only.
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Kim . Barnes, City Clerk Jeffrey IFBWs,,,City Attorney
Additions are underlined; deletions are stfi .ke
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To: Mayor Allegretto and City Council Members
From: Kelsea Roberts, Interim Planning Supervisor
Date: March 18, 2026
Subject: Ordinance 2208 —Business Impact Statement
In accordance with Section 166.041 of the Florida Statute, the City is required to prepare (or cause to be
prepared) a business impact estimate prior to enacting an ordinance, subject to exemptions noted in the
Law. Following are the categories required to be addressed for the proposed ordinance:
1. Summary of proposed Ordinance 2208
This ordinance is to amend Land Development Code Table 2.03. 02 —Permissible Uses in Each Zoning
District, to update the uses allowable in the Community Facilities zoning district and the Mixed Business
and Manufacturing zoning district.
2. Estimate of the
