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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
DATE: June 17, 2014
TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board
FROM: Elliot Kampert
SUBJECT: Ozean Resort - Ozean Mixed Use Development
DEPARTMENT: Growth Management
BCC DISTRICT: 2
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: To review the site development plans for Ozean Resort - a mixed
use development consisting of a proposed 193 room hotel, 100 condominium dwelling units, 140
marina slips, and a 15,297 square foot commercial mixed use building (restaurant, retail, office,
and marina operations) located at the northwest corner of Miracle Strip Parkway (SR 30) and
Gulf National Seashore Road, east of Elk’s Lodge on Okaloosa Island. The proposed
development will be built in three (3) phases of which Phase I consists of the 193 room 6-story
hotel and the 15,297 square foot 2 - story mixed use commercial building; Phase II consists of
the 140 slip marina; and Phase III consists of 100 condominium dwelling units. The property is
currently zoned Light Commercial & Concession Areas (B 3) and the Future Land Use Map
(FLUM) designation is Okaloosa Island (OI). Property contains 6.51 acres more or less.
BACKGROUND: As provided by Chapter 74-456 of the Laws of Florida, the Board of County
Commissioners (BCC) has final approval for any development on Okaloosa Island governed by
the Okaloosa Island Protective Covenants and Restrictions. Section 3.01.00 of the Land
Development Code requires that any proposed development shall be reviewed by the Okaloosa
Island Leaseholders Association Architectural Review Committee (ARC) which must make
recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners. The proposed mixed use type
development was reviewed by the ARC on December 19, 2013 which found it to be in
compliance with the Okaloosa Island Protective Covenants and Restrictions.
Staff has reviewed the proposed development and found that is consistent with the Okaloosa
County Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code, and concurs with the ARC’s
determination regarding the Okaloosa Island Protective Covenants and Restrictions. As an
informational note, the County had previously issued a development order for a 450 unit hotel
room on January 9, 2009 for the same property where the proposed mixed use type development
will be located.
OPTIONS: Approve or Disapprove
RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners approve
the proposed development as presented with the conditions that a revised FDOT Driveway
Construction Plan that complies with the FDOT and Public Works review comments/conditions
shall be provided. The traffic signal design plans shall be reviewed and approved by the FDOT
and Okaloosa County prior to permitting and installation of the proposed traffic signal. Staff also
recommends that the Board allow staff to post the Notice of Intent to Issue a Development Order
sign on the project site and to issue a development order when the condition specified above has
been met.
RECOMMENDED BY:
APPROVED BY:
Ernie Padgett, County Administrator