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ORDINANCE 2161
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
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WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CITY' S
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO AMEND THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP
FOR 931 MIRACLE STRIP PARKWAY SW TO MIXED USE ( MU);
PROVIDING FOR AUTHORITY; PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF FACT;
PROVIDING FOR CONSISTENCY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, on July 15, 2024, the Growth Management Department received an
application for voluntary annexation and a request to amend the Comprehensive Plan' s Future
Land Use Map ( FLUM) for property located at 931 Miracle Strip Parkway SW into the City
limits of Fort Walton Beach, Florida;
WHEREAS, 931 Miracle Strip Parkway SW, if annexed, must be assigned a future land
use and zoning designation based on current City of Fort Walton Beach future land use and
zoning designations:
WHEREAS, Sections 163. 3184 ( 3) & ( 5) of the Florida Statutes designates the process
for adoption of comprehensive plan amendments following the Small -Scale Amendment
Process; and
WHEREAS, City Staff has conducted an analysis of 931 Miracle Strip Parkway SW
consistent with Sections 163. 3184 ( 3) & ( 5) of the Florida Statutes and recommends that the
proposed FLUM designation for the property be designated Mixed Use ( MU).
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY.
The authority for enactment of this ordinance is Section 163. 3187 of the Florida Statutes
and Section 2 of the City Charter.
SECTION 2. FINDINGS OF FACT.
The City Council of the City of Fort Walton Beach finds the following:
A. That the comprehensive plan amendment as set forth herein does not involve property
for which a comprehensive plan amendment has been granted within the last year.
B. That the comprehensive plan amendment as set forth herein does not involve the
same owner's property within two hundred ( 200) feet of property granted a change
within the prior twelve ( 12) months.
C. The proposed amendment does not involve a text change to the goals, objectives and
policies of the Comprehensive Plan, but only proposes a land use change to the future
land use map for a site- specific small- scale development activity.
D. The property that is the subject of the proposed amendment is not located within an
area of critical state concern.
E. A public hearing has been conducted by the Local Planning Agency on October 3,
2024, after due public notice, pursuant to Section 163. 3187 of the Florida Statues,
with its recommendations reported to the City Council.
F. A public hearing has been conducted by the City Council, after due public notice
pursuant to Section 163. 3184 ( 11) of the Florida Statutes.
SECTION 3. AMENDMENT OF FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT.
The City's Comprehensive Plan 2019- 2029, adopted by ordinance on May 21, 2019, by
the City of Fort Walton Beach, is hereby amended as follows:
The City of Fort Walton Beach Future Land Use Map of the Future Land Use Element is
amended to reflect that the land use designation of the following described property is hereby
Mixed Use ( MU):
Property Address: 931 Miracle Strip Parkway SW
Property described as:
Parcel 1
PARCEL ID 23 -2S -24- 221A-0000- 0830
BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 83,
SEABREEZE SUBDIVISION, NEAR FORT WALTON, FLORIDA,
ACCORDING TO A PLAT OF SAID SUBDIVISION NOW ON FILE IN
VOLUME 1, RECORDS OF OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA;
THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY TO A POINT ON THE WATER' S EDGE
OF SANTA ROSA SOUND, SAID POINT BEING 50 FEET WEST OF
THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 83; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG
THE WATER' S EDGE 176 FEET MORE OR LESS TO A POINT 25 FEET
EAST OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 83; THENCE
NORTHEASTERLY TO A POINT ON STATE ROAD, SAID POINT
BEING THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 82 OF SAID
SUBDIVISION; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG SAID STATE ROAD 176
FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; BEING ALL
OF LOT 83 ANO PORTION OF LOTS 84 AND 82 IN SAID
SUBDIVISION.
The total actual acreage of the above- described property is
approximately 1. 94 acres.
Parcel 2
PARCEL ID 23 -2S -24- 221A- 0000- 0810
ALL OF LOT 81 IN SEABREEZE SUBDIVISION NEAR FORT
WALTON BEACH, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF SAID
SUBDIVISION RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF
CIRCUIT COURT OF SAID COUNTY; AND ALSO THAT PART OF
LOT 82 OF SAID SUBDIVISION DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 82
RUN THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY TO A POINT ON THE WATER'S
EDGE OF SANTA ROSA SOUND, SAID POINT BEING 50 FEET WEST
MEASURED AT RIGHT ANGLES FROM THE EAST LINE OF SAID
LOT 82 OF SAID SUBDIVISION OR PROJECTION OF SAID EAST
LINE; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID WATER' S EDGE TO THE
EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 82; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE EAST
LINE OF LOT 82 TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
The total actual acreage of the above- described property is
approximately 1. 25 acres.
SECTION 4. INTERNAL CONSISTENCY.
The comprehensive plan amendment as set forth herein preserves the internal consistency
of the City's comprehensive plan as adopted.
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. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The effective date of this small- scale plan amendment shall be thirty-one ( 3 1) days after
adoption, unless the amendment is challenged pursuant to Section 163. 3187( 5) of the Florida
Statutes. If challenged, the effective date of this amendment shall be the date a final order is
issued by the Department of Commerce, or the Administration Commission, finding the
amendment in compliance in accordance with Section 163. 3187 of the Florida Statutes. No
development orders, development permits, or land uses dependent on this amendment may be
issued or commence before it has become effective. This ordinance shall be contingent upon
approval of Ordinance No. 2160.
If a final order of noncompliance is issued by the Administration Commission, this
amendment may nevertheless be made effective by the adoption of a resolution affirming its
effective status, a copy of which resolution shall be sent to the Department of Commerce,
Division of Community Planning.
Adopted: G' L raTy J": z 4 t: a -
Richard A. Rynearson, Mayor
Attest: Approved as to legal form and sufficiency
for the City of F rt Walton Beach, only.
Barnes, City Clerl- Kimberly Romano Kopp, City Attorney
Exhibit " A"
Location Map
931 E Miracle Strip Parkway
23 -2S -24- 221A- 0000- 0830
Unaddressed Parcel
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City of
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Legend
City Limits
Exhibit " B"
Zoning
931 E Miracle Strip Parkway
23 -2S -24- 221A- 0000- 0830
Unaddressed Parcel
23 -2S -24- 221A- 0000- 0810
City of
Fort Walton Beach
Planning Division
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Legend
City Limits
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R- 1 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
RAE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ESTA7
R- 2 MULTI -FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
YC YACHT CLUB
O MX -1 MIXED-USE MEDIUM
MX -2 MIXED- USE HIGH
MB MIXED BUSINESS & MANUFACTURING
CTP COMMERCE & TECHNOLOGY PARK
CF COMMUNITY FACILITIES
CG COMMERCIAL
PUD PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
REC RECREATION
NZ NOTZONED
County Zoning
R- 1 Residential
C R-2 Residential; SR Suburban Residential
R3 Residential
RR Residential Rural
MU -1 Mixed Use 1
MU -2 Mixed Use 2
MU Mixed Use
I MHP Manufactured Mobile Home Park
UhLI C3 General Commercial
INST Institutional
C REC Recreation
AC -.5 Airport Compatibility . 5
AC -1 Airport Compatibility 1
1- 1 Industrial
1- 2 Airport Industrial Park
W AA Agriculture
Exhibit " C"
Future Land Use
931 E Miracle Strip Parkway
23 -2S -24- 221A- 0000- 0830
Unaddressed Parcel
23 -2S -24- 221A- 0000- 0810
City of
Fort Walton Beach
Planning Division
