City of Panama City Planning Board Meeting 11092026

The City of Panama City Planning Board met on November 10, 2026. The Board approved, 5–0, a major development request for a seven-story multifamily project at 300 La Verne Avenue (case PLN2026-1957), subject to standard technical review, development review, and code-compliance conditions. The applicant confirmed that parking was calculated using a 1.4 multiplier and that some spaces would remain available for public parking under a previously approved memorandum of understanding. The Board also approved, 5–0, a variance for 401 Main Avenue allowing a 39-foot front building setback and zero-foot parking setback; the applicant said the layout would provide two parking spaces per unit.

The Board denied, 3–2, a proposed gateway overlay amendment that would have reduced the overlay to 200 feet along Harrison Avenue, leaving the existing 400-foot boundary in place. It approved, 5–0, a light-industrial zoning text amendment requiring development applicants to provide impact-analysis information for staff and Technical Review Committee review. During comprehensive-plan discussions, the Board approved adding transit to an existing transportation policy and retaining an affordable-housing evaluation policy, revised to align with the city’s evaluation-and-appraisal process. No purchasing, contract award, or procurement activity was identified.