Public Notice

City of Panama City Notice of City Commission Public Hearing

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Panama City, Florida, proposes to adopt the following ordinances. The City Commission will consider the ordinances at 8:00 A.M. on April 25, 2023, at Bay County Government Center Commission Chambers, 840 W 11th St, Panama City. Interested parties may appear at the meeting and be heard with respect to the proposed ordinances.


The public is invited to inspect and obtain a copy of the proposed ordinances and the complete legal description by metes and bounds at the Development Services Department, 501 Harrison Avenue, Room 217, Panama City, Florida, between the hours of 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday.
A person who decides to appeal any decision made by any board, agency, or council with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing will need a record of the proceedings. For such purposes, any such person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based.


Persons with disabilities needing assistance to participate in any of these proceedings should contact Jan Smith, City Clerk, at (850) 872-3020 at least 48 hours before the date of the scheduled hearing

The following ordinance (s) will be presented for a first reading:

ORDINANCE NO. 3147

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CITY’S UNIFIED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, CHAPTER 105, “DESIGN STANDARDS”, SEC. 105-14, OUTDOOR DINING STANDARDS. 

ORDINANCE NO. 3149

AN ORDINANCE VACATING AND ABANDONING PLATTED STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY LOCATED TO THE NORTHEAST OF MULBERRY AVENUE AND W 6TH SPRING AVENUE AND NORTHWEST OF THE OAK AVENUE AND EAST 6TH STREET INTERSECTIONS PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY OF ANY PART OF THIS ORDINANCE DECLARED INVALID; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

Location Map: The subject property is an alley right of way with a black outline and black hatching. The property is located northeast of Mulberry Avenue and W 6th Street/Highway98 intersection and northwest of the Oak Avenue and W 6th Street/Highway 98 intersection. All surrounding parcels indicated by the color beige.

The following ordinance(s) will be presented for a final reading:

ORDINANCE NO. 3144.1

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY APPROVING THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF 0.330 ACRES OF UNINCORPORATED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1114 YALE AVENUE, BAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, INTO THE CITY, AS FURTHER DEFINED HEREINAFTER, AMENDING THE WARDS AND BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY TO INCLUDE SAID LAND AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

ORDINANCE NO. 3144.2

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE CITY TO REFLECT A LAND USE DESIGNATION OF RESIDENTIAL FOR A PARCEL OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1114 YALE AVENUE, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR A REPEALER, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

ORDINANCE NO. 3144.3

AN ORDINANCE ZONING A PARCEL OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1114 YALE AVENUE, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA, HAVING APPROXIMATELY .330 ACRE, RESIDENTIAL LOW DENSITY-1, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

Zoning Map: The subject parcel is located at 1114 Yale Avenue at the corner of Yale Avenue and Cornell Drive and indicated with a black outline and black hatching. The parcel is surrounded predominately by single family lots located both within Bay County and the City of Panama City. City of Panama City Residential-1 (R-1) is indicated by the color yellow. Parcels zoned R-1 within the City of Panama City are located immediately to the north of the subject parcel, to the west across Cornell Drive and south of Yale Avenue.  

ORDINANCE NO. 3145.1

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE CITY TO REFLECT A LAND USE DESIGNATION OF GENERAL COMMERCIAL FOR A PARCEL OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 421 NORTH MACARTHUR, (PARCEL ID 20789-000-000), PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR A REPEALER, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

ORDINANCE NO. 3145.2

AN ORDINANCE ZONING A PARCEL OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 421 NORTH MACARTHUR AVENUE, (PARCEL ID 20789-000-000), PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA, HAVING APPROXIMATELY 0.25 ACRES, GENERAL COMMERCIAL-1, GC-1, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

Zoning Map: The subject parcel is located at 421 North MacArthur Avenue immediately west of North MacArthur Avenue, south of Business 98 and north of 4th Street. The subject property is indicated with a black outline and black hatching. The property is currently zoned Residential-1, R-1 within the City of Panama City. City of Panama City R-1 zoning is indicated by the color yellow. General Commercial-1, GC-1 parcels are located to the north, west and northeast of the subject property. GC-1 is indicated by the color red. City of Panama City Public Institutional (PI) is located further to the east and indicated by the color blue.  

ORDINANCE NO. 3146.1

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE CITY TO REFLECT A LAND USE DESIGNATION OF MIXED USE FOR A PARCEL OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1838 FRANKFORD AVENUE, (PARCEL ID 13838-000-000), PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR A REPEALER, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

ORDINANCE NO. 3146.2

AN ORDINANCE ZONING A PARCEL OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1838 FRANKFORD AVENUE, (PARCEL ID 13838-000-000), PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA, HAVING APPROXIMATELY 1.036 ACRES, MIXED USE-2, MU-2, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

Zoning Map: The subject parcel, indicated with a black outline and black hatching, is located at 1838 Frankford Avenue immediately east of Frankford Avenue and zoned City of Panama City General Commercial-1, GC-1 which is indicated by the color red. General Commercial-2, GC-2 and Urban Residential-1, UR-1 is located to the north. GC-2 is indicated by the color dark red and UR-1 is indicated by the color green. City of Panama City Residential-1, R-1 is located immediately to the east of the subject property and indicated by the color yellow. Mixed Use-2, MU-2 indicated by the color orange is located across Frankford Avenue to the west.  Further to the southeast is the Recreation, R, zoning district indicated by the color light green. Further is east within the vicinity of the Flower Avenue and 17th Street intersection parcels are zoned  R-1 and Mixed Use-3, MU-3.  Public Institutional, PI is located further east. MU-3 is indicated by the color brown and PI is indicated by the color blue.