PLANNING BOARD

The Planning Board, sitting as the Local Planning Agency, consists of seven voting members appointed by the Board of County Commissioners (BCC), all of whom reside within Escambia County. Two ex-officio non-voting members sit on the Planning Board as well with one being appointed by the Escambia County School Board and the other being appointed by the commanding officer of NAS Pensacola and NAS Whiting Field.

It is the duty of the Planning Board to be currently informed and knowledgeable of the conditions and development in Escambia County and to make recommendations relating to County growth management to the BCC. The Planning Board hears matters related to comprehensive planning, land development regulations, rezonings, planned units developments as well as amendments and interpretations to the Land Development Code.

Please scroll to the bottom of this page for the Future Land Use Map amendment application. A pre-application meeting with a planner is highly recommended prior to the submittal of an application.

Meetings

2012 Meeting Calendar

Agenda & Packet

Meeting Agendas and Packets

Note: Unless otherwise changed (due to holidays or special needs), the Planning Board typically meets the 2nd Monday of each month at 8:30 am at the Escambia County Central Office Complex, Board Meeting Room 104, 3363 West Park Place, Pensacola, Florida.

Members

Planning Board Members

County Staff Contacts

Wayne Briske (Chair)

Tim Tate (Vice Chairman)

R. Vann Goodloe

Steven Barry

Dorothy Davis
Alvin Wingate

Karen Sindel

Patty Hightower (Non-voting School Board Member)
Bruce Stitt(Non-voting Navy Representative)
Steve West, County Attorney (Counsel for the Board)

Allyson Cain, Coordinator

macain@myescambia.com

(850) 595-3464

Denise Halstead, Board Clerk

dhalstea@myescambia.com

(850) 595-3097

Applications

Applications	Fees
Request for Future Land Use Amendment	$2,450 - Large Scale (>10 acres) ($1,000 deposit with CPA application) $1,750 - Small Scale (<10 acres)
Request for Planning Board Interpretation	$175
Request for Consideration of Change to a Land Development Regulation	N/A
Application for Rezoning Part I & Part II » Quasi-judicial Rezoning Process » Locational Criteria & Compatibility Analysis**	$1,050 - One parcel $1,750 - Two contiguous parcels* $1,750 plus $70 for each contiguous parcel over 2*
*Lots separated by a street or roadway or by other lots/parcels are not considered contiguous. All lots must be owned by the same applicant in order to receive the discounted fee. Rezoning is typically an eight (8) week process from time of the application submittal deadline to the Board of County Commissioners' final decision.

Before submitting an application, please schedule an appointment with a Planner to review the application. **Revised due to the adoption of the Comprehensive Plan 2030.

NEWS: As of October 1, 2009, quasi-judicial rezoning hearings are now heard before the Planning Board which shall make recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners whose decisions shall be final.

PLANNING BOARD INTERPRETATIONS (pdf)

Updated December 2011