Planning commission recommends rezoning at 147 Phillips Dairy Road to allow outdoor storage
February 12, 2026 | Putnam County, Florida
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The Putnam County Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of a rezoning that would change a 0.57-acre parcel at 147 Phillips Dairy Road in Palatka from Commercial Retail (C-2) to Commercial General (C-3) to allow outdoor storage.
Michael Graves of Planning and Development Services told the commission the applicant, Albert Miles Jr., represented by agent Veronica Miles, seeks the zoning change to permit outdoor storage on the parcel. Graves said the property carries a commercial future land-use designation, appears to have approximately 320 feet of frontage on Phillips Dairy Road and is not in a FEMA special flood hazard area. Staff recommended approval, finding the rezoning consistent with the county’s comprehensive plan and the location requirements for the C-3 district.
Commissioners asked staff about recent C-3 zoning not showing on the GIS map; Graves said the Board of County Commissioners had approved an update last year but the GIS layer had not yet been refreshed. Commissioners also clarified buffering and screening requirements: a 10-foot buffer (which can be a six-foot fence or shrubs) is required along specified property edges and heavy-equipment or open-storage areas facing residences would need an eight-foot Class C fence or equivalent screening.
No applicant representative or members of the public spoke against the request on the record. After brief discussion supporting consolidation of commercial activity in that corridor, a commissioner moved to recommend approval; the motion was seconded and recorded as approved by the commission. The recommendation will go to the Board of County Commissioners for a final decision at its next regularly scheduled meeting.
Michael Graves of Planning and Development Services told the commission the applicant, Albert Miles Jr., represented by agent Veronica Miles, seeks the zoning change to permit outdoor storage on the parcel. Graves said the property carries a commercial future land-use designation, appears to have approximately 320 feet of frontage on Phillips Dairy Road and is not in a FEMA special flood hazard area. Staff recommended approval, finding the rezoning consistent with the county’s comprehensive plan and the location requirements for the C-3 district.
Commissioners asked staff about recent C-3 zoning not showing on the GIS map; Graves said the Board of County Commissioners had approved an update last year but the GIS layer had not yet been refreshed. Commissioners also clarified buffering and screening requirements: a 10-foot buffer (which can be a six-foot fence or shrubs) is required along specified property edges and heavy-equipment or open-storage areas facing residences would need an eight-foot Class C fence or equivalent screening.
No applicant representative or members of the public spoke against the request on the record. After brief discussion supporting consolidation of commercial activity in that corridor, a commissioner moved to recommend approval; the motion was seconded and recorded as approved by the commission. The recommendation will go to the Board of County Commissioners for a final decision at its next regularly scheduled meeting.
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