Putnam County planning panel recommends rezoning for Melrose parcel
March 12, 2026 | Putnam County, Florida
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The Putnam County Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of a rezoning request for a 3-acre parcel at 1151 State Road 100 in Melrose to allow a single-family residence.
For the record, Michael Graves, Planning and Development Services, told the commission the applicants, Gary L. and Marissa D. Karns, asked to change the zoning from Commercial Neighborhood (C1) to Residential 1HA (R1HA). Graves said the site has a rural residential future land-use designation, about 450 feet of frontage on State Road 100, does not appear to contain wetlands based on GIS layers, and lies in FEMA flood zone X, which staff noted is not a special flood-hazard area. Staff recommended approval, finding the rezoning consistent with the adopted comprehensive plan and the land development code.
A commission member asked why the parcel retained a C1 designation in a rural-residential area; staff explained C1 is generally not allowed in rural-residential future land-use categories except via a plan unit development (PUD), and that the rezoning request resolves that mismatch so the applicants can build on the property.
No members of the public spoke on the item. A commission member moved to approve the case (the record lists the item as REZ 260000001 and later references it as case 2626-00001); another member seconded and the commission completed a voice vote to forward a recommendation of approval to the Board of County Commissioners. The meeting record does not include a named roll-call tally for the vote.
The commission's recommendation is advisory; the Board of County Commissioners will make the final decision at its next regularly scheduled meeting on April 28, 2026, according to the meeting record.
For the record, Michael Graves, Planning and Development Services, told the commission the applicants, Gary L. and Marissa D. Karns, asked to change the zoning from Commercial Neighborhood (C1) to Residential 1HA (R1HA). Graves said the site has a rural residential future land-use designation, about 450 feet of frontage on State Road 100, does not appear to contain wetlands based on GIS layers, and lies in FEMA flood zone X, which staff noted is not a special flood-hazard area. Staff recommended approval, finding the rezoning consistent with the adopted comprehensive plan and the land development code.
A commission member asked why the parcel retained a C1 designation in a rural-residential area; staff explained C1 is generally not allowed in rural-residential future land-use categories except via a plan unit development (PUD), and that the rezoning request resolves that mismatch so the applicants can build on the property.
No members of the public spoke on the item. A commission member moved to approve the case (the record lists the item as REZ 260000001 and later references it as case 2626-00001); another member seconded and the commission completed a voice vote to forward a recommendation of approval to the Board of County Commissioners. The meeting record does not include a named roll-call tally for the vote.
The commission's recommendation is advisory; the Board of County Commissioners will make the final decision at its next regularly scheduled meeting on April 28, 2026, according to the meeting record.
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