128 Calhoun Ave, Destin, FL 32541

Calhoun Mixed Use Village District

The CMUV area is depicted on the Future Land Use Map and is generally located east of Calhoun Avenue, west of Sibert Avenue, south of Forest Street, and North of the South Harbor Mixed Use area. The intent of this zoning district is to preserve the character of the nearby Old Destin area, and to provide a mixed-use transitional area between the higher intensity South Harbor Mixed Use Zoning District and the less intense surrounding Low-Density Residential Zoning areas. The Calhoun Mixed Use-Village is envisioned as a walkable, medium-scale resort-mixed use area. Planned development that increase pedestrian connectivity, east-west vehicular connectivity, and parks or open space shall be encouraged. The Calhoun Mixed Use Village should encourage an excellent tree canopy and before major new development occurs, it is important the tree preservation be enhanced to ensure the lush character of this area continues even as new development occurs. The area shall redevelop as a mixed-use area, accommodating primarily medium to high density long-term and short-term residential uses. Commercial hotels, motels, bed and breakfast establishments and other commercial transient living accommodations shall be allowed. Non-residential uses shall include neighborhood retail commercial goods and services not exceeding 5,500 sq ft designed primarily to serve the needs to the adjacent Old Destin area, offices; water dependent activities, restaurants, and similar uses. It is the intent of the CMU-V zoning district to specifically not allow each general retail commercial goods and services uses to exceed 5,500 heated and cooled square feet. Additionally, it is the intent of the CMU-V to encourage lower density residential developments and mixed use developments by specifically not allowing stand-along multi-family residential uses, but rather, to require multi-family uses to included appropriate nonresidential uses as components of the development.