An apartment complex development at the old Moors Golf Club will be allowed to move ahead under the condition it adds additional setbacks and landscaping to create a barrier to its neighbors.
Santa Rosa County commissioners approved the East Avalon LLC development’s conditional use request at a special zoning meeting Thursday night, despite opposition from residents who wanted the 350-unit apartment buildings to go on the parcel’s northwest side farther away from the Moors subdivision.
Commissioner Bob Cole, whose district includes the Moors Golf Course, said it was his understanding that wetlands in that portion of the property prohibited building multi-story structures — which made it hard to appease the residents — but overall it was a worthwhile project.
