A Southern California developer wants to build a luxury garage/condo complex on three acres of Fernandina Beach Airport property they would lease from the city.
The parcel, a little more than three acres, is located off the Jamestown Road Extension.
According to the application for lease submitted for city commission review, the project would include 44 garage/condo units, a clubhouse, a covered exterior event space and two covered wash areas. Each unit is designed at 1,250 square feet.
Gary Vose, also of Newport Beach, is the owner/president of the Paddock Club.
In Florida, Vose listed a 204-room Best Western Hotel and redevelopment of the Luhrs Boatyard in St. Augustine.
Interim Airport Manager Nathan Coyle said in a notice to commissioners that approval would require the following conditions:
Any proposed non-aviation use requires FAA approval of the use and associated lease terms. The FAA will dictate any level of environmental review action(s) required for development of this property.
Any proposed lease of property must be at Fair Market Value, and an appraisal identifying the FMW stipulated in the lease must be submitted to the FAA for review.
Any proposed use of the property should not inhibit anticipated aeronautical demand for the parcel within the proposed term of use.
Non-aeronautical uses do not have the priority or protection of grant assurances that are afforded to aeronautical uses, and there is therefore no obligation that airport sponsors (City) accommodate a non-aviation use.