Comments on: Century Mulls New Ordinance To Allow ‘Backyard Apartments’, Tiny Homes http://www.northescambia.com/2026/07/century-mulls-new-ordinance-to-allow-backyard-apartments-tiny-homes Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:37:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: sw http://www.northescambia.com/2026/07/century-mulls-new-ordinance-to-allow-backyard-apartments-tiny-homes/comment-page-1#comment-595668 sw Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:06:11 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=628939#comment-595668 Property values are already bad and now you are going to do this for all the crackheads in the area? Focus on cleaning up the town and fix all of the other issues first before you allow all of this crap for the crackheads. Property values are already bad and now you are going to do this for all the crackheads in the area? Focus on cleaning up the town and fix all of the other issues first before you allow all of this crap for the crackheads.

]]> By: IMHO http://www.northescambia.com/2026/07/century-mulls-new-ordinance-to-allow-backyard-apartments-tiny-homes/comment-page-1#comment-595641 IMHO Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:47:00 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=628939#comment-595641 And they’ll be meth heads living out in mamas shed. There goes your property values!! And they’ll be meth heads living out in mamas shed. There goes your property values!!

]]> By: Chelleepea http://www.northescambia.com/2026/07/century-mulls-new-ordinance-to-allow-backyard-apartments-tiny-homes/comment-page-1#comment-595581 Chelleepea Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:28:10 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=628939#comment-595581 There should be a lot size requirement of at least 1 acre. There should be a lot size requirement of at least 1 acre.

]]> By: Voices in Pensacola http://www.northescambia.com/2026/07/century-mulls-new-ordinance-to-allow-backyard-apartments-tiny-homes/comment-page-1#comment-595567 Voices in Pensacola Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:54:41 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=628939#comment-595567 The proposal for accessory dwelling units sounds reasonable. I would suggest there be discussion about: 1. Parking of vehicles for tenants of the ADUs (location, adequate space, on street issues, etc) 2. Who reviews the site plan and enforces the footprint design and ordinance? (County building inspection? Emerald Coast Regional Council? Century itself?) 3. Who enforces code for violations (unpermitted violations) and what are the penalties? 4. Since new construction will be, well, new, what would prevent a homeowner abandoning an existing structure and simply moving in to the new ADU, thus leaving a vacant and abandoned structure (the original structure) as an eyesore and blight? The proposal for accessory dwelling units sounds reasonable.

I would suggest there be discussion about:

1. Parking of vehicles for tenants of the ADUs (location, adequate space, on street issues, etc)

2. Who reviews the site plan and enforces the footprint design and ordinance? (County building inspection? Emerald Coast Regional Council? Century itself?)

3. Who enforces code for violations (unpermitted violations) and what are the penalties?

4. Since new construction will be, well, new, what would prevent a homeowner abandoning an existing structure and simply moving in to the new ADU, thus leaving a vacant and abandoned structure (the original structure) as an eyesore and blight?

]]> By: Neighbor http://www.northescambia.com/2026/07/century-mulls-new-ordinance-to-allow-backyard-apartments-tiny-homes/comment-page-1#comment-595558 Neighbor Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:10:27 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=628939#comment-595558 Better make sure you can insure these ADU’s Better make sure you can insure these ADU’s

]]> By: smw http://www.northescambia.com/2026/07/century-mulls-new-ordinance-to-allow-backyard-apartments-tiny-homes/comment-page-1#comment-595557 smw Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:04:35 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=628939#comment-595557 Do we not have enough trash in the town already? I mean it is one thing if it is kept up but lets be honest--most in Century do NOT keep up their homes or yards. Do we not have enough trash in the town already? I mean it is one thing if it is kept up but lets be honest–most in Century do NOT keep up their homes or yards.

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