CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. — It's a Bittersweet issue: Gators' business booms in the busy season, but residents are less-than-pleased when some customers use their front yards as parking lots. Now, a proposal that could alleviate those frustrations has cleared an important hurdle, having received approval on Wednesday evening from the Camden County Planning and Zoning Commission.
Gary Prewitt, owner of the Shady/Lazy Gators complex, had requested the rezoning of approximately 24 acres along Bittersweet Road. Prewitt says he plans to construct a satellite parking lot and general store with a deli on two of those acres, and he proposes to develop 44 upscale cabins on the remaining acreage. The parking lot is planned to have 152 parking spaces.
The property in question had not been zoned on the original zoning map.
The commission agreed to zoning that would allow Prewitt’s project to move forward.
The P&Z Commission’s recommendation will now go to the Camden County Commission for approval.
