Gulfport Council Set to Act on Sewer Contract, Winter Festival; Zoning Board Heard Variance Requests
The Gulfport City Council's July 9 agenda included a resolution to award a contract to JLB Contractors, LLC for the Coffee Creek Sewer Rehabilitation Project, along with budget amendments and temporary street closures for community events. Minutes from that meeting have not yet been published, so it is not yet possible to confirm which items were approved.
City Council — July 9
The council was scheduled to consider several resolutions. The headline item was the award and contract with JLB Contractors, LLC for the Coffee Creek Sewer Rehabilitation Project, an infrastructure item affecting sewer service in the city.
Also on the agenda:
- A code enforcement hearing on declaring certain properties a public health menace and authorizing clean-up or demolition bids.
- A Planning Commission recommendation to amend the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance covering parking, zero-lot line, and small-lot uses — Case #2606PC083.
- A resolution authorizing temporary municipal right-of-way closures for the 5th Annual Breland Block Party, the GHS Admiral Bayou Classic Cross Country Race, and the Gulfport Stop the Violence Unity Walk.
- Budget Amendment #90, transferring funds from the EMSOF Revenue account to the EMSOF expenditure account.
Because minutes are not yet available, the outcomes of these items cannot be confirmed from the official record.
Architectural Review Committee — July 9
The committee had one case on its agenda: Case 2607ARC015, a request for a new freestanding ground sign at 205 Jackson Street (Tax Parcel 0908O-04-100.001). The committee was also scheduled to vote on adopting minutes from its June 11, 2026 meeting. Minutes from this session have not yet been published.
Zoning Board of Adjustment and Appeals — July 16
The board was scheduled to hear multiple variance requests seeking exceptions to lot width, setbacks, accessory structure size, and parking requirements. Items on the agenda included:
- Variance 2607ZB092 — request for 50-ft wide lots where 60 ft is required, on Dedeaux Rd, Tax Parcels 0908M-01-009.000 and 0908M-01-014.000, zoned B-1, Ward 6. This item was tabled to the July meeting.
- Variance 2607ZB088 — request for a 0-ft front setback where 10 ft is required, for a ground sign at 12178 Highway 49, Tax Parcel 0808E-02-030.049, zoned B-4, Ward 7.
- Variance 2607ZB089 — request for a 16-ft secondary frontage setback where 25 ft is required, for an accessory structure at 11540 Carondelet St, Tax Parcel 0808L-01-019.000, zoned R-1-10, Ward 7.
- Variance 2607ZB096 — withdrawn by Planning Staff. The request had been for a 1,400 sq ft accessory structure where 1,000 sq ft is allowed, at 730 E Pass Rd, Tax Parcel 0910I-01-064.000, zoned T4+, Ward 4.
- Variance 2607ZB101 — request for 3 regular parking spaces where 17 are required, at 820 Pass Rd, Tax Parcel 0910M-01-027.000, zoned B-2, Ward 3.
Minutes from this meeting have not yet been published, so decisions on these variances cannot be confirmed.
Coming Up
- **City Council — July 21:** The council will consider a resolution approving the 2026 Gulfport Harbor Lights Winter Festival, a change order with Malouf Construction, LLC for the North Gulfport Waste Water Treatment Plant Headworks Project, two rezoning recommendations (Orange Grove Road to R-1-10, Case #2606PC076, Ward 7; and Dedeaux Road to R-1-7.5, Case #2605PC093, Ward 6), and a code enforcement hearing on properties deemed a public health menace.
- **Planning Commission — July 23:** The commission will take up General Plan Revision 2605PC067 and several approval items (2607PC090, 2607PC095, 2607PC100). A tree permit appeal (2605PC070) and General Plan 2607PC094 are deferred, and Zoning Map Amendment 2604PC045 is tabled.