WaWa Gets Its Development Order for Niceville Location

In Brief:

🔧 The Niceville Technical Review Committee approved Wawa’s development order, allowing the project to move forward under city-established guidelines.
🏗️ Construction on the Wawa site, located at John Sims Parkway and Rocky Bayou Drive, is expected to begin by late summer, according to City Manager David Deitch.
📄 The city hopes using the Technical Review Committee more frequently will speed up project timelines for incoming businesses.

WaWa has its development order.

The Pennsylvania-based company famous for its deli selections (and other succulent snacks) is now able to proceed with its construction plans on the parcel on the northwest corner of the intersection of Rocky by Drive and John Sims Parkway in Niceville.

The city of Niceville technical review committee approved the development. They made this approval by the guidelines provided to them by the city council, which recently empowered the technical review committee to approve or reject projects that fall within specific policies already established.

Niceville City leaders briefly discussed the development order for the Wawa at their City Council meeting on June 10. Niceville City Manager David Deitch stated that development is likely to begin at the end of summer based on standard construction timelines.

The city hopes that utilizing the technical review committee more frequently will result in a faster process from idea to construction for businesses looking to relocate to the Niceville area.

Cities issue development orders once plans for a project have been approved by the relevant body in the town. Typically, developers must apply and obtain a development order from the city.

Once a developer has a development order, they can apply for a construction permit to ensuretnsures that the building code and local requirements are met.

Once the city has issued a construction permit -You guessed it – construction can begin.

Mid Bay News originally reported in January that Wawa would be developed on the plot of land on the eastern part of town.