The developers of a Nascar-themed amusement park received approval from the Panama City Beach City Council Thursday night on a rezoning request for 3 of their 8 acres.

But not eveyone's happy about it. Many homeowners are very upset with the council's decision. But for Front Beach Road Associates the vote to rezone the property is a victory. The group owns 8 acres of property off of Front Beach Road near Wal-Mart. The property is currently zoned T-3 for commercial and residential use. The group asked that 3 acres be rezoned T-3A so that a go-kart track could be built.

The council denied the request, and a number of the people opposing the go-kart track left the meeting. But then council members began discussing the proposal again. There were questions about whether or not the board handled the issue legally. As a result of more discussion, they took another vote on the rezoning request and this time it passed.

That decision is not sitting well with some of the nearby homeowners, who say a go-cart track will be too noisy. During the meeting representatives from Front Beach Road Associates said they would consider using electric cars on the track instead of gasoline engines to cut back on the noise.