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City Council Regular Meeting, July 21, 2026

Approves Rezoning of New Bridge Street and Stratford Road parcels (Rush Properties), unanimous

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What happened

Jacksonville City Council approved two zoning map amendments (Rush Properties on New Bridge/Stratford Road to downtown business, and Pursuit Development at 2820 Richlands Highway from RSF-20 to corridor commercial) and three UDO/ordinance text amendments, all by unanimous voice v…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Jacksonville, NC
Governing body
Final authority
Date
July 21, 2026
Decisions
6 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, unanimous

Meeting Summary

Jacksonville City Council approved two zoning map amendments (Rush Properties on New Bridge/Stratford Road to downtown business, and Pursuit Development at 2820 Richlands Highway from RSF-20 to corridor commercial) and three UDO/ordinance text amendments, all by unanimous voice v…

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Key Decisions (6)

Approved

Rezoning of New Bridge Street and Stratford Road parcels (Rush Properties)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Rezoning at 2820 Richlands Highway (Pursuit Development / YOP trustees)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance text amendment - freeboard for non-residential structures

Vote: unanimous

Zoning Changes (2)

Development Activity (4)

Rezoning parcels on New Bridge Street and Stratford Road (Rush Properties)

Mixed-Use

Corridor commercial rezoning at 2820 Richlands Highway

Commercial

Proposed Wawa site (Richlands Highway corridor)

Commercial

Fayetteville VA Coastal Health Care System VA clinic

Other

Market Signals (5)

Commercial Demand

The Richlands Highway/Yop Road corridor is seeing significant renewed commercial…

Infrastructure

Waterfront/downtown development is being encouraged by reducing the non-residential flood…

Sentiment

Council is actively loosening multifamily design standards (material percentages, footprint…

Who Spoke (12)

Councilmember · 2Staff · 2Public

On the record: 2 councilmembers, 2 staff members, and a member of the public.

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