City Council, April 14, 2026
Approves Item 61 - 2026-0128 Land use change LDR to BP on Southside Boulevard, 12-6
What happened
The Jacksonville City Council approved Ordinance 2026-0140 renaming a portion of Confederate Street to Rose Arbor Way on an 11-8 vote, and approved two land-use/rezoning items on Southside Boulevard (2026-0128 and 2026-0129, changing four parcels from LDR to Business Park) on 12-…
- Jurisdiction
- Jacksonville, FL
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 14, 2026
- Decisions
- 35 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 12-6
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsItem 63 - 2026-0164
Approved 4-0Case 2026-0128
Approved 12-6Free sample: decision 1 of 35
Quasi-judicial item 2026-0015 (amended)
Bill 2026-0015 amended and approved on quasi-judicial docket.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Jacksonville City Council approved Ordinance 2026-0140 renaming a portion of Confederate Street to Rose Arbor Way on an 11-8 vote, and approved two land-use/rezoning items on Southside Boulevard (2026-0128 and 2026-0129, changing four parcels from LDR to Business Park) on 12-…
Key Decisions (35)
Quasi-judicial item 2026-0015 (amended)
Item 2 - 2026-0087
Item 3 - 2026-130 (amended)
Item 4 - 2026-131 (amended, 301 bypass)
Item 5 - 2026-133
Item 6 - 2026-134
Item 7 - 2026-171 (alcohol/church neighbors)
Item 8 - 2026-172
Item 9 - 2026-173
Item 10 - 2026-176
Item 11 - 2026-178
Third reading resolution - Item 69 - 2026-204 (amended)
Item 28 - 2026-0005 (amended)
Item 29 - 2026-0140 Rename Confederate Street to Rose Arbor Way (amended)
Item 30 - 2026-170
Item 31 - 2026-0174 (amended and re-referred)
Item 32 - 2026-0175 (amended and re-referred)
Item 53 - 2026-0022 (amended)
Item 54 - 2026-0023
Item 61 - 2026-0128 Land use change LDR to BP on Southside Boulevard
Item 62 - 2026-0129 Rezoning to IBP on Southside Boulevard
Item 63 - 2026-0164 (continued)
Item 64 - 2026-0165 (continued)
Item 52 - 2026-0007 rezoning request (continued)
Item 57 - 2026-0124 (continued to 5-26)
Item 58 - 2026-0125 (continued to 5-26)
Item 70 - 2026-0146
Item 71 - 2026-0179
Item 72 - 2026-0180 (amended)
Item 73 - 2026-0181 (amended)
Item 74 - 2026-0183 (amended)
Item 75 - 2026-0186 Safe-haven baby boxes at fire stations (twice amended)
Item 76 - 2026-0188 (amended)
Item 121 - 2026-0266 (withdrawn)
Item 128 - 2025-0872 (postponed to May 12)
Zoning Changes (3)
Development Activity (4)
Southside Boulevard Business Park rezoning (LDR/residential to IBP)
Industrial
Leon Road industrial rezoning
Industrial
Collins Road residential/industrial rezoning near business park
Mixed-Use
Proposed Jacksonville soccer stadium (Windy Hill / Fox Chase area)
Commercial
Market Signals (5)
Infrastructure
Collins Road is reported at 122% capacity, and Southside Boulevard…
Housing Demand
Public speakers repeatedly noted a shortage of affordable and attainable…
Commercial Demand
Continued piecemeal rezoning of residential parcels to Business Park/Industrial Business…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the chair, 6 councilmembers, and a member of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 6 of 6 land-use forecasts on this agenda.
This season: 66 of 66 (100%) forecasts called in this county.
903 University Blvd rezone
5735 Morse Ave rezone
9702 Historic Kings Rd rezone
9702 Historic Kings Rd rezone
0 Rampart Rd rezone
0 Rampart Rd rezone
2220 Southside Blvd rezone
More land-use items (25)
- 2220 Southside Blvd rezoneCase 2026-0129-EApproved 12-7called it
- 3010 Leon Rd rezoneCase 2026-0164-EContinued
- 3010 Leon Rd rezoneCase 2026-0165-EContinued
22 items with no recorded vote on this agenda
- 0 Hemlock St rezoneCase 2026-0015-ENo vote recorded
- 0 Mccargo St rezoneCase 2026-0087-ENo vote recorded
- 0 Beach Blvd rezoneCase 2026-0130-ENo vote recorded
- 950 US 301 Hwy rezoneCase 2026-0131-ENo vote recorded
- PUBLIC HEARINGS ON LAND USE AMENDMENTS AND CERTAIN COMPANION REZONINGS: rezoneNo vote recorded
- 5735 Morse Ave rezoneCase 2026-0006-ENo vote recorded
- 0 Old Kings Rd rezoneCase 2026-0122No vote recorded
- 0 Old Kings Rd rezoneCase 2026-0123No vote recorded
- 6919 Pitts Rd rezoneCase 2026-0126No vote recorded
- 6919 Pitts Rd rezoneCase 2026-0127No vote recorded
- 0 Edgewood Ave rezoneCase 2026-0166-ENo vote recorded
- 0 Edgewood Ave rezoneCase 2026-0167-ENo vote recorded
- 0 Commonwealth Ave rezoneCase 2026-0168-ENo vote recorded
- 1005 Mcduff Ave rezoneCase 2026-0169-ENo vote recorded
- RESO Concerning the Vacation of Portions of the Plat of Subdiv of Lot 10, Sec 33……Case 2026-0230-ANo vote recorded
- 0 Wilson Blvd rezoneCase 2026-0208-ENo vote recorded
- 3323 Almeda St rezoneCase 2026-0209-ENo vote recorded
- 0 Owens Rd rezoneCase 2026-0210-ENo vote recorded
- 7599 Southside Blvd rezoneCase 2026-0273-ENo vote recorded
- 4578 Blanding Blvd rezoneCase 2026-0274-ENo vote recorded
- 11247 Alta Dr site planCase 2026-0211-ENo vote recorded
- 2230 St Johns Ave landmark designationCase 2026-0232-ANo vote recorded
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