Land Use & Zoning Committee, April 21, 2026
Approves Small-scale land use amendment at Morse and Seaboard Avenue, 4-3
What happened
The Land Use & Zoning Committee granted an appeal reversing the Jacksonville Historic Preservation Commission's denial of a Certificate of Appropriateness for a single-family home with a front-facing garage at 2230 St. Johns Avenue (Ordinance 2026-232) on a 5-2 vote.
- Jurisdiction
- Jacksonville, FL
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 21, 2026
- Decisions
- 26 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 4-3
Projects in this meeting (9)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsConventional
Recommended 5-0Administrative deviation for lot area
Recommended 6-0Item 63 - 2026-0164
Recommended 4-0Conventional
Recommended 7-0Case 2026-0007
Recommended 11-6Small-scale land use
Recommended 4-3Conventional
Recommended 6-0College Park
Recommended 6-0Zoning exception for alcohol sales
Recommended 6-0Free sample: decision 1 of 26
Withdrawal of 2025-630
Item 2025-630 was withdrawn with return of fees. Council Member Clark-Murray concurred with the withdrawal. Vote was 6-0.
- Return of fees to applicant
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 Land Use & Zoning Committee granted an appeal reversing the Jacksonville Historic Preservation Commission's denial of a Certificate of Appropriateness for a single-family home with a front-facing garage at 2230 St. Johns Avenue (Ordinance 2026-232) on a 5-2 vote.
Key Decisions (26)
Withdrawal of 2025-630
Small-scale land use amendment at Commonwealth Avenue and McDuff Avenue
Rezoning at Commonwealth Avenue and McDuff Avenue
COA appeal at 2230 St. Johns Avenue
Conventional rezoning on Garden Street at Old Kings Road
Small-scale land use amendment at Morse and Seaboard Avenue
PUD rezoning at Morse and Seaboard Avenue
Item 2026-122 continued
Item 2026-123 continued - mobile home park rezoning
Item 2026-124 continued
Item 2026-125 continued
Item 2026-126 continued
Item 2026-127 continued - auto sales facility
Land use amendment at 3010 Leon Road
Conventional rezoning at Leon Road
Land use amendment on Edgewood Avenue near Moncrief
Conventional rezoning at Edgewood Avenue and Moncrief
College Park PUD rezoning
Waiver of road frontage near New Berlin Road
Administrative deviation for lot area on Valencia Drive area
Withdrawal of 2026-177
Item 2026-208 deferred
Item 2026-209 deferred
Item 2026-210 deferred
Zoning exception for alcohol sales at Alta Drive and Fay Road
Waiver of road frontage on Valencia Drive
Zoning Changes (6)
Development Activity (8)
Mixed-use duplex at Commonwealth Avenue and McDuff Avenue
Mixed-Use
Carriage house single-family home at 2230 St. Johns Avenue
Residential
Convenience store at Garden Street and Old Kings Road
Commercial
Market Signals (7)
Housing Demand
The comprehensive plan calls for 92,000 homes by 2045 and…
Sentiment
Strong resident opposition to densification in the Morse/Seaboard rural area…
Infrastructure
Traffic capacity on Morse Avenue east of Blanding Boulevard was…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the chair, 4 councilmembers, a staff member, 2 attorneys, 2 applicant's representatives, 2 witnesses, and 5 members of the public.
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