0 Old Kings Rd rezone
Case 2026-0123
ContinuedNot forecast
freeContinued
Jacksonville Meetings
City Council, April 28, 2026
Approves Future land use change LDR to MDR at Morse Ave (2026-006), 11-6
4h 36m38,876 words
207 mentionssubdivisionland usedensitypublic hearingapprovedresidentialindustrialzoningcommercialmixed usedeferredcomprehensive plandeniedtraffic studyrezoningPUDJacksonville, FL
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What happened
The Jacksonville City Council approved two related land-use items for a Meritage Homes single-family project on ~9.7 acres at Morse Avenue (Ortega Farms area): ordinance 2026-006 changing the future land use from LDR to MDR (with a site-specific eight-units-per-acre cap), and ord…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Jacksonville, FL
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 28, 2026
- Decisions
- 25 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 11-6
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsCase 2026-0007
Approved 11-66 conditions of approval
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Case 2026-0006
Approved 11-61 condition of approval
Open this projectFollow free
Meeting Summary
The Jacksonville City Council approved two related land-use items for a Meritage Homes single-family project on ~9.7 acres at Morse Avenue (Ortega Farms area): ordinance 2026-006 changing the future land use from LDR to MDR (with a site-specific eight-units-per-acre cap), and ord…
Key Decisions (25)
Approved
Appeal of historic-overlay design (garage facing street)
Vote: 9-8
Withdrawn
Withdrawal of 2025-0630
Vote: 17-0
Approved
Economic development REV grant incentives (2026-285)
Vote: 16-0
Approved
Future land use change LDR to MDR at Morse Ave (2026-006)
Vote: 11-6Conditions attached
Approved
Rezoning to PUD at Morse Ave (2026-007)
Vote: 11-6Conditions attached
Zoning Changes (2)
9.7 acres
9.7 acres
Development Activity (3)
Meritage Homes single-family development on Morse Avenue
Residential
Seaboard Avenue subdivision (~117 units)
Residential
Wells Landing East subdivision
Residential
Market Signals (5)
Commercial Demand
A $550 million capital investment by Vistakon/Johnson & Johnson, incented…
Housing Demand
Council repeatedly cited a comp-plan target of 100,000 new housing…
Infrastructure
Local roads (Morse, Seaboard) near the Morse Ave development are…
Who Spoke (20)
ChairCouncilmember · 8ClerkPublic · 3
On the record: the chair, 8 councilmembers, the clerk, and 3 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteThis season: 20 of 20 (100%) forecasts called in this county.
0 Commonwealth Ave rezone
Case 2026-0168-E
ContinuedNot forecast
freeContinued
1005 Mcduff Ave rezone
Case 2026-0169-E
ContinuedNot forecast
freeContinued
0 Commonwealth Ave rezone
Case 2025-0630-W
No vote recorded
6926 Garden St rezone
Case 2025-0724-E
No vote recorded
903 University Blvd rezone
Case 2026-0170-E
No vote recorded
0 Wilson Blvd rezone
Case 2026-0208-E
No vote recorded
3323 Almeda St rezone
Case 2026-0209-E
No vote recorded
More land-use items (37)
37 items with no recorded vote on this agenda
- 0 Owens Rd rezoneCase 2026-0210-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
- 5735 Morse Ave rezoneCase 2026-0007-ENo vote recorded
- 0 Old Kings Rd rezoneCase 2026-0122No vote recorded
- 6919 Pitts Rd rezoneCase 2026-0126No vote recorded
- 6919 Pitts Rd rezoneCase 2026-0127No vote recorded
- 3010 Leon Rd rezoneCase 2026-0164-ENo vote recorded
- 3010 Leon Rd rezoneCase 2026-0165-ENo vote recorded
- 0 Edgewood Ave rezoneCase 2026-0166-ENo vote recorded
- 0 Edgewood Ave rezoneCase 2026-0167-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
- 7599 Southside Blvd rezoneCase 2026-0273-ENo vote recorded
- 4578 Blanding Blvd rezoneCase 2026-0274-ENo vote recorded
- 4600 Yellow Water Rd rezoneCase 2026-0289-ENo vote recorded
- 4600 Yellow Water Rd rezoneCase 2026-0290-ENo vote recorded
- 1144 Pacetti St rezoneCase 2026-0291-ENo vote recorded
- 1115 Pacetti St rezoneCase 2026-0292-ENo vote recorded
- 9801 Heckscher Dr rezoneCase 2026-0293-ENo vote recorded
- 9801 Heckscher Dr rezoneCase 2026-0294-ENo vote recorded
- 1090 Huron St rezoneCase 2026-0296-ENo vote recorded
- 1090 Huron St rezoneCase 2026-0297-ENo vote recorded
- 842 Barnett St rezoneCase 2026-0298-ENo vote recorded
- 842 Barnett St rezoneCase 2026-0299-ENo vote recorded
- 2449 University Blvd rezoneCase 2026-0300-ENo vote recorded
- 5136 San Jose Blvd rezoneCase 2026-0301-ENo vote recorded
- 3157 5th St rezoneCase 2026-0302-ENo vote recorded
- 11662 Flynn Rd rezoneCase 2026-0303-ENo vote recorded
- 5450 Cleveland Rd rezoneCase 2026-0304-ENo vote recorded
- 2228 Bulls Bay Hwy rezoneCase 2026-0305-ENo vote recorded
- 962 StCase 2026-0306-ENo vote recorded
- ORD Apv the Proposed 2026B Series Text Amdt to the FLUE, Definitions, & the FLUM Series……Case 2026-0311-ENo vote recorded
- ORD Closing & Abandoning &/or Disclaiming an Opened & Improved Portion of an Unnamed……Case 2026-0328-ENo vote recorded
- Unnamed Rd subdivisionCase 2026-0329-ENo vote recorded
- ORD Closing & Abandoning &/or Disclaiming a 5-ft-wide Drainage Easement, Estab in the……Case 2026-0330-ENo vote recorded
- ORD-MC Pertaining to the Code of Subdiv Regulations subdivisionCase 2026-0363-ENo vote recorded
- 11247 Alta Dr site planCase 2026-0211-ENo vote recorded
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