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
Open this projectFollow free
Case 2026-0006
Approved 11-61 condition of approval
Open this projectFollow free
Free sample: decision 1 of 25
Appeal of historic-overlay design (garage facing street)
Council granted an appeal regarding a residential design in a historic overlay district (garage facing street), reversing/overriding the planning commission-approved design. Councilmember Peluso spoke and voted against, citing the historic overlay integrity. Vote reported as nine to eight to grant the appeal.
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 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Withdrawn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
Approved
Opioid grant funding (2026-261)
Vote: 15-0-2
Approved
Oysterfest grant funding (2026-263)
Vote: 17-0
Approved
GFL debris processing/recycling modification (2026-216)
Vote: 17-0
Approved
Completion grant funding priority (2026-213)
Vote: 18-0
Approved
DIA TIF-funded contracts (2026-218)
Vote: 14-4
Approved
DIA TIF funding item (2026-219)
Vote: 14-4
Approved
Ordinance 2026-221
Vote: 16-2
Approved
3 a.m. alcohol sales extension to Brooklyn (2026-223)
Vote: 14-4
Approved
JSEB microgrant funding (2026-249)
Vote: 17-0
Approved
Resolution 2026-269
Vote: 18-0
Approved
Chamblin/Chancho King James Beard resolution (2026-280)
Vote: 18-0
Approved
Reconsideration and approval of 2026-211
Vote: 16-0
Continued
Public hearings continued to 5-12-26 (2026-122/123/126/127)
Continued
Public hearing continued (2026-168)
Continued
Public hearing continued (2026-169)
Approved
Ordinance 2026-164
Vote: 16-0
Approved
Ordinance 2026-165
Vote: 16-0
Approved
Ordinance 2026-166
Vote: 17-0
Approved
Ordinance 2026-167
Vote: 17-0
Approved
Resolution 2026-230
Vote: 16-0
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: 71 of 71 (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 (38)
38 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
- 2230 St Johns Ave landmark designationCase 2026-0232-ANo vote recorded
- 11247 Alta Dr site planCase 2026-0211-ENo vote recorded
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