Tuesday’s meeting will begin with a Proclamation recognizing Flood Awareness Week.
Consent Agenda Items of Interest:
Consent Agenda Item 11 is an important one for those who travel US 1 between the northern part of the county and St. Augustine. This is a Resolution to adopt a Purchase and Sale Agreement for property at the southeast corner of US1 and Pine Island Road. This is needed to complete the intersection improvements for this dangerous intersection. Read more at this link: Consent Agenda Item 11
Regular Agenda Items:
Agenda item 1 is an Economic Incentive Request from Acadia Healthcare Company.
This development as located near the intersection of CR 210 and Moon Bay Parkway.
“Acadia is a behavioral healthcare service provider that offers inpatient, outpatient, detoxification, and residential treatment.”
Initially the applicant had requested confidentiality but has since withdrawn that request. “The project scored 7.5 points under the new industry category of the County’s Business Incentive Program, which makes it eligible for expedited permitting and an economic development incentive of up to 100% of fees paid to the County by the Applicant (impact fees), four years ad valorem taxes paid by the Applicant (general County portion) on capital improvements and four years tangible personal property taxes paid by the Applicant (general County portion), which is an 8.3 percent reimbursement on all taxes and fees paid to the County over a 20-year period.”
The materials can be found here: Agenda Item 1
An article in the Jacksonville Business Journal about the development was published here: Jax Business Journal Article – Acadia (subscription required)
Agenda Item 2 is the Annual Property Ranking List from the Land Acquisition and Management Program (LAMP) Conservation Board.
The five parcels recommended are:
- Shores Blvd. – The Deltona Corporation
- Bishop Estates Rd. – Bailey
- 5960 Don Manuel Rd. – Masters
- 8805 A1A South – Galasso
- Hawkins Island – Hawkins Family LLC
Materials can be found here: Agenda item 2 – LAMP
Agenda Item 3 is an Award of a bid for the Shore Drive Trail. This has been a highly debated project at past Commissioner meetings and the Community meeting on February 14 had very high attendance with much input from the community both for and against the project.
The project is construction of an eight foot shared use/multi-use pathway along Shore Drive in the St. Augustine South neighbohood. This trail would connect 2 County Boat Ramps in that area.
Materials can be found here, with pictures and data about the project beginning on page 144. Agenda Item 3 – Shore Drive Trail
Agenda Item 4 is a Rezoning request for the Mills Workforce Housing on Lewis Speedway. This project had previously been on the agenda in February but continued to allow for more time to prepare a submittal for a potential roundabout near the property.
The request is to rezone ~24 acres of land for a total of 110 Workforce Housing Units.
Materials are here; Agenda Item 4 – Mills Workforce Housing
Agenda Item 5 is an interesting one. This is an appeal of a PZA approval for the DeArment Residence at 3780 Coastal Highway. A request for a Zoning Variance to allow the construction of a swimming pool with 15 ft. set back instead of the required 25 ft set back was approved by the Planning and Zoning Agency on November 2. Adjacent neighbors have filed an appeal of this approval.
Materials are here: Agenda Item 5 – DeArment Residence
Agenda Item 6 is a request to rezone 273 acres from Planned Rural Development and Open Rural to Planned Rural Development for 54 single family homes.
“PRD 2023-01 Honey Branch Farms, a request to rezone approximately 273 acres of land from Planned Rural Development (PRD) and Open Rural (OR) to Planned Rural Development (PRD) to allow for a maximum of 54 single family homes within approximately 27 acres of Development Area, setting aside the remaining approximately 246 acres for Reserve Area; specifically located on unaddressed property on County Road 208 across from Joe Ashton Road.”
Materials are here: Agenda Item 6 – Honey Branch Farms
Agenda Item 7 –One North Commercial – This is another interesting request. This property is already Commercial Intensive but has one condition on the property. The request is to remove that condition.
“Request to rezone approximately 1.01 acres of land from Commercial Intensive (CI) with conditions to Commercial Intensive (CI), located northeast of 6236 US Highway 1 North, specifically located at 6241 W. Cypress Drive and unaddressed lots on W. Cypress Drive. The Planning and Zoning Agency heard this request at their regularly scheduled public hearing on February 1, 2024 and recommended approval with a vote of 6 to 1. Agency members and the public discussed the lot sizes, reasoning behind the existing condition, wetlands and flooding in the area.”
The one condition for the Commercial Intensive is from a previous approval of the Commercial Intensive property in 2020:
“1. The uses on the property are limited to buffering and stormwater retention
The Planning and Zoning Agency (PZA) heard the request to rezone the 1.01-acre subject property from RS3 to CI on October 1, 2020 through project REZ 2020-16. During the PZA hearing, discussion was made of the potential development and use of the property in close proximity to the residential properties; this discussion resulted in one (1) added condition to the rezoning to allow only buffering and stormwater retention uses. The Agency unanimously voted to recommend approval of REZ 2020-16 with the added condition. Project REZ 2020-16 went forward to the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) in a public hearing on November 3, 2020; the BCC approved the request with a vote of 5-0; Ordinance 2020-51 was enacted with one (1) condition as listed above.”
Materials are here: Agenda Item 7 – One North Commercial
Agenda Item 8 is a transfer of $2900 in funds for the Flagler Estates community Redevelopment Area Reserve for a Spring Festival.
Agenda Item 9 – Consider an appointment to the Recreation Advisory Committee to fill a vacancy created by an end of term for Bradly Long. Materials are here: Agenda Item 9 – Recreation Advisory Committee
I’m remiss in posting my update on the February 20 BOCC Meeting. I hope to have that published this week.
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Beth Tate 