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Planner Smith said staff’s revisions clean up language in section 20-140 to make single-family and two-family dwelling references consistent and add the Commercial Professional Office (CPO) zoning district to the list of districts where short-term vacation rentals are allowed when the property’s principal use is residential. Smith told the board the change responds to a council referral after a property owner operating a short-term rental from a building zoned CPO sought clarity on whether that use is permitted.

Board members discussed whether the LDRs and the ordinance language required additional cross-references; Smith explained staff would ensure the LDR rewrite and ordinance language align and that the amendment is intended to allow short-term rentals in CPO when the principal use is residential, not to authorize short-term rentals in commercially used properties. Board member Johnson asked whether the change affects owners who operate short-term rentals from properties primarily used as commercial offices; Smith said it would not.

A motion to forward the amendment to town council with the PZB’s recommendation to approve carried 5-0. Recorded ayes: Johnson; Hale; Jernigan; Niles; Hawkins. The board’s motion specifically authorized staff’s revisions to Article 7, as provided in the meeting packet, and asked staff to coordinate any technical cross-reference fixes in the LDRs during the broader LDR update.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Town of Orange Park Planning and Zoning Board Apr 10, 2025 ","oneSentenceSummary","The Planning and Zone Board voted 5-0 to recommend an ordinance amendment to Article 7 on short-term vacation rentals that cleans up single-/two-family references and adds the CPO zoning district to allowable locations for short-term rentals in residential uses.","taxTitle","Orange Park, Clay County, Florida","taxId",61690,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6071899,"Board flags townhouse standards, asks staff to consult developer on minimum width and lot rules",1120,3841000,4961000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3033300-aae0aec202bdc4485ee9af7353a39e03&start=3841&end=4961","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3033300-aae0aec202bdc4485ee9af7353a39e03/thumbnail_3841000.jpg","/articles/6071899/Orange-Park/Clay-County/Florida/Board-flags-townhouse-standards-asks-staff-to-consult-developer-on-minimum-width-and-lot-rules","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6071899-b8e661c2d2e6dbcc6e326076b9121467/orig.mp4?Expires=1771204564&Signature=mQRFfyh-0y79KQ-RG~K8F4-HKzSj-jeVEGPMaFCqnxgjfZIBX3UkyvNvQJc-owx-kS2m03VVkPfol31aPfydSJoUj-GRKlKfu0NE9S3di9QaDC3Ls5Pm5Y2iw9A37V0zq346aJeTa-LqDquSjDt8R9Z4jlHWS1sHcppmuDho~I8bgcrqf-uvO-w6mUa1p8qPMYXyPzVsYJNKnfzZqTOnzaU3Yn5BwpBMLphqswNGfGhR6mPB66t~Jzc-TMtI-P0d8LAGPvGXVnHS2rJ99nz9tY4QAHbwGNAak0UsHfAVp~SgC9be3k-4ANTqs0~ApFLWSU~JoD567nDAM56Cm4F21g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning and Zone Board discussed the town’s minimum development standards for townhouses and condominiums and asked staff to consult with a developer who inquired about a potential townhouse project.

Planner Smith told the board that the town’s current rules set a minimum lot area formula (6,000 square feet for the first townhouse unit and 5,360 square feet for each additional unit) and a gross density cap of eight units per acre but do not establish a minimum lot width for townhouse lots. He said that omission makes practical townhouse development difficult because interior townhouse units typically require narrow lot widths and zero side-yard setbacks.

Board members noted other municipal standards (Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beach) that specify narrower minimum lot widths for townhouse interior and end units (examples shown in staff materials) and cited West Landing as a local example of a functioning townhouse development that met standards. A developer inquiry prompted the discussion; staff said the site in question is roughly 2.1 acres in RG-1 zoning and that, under current rules, the maximum gross density would limit the project to roughly 16–19 units depending on layout.

The board asked staff to invite the developer to present a concept plan and to return with options including: (1) code edits to add a clear minimum lot width and adjusted lot-area calculations for fee-simple townhouses; (2) advice on whether a PUD or variance route is more appropriate for infill townhouse developments; and (3) recommended design standards (garage/drive access, lot orientation) to avoid back-to-back units without rear access.","Planning staff and board members discussed inconsistencies in township/townhouse standards—specifically lack of minimum lot width and impractical minimum lot-area formulas—and asked staff to meet with an interested developer and return with draft changes or PUD options.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6071904,"Planning board begins review of zoning for vocational, trade and business schools",1116,2419000,3535000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3033300-aae0aec202bdc4485ee9af7353a39e03&start=2419&end=3535","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3033300-aae0aec202bdc4485ee9af7353a39e03/thumbnail_2419000.jpg","/articles/6071904/Orange-Park/Clay-County/Florida/Planning-board-begins-review-of-zoning-for-vocational-trade-and-business-schools","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6071904-3dc760dbc25b067caebd42fa1aa4bf0f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771204564&Signature=cCssg3QhQm-L~QJm-KRP-hyM-IHzYgdCWNGeRX9xddcdr7Qc3sZBIxTrO0mtDbB1oijyXoLtf6O~AujpUC7g3BVhH8h1XXVSC7qRWnc0nQkKafp3SVhGVGXwsx-YFwK01m38X9u5xCmALtbBqji7uS1IQnAfeZ-RScd4sfi5vaFCo6tuAEeW3qyjOPe53z7rwMQjB3wr4n7FHNatMy4MiUfeDnu6kUtTi6NO9WwZ5DwKqevpRNcl5Le6WEH222ymdNjiZBMVFuYmnNvOS4~z8M2NENVq2CwapaMkNEeHO0fzgWuUNrVVZh3YEnfpHEnm4TgmAu4C4Mn92rkTTWrQNg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning and Zone Board held a policy discussion about where vocational, trade and business schools should be permitted in town and asked planning staff to draft clearer definitions and zoning options that distinguish low- from high-intensity uses.

Planner Smith explained the town’s zoning table currently lists “vocational, technical, trade or business schools” as a single category and that some tenants—cosmetology, esthetician or medical-spa training programs—do not fit neatly into higher-intensity commercial districts. He said the Parisian Spa Institute had provided a letter describing hands-on training (cosmetology, facials, laser, electrology, nail technology) and that many of those individual services are allowed as stand-alone businesses in the town’s CN (neighborhood commercial) and CPO districts.

Board members repeatedly raised two points: first, intensity matters. A welding, truck-driving or construction-trade school requires different zoning and buffering than a small cosmetology or esthetician training program. Second, parking and on-site activity are crucial: schools that perform paid services as part of training (clients receiving reduced-price services) can generate customer traffic that affects parking demand and neighborhood impacts. Board member Johnson suggested adding parking thresholds and maximum student counts when considering a CN conditional use.

The board directed staff to prepare draft language for: (1) definitions that separate lower-intensity vocational/vocational-trade training from higher-intensity industrial trade schools; (2) a proposed approach that would make lower-intensity uses allowable in CN by conditional use (special exception) subject to criteria such as maximum students, square-foot thresholds and parking requirements; and (3) an updated Table 2.1 showing conditional/permitted status. Smith said staff would return with proposed code language and a zoning-table update for future review.","Board members asked staff to draft clearer definitions and zoning options for vocational and trade schools, considering intensity and parking impacts and recommending conditional use permitting for lower-intensity programs in neighborhood commercial zones.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6071909,"Planning board approves PUD verification and two design-review applications for Anna Avenue infill",1266,509000,1775000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3033300-aae0aec202bdc4485ee9af7353a39e03&start=509&end=1775","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3033300-aae0aec202bdc4485ee9af7353a39e03/thumbnail_509000.jpg","/articles/6071909/Orange-Park/Clay-County/Florida/Planning-board-approves-PUD-verification-and-two-design-review-applications-for-Anna-Avenue-infill","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6071909-9e3dc9837f8af5112e61eb1f46069b06/orig.mp4?Expires=1771204564&Signature=HTAGkaWnVfhgnfhYF54sPzQcTOL-SVxf5Sm8auszdg4Uh0BboT4KftzRQrjmKXzQOLV29-SkSFNcgR6sC9A-fTeV7OzIFIX8eMGztAUHTnKkwKzK4ENpqMeYxGvW98QlByV7Jqt6afu9ZgXRZi83Kg6WwCSY7XTG1kUu2gAyduxWPBnWwwBso5p~guYx8c3Y3gTOcymrvGO4iwPcpG78Wf0YpMB9PWKbtaheU9~CfUmD3gp2QCWwuRphl7iLbbjJSSoepX7FJ7fXWsVwZjJhK~h7IBFjY1N7GyGm-5OLDqWUewoY-skEQiRz-h7q1BcYvSfOVa16hHOnAXycDCz26w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Orange Park Planning and Zone Board on Thursday certified substantial compliance with Planned Unit Development (PUD) Ordinance 0125 and approved the development plan, then approved two related design-review board (DRB) applications for single-family houses at 934 and 940 Anna Avenue.

Planner Smith told the board the PUD verification concerns a two-lot infill project—two single-family dwellings on lots that staff describes as approximately 10,000 square feet each at the corner of Anna Avenue and Campbell Avenue. He said the ordinance includes four conditions, three of which apply before a certificate of occupancy: final construction plans/permits, required tree/landscape plantings, and a six-foot fence between rear yards. Smith also noted a 20-year deed restriction limiting the property to single-family use.

Board members asked how utilities and park requirements had been handled in the PUD and whether deed restrictions could be altered in the future. Board member Johnston pressed staff on whether underground utilities were required and whether the comprehensive plan or the town land-development regulations (LDRs) take precedence; Smith said electrical service would be provided by JEA with town water and sewer, and that any on-site utility expansions would be the owner’s responsibility. Smith described the deed restriction as an extra layer of protection but said rezoning and deed modification avenues exist and would require further legal steps.

A motion to approve certification of substantial compliance with PUD Ordinance 0125 and to approve the associated development plan passed unanimously. The roll call vote: Johnson—yes; Hale—yes; Jernigan—yes; Niles—yes; Hawkins—yes. The chair announced the motion passed 5-0.

Immediately after, the board reviewed two design-review board applications for the two individual lots tied to the PUD. DRB-1-2025 (934 Anna Avenue) was approved with one condition: the final lot grading plan must be reviewed and approved by the Economic and Community Development (ECD) Department before issuance of the building permit. DRB-2-2025 (940 Anna Avenue) was approved with two conditions: removal of the existing driveway apron on Campbell Avenue and construction of new curb and sidewalk to match existing conditions, and ECD approval of the final lot grading plan before building permit issuance. Both DRB motions passed by 5-0 votes; the clerk recorded the same five board members' aye votes.

The approvals carry standard follow-up steps: permit approvals, inspections, and issuance of a certificate of occupancy only after conditions are verified by staff. Planner Smith also noted a fence permit will be required for the six-foot fence and that the deed restriction is recorded as part of the PUD package.

The board did not add further changes to the development plan at the meeting; staff and the applicant were directed to continue with permit submittals and to return if any deviations or additional formal approvals are required.","The Orange Park Planning and Zone Board certified substantial compliance with PUD Ordinance 0125 and approved two related design-review applications for single-family homes at 934 and 940 Anna Avenue, each by 5-0 votes and subject to conditions including final grading approval.","actionData","errors"]

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