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Commission approves several annexations and rezonings; school-board annexation withdrawn
Summary
The commission approved multiple small annexations and rezonings—including a parcel for a planned fast-food redevelopment—while the voluntary school-board annexation was withdrawn by the applicant before action.
The Palatka City Commission approved several annexations and related rezoning actions on Sept. 25, including a small city-owned parcel omitted from a prior Walmart annexation and a split parcel on South State Road 19 that the applicant plans to redevelop as a fast-food restaurant with a drive-through.
City attorney staff said the approximately 50-by-50-foot city-owned parcel (containing a lift station) was unintentionally omitted when the Walmart property was annexed; staff recommended, and the commission approved, annexation and a matching future-land-use and zoning change to square off city boundaries.
The commission also approved the voluntary annexation, future land use amendment and rezoning for a parcel at 625 S. State Road 19, a property that is partly in city limits and partly in the county. The applicant’s representative said the intent is to combine the parcels into a single, roughly one-acre lot and redevelop the site; the prospective tenant was not disclosed because of a nondisclosure agreement. “We are looking very much forward to this project,” the applicant said.
A proposed voluntary annexation for school property at 136 Corbett Road was withdrawn by the school board before the commission could act. Commissioners and staff clarified on the record that voluntary annexations are initiated by property owners seeking city water, sewer or other services, not by the city. Several speakers urged staff to explore an ordinance allowing outside properties to purchase city water and sewer service without mandatory annexation; community member Malik Kitchens told the commission that an earlier effort to allow outside connections “never went anywhere” and urged the city to revive the idea to attract businesses.
A first reading was held for annexation and rezoning of about 3.8 acres on North Highway 17 for industrial development; staff said the property is contiguous and the application met planning requirements.
