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Planning Board recommends annexation and R-3/PUD rezoning for 16.72‑acre Moody Road parcel
Summary
The Palatka Planning Board voted unanimously to recommend annexation of a roughly 16.72‑acre parcel on North Moody Road into the city and to change its future land use designation to multifamily R‑3 with a planned unit development overlay, subject to five staff conditions including noise and traffic studies.
The Palatka Planning Board at its April meeting recommended annexing an approximately 16.72‑acre parcel on North Moody Road into the city and rezoning it from Putnam County light industrial to City of Palatka multifamily residential (R‑3) with a planned unit development (PUD) overlay, subject to conditions.
Planning staff said the parcel is vacant, lies south of the airport runway projection and behind the fire station, and is surrounded in part by city‑owned property. Staff said the proposed land‑use change and rezoning are consistent with the comprehensive plan criteria, but flagged required conditions: a noise and residential land‑use study, a traffic study prepared by a traffic engineer, documentation that the site will comply with state utility requirements, and a legal opinion that the developer has unified control of the land. Staff recommended recording certain documents and holding the city harmless for future claims by prospective residents.
Matt Lotte, a civil engineer with Cosmo Design, presented a supplemental plan and described the project as townhome‑style, entry‑level multifamily housing with eight‑to‑ten unit buildings, sidewalks and on‑site recreation. He told the board the units are intended to be “entry level” housing rather than luxury units.
Several public speakers raised process and procedural questions. Speaker Lincoln Kitchens, who gave a Palatka address, thanked staff for addressing two key concerns—airport noise and traffic—and asked that those studies be completed and filed with the city. Planning staff confirmed the conditions in the staff report and noted the annexation would extend city water and sewer services to the parcel once formal annexation occurred.
Board members moved to recommend approval of the annexation and then to recommend approval of the rezoning to R‑3 with a PUD overlay subject to the five staff conditions. Both motions carried unanimously.
The board’s recommendation will move to the next step in the city’s annexation and rezoning process; required studies and recorded documentation must be submitted before final development approvals and building permits.
