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Neighbors oppose Pernicia Street rezoning, citing traffic, wetlands and tree removal
Summary
At the Jan. 28 Jacksonville City Council meeting, dozens of neighbors spoke against a proposed PUD rezoning for 6211 Pernicia Street (2024-0980), raising concerns about a single access road, drainage and extensive tree removal. The public hearing was held; no final zoning decision was made.
Dozens of residents told the Jacksonville City Council on Jan. 28 they opposed a developer’s request to rezone a 4½–5-acre property at 6211 Pernicia (filed as 2024-0980) from single-family to Planned Unit Development, saying the plan would add too much traffic, threaten local wetlands and remove mature trees.
The speakers asked the council to deny the rezoning or require RLD‑60 lot standards instead of a PUD that, they said, would allow higher density and manufactured homes.
Neighbors said the parcel’s single entrance on Pernicia Street is an 18‑foot, local road with open ditches and blind corners and that adding the proposed units would create safety and emergency‑access risks. “The proposed PUD with 21 units on a…
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