Planning Commission approves three multifamily/townhome items in single session

The Jacksonville Beach Planning Commission voted to approve three separate conditional-use applications concerning small multifamily or townhome projects in commercial zoning districts.

PC 16-25: The commission approved a conditional use allowing renovation and legalization of three multifamily units at 214 and 218 Seventh Avenue South by applying RM-2 multifamily standards in a C-1 district. Staff said the request would preserve existing housing stock and meet the 2050 comprehensive plan’s preservation goals.

PC 18-25: The commission approved a conditional use permitting demolition of an older four-unit structure and construction of three fee-simple townhomes at the southwest corner of Second Street South and Eleventh Avenue South. Staff said the project reduces dwelling-unit count from four to three, elevates buildings above base flood elevation and brings the site into compliance with current standards.

PC 19-25: The commission approved a conditional use to add a third dwelling unit to an existing duplex on Tenth Avenue South; the proposal includes providing on-site parking where none existed previously and accessing parking for the new unit from an improved rear alley.

All three items were approved after staff presentations and limited public comment or none. Roll call votes were recorded for each item and passed by majority (unanimous in each recorded roll call on the three items). Staff noted landscape mitigation and tree replacement requirements and standard building-permit inspections will apply during design and construction.