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Commission approves multiple zoning, land-use and procedural items; summary of votes
Summary
At its July 14 meeting the St. Augustine City Commission approved a package of consent items and a series of ordinances and resolutions covering a PUD amendment, city-owned property land‑use changes, administrative plat authority and several other items. Several first‑reading ordinances were advanced to second reading.
The St. Augustine City Commission on July 14 approved a consent agenda and a string of ordinances and resolutions affecting development approvals, city property land‑use, and administrative procedures.
The commission approved the consent agenda and then took up multiple ordinance and resolution items. The commission voted to adopt on second reading an amendment to the Planned Unit Development (PUD) covering 1500 Arapahoe Avenue (the southern portion of the Shipyards project). The item that amended the PUD text for tree removal and mitigation passed on roll call; Barbara Blonder recorded a “no” vote while other commissioners voted “yes.”
Commissioners also approved two separate second‑reading items that change the future land‑use map and zoning of 241 West King Street to accommodate an archaeology repository and office/community space, and two second‑reading items that change land‑use and zoning for 500 Anastasia Boulevard to make way for a relocated island fire station. Both sets of land‑use and rezoning ordinances passed on roll call.
The commission adopted an ordinance creating an administrative authority for plat and replat submissions, as required by state statute, on second reading.
The commission also advanced several first‑reading ordinances to a second hearing, including a proposed one‑way designation for Bannon Avenue (Ordinance 2025‑17) required for a stormwater/drainage project and a draft lot‑grading and fill ordinance (Ordinance 2025‑21) that would add residential lot grading rules and incentives for low‑impact development. Both first readings passed and were scheduled for second reading.
On resolutions, the commission approved a Brownfield area designation for 404 Riberia Street (resolution 2025‑27) and adopted a repository fee for archaeological collections (resolution 2025‑28) to cover staff time, inventory and long‑term rehousing. The archaeological repository fee was set at $250 per standard records box with the box dimensions noted in the record.
Votes at a glance (as recorded in the meeting): - Consent agenda: approved (voice vote) - Ordinance 2025‑11 (PUD amendment, 1500 Arapahoe Ave.): adopted (roll call; Blonder — no; others — yes) - Ordinance 2025‑12 & 2025‑13 (241 West King St. future land use & rezoning to Government Use): adopted (roll call — yes) - Ordinance 2025‑14 & 2025‑15 (500 Anastasia Blvd. future land use & rezoning to Government Use): adopted (roll call — yes) - Ordinance 2025‑16 (administrative authority for plats/replats): adopted (roll call — yes) - Ordinance 2025‑17 (Bannon Ave. one‑way designation): passed first reading to second reading (roll call — yes) - Ordinance 2025‑21 (residential lot grading / fill rules): passed first reading to second reading (roll call — yes) - Resolution 2025‑27 (Brownfield designation, 404 Riberia St.): adopted (roll call — yes) - Resolution 2025‑28 (archaeological repository fee): adopted (voice vote)
The meeting record shows several items that will return to the commission for additional hearings (notably the two first readings and the development‑agreement and traffic funding details tied to the Shipyards project).
