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Board backs rezoning and land-use change for new island fire station site on Anastasia Boulevard
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Board recommended the City Commission approve changing 500 Anastasia Boulevard from commercial low-intensity (CL-2) to public use and rezoning it to Government Use (GU). The city recently purchased the former jewelry-store property as the preferred site for a relocated island fire station.
The Planning & Zoning Board voted to recommend that the City Commission change the future land use and zoning for 500 Anastasia Boulevard from Commercial Low Intensity (CL-2) to Public (future land use) and Government Use (GU) zoning so the city can develop a new island fire station at the site.
Staff and the planning director told the board the city purchased the one-plus-acre site (the former Blue Rodder Jewelry location) to replace an aging 1950s-era island fire station that is functionally obsolete and located in a constrained location. FDOT staff and city engineers prefer relocation of the station to facilitate a safer traffic geometry at the intersection of Anastasia Boulevard / A1A, Old Quarry Road and Red Cox Drive as the corridor evolves.
Board members discussed neighborhood impacts and a small number of written concerns about noise; staff noted operational noise and decibel limits in city code and said the facility will be designed to meet code and public-safety needs. The board voted to recommend approval to the City Commission, finding the proposed land-use and zoning changes consistent with the comprehensive plan’s public‑facility objectives.
The matter will be before the City Commission for final action; the board’s recommendation accompanies the city’s application.
