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Commissioners advance Land Development Code updates after first public hearing
Summary
The board held the first public hearing on two ordinances updating multiple Land Development Code (LDC) articles and moved both to second reading after a staff presentation and brief commissioner questions.
The Nassau County Board of Commissioners held the first public hearing July 14 on two ordinances that update multiple articles of the county’s Land Development Code and moved both ordinances to second reading.
Holly Coyle, economic resources manager, told the board the ordinances are part of a 10‑ordinance update to the county’s Code of Ordinances. The two items before the board on July 14 require public hearings because they would change the lists of permitted and conditional uses in several zoning articles. Coyle said, “These two ordinances tonight require two public hearings because they changed the actual list of permitted or conditional uses.”
Key changes described by staff include adding small-batch printing presses as a conditional use in the Commercial Neighborhood district; removing self-storage from permitted uses in Commercial Highway Tourist to preserve roadside service- and traveler-oriented uses; moving RV and boat storage from permitted to conditional use in Industrial Warehouse and Industrial Heavy districts; permitting solar farms in Open Rural consistent with statute; and allowing sale of alcoholic beverages as a conditional use in Recreation and Open Space.
Amendments to the Planned Unit Development (PUD) article would clarify PED intent and establish overarching standards of review, reduce the minimum PUD site area from 10 acres to 5 acres (with a possible exemption for infill sites), require mailed notice to properties within 500 feet, require phasing schedules when projects are phased, and codify avoidance of urban sprawl and minimization of disturbance to environmentally sensitive lands. Staff also clarified that architectural renderings will be required for PUDs.
Coyle told commissioners the changes conform with Florida statutes, the comprehensive plan and relevant policies; the Planning & Zoning Board recommended approval 5–0 on June 3. Commissioner Gray moved to approve the ordinances and place them on second reading; the motion passed 4–0.
The ordinances will return to the board for final action on the second reading at a later meeting.
