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Council introduces PACE program ordinance; developers and realtors urge delay for stakeholder review
Summary
A proposal to allow residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing in Jacksonville prompted a contentious public hearing. Realtors, property managers and neighborhood groups urged the council to pause and consult stakeholders; providers asked for more time to engage and clarify safeguards established in recent state law.
Council members opened a public hearing on proposed ordinance 2025-286 to authorize a residential PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) program in Jacksonville. The proposal drew extended public testimony from real estate and property-management representatives and from PACE providers.
Opponents included the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors, the First Coast Apartment Association and other speakers who warned PACE can create long-term tax liens that take priority over existing mortgages, complicate refinancing and, they said, have…
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