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Nassau County approves broad LDC updates, unified sign code and subdivision changes; PUD amendment continued
Summary
The Board approved a package of land-development code updates including a revised Amelia Island sign ordinance, a unified sign code prohibiting new billboards, subdivision/development-review changes and multiple LDC article revisions. The board continued a proposed PUD amendment (ordinance 2025-018) to Aug. 25 for re-advertisement.
The Nassau County Board of County Commissioners on July 28 adopted a comprehensive set of land development code (LDC) updates across multiple articles and ordinances and approved changes intended to consolidate and clarify sign regulations, subdivision review, procedures, definitions and supplementary regulations.
Key approvals (all recorded 5-0 unless noted): - Ordinance 2025-015 (LDC 25-002-01): Repeal of Chapter 5, Article 3 (Amelia Island sign ordinance) and consolidating sign regulations (approved 5-0). - Ordinance 2025-024: Rescission of Chapter 20.5 (billboards and signs) and incorporation into unified sign code (approved 5-0). - Ordinance 2025-014: Revisions to Chapter 29 (Subdivision and Development Review) including: exempting streetlights for rural subdivisions with lots of 5 acres and no internal roads; increasing the secondary access threshold from 25 lots to 50 lots; allowing portions of stormwater facilities on lots without counting toward minimum lot area; requiring contiguous net usable area for lots of 5+ acres; and requiring neighborhood parks be constructed and bonded before the 206th certificate of occupancy (approved 5-0).
Additional LDC amendments approved included article 3 (administration; Planning & Zoning Board attendance and conflict rules), article 5 (procedures; removing some FDP requirements, optional preliminary binding site plans with timeframes), article 28 (supplementary regulations including tiny homes and multifamily standards), article 30 (unified sign regulations prohibiting new billboards, preserving vested signs subject to abandonment rules), and article 32 (expanded and clarified definitions). The planning and zoning board recommended approval of these items, largely by 5-0 votes.
One item was continued: ordinance 2025-018 (changes to Article 25, Planned Unit Development, including a proposed reduction of the minimum PUD site area from 10 to 5 acres) was continued to the BOCC meeting on Aug. 25 to permit re-advertisement and additional review after public concerns were raised about minimum site-area specificity.
The board's actions unify sign rules countywide and update procedural timelines and review standards for subdivisions, PUDs and other development types. Staff said the changes are intended to clarify submission requirements, reduce duplicative reviews (by making some plans optional), and align local code with statutory changes. Several commissioners and staff emphasized the changes resulted from planning-board review and public outreach.
