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Council amends comprehensive plan to remove 'missing middle' encouragement language after heated debate
Summary
The committee backed a land-use amendment that removes language encouraging missing-middle housing from the proposed 2045 comprehensive plan update; the LUZ amendment passed 6-1 amid debate about community input and projected population growth patterns.
Jacksonville's Neighborhoods, Community Services, Public Health and Safety Committee on April 14 approved an amendment to the city’s comprehensive plan (item 20 25 0090) that removes proposed language encouraging "missing middle" housing concepts, voting 6-1.
Planning staff told the committee the amendment strikes provisions that encouraged missing-middle housing and revises definitions for terms including affordable and workforce housing in the housing element. Ms. Perola, a planning department…
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