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Commission approves rezoning for historic property at 10 Carrera Street
Summary
The City Commission gave final approval to a planned unit development zoning for the property at 10 Carrera Street after a public hearing and assurances that the historic structure and specified uses will be preserved.
The St. Augustine City Commission approved second reading of Ordinance 2025-5 on April 9, 2025, changing about 0.34 acres at 10 Carrera Street from Residential Single-Family 1 (RS-1) to Planned Unit Development (PUD).
The rezoning, presented at the meeting by Amy Skinner, director of the Planning and Building Department, authorizes continued uses the property has historically hosted, including a caretaker residence, an office, a resource library and a small meeting space. "This is the second reading and public hearing of ordinance 2025-5," Skinner said, noting that staff and the Planning & Zoning Board had recommended approval and that the PUD text was revised to clarify excluded uses and signage and to add reversion language in the event of incompatible future ownership.
The applicant's representative, James Whitehouse, said the PUD text was narrowly tailored to maintain the property’s historic structure and existing uses. "We updated the public benefit statement and added language that more clearly states that the historic structure will remain," Whitehouse told commissioners during the public hearing.
Commission discussion focused on the PUD's transferability and the language that would cause the property’s zoning to revert to RS-1 if a future owner sought to operate the site in a way that contradicts the PUD’s permitted uses. Skinner and Whitehouse explained that the reversion clause was written to apply to any person or entity that intended to operate the property contrary to the approvals granted in the PUD.
After the public hearing concluded with no speaker comments, a motion to adopt the ordinance by title only carried on roll call. The transcript records commissioners voting in favor: John DePrater (yes), Cynthia Garris (yes), Barbara Blonder (yes) and Mayor Nancy Sykes Klein (yes).
The approved ordinance amends the zoning for parcel ID 20530000000, provides standard severability and repeal language, and becomes part of the city code. The PUD text appended to the ordinance includes the permitted uses, the public-benefit statements, signage restrictions and the reversion clause discussed at the meeting.
Commissioners said the PUD preserves the historic use of the site while limiting future, incompatible commercial activities.
No amendments were adopted at second reading beyond the revisions the applicant submitted prior to the hearing. The ordinance text and the planning report will be filed with the city clerk as part of the official record.
