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Commissioners back Timber to Tides implementation steps and schedule multi‑workshop 20‑year CIP review
Summary
The board agreed to sponsor voluntary rezoning/land‑use advertising connected to the Timber to Tides overlay and to hold up to three workshops over the next year to refine a 20‑year capital improvement plan and prioritize projects such as five new fire stations and beach access improvements.
At an April 9 workshop, Nassau County commissioners authorized staff to prepare advertising for voluntary rezoning and comprehensive plan amendments tied to the Timber to Tides overlay and agreed to a series of up to three additional workshops to develop a 20‑year cost‑feasible capital improvement plan.
Timber to Tides is a county planning effort that transitions portions of the county from traditional Euclidean zoning into a transect‑based system. Staff asked for permission to sponsor voluntary rezoning and land‑use amendments for property owners who request changes; staff emphasized that county sponsorship of advertising would not bind the board to adopt the Timber to Tides overlay itself. Staff said about 1,900 parcels are potentially in scope and roughly 70 parcels have multiple transects or inconsistent zoning/land‑use pairs that will require additional survey work by property owners.
The board also reaffirmed candidate CIP projects identified at the winter strategic planning session. Staff asked commissioners to add five new fire stations to the candidate, unfunded list and to continue work with the sheriff’s office on field offices and substations. Commissioners also supported adding a formal beach access and advancing Sadler Seaside Park design work tied to tourist development tax revenue. The board gave consensus direction to hold up to three workshops between now and the 2026 winter strategic planning session to refine priorities, sequencing and funding to produce a 20‑year cost‑feasible plan.
Why this matters: staff said implementing a transect‑based overlay across a corridor with nearly 2,000 parcels is administratively intensive; sponsoring voluntary parcel‑specific requests would streamline the process for property owners and speed implementation for property owners who want to transition. The 20‑year CIP workshops are intended to move the county beyond five‑year planning horizons and match capital projects to long‑term financing and sequencing decisions.
Next steps: staff will prepare the Timber to Tides advertising and confirm dates for multi‑part CIP workshops; staff also said the public-facing CIP sheets will be maintained and updated as funding changes occur.
Ending: Commissioners emphasized public engagement and transparency for both the Timber to Tides outreach and the multi‑workshop CIP process.
