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Clay County planners back rezoning of 7.8‑acre Periwinkle site to allow single‑family homes
Summary
The Clay County Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of a comprehensive‑plan amendment and a zoning change to return a roughly 7.8‑acre parcel on State Road 21 south of Periwinkle Avenue from BSC (shopping‑center commercial) back to AR (agricultural/residential) for single‑family uses.
The Clay County Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of a comprehensive‑plan amendment and a zoning change to return a roughly 7.8‑acre parcel on State Road 21 south of Periwinkle Avenue from BSC (shopping‑center commercial) back to AR (agricultural/residential) for single‑family uses.
Jenny Bridal, zoning chief for Clay County, told commissioners the parcel’s future land use is rural residential and that the property was rezoned to BSC in 1987. Bridal said the parcel is surrounded by AR and AR‑1 zoning districts and that the Middleburg‑Clay Hill Citizens Advisory Committee recommended approval 7‑0. “Staff … finds that it meets all the criteria and that the application is consistent with the intent of the land development code and therefore staff does recommend approval,” Bridal said.
The applicant, who identified herself as Tividad Santos, told the commission, “We just wanna make it a future home. That’s all.” Commissioners asked planning staff about minimum lot size under AR zoning; Bridal said the AR district requires one acre and that the 7.8‑acre parcel has sufficient upland area despite wetlands on the site.
Commissioner discussion was brief. A motion to approve the comprehensive‑plan amendment carried on a voice vote; a separate motion to approve the zoning change to AR also passed on a voice vote. The Planning Commission record shows the items will be heard by the Board of County Commissioners on March 25.
Why this matters: the change would remove a parcel’s commercial designation and enable single‑family development consistent with surrounding uses, affecting future permitting, allowable uses and potential subdivision of the land.
Next steps: both the comprehensive‑plan amendment and the zoning change will be forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners on March 25 for final action. If the board approves the changes, future development proposals will be reviewed through standard site‑plan and permitting processes, including engineering review for wetlands and infrastructure.
