Commission approves a package of land‑use rezonings, parking code cleanup and building safety timeline

The St. Augustine City Commission on Oct. 13 approved a package of ordinances that change future land‑use designations and compatible zoning on several city‑acquired properties, modernize parking ordinance language and establish timelines for condominium/cooperative repair work required under state law.

The approvals included paired future‑land‑use and rezoning items tied to parcels in the Whitney and Ravenswood areas (ordinances 2025‑23/24; 2025‑25/26; 2025‑27/28). The commission also adopted a housekeeping amendment to chapter 24 (ordinance 2025‑30) to broaden parking definitions to include app‑based payments and modern terminals, and passed ordinance 2025‑31 to create a repair timeline for buildings subject to Fla. Stat. §553.899.

Why it matters: The land‑use and rezoning changes implement council decisions to preserve wooded and flood‑prone properties as recreation/open‑space or open‑land conservation and to reclassify upland portions for government use where appropriate. The parking code revision updates outmoded terminology in the city code. The condominium repair timeline ordinance implements the state statute’s inspection and repair schedule for buildings 30 feet and older and sets deadlines for associations to schedule or begin repairs following a Phase II structural report.

Key votes and actions (roll‑call outcomes recorded at the meeting): - Ordinance 2025‑23 (future land‑use change, Florida Ave/Whitney subdivision): motion to approve carried; roll call—Yes…