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Council reviews annexation requests and a broad rewrite of Jackson’s residential zoning and sign rules
Summary
Councilors considered noncontiguous annexation requests for two parcels, a rezoning at Hillary and Blake Drives to an RS-2 single-family designation, and a multi-part zoning text overhaul that consolidates residential districts and moves sign regulations into Title 14; staff emphasized state law changes allow noncontiguous annexations and noted amortization for nonconforming signs.
Jackson City councilors spent a substantial portion of the meeting on land-use matters, including two annexation requests, a rezoning request on Hillary and Blake drives, and a multi-section rewrite of the zoning ordinance that changes residential classifications and relocates sign regulations into Title 14.
On annexation, staff (S4) described two requests — the Cadors parcel (about 1.83 acres on Highway 45 North and Ashport Road) and a McCormack parcel — as examples of noncontiguous annexations now allowed by state law. S4 explained the practical driver: parcels close to the city but lacking utilities often must request annexation to obtain sewer service from JEA, and moving them into the city…
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