At its Jan. 13 meeting the Clay County Board of County Commissioners approved multiple land‑use items, including a comp plan amendment and rezoning to accommodate a proposed 10,000 square‑foot daycare and a staff‑initiated amendment to the land‑development code.

Jenny Bridal (zoning chief, Speaker 18) briefed the board on a small‑scale comprehensive plan amendment and companion rezoning for a 2‑acre portion of a 9‑acre parcel east of a hospice facility on Blanding Boulevard. Insight Real Estate project manager Andrew Johnson (Speaker 20) said the project will use existing access shared with the hospice and is coordinating required stormwater expansion with the St. Johns River Water Management District and a traffic study with FDOT. Planning commission and community advisory comments were favorable; the board approved the comp plan amendment and the rezoning in separate motions and voice votes.

Bridal also presented a staff‑initiated amendment to the Land Development Code to allow a zero‑lot‑line attached single‑family product in the RD district, sunset the RC district for future rezonings and simplify several definitions and tables. She said the planning commission recommended approval 7–0 and staff recommended adoption consistent with the 2045 comprehensive plan; commissioners discussed front‑yard designation issues for waterfront lots and grandfathering considerations, then voted to adopt the code changes.

Separately, the board approved an amendment to the Lake Asbury Interchange Village Center zoning table to increase the maximum commercial acreage from 40% to 65%, matching a prior comprehensive plan change. Chief planner (Speaker 22) and applicant Susan Fraser (Speaker 19) said the change applies to a limited interchange area; public comment expressed concern about potential industrial uses, which staff confirmed are not part of the amendment. The board approved this item by a 5–0 vote.

What happens next: applicants will continue coordination with regulating agencies (St. Johns River Water Management District, FDOT) and staff will proceed with ordinance/code updates and implementation steps.