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Board recommends Bergau Highway rezoning, asks staff to address buffers for out-of-jurisdiction neighbors
Summary
Planning staff recommended Corridor Commercial for two Bergau Highway parcels; the board approved the map amendment but directed staff to amend buffer rules in the UDO (or propose a note) to protect adjacent county-owned/residential parcels and to prepare a land-use map amendment should council annex the land.
The Jacksonville Planning Advisory Board on Feb. 9 recommended that two properties at the Bergau Highway/Old Maplehurst Road intersection be rezoned to Corridor Commercial if annexed, but the board attached direction for staff to resolve buffering where proposed city commercial zoning would abut county-zoned residential parcels.
Staff (Jennifer and Ryan) explained the parcel is roughly 6.7 acres and currently carries county-level Highway Business (conditional) zoning. Because it is a satellite annexation request, the proposal is technically inconsistent with the city’s future land-use map and would require a map amendment if council annexes the property. Staff noted that city buffering and landscaping standards apply to city developments and that the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) table does not currently map county zoning classes to city buffer types, creating a gap when annexed parcels border county parcels.
Board members pressed staff on whether the board could impose a condition (conditional zoning) at the planning-board recommendation stage; staff explained conditional zoning requires the applicant’s consent and that a flat rezoning cannot be conditionally restricted by the board but that the applicant can amend the application to a conditional rezoning before council. The board discussed two practical options: (1) recommend approval as submitted and ask staff to amend the UDO buffer-note so equivalent buffers apply when adjacent land is outside city jurisdiction; or (2) ask the applicant to amend to a conditional rezoning that would allow a dedicated buffer requirement to be adopted concurrently at council.
After discussion the board voted to recommend moving forward with the Corridor Commercial rezoning and directed staff to prepare an amendment — e.g., a note to the buffer table in the UDO — that addresses buffers where city zones abut non-city jurisdictions, with a target to return within the calendar year. The board asked the applicant’s representative (Jason Houston) to consult with the owner about converting the application to conditional zoning before it goes to council; staff said such a change (to be more strict) would not require the item to return to planning board provided it is an applicant-initiated tightening of the request.
The record shows no roll-call tally in the transcript; members present voiced 'Aye' and the motion carried. The action is a recommendation to city council; final action and any legal adjustments to the UDO will be decided at the council level.
