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Nassau County commissioners approve series of land‑use changes and rezonings, including Ford‑area amendment
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Summary
The Nassau County Board of County Commissioners on Feb. 9 adopted multiple comprehensive‑plan amendments and companion rezonings — including a 10.5‑acre amendment for a Ford dealership expansion — and approved a new franchise procedures ordinance; all votes carried 4–0.
Nassau County commissioners voted unanimously Feb. 9 to adopt several comprehensive‑plan amendments and companion rezonings that county staff said will resolve zoning inconsistencies and enable limited expansion of existing businesses and housing opportunities.
Staff presented the largest item, CPA25‑028, a request to change 10.5 acres on the south side of State Road 200 (between Arrigo Boulevard and Mount Zion Loop) from Commercial to the Timber to Tides Transect T‑4.5 to align land use with the property’s existing auto‑dealership use and allow future expansion without triggering an eight‑unit‑per‑acre residential minimum. Planning staff said the Land Development Code allows a one‑half‑step transect increase for properties in T‑4, and the county’s Planning & Zoning Board recommended unanimous approval. Commissioner Huttman moved to approve CPA25‑028; the motion passed on a 4–0 roll call.
Other plan amendments approved included CPA25‑027 (reclassification of about 0.85 acres on the north side of State Road 200 to T‑3.5), CPA25‑022 (a roughly 3.99‑acre amendment at 86694 Pages Dairy Road to Timber to Tides Transects T‑1 and T‑3, proposed by Affordable Housing First Corporation), and CPA25‑024 (a 1.92‑acre amendment near Harry Green Road to T‑3.5). Planning staff and the Planning & Zoning Board recommended approval of each application, and commissioners adopted each amendment by 4–0 votes.
Commissioners also completed the companion rezoning votes that follow the plan amendments. Planning staff described the rezonings as technical steps to align zoning with the newly adopted future‑land‑use designations and to permit uses allowed in the Timber to Tides transects. The board approved ordinances for R25‑004 (Ford area rezoning to T‑4.5), R25‑022 (0.85‑acre rezoning to T‑3.5), R25‑013 (Pages Dairy Road rezoning to T‑1/T‑3), and R25‑018 (Harry Green Road rezoning to T‑3.5), each on 4–0 roll calls.
At the start of the legislative hearing, the board also adopted an ordinance (2026‑023) to create a new county code article setting procedures for granting franchise agreements (staff cited existing agreements executed in 1987 with utilities such as FPL and Okefenokee FPU and said the ordinance brings county practice into current statutory standards). Commissioner Martin moved the ordinance; the motion passed 4–0.
Why it matters: The actions collectively tidy several land‑use and zoning inconsistencies along SR‑200 and elsewhere and create a clearer process for franchise agreements, which county officials said will make future project reviews more predictable for applicants and for the public.
What’s next: For each adopted plan amendment, applicants now have zoning designations that permit the uses described in staff presentations; any subsequent site‑level development will require permitting and design review consistent with the county’s Land Development Code and applicable transect standards.
