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Committee approves PUD rezoning for Heckscher Drive property after adding ban on casita kitchens
Summary
The Duval County Land Use & Zoning Committee approved a PUD rezoning that allows a single-family home and four accessory "casitas" on Heckscher Drive, and added a condition prohibiting separate kitchens in the casitas after neighbors raised concerns about rentals and neighborhood impacts.
The Duval County Land Use & Zoning Committee on March 17 approved a planned-unit-development rezoning for approximately 1.28 acres on Heckscher Drive that will permit a single-family residence, four accessory casitas and a private garage/storage area, with a committee-added condition that the casitas may not contain separate kitchens.
Planning staff told the committee the applicant revised the written project description (dated March 17, 2026) to address earlier planning-department concerns about use intensity, density, building heights and landscaping. Because the parcel is served by well and septic, staff said the comp plan limits the site to two dwelling units per acre and that the project’s written description was amended to reflect that limit;…
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