Duval County land-use committee reorders docket, defers multiple items to next hearing cycle

The Duval County Land Use and Zoning Committee met March 17 at 4:30 p.m. and completed preliminary housekeeping, reordering its docket so three items tied to a visiting council member would be taken first and deferring a number of items to the next public hearing cycle.

Chair opened the meeting and walked the committee through the agenda, noting item 1 (2025-0630) and item 2 (2025-0724) were deferred while item 3 (2026-0006) was listed as "open continue." The committee agreed to advance item 8 (2026-0060), item 9 (2026-0083) and item 10 (2026-0084) to the top of the docket so visiting Council member Gay could address them early in the meeting.

The chair also said item 5 (2026-0015), associated with Council member Gaffne’s district, would prompt additional discussion later in the session. Items 6 (2026-0022) and 7 (2026-0023) were recorded as "open continue," pending neighborhood-level agreements or contract resolution noted by the chair. The committee recorded that item 13 (2026-0087) arrived late but carried planning department / planning commission approval and would be "open continue."

A block of items (2026-0122 through 2026-0131) were deferred and scheduled for public hearing in the next cycle on item '47,' per the chair’s direction. The committee also noted that items 11 (2026-0085) and 12 (2026-0086) included minor amendments (script corrections) and would be handled as open/close/amend and move. Items 24–28 were discussed briefly for status updates: item 24 (2026-0132) carried ex parte/open/close/move flags, item 27 (2026-0135) requires a sign waiver, and item 28 (2026-0137) was described as an amendment to rules and would be moved despite the absence of Council member Michael Boland, who the chair said had been excused because the committees had previously heard his bill.

Legislative services paperwork and certificates were not present in the room at the time but were reported to be prepared and awaiting the pages’ arrival. The chair closed housekeeping and moved the meeting into the regular agenda.

No formal roll-call votes or final dispositions were recorded in the transcript provided; the transcript logs committee decisions about scheduling, deferral and minor amendments rather than enactment of new policy. The committee’s actions were primarily procedural: reordering the docket, deferring items, acknowledging late filings with planning approval, and noting required waivers or amendments where applicable.