Recommended approvalGeneral Plan Amendment

COMPAMD26-01 Wellhead Protection Comprehensive Plan Amendment

Description

A transmittal hearing was scheduled on a county-initiated Comprehensive Plan amendment updating wellhead protection standards.

Impact summary

Clears the path for new county wells but tightens fuel-station rules within 500 feet of wellheads.

Applicant

Name: St. Johns County Utility Department

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 0
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · Planning & Zoning Commission

Recommended approval7–0, unanimous

A recommendation, not a final decision. The council decides next.

Last discussed Aug 20, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Aug 20, 2026Recommended approval 7–0

Planning and Zoning Agency - Aug 20, 2026

Transmittal recommendation for an amendment aligning wellhead protection with the state's 500-foot rule; approved unanimously.

Related issues (1)

Wellhead protection rules update

New state-law-aligned rules for protecting drinking-water well sites cleared their final readings unanimously — a quiet but important safeguard as the county grows and needs future well sites.

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