Recommended approvalGeneral Plan Amendment

Fruit Cove Baptist Church of Jacksonville CPA

Description

Small-scale plan amendment to change 9.5 acres from Agricultural-Intensive to Community Commercial with development-edge buffers.

Impact summary

Spine road access from CR 16A splits the commercial area, with more intense uses pushed toward the intersection away from Wards Creek homes.

Applicant

Name: Casey Dendor, England-Thims & Miller, Inc.
Address: County Road 16A, south side, northwest of CR 16A/SR 16 intersection

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 2
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · Planning & Zoning Commission

Recommended approval7–0, unanimous

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

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 15, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Oct 15, 2026Recommended approval 7–0

Planning and Zoning Agency - Oct 15, 2026

9.5 acres rezoned to Commercial General with prohibited-use conditions and stepped-down buffers; neighbors opposed over traffic, notice, and wildlife.

Related issues (1)

Fruit Cove Baptist commercial rezoning and neighborhood concerns

Neighbors of 'the Patch' pasture opposed the 9.5-acre commercial rezoning, citing short notice, wildlife including bald eagles, and traffic on two-lane CR 16A. The board approved unanimously after the applicant detailed prohibited uses and buffers.

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