ENCERT 2026-01 N Palm Valley Rd
Description
A continued public hearing on an agricultural enclave certification for roughly 4,462 acres. Previous hearings ended with failed motions on both denial and approval, so this was the board's third attempt to resolve it.
Impact summary
The County Commission denied it on Sep 15, 2026.
If certified, the tract could add up to 4,462 homes north of Nocatee, with residents fearing collapsed roads, schools, and water supply in Ponte Vedra and Palm Valley.
Applicant
- Address
- North of Nocatee Parkway, west of the Intracoastal Waterway, east of the Duval County line
At a glance
- Hearings
- 3
- Public comments
- 5
- Total mentions
- 3
Last vote · County Commission
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 15, 2026.
Meeting timeline (3)
Board of County Commissioners - Sep 15, 2026
A 4,462-acre agricultural enclave certification request that commissioners denied 3-2 after months of hearings and heavy public opposition.
Board of County Commissioners - Sep 1, 2026
Certification of 4,462 acres as an agricultural enclave under SB 686; neither the denial nor approval motion passed, and the Board then voted to challenge the law itself.
Board of County Commissioners - Aug 19, 2026
The county's largest ag-enclave request — 4,462 acres requesting one unit per acre. A denial motion failed, and the board continued the hearing to September 1 to re-examine the northern boundary.
Related issues (2)
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