Girvin Road Church Sign Setback Waiver
At a glance
- What: Ordinance 2026-0747 is a sign waiver reducing the required setback for a replacement monument sign for St. Peter's Catholic Church on Girvin Road from 20 feet to 12 feet in an RLD 80 district. The new sign would be about the same size as the existing 24-square-foot sign, non-illuminated, and would add a reference to the church's recently added cemetery.
- Where it stands: the Land Use and Zoning Committee approved it 6-0 on 2026-10-20 after a short hearing with no opposition and no ex parte contacts.
- Why: staff found it meets the waiver standards; mature trees give buffering and limit other locations, so keeping 20 feet is unduly burdensome. The applicant's agent said the current sign is hard to see from the road and moving it to the south side of the entrance would improve visibility and safety.
- Official minutes (2026-10-20): approved 6-0 on Diamond/Arias (Carlucci, Diamond, Arias, Carrico, Gaffney, White); one speaker in support. District member is Lahnen.
Sources
- 2026-10-20 - Land Use & Zoning (committee meeting of 2026-10-20; auto-captions)
- Council agendas and legislation: https://jaxcityc.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
- Land Use and Zoning Committee minutes, October 20, 2026: https://jaxcityc.legistar1.com/jaxcityc/meetings/2026/10/3801_M_Land_Use___Zoning_Committee_26-10-20_Meeting_Minutes.pdf
- 2026-10-20 - Land Use & Zoning
Discussion time
About 3 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 - Land Use & Zoning | 3 |
Log
2026-10-20 - Land Use & Zoning
Heard first on the agenda; staff recommended approval; passed 6-0.
Minutes: approved 6-0.