Pritchard Road Shopping Center Rezoning
At a glance
- What: Ordinances 2026-0655 (land use change from Agriculture to Community General Commercial) and 2026-0656 (companion PUD) for 22.16 acres on the north side of Pritchard Road between Jones Road and McGill Road. The PUD allows a grocery-anchored shopping center, outparcels, a personal storage facility behind the center and alcohol sales (restaurants and grocery-affiliated off-premises sales). There is no grocery store nearby today.
- Where it stands: both bills passed the full council 15-0 on 2026-10-13 (0656 as amended). Earlier, the committee: 0655 approved 6-0 and 0656 approved 5-0 as amended by the Land Use and Zoning Committee on 2026-10-06.
- Conditions: a traffic study at PUD verification; sidewalks along Jones and McGill roads with any needed right-of-way dedicated to the city; the storage building limited to three stories with at least a 121-foot setback from the nearest home; and the applicant's stated commitment to a fence and landscape buffer along adjoining residential lines.
- Concerns: a neighboring agricultural landowner asked whether the former pasture had been tested for stability, whether runoff would increase onto adjoining land, whether fencing would suit livestock, how wetlands would be protected, and about bright lighting's effect on animals and crops. The Planning Commission approved unanimously on September 17 with no opposition. Diamond asked whether the developer wanted city money (it does not).
- 2026-10-13 update (City Council): no speakers; 0655 passed 15-0 and 0656 was amended and passed 15-0.
- Official minutes (2026-10-13, City Council): 2026-0655 approved 15-0 and 2026-0656 amended and approved 15-0 at public hearing.
Sources
- 2026-10-13 - City Council (council meeting of 2026-10-13; auto-captions)
- 2026-10-08 - LUZ (committee meeting of 2026-10-06; auto-captions)
- Council agendas and legislation: https://jaxcityc.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
- City Council minutes, October 13, 2026: https://jaxcityc.legistar1.com/jaxcityc/meetings/2026/10/3736_M_City_Council_26-10-13_Meeting_Minutes.pdf
- 2026-10-13 - City Council
Discussion time
About 15 minutes across 2 meetings (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-13 - City Council | 1 |
| 2026-10-08 - LUZ | 14 |
Log
2026-10-13 - City Council
No speakers; 0655 passed 15-0 and 0656 passed 15-0 as amended.
Minutes: 0655 approved and 0656 amended and approved, both 15-0.
2026-10-08 - LUZ
Public hearings on both bills with one neighbor raising environmental questions; 0655 passed 6-0, 0656 passed 5-0 as amended.