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Jacksonville
·City Council
·Apr 28, 2026
·Item 58 & 59 · 2026-0006 / 2026-0007
Morse Avenue land-use amendment and rezoning (89 single-family units)
high confidence
·
11–6
· Boylan, Freeman, Pittman, Gay, Johnson, Salem dissenting
·
close-vote · staff-overruled · deferred-again
Recommended → Debated → Decided
Recommended
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Debated
The small-scale amendment covers 9.70± acres at 5735 Morse Ave, 5807 Morse Ave, and 6750 Seaboard Ave in District 14 (Johnson), changing the land use from LDR to MDR. The Planning Dept recommended denial; Planning Commission approved. LUZ approved 4-3 at committee. The public hearing had been continued multiple times since February 2026; full council passed both companion items 11-6, with Boylan, Freeman, Pittman, Gay, Johnson, and Salem voting nay.
Decided
PASSED — small-scale comp plan FLUM amendment (LDR to MDR) and companion rezoning (RR-Acre to PUD for max 89 single-family units) both approved.
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Vote record
TALLY
11–6
DISSENTING
Council Member Boylan
Council Member Freeman
Council Member Pittman
Council Member Gay
Council Member Johnson
Council Member Salem