Devlin Group's Big House Project Turned Down
A recent community meeting with Council Member Suzanne Jenkins on December 4, 2006 at Cuba Hunter Park Community Center located at 3620 Bedford Road was to discuss the Land Use Amendment 2006D-025 and 2006-1266 for a property located at 3124 Belfort Road, just west of the intersection of Touchton/Belfort Road.
At present, a single-family residential home occupies this 13.58-acre property. The proposed Future Land Use Map (FLUM) amendment seeks to change the designation of Low Density Residential (LDR) to Medium Density Residential (MDR), with a companion rezoning from Residential Low Density-G (RLD-G) to Planned Unit Development (PUD.) The applicant, developer at The Devlin Group Inc., sought the amendment to allow for multi-family residential development. The proposed "Big House Project", a condominium community with 203 units will feature two and three-story buildings with attached garages, a clubhouse and community pool.
Area residents opposed the amendment as this sets precedent for an isolated spot of multi-family development without a transition of uses between single-family and multi-family and is out of context with the development trends of the neighborhood. The proposed amendment would add trips to Belfort Road, which is operating at capacity with a Level of Service (LOS) E and would create an adverse condition on the already congested roadways and the character of the neighborhood. The amendment will also create burden on existing schools at Greenfield Elementary School (561 enrollment/566 capacity), Southside Middle School (1,982 enrollment/1,949 capcity), and Englewood High School (1,982 enrollment/1,949 capacity.)
The City of Jacksonville and Planning and Development Department denied the amendment as it is inconsistent with the City's 2010 Comprehensive Plan, Strategic Regional Policy Plan, and the State Comprehensive Plan.
I support this decision and encourage the developer to consider a single-family residential development at this site as it will be consistent with and add value to residential neighborhoods.
At present, a single-family residential home occupies this 13.58-acre property. The proposed Future Land Use Map (FLUM) amendment seeks to change the designation of Low Density Residential (LDR) to Medium Density Residential (MDR), with a companion rezoning from Residential Low Density-G (RLD-G) to Planned Unit Development (PUD.) The applicant, developer at The Devlin Group Inc., sought the amendment to allow for multi-family residential development. The proposed "Big House Project", a condominium community with 203 units will feature two and three-story buildings with attached garages, a clubhouse and community pool.
Area residents opposed the amendment as this sets precedent for an isolated spot of multi-family development without a transition of uses between single-family and multi-family and is out of context with the development trends of the neighborhood. The proposed amendment would add trips to Belfort Road, which is operating at capacity with a Level of Service (LOS) E and would create an adverse condition on the already congested roadways and the character of the neighborhood. The amendment will also create burden on existing schools at Greenfield Elementary School (561 enrollment/566 capacity), Southside Middle School (1,982 enrollment/1,949 capcity), and Englewood High School (1,982 enrollment/1,949 capacity.)
The City of Jacksonville and Planning and Development Department denied the amendment as it is inconsistent with the City's 2010 Comprehensive Plan, Strategic Regional Policy Plan, and the State Comprehensive Plan.
I support this decision and encourage the developer to consider a single-family residential development at this site as it will be consistent with and add value to residential neighborhoods.
posted by Will @ 12:10 PM
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