The Jacksonville City Council approved a rezoning of a 0.11-acre parcel at the northwest corner of 27th Street E and Buckman Street from Commercial Neighborhood (CN) to Residential Low Density-60 (RLD-60). The parcel is a vacant lot of record that was originally developed with a corner store but has remained undeveloped for decades. The rezoning allows construction of a single-family dwelling and aligns with a companion land use amendment that reclassified the property from Neighborhood Commercial to Low Density Residential. Located within the Urban Priority Area, the site has access to centralized water and sewer and lies within a predominantly residential neighborhood. The Planning and Development Department, the Planning Commission, and the LUZ Committee all recommended approval. The rezoning is intended to restore residential consistency and prevent incompatible commercial development.
This rezoning enables redevelopment of a vacant infill parcel into a residential use that complements the surrounding neighborhood. It reflects the city’s priority to stabilize urban residential areas while promoting efficient land use and infrastructure utilization.