The Land Use & Zoning Committee of the Jacksonville City Council met on July 21, 2026, from 5:00 PM to 7:07 PM in the Council Chamber, City Hall. Chair Joe Carlucci presided with members Kevin Carrico, Reggie Gaffney Jr., Rahman Johnson, and Randy White present; Rory Diamond (excused for military leave) and Raul Arias (absent without excusal) were not present. Council President Nick Howland attended, and Councilwoman Ju'Coby Clark-Murray attended for items in her district. The committee considered over 40 agenda items, including zoning and land use amendments, a home occupations ordinance, and a zoning exception.
Paul Harden, representing the city, presented a request for an amended submerged land lease for the marina at the Four Seasons development on the North Bank River Walk. The lease expansion of approximately 20,000 square feet would allow additional activities and 78 boat slips. The city aims to have it approved by the next council meeting to generate revenue for the first football game. Councilwoman Clark-Murray clarified this is not a zoning bill.
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Deferred or Continued (public hearings continued to future dates):
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All right. Good evening, everybody. It is five o'clock. Welcome to the land use and zoning committee. It is July 21st at 5 o'clock. So we are going to go ahead with introductions to the left. We're going to let our council president give us some encouraging onsetting words, and then we will hear a presentation from Mr. Hart and then we'll get going. So with that, we'll do introductions on the left. All right. Nick Howland at large group three just visiting. Councilman Reginald Gaffney Junior. I also want to introduce my two antagons at Nabana John and Liz who um who joining us tonight. All right. Thank you so much for joining us. Joe Carlucci, District 5. The prodigal son. Kevin Carico, District Floor has returned. The universe can exist again. Randy White, District 12. Terrence Harvey, Office of General Counsel. Susan Kelly Planning Department. Aaron Abney Planning Department. Casey Cox Planning Department. All right. Thank you, everybody. Mr. President, please. Thank you, Mr. Vice President and Mr. Chair. And uh question for the immediate past, Council President. Was it a successful international mission? Absolutely. All right, good to hear. More to come. More to come. Love hearing it. Thank you. Uh well, welcome back everybody from Council Break. I hope everyone had a um great opportunity to relax and refresh, maybe go to Hawaii. Um at least get some time off and time with the family because we're getting going on another council year, and it'll be a big one. Um, in fact, uh, we all know that the one big issue that probably the finance committee themselves will have to tackle early on is uh relates to the referendum in November on property tax relief. It's looming large on every single county, all 67 right now in the state of Florida as they start their new um years and start looking at their budget approvals uh which cross the whole state, all every county and has to have it done by um October 1st to implement September 30th, actually, so they can implement by October 1st. Um that's not your concern on land use and zoning, it's your broader concern on council. But um, we have formed what I think is one of the strongest land use and zoning committees um there ever has been. You guys know your stuff, all of you, and uh look forward to having a smooth um and productive uh year and uh particularly with uh a steady uh hand at the helm and and vice president Carlucci. So thank you all for being here and look forward to uh serving with you in this next year. All right, thank you, Council President Howland. Uh and I concur this is a strong land use and zoning group.