Q: What is the latest on the County Dock/Loretto Road rezoning request?
A: The applicant has decided to defer any additional effort to move forward with the rezoning until they have addressed the concerns of neighbors expressed at the community meeting. There is presently a group of citizens working with the applicant at the time. The representative for the applicant advised me that it will be some weeks before they will be refiling the revised application.
Q: What is going to be built at the site of the old Shell gas station on the corner of Loretto Road and San Jose Boulevard?
A: A demolition permit was pulled for this property, but no other permits or Civil Plans have been submitted at this time. Since anything built here would be new construction, the property would be required to submit for Civil Plan Review (10-Set) before development of the property could occur. My office will be aware when this happens.
Q: Is there an update on the Livingston Road and Reed Avenue applications [as of interview date of June 16]?
A: For Livingston Road, the agent has requested another deferral and so this will be open-continue to the July 18 Land Use and Zoning Committee, at 5 p.m. in Council Chambers.
The Reed Avenue rezoning application is scheduled to be taken up by the City Council’s Land Use and Zoning Committee at its meeting on Wednesday, June 21 and then, if passed, by the full City Council on June 27. A nuance of the Reed Avenue application is that as of July 1, this project will be part of District 5. It is my understanding that newly elected Council Member Joe Carlucci has met with the applicant and neighbors and facilitated an acceptable compromise.
Q: Is it true that a Home Depot will be going in where the old K-Mart was located on San Jose Boulevard?
A: The K-Mart location Development Services had a Pre-Application meeting for this property on April 4 to discuss the Home Depot Redevelopment Project. They discussed applying for a rezoning to a PUD to allow for outdoor storage before moving forward with Civil Plan submittal. The property is currently zoned CCG-1. I recently spoke with a property management director for Ash Properties who told me that no purchase/lease agreement has yet to be executed, but committed to keeping me advised going forward.
Q: What is the status of the Julington Creek Road bridge repairs that have necessitated the detour on Julington Creek Road?
A: The Julington Creek Road closure is scheduled until September. Many have asked about the scope of work and why it would take so long. The City’s Chief of Engineering provided us with the following detail:
- Pressure grouting both approach slabs to raise them about 0.75’ at the outer edges.
- Milling and resurfacing the approach roadways out to about another 100 feet in both directions.
- Full depth pavement widening along this resurfacing work.
- Replacing guardrails at all four corners to current FDOT Standards.
- Pressure washing bridge railings and repainting.
- Installation of 119 feet of gravity wall along the wetlands at the northwest approach.
- Installation of curb and gutter and drainage inlet with discharge pipe to creek.
- Clean up and restripe improved area with raised pavement markers.
- Install grassed erosion protection on disturbed embankments.
Q: Do you have anything else to share with District 6?
A: The first two weeks of July the City Council will be on hiatus. On Monday, July 17, the new mayor will submit her first budget to the council for consideration.
Q: What is the best way for our readers to contact you?
A: Community members can email me at MBoylan@coj.net or call (904) 255-5206.
