At-a-glance: St. Johns County commission votes on rezonings and PUD actions June 16

At its June 16 meeting the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners adopted several land-use and zoning measures. Key outcomes:

- Ordinance 26.19 (rezoning at 30205 Old Moultrie Road): approved 5–0 after staff findings and no public opposition on the record.

- Ordinance 2026-20 (Ashford Mills PUD major modification): approved 5–0. The modification included inter-parcel connectivity, several design waivers, and conditions recommended by staff and the traffic consultant following a study presented to the board.

- Ordinance 2026-21 (PUD approval 25-11): approved 3–2. The item followed a quasi-judicial hearing with testimony from the applicant, staff, and limited public comment.

- Rezoning 177 Surfside Avenue (Vilano Beach): approved 4–1 after a contested hearing that included preservationist concerns about the Sinclair Lewis house; staff emphasized that any cultural-resource determinations follow separate county-code procedures.

- State Road 16 commercial rezoning (approx. 8-acre parcel): approved 4–1 with conditions including buffer expansion and preservation of about 3.25 acres of wetland as shown to the board.

Commissioners implemented motions and roll-call or voice votes as recorded in the meeting minutes. Staff noted follow-up tasks for several approvals, including cultural-resource assessments, final engineering for PUD changes, and conditions to be enforced during site-plan review.