ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — The St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners rejected a proposed development project for 3,332 residential dwelling units on Tuesday.
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The proposed development would have rezoned over 2,600 acres from Open Rural to Planned Unit Development to allow development on a property located on the north side of County Road 214, south of County Road 208, and between Interstate 95 and County Road 13A North.
According to a news release, Chair Sarah Arnold moved to deny the request. Arnold cited “deficiency on State Road 16 and emphasiz[ed] the need to get the road expansion built before any other consideration is given to future developments in that area of the county.”
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The board also scrutinized the traffic model and its impacts on State Road 16.
The BOCC unanimously agreed to deny the project.
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