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By William Michaelis As explained in an earlier blog post, per Section 252.363 of the Florida Statutes, the declaration of a state of emergency by the Governor tolls the period remaining to exercise rights under certain permits and authorizations for the duration of the emergency plus an additional 6 months. Section 252.363 applies to development orders, building permits, Department of... read more

By William Michaelis At tonight’s City Council meeting, the City of Jacksonville Beach has its second reading and a public hearing on an ordinance to declare a temporary moratorium on the operation of medical marijuana treatment centers and medical marijuana dispensing organizations within the city for a period of one year.  The meeting will be held at 11 North Third Street,... read more

By William Michaelis After the passing of Amendment 2 in Florida, many local governments are trying to get out ahead of medical marijuana dispensaries and treatment facilities by enacting temporary moratoriums or zoning ordinances in order to control their location. Examples of this type of legislation were taken up by the commissions of both the City of Jacksonville Beach and Nassau County.... read more

By William Michaelis Last week, Councilmen Love withdrew legislation to amend the Riverside/Avondale Zoning Overlay. The legislation was withdrawn after the community raised concerns over the initial drafts. If you are interested in where this will go from here, then keep an eye out for community workshops coming in the New Year. read more

By William Michaelis Today, the Land Use and Zoning Committee of the City of Jacksonville will take up the Planned Unit Development (“PUD”) and San Marco Overlay legislation introduced by Council Member Boyer. The PUD portion of the legislation was discussed in the last blog post. However since that post, there have been revisions to the bill as originally filed. The portion of... read more