Plans for a Bentley Motors dealership near Interstate 95 and Butler Boulevard took a big step forward Thursday.
The Jacksonville Planning Commission recommended approval of rezoning 9.02 acres on Bonneval Road for the Bentley dealership and other commercial uses.
The legislation next goes to the City Council Land Use and Zoning Committee.
Ordinance 2018-642 seeks to change the existing Planned Unit Development zoning designation to allow the retail sale and service of cars and trucks.
Other uses in the PUD include hotel, restaurant, banks and retail sales and service.
South Florida-based Brickell Motors LLC will operate the “hyperluxury” Bentley Jacksonville, the seventh in Florida. Bentley prices start at more than $180,000.
Brickell Motors plans a 25,000-square-foot dealership visible from the I-95 and Butler interchange. It initially will support 25-35 jobs.
Executive of the British automaker said in June they plan to open the dealership in 2019.
Zoning exceptions
In other action, the planning commission approved zoning exceptions for:
• Springfield United, a proposed restaurant at 1401 N. Main St. to serve beer and wine inside and outside the building. The restaurant plans to sell ice cream and confections and will provide a patio and fenced playground.
• Cinco de Mayo at 11043 Crystal Springs Road for the retail sale of all alcoholic beverages along with the ability for outside sale and service.
Land use and rezoning
The commission recommended land use amendment and rezoning approval for:
• Ordinance 2018-638, which seeks a large scale land use amendment of 21.95 acres at 13723 Atlantic Blvd. for a proposed 253-unit multifamily development.
The application proposes to change the land use from low density residential and community/general commercial to medium density residential and conservation.
Most of the property currently is LDR, with 1.21 acres of CGC along Atlantic Boulevard.
The applicant, Birmingham, Alabama-based LIV Development, designed the development with a four-story building, preservation of wetlands and 2.5 acres of upland preserve to add to buffers from neighboring residential areas.
LIV recently built Portiva apartments at Salisbury Road and AC Skinner Parkway.
The application is a part of the transmittal round of legislation to be forwarded to the state for review. The amendment will be accompanied by a rezoning application in the second round of review.
• Ordinance 2018-639, which seeks a small scale land use amendment with companion Ordinance 2018-640 to rezone 4.21 acres at Soutel Drive and Norfolk Boulevard to increase the types of commercial uses on the property.
The site is an existing shopping center with a 57,843-square-foot building.
The applications propose a land use change from neighborhood commercial to community/general commercial and rezoning from commercial neighborhood to planned unit development.
Additional development is proposed for up to 7,157 square feet, which may be in a future outparcel. Land use and zoning changes are sought to promote the marketability and approve existing landscape code deviations.
Recommended legislation
The commission also recommended approval of legislation for:
• Ordinance 2018-271, which seeks to amend Section 654.111, Chapter 654 Ordinance Code by adding two subsections.
The first will require all roadways in new residential subdivisions in certain zoning districts to be paved 24-feet wide.
The second section requires a phased acceptance of new residential roadways in a multistep process after 80 percent of the lots are developed.
The ordinance also amends Section 654.115 to require that commercial developments that front collector roads or higher provide vehicular interconnectivity through parking lots and service roads. Compliance also is required for existing developments.
• Ordinance 2017-842, which creates a new Chapter 381 regarding textile recycling collection through the city by franchise agreements with vendors. It also amends other Ordinance Code sections.
Planning commission recommendations require approval by the council and its Land Use and Zoning Committee.