In 4-3 vote, Planning Commission recommends approval for North Jacksonville Chick-fil-A

“Would you want a fast-food restaurant 12 steps away from your door?” asks a resident who lives nearby.


  • By Ric Anderson
  • | 4:29 p.m. February 8, 2024
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A Chick-fil-A restaurant is planned near the entrance to the North Creek subdivision in North Jacksonville across from First Coast High School. "Would you want a fast-food restaurant 12 steps away from your door?” said Tracy Terry, a North Creek resident.
A Chick-fil-A restaurant is planned near the entrance to the North Creek subdivision in North Jacksonville across from First Coast High School. "Would you want a fast-food restaurant 12 steps away from your door?” said Tracy Terry, a North Creek resident.
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Over the objections of several residents living near a proposed Chick-fil-A restaurant along Duval Station Road near First Coast High School, the Jacksonville Planning Commission voted Feb. 8 to recommend approval of the contentious project.

The commission voted 4-3 in favor of an ordinance to rezone the North Jacksonville property to allow for construction of the restaurant. 

Chair Charles Garrison, Vice Chair Tina Meskel and members Amy Fu and Michael McGowan voted in favor, while Ali Marar, Jack Meeks and Lamonte Carter voted against it. 

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