The Jacksonville City Council on Tuesday delayed a decision on a request by an Atlanta-based developer to change the Downtown overlay code to allow building self-storage facilities.
After more than an hour of debate and opposition from more than 120 Downtown and San Marcos residents and business owners, the Council voted 12-7 to re-refer Ordinance 2021-0821 to the Land Use and Zoning Committee.
The bill, introduced by Council member Reggie Gaffney in November, would change the Downtown overlay code unanimously approved by the Council in 2019.
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