A proposal that would limit public hearings on certain property rezonings is set to be withdrawn from Jacksonville City Council consideration after receiving community opposition.
Council member Rory Diamond introduced Ordinance 2026-0367, which would allow the city’s Planning Department to grant applications for administrative zoning deviations without a currently required public hearing and with eased requirements for approval.
After initially saying he would defer the legislation for at least two months, Diamond said June 1 he would request to withdraw it. In a text message, he said the legislation was a “good bill” but that it wasn’t “worth the fight when there are other priorities.”…