The PZA decision is not binding on the commission. The amendment and development order will go to the county commission next week. The proposed New Town land use amendment covers the way a community on 2,500 acres or more has to be developed. The plan includes the requirements for residential units, office space, retail space, public service sites, school sites, and other land uses. One of the elements of the proposed New Town is affordable housing.
Affordable housing is a relative term.
Bishop said the developer of Nocatee, if the development is approved, will provide 10 acres a year within the New Town Center Village for affordable housing. I also wonder what would the people in Ponte Vedra would say. But he said it should have the kind of housing for the people to whom the residents entrust their children in the classrooms, and their safety and protection to the police officers and firefighters. The Nocatee proposal is for 50 acres in 10-acre increments over the 25 years of the development. The commission will continue its negotiations with the developers during its hearings next week on the affordable housing fund.