A Gate Parkway-style gas station comes for LaVilla

[Charles Hunter]

In Jacksonville does the city staff make a recommendation to the Board to approve or deny? This is done in Greenville, and typically there is a lot of face time between the developer and the staff before it is even submitted for approval.  Is there a similar process for JAX? 

Yes.  From the article

Staff recommended the conceptual approval with comments.

For some reason the DDRB does not post their meeting agendas prior to the meeting, so we can't see staff recommendations. Nor does it appear that either the meeting "minutes" or "transcript"  published after the meeting include those recommendations unless a board member quotes one during the meeting. Apparently, you have to make a request to the DIA staff.

Steve - where did you see the staff report? Am I looking in all the wrong places?

[Steve]

https://dia.coj.net/Meetings/DDRB-Meetings

This is where the agendas are posted. Usually a week out.

[Charles Hunter]

Thanks.  Silly me, I was looking at the link that included the word "agendas."

[thelakelander]

In Jacksonville does the city staff make a recommendation to the Board to approve or deny? This is done in Greenville, and typically there is a lot of face time between the developer and the staff before it is even submitted for approval.  Is there a similar process for JAX? 

Ultimately, this is a zoning issue. They have the ability to eventually attempt to appeal to council if they don't get their way.