ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – The St. Johns County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved a new townhome development located near County Road 210 despite concerns over potential negative traffic impacts and wetlands located on the site.
With a 3-2 vote, the commission approved a request to rezone approximately 65 acres of land from Commercial Highway and Tourist (CHT) to Planned Unit Development (PUD) to allow for the development.
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“Tidal 210″ will have a maximum of 297 townhome units that will be located on the east side of Sandy Creek Parkway, south of County Road 210 and east of Interstate 95.
The approval came after a request was heard by the Planning and Zoning Agency at their regularly scheduled public hearing in March and was recommended for denial, 3-3.
The developer also got pushback from residents of Sandy Creek, a nearby development, who said the traffic will be snarled in the area if the project is built.
According to the developer, the “high-end townhome” project will be gated and no non-residential development is proposed and most on-site wetlands connected to Twelve Mile Swamp will be preserved.
The developer noted the project will connect to Moon Bay Parkway, then onto County Road 210 at the traffic signal.
The developer said Mattamy is willing to prepay project road impact fees up front, for approximately $2.7 million for transportation mitigation. The developer said St. Johns County can use that money for payment of matching funds to FDOT for the addition of a fifth lane of County Road 210 near I-95, which it says will help traffic flow.
