by Karen Brune Mathis, Daily Record
A major Jacksonville subdivision may be back with a new name.
Calling it “the last significant parcel in this part of town,” City Council member Richard Clark met with the developer and community residents last month to hammer out suggested improvements to plans for the proposed 781-acre “Tamaya” residential and commercial development along Beach Boulevard.
The site is north of Beach Boulevard between Kernan and Hodges boulevards.
Beach Boulevard Venture LLC has asked the City to rezone the property, in Clark’s Council District 3, to permit 3,500 residential units, up from the 2,400 units earlier approved.
T.R. Hainline with the Rogers Towers Law firm explained at the community meeting that the project, formerly called Meditierra, had been approved in 2005, before the recession, and that the developer had already contributed funds to develop a fire station and to move JEA electric lines.
A site plan shows nine residential areas, a 10-acre amenity center and, at Beach and Kernan boulevards, a commercial town center.
Residents asked officials to agree to several changes before Tamaya returns to City Council reviews for approval.
Clark suggests capping the number of units at 3,100 and Holland wants developers to define the maximum number of units for single-family and multifamily development.
“Define better what you want to do,” he said. “I get no comfort level when it says ‘condos’ and ‘townhomes,’” he said.