A new car rental option is in the works near Jacksonville International Airport after action by Jacksonville City Council on Jan. 27.
On an 18-0 vote, with member Rahman Johnson not present, Council approved a rezoning request for a proposed U-Save rental franchise along Airport Road about 2 miles east of the airport.
The rezoning, contained in Ordinance 2025-0828, is from Community Commercial/General-1 to Community Commercial/General-2. CCG-2 allows for more intensive uses than CCG-1.
Plans call for the U-Save to operate on a presently vacant 2.47-acre parcel west of Hotel Windsor Inn and adjacent to an empty parcel owned by the Florida Department of Transportation.
Ammar Shakhtour, who bought the property in 2025, is developing the car rental business with plans to open by the end of 2026 subject to permitting and construction.
U-Save, founded in North Carolina in 1979, operates in 31 countries. A 2022 merger between U-Save and Green Motion made U-Save the largest franchise car rental company in the world.