St. Johns County Reverses Approval Decision, Choosing to Deny Project Agricultural Enclave Status

St. Johns County reverses approval decision, choosing to deny project agricultural enclave status

Developer takes legal action, arguing, approvals made in August.

St. Johns County reverses decision on developments totaling 1,000-plus acres

Bucking a new state law meant to fast-track rural development, St. Johns County’s Board of County Commissioners has reversed course on two project proposals the board previously approved. The Heritage Development East and West projects could have brought as many as 15,000 homes near the already busy intersection of Interstate 95 and State Road 207 in the county’s southwest. The applications came to the county as part of a new Florida law that gi…