{"id":973969,"date":"2026-08-01T17:55:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T17:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/973969\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T17:55:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T17:55:19","slug":"developer-withdraws-dailys-gas-station-plan-in-fruit-cove-after-community-opposition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/973969\/","title":{"rendered":"Developer withdraws Daily\u2019s gas station plan in Fruit Cove after community opposition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\"><strong>ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla.<\/strong> \u2013 First Coast Energy has withdrawn its application to rezone land for a proposed Daily\u2019s convenience store and gas station in the Fruit Cove area of St. Johns County, the Board of County Commissioners said Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">The company pulled its application for an approximately 7.7-acre property at 600 State Road 13 North, the board said in a statement. The item had been scheduled for a public hearing before the Board of County Commissioners on Aug. 4; because of the withdrawal, it will not be considered at that meeting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Fruit Cove residents have opposed a Daily\u2019s gas station several times over the years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Residents said the project would dramatically increase traffic and pose safety risks to the community. First Coast Energy purchased the property in 2016 and has made repeated attempts to develop it. A previous Daily\u2019s proposal for the site was rejected by county commissioners in 2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">On July 9, the planning and zoning board unanimously denied the proposal after First Coast Energy failed to submit a traffic study ahead of the meeting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">A resident, Chris Hewitt, pointed to an increase in crashes near the intersection over the past two years. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">\u201cIf you look at traffic over the last two years, it\u2019s significantly increased \u2014 accidents here at the same intersection. To believe that there\u2019s not a safety risk from Daily\u2019s coming in, adding all of that traffic, large trucks \u2014 it\u2019s nonsense,\u201d Hewitt said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">The withdrawal leaves the proposal off the county commission agenda for now.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ST. 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