9239 Merrill Rd

Case 2025-0454 · Zoning Exception · Commercial / retail · City of Jacksonville

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Approved in August 2025.

In short

Pepes Hacienda seeks a zoning exception to allow retail sale and service of all alcoholic beverages including liquor, beer, and wine for on-premises consumption with a restaurant at a multi-tenant shopping center on Merrill Road.

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The request, as filed

ORD-Q Apv Zoning Exception (Appl E-25-24) at 9239 Merrill Rd, btwn Wompi Dr & Business Pl - Megaland 2, LLC - Requesting an Establishment or Facility which Includes the Retail Sale & Svc of All Alcoholic Beverages Including Liquor, Beer or Wine for On-Premises Consumption, for Pepes Hacienda, in CCG-1 (R.E. # 112982-0045) (Dist. 2-Gay) (Abney) (LUZ) (PD Apv) (Companion 2025-455) 6/24/25 CO Introduced: LUZ 7/15/25 LUZ Read 2nd & Rerefer 7/22/25 CO PH Read 2nd & Rerefer 8/19/25 LUZ PH Approve 5-0 8/26/25 CO Approve...

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The facts on file

The story so far

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What this case is

Special exception or conditional use. A special exception (some jurisdictions say conditional use or special use) allows a use the zoning permits only after case-by-case review, such as a school in a residential district or a drive-through. A board decides it after a public hearing. The zoning itself does not change. If approved, the use is allowed on this site under the conditions in the approval. Site plans and building permits follow as usual.

Who decides what on this record:

• Introduced. The item was formally placed before this body for the first time. It marks the start of that body's review, not a decision. A public hearing and a vote follow at a later meeting.
• Enacted. Adopted into law by the elected body. This is the final approval. Nothing further is required.

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