ORANGE PARK, Fla. — The Orange Park Mall announced Wednesday a new "Youth Supervision Policy" set to begin Friday, Oct. 17.

The new policy will require guests under 18 years old to be accompanied by a parent or guardian who is at least 21 years old on Fridays and Saturdays, with each guardian accompanying no more than four minors.

The new policy comes after residents raised concerns in July about a "pop up party" that included hundreds of teens at the mall .

The mall said in a release that the new policy drew support from "county leaders, tenants, and community representatives."

On Aug. 20, Boca Raton-based investment firm Second Horizon Capital announced that it had bought the 950,000-square-foot mall. The company said at the time that it planned to invest in enhancements to the mal

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