# General plan documents — jacksonville-florida Assembled by OpenPublica from the documents it serves for this government. Each section below is a separate publication by the government; page anchors (``) refer to pages of that section's own source PDF, linked in its heading. **Contains 4 documents.** OpenPublica has pinned these slots for this government: circulation, housing, land_use, open_space. That is what we have looked for, not a statement that the government publishes nothing else — a plan element absent here may simply not have been reviewed yet. Last reviewed 2026-08-09. --- ## Land Use — Future Land Use Element - Source: https://www.jacksonville.gov/getContentAsset/905cf0dd-5b0b-49a1-a3f8-4cf83e6ee51e/135b97c9-84fa-4e82-b956-0fbccec4aa1f/FINAL_2045-FLUE_12-2025.pdf?language=en - Pages: 141 - Covers: land_use # 2045 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN # FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT <
> **DECEMBER 2025** ***The Honorable Donna Deegan, Mayor*** ***Helena A. Parola, Director of the Planning Department*** **JACKSONVILLE PLANNING DEPARTMENT** 214 N. Hogan Street, Suite 300, Jacksonville, Florida 32202 # 2045 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ## FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT ### GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES ### Table of Contents *** GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND POLICIES ........................................................................................ 4 GOAL 1 Optimize the Character and Location of Land Uses ..................................................... 4 GOAL 2 Protect and Enhance Unique Areas of Significance ..................................................... 19 GOAL 3 Ensure a Well-balanced Combination of Land Uses Served by a Convenient and Efficient Transportation Network .......................................................................................... 32 GOAL 4 Implement the Future Land Use Element ..................................................................... 46 GOAL 5 Incorporate Public Health in the Built Environment ................................................... 768 OPERATIVE PROVISIONS .......................................................................................................... 79 Guidelines and Standards .......................................................................................................... 79 Locational Criteria ....................................................................................................................... 80 DESCRIPTION AND INTERPRETATION OF THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP SERIES ........................................................................................................................................ 83 DETERMINATION OF FUTURE LAND USE MAP DEVELOPMENT AREA BOUNDARIES ............................................................................................................................. 83 DETERMINATION OF FUTURE LAND USE MAP CATEGORY BOUNDARIES ....... 84 PLAN CATEGORY DESCRIPTIONS ............................................................................................ 84 VESTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS ........................................................................................... 138 DETERMINATION OF USE CONFORMITY .............................................................................. 139 LOCAL INTEGRATED PLANNING PROCESS .......................................................................... 139 # GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND POLICIES ### GOAL 1 **To ensure that the character and location of land uses optimize the combined potentials for economic benefit, enjoyment, wellness and protection of natural resources, while minimizing the threat to health, safety and welfare posed by hazards, nuisances, incompatible land uses and environmental degradation.** **Objective 1.1 Ensure that the type, rate, and distribution of growth in the City results in compact and compatible land use patterns, an increasingly efficient urban service delivery system and discourages proliferation of urban sprawl through implementation of regulatory programs, intergovernmental coordination mechanisms, and public/private coordination.** ### Policies **1.1.1** The City shall ensure that all new development and redevelopment after the effective date of the 2010 Comprehensive Plan, and all subsequent Plan updates, is consistent with the Future Land Use Map series, and textual provisions of this and other elements of the Comprehensive Plan, as provided in Chapter 163 (Part II), Florida Statutes (F.S.). **1.1.2** As depicted on the FLUM series, Development Areas have been established to determine appropriate locations for land uses and densities and consist of five tiers of development intensities ranging from high density infill development in the historic core to very low density in the outlying rural areas. These include: the Central Business District (CBD); the Urban Priority Area (UPA); the Urban Area (UA); the Suburban Area (SA); and the Rural Area (RA). These Development Areas determine differing development characteristics and a gradation of densities for each land use plan category as provided in the Operative Provisions of this element. **1.1.3** The Development Areas should be reviewed for expansion during updates to the Comprehensive Plan planning timeframe and during updates to the mobility system. In addition, because the development capacity of the Future Land Use map fluctuates with time, Development Areas will be periodically reevaluated as part of the Plan review and amendment process. **1.1.4** The Land Development Regulations shall include locational criteria and standards for all zoning or subdivision site plan requests for densities or intensities of use for each future land use category including appropriate criteria related to development areas, street classification, availability of public facilities and services, land use compatibility, development and redevelopment potential, site design factors, ownership patterns, environmental impacts, relevant adopted plans and studies, and principal and secondary uses as described in the Plan Category Descriptions of the Operative Provisions. In order to ensure the development of a variety of neighborhoods and living environments, the Land Development Regulations shall include several zoning districts with different minimum lot size and density of development requirements in each residential land use category. ### 1.1.5 The Land Development Regulations shall contain several zoning districts in each residential and non-residential category. These zoning districts will allow for a range of densities and intensities and shall encourage mixed-used development in appropriate locations in order to achieve the requirements of FLUE Policy 1.1.21. ### 1.1.6 Ensure that all future development and redevelopment meets or exceeds the requirements of all Land Development Regulations, including, but not limited to zoning, subdivision of land, landscape and tree protection regulations, and signage, as established and adopted by the City, State of Florida, and the federal government, unless such requirements have been previously waived by those governmental bodies. ### 1.1.7 Gradual transition of densities and intensities between land uses in conformance with the provisions of this element shall be achieved through zoning and development review process. ### 1.1.8 Encourage that new non-residential projects be developed in designated nodal and corridor development areas as provided in the Plan Category Descriptions of the Operative Provisions, in appropriate commercial infill locations, or as a Transit Oriented Development (TOD), as described in this element. ### 1.1.9 Promote the use of Planned Unit Developments (PUD) zoning districts, cluster developments, and other innovative site planning and smart growth techniques in order to allow for appropriate combinations of complementary land uses, densities and intensities consistent with the underlying land use category or site specific policy, and innovation in site planning and design, subject to the standards of this element and all applicable local, regional, State and federal regulations. These techniques should consider the following criteria in determining uses, densities, intensities, and site design: * Potential for the development of blighting or other negative influences on abutting properties * Traffic Impacts * Site Access * Transition of densities and comparison of percentage increase in density above average density of abutting developed properties * Configuration and orientation of the property * Natural or man-made buffers and boundaries * Height of development * Bulk and scale of development * Building orientation * Site layout * Parking layout * Opportunities for physical activity, active living, social connection, and access to healthy food ### 1.1.10 Ensure that mixed and multi-use projects enhance, rather than detract from, the character of established developed areas by requiring site plan-controlled zoning such as Planned Unit Developments (PUDs), TODs or TNDs for all mixed and multi-use projects and conforming with the following criteria: 1. The type of land use(s), density, and intensity is consistent with the provisions of the land use category, particularly the category's predominant land use; 2. The proposed development is in conformity with the goals, objectives, policies, and operative provisions of this and other elements of the Comprehensive Plan; and 3. The proposed development is compatible with surrounding existing land uses and zoning. ### 1.1.11 Exempt the internal arrangement of uses within the Central Business District (CBD) Land Use Category and Developments of Regional Impact (DRIs) from the nodal and other locational criteria of the Comprehensive Plan, subject to required local and regional reviews. ### 1.1.12 The Planning and Development Department shall develop a land use mediation conflict resolution process to assist public and private entities in siting locally undesirable land uses (LULUs). ### 1.1.13 Require mitigation of adverse land use impacts on adjacent uses during development and redevelopment through: 1. Creation of complementary uses; 2. Enhancement of transportation connections; 3. Use of noise, odor, vibration and visual/ aesthetic controls; and/or 4. Other appropriate mitigation measures such as requirements for buffer zones and landscaping between uses. ### 1.1.14 Require public and private infrastructure facilities to be located and designed in a manner that complements surrounding development. ### 1.1.15 Prohibit scattered, unplanned, urban sprawl development without provisions for facilities and services at levels adopted in the Comprehensive Plan in locations inconsistent with the overall concepts of the Future Land Use Element and the Development Areas and the Plan Category Descriptions of the Operative Provisions. ### 1.1.16 The Downtown Investment Authority (DIA) or the Office of Economic Development (OED) shall offer economic incentives, greater marketing assistance, etc. to induce development to locate in the Urban Core, North, Northwest, and Southwest Planning Districts of the City rather than in the more congested areas of Greater Arlington and Southeast Planning Districts. ### 1.1.17 Development uses and densities shall be determined by the Development Areas described in the Operational Provisions for the Central Business District (CBD); Urban Priority Area (UPA); the Urban Area (UA); the Suburban Area (SA); and the Rural Area (RA) as identified in the Comprehensive Plan, in order to prevent urban sprawl, protect agricultural lands, conserve natural open space, and to minimize the cost of public facilities and services. ### 1.1.18 Extensions of the Development Areas will be noted in each land use amendment where an extension is needed or requested concurrent with a Future Land Use Map Amendment. In addition, plan amendments shall meet the requirements as set forth in FLUE Policies 1.1.19 and 1.1.21. ### 1.1.19 Expansion of the Development Areas shall result in development that would be compatible with its surroundings. When considering land areas to add to the Development Areas, after demonstrating that a need exists in accordance with FLUE Policy 1.1.21, inclusion of the following areas is discouraged: 1. Preservation Project Lands 2. Conservation Lands 3. Agricultural Lands, except when development proposals include Master Planned Communities or developments within the Multi-Use Future Land Use Category, as defined in this element The following areas are deemed generally appropriate for inclusion in Development Areas subject to conformance with Policy 1.1.21: 1. Land contiguous with the Development Area and which would be a logical extension of an existing urban scale and/or has a functional relationship to development within the Development Area. 2. Locations within one mile of a planned node with urban development characteristics. 3. Locations within one-half mile of the existing or planned JTA premium transit station. 4. Locations having projected surplus service capacity where necessary facilities and services can be readily extended. 5. Public water and sewer service exists within one-half mile of the site. 6. Large Scale Multi-Use developments and Master Planned Communities which are designed to provide for the internal capture of daily trips for work, shopping and recreational activities. 7. Low density residential development at locations up to three miles from the inward boundary of the preservation project lands. Inward is measured from that part of the preservation project lands closest to the existing Suburban Area such that the preservation lands serves to separate suburban from rural. The development shall be a logical extension of residential growth, which furthers the intent of the Preservation Project to provide passive recreation and low intensity land use buffers around protected areas. Such sites should be located within one-half mile of existing water and sewer, or within JEA plans for expansion. ### 1.1.20 Extension of development entitlements from one Development Area to another may be permitted for a TOD without requiring a formal Development Area extension, provided all of the following criteria are met: A. The proposed development must be a TOD and must be for a development that is entirely located within one-half mile of a JTA premium transit station; B. Extensions of development standards shall not be granted beyond one-half mile of a JTA premium transit station; C. The Development Area subject to a development standards extension must be contiguous to the location proposed for receipt of additional development standards; D. The proposed extension of development standards shall not include land located within the Rural Area; E. The development standard extension shall be a logical expansion that facilitates the City’s mobility goals and does not negatively impact surrounding neighborhoods; and F. Extension of development standards may be granted through a TOD Master Plan and TOD Zoning Overlay. If a development standard expansion is approved, it shall be noted in the TOD enabling legislation. ### 1.1.21 Rezonings and amendments to the Future Land Use Map series (FLUMs) shall include consideration of their potential to further the goal of meeting or exceeding the amount of land required to accommodate anticipated growth and the projected population and to allow for the operation of real estate markets to provide adequate choices for permanent and seasonal residents and business with the intent that this balance of uses shall: A. Foster vibrant, viable communities and economic development opportunities; B. Address outdated development patterns; and/or C. Provide sufficient land for future uses that allow for the operation of real estate markets to provide adequate choices for permanent and seasonal residents and businesses and is not limited solely by the projected population. The projected growth needs and population projections must be based on relevant and appropriate data which is collected pursuant to a professionally acceptable methodology. In considering the growth needs and the allocation of land, the City shall also evaluate land use need based on the characteristics and land development pattern of localized areas. Land use need identifiers include but may not be limited to, proximity to compatible uses, development scale, site limitations, and the likelihood of furthering growth management and mobility goals. ### 1.1.22 Future development orders, development permits and plan amendments shall maintain compact and compatible land use patterns, maintain an increasingly efficient urban service delivery system, and discourage urban sprawl as described in the Development Areas and the Plan Category Descriptions of the Operative Provisions. ### 1.1.23 To help ensure a more balanced population distribution and utilization of public resources, the City will focus greater efforts on revitalizing existing communities and developments through such measures as the Neighborhood Action Plan program, allocation of Community Development Block Grants, the use of economic incentives through the Office of Economic Development (OED) or the Downtown Investment Authority (DIA), and public funds distributed through the Northwest Jacksonville Economic Development Fund (NWJEDF). ### 1.1.24 The city will encourage the use of such smart growth practices as: 1. Interconnectivity of transportation modes and recreation and open space areas; 2. A range of densities and types of residential developments; 3. A mix of uses including office, commercial, and residential which encourage internal capture of trips; 4. Use of the Development Areas; 5. Revitalization of older areas and the downtown; 6. Use of site design features that engage and enhance the pedestrian experience abutting collector roads and higher (public art, social connection, recreation and open spaces, pedestrian entries and transparency); and 7. Create walkable neighborhoods. ### 1.1.25 The Planning and Development Department and JEA will coordinate the location of future water and sewer lines with land use designations in the City’s comprehensive Plan in order to influence both the timing and location of future growth. **Objective 1.2 Manage the use of land in the City by approving new development and redevelopment only if necessary public facilities are provided concurrent with the impacts of development. Ensure the availability of adequate land suitable for utility facilities necessary to support proposed development. Verify prior to development order issuance that all new development and redevelopment will be served with potable water, wastewater, solid waste disposal, stormwater management facilities, and parks that meet or exceed the adopted Levels of Service established in the Capital Improvements Element.** ### Policies #### 1.2.1 The City shall ensure that the location and timing of new development and redevelopment will be coordinated with the ability to provide public facilities and services through the implementation of growth management measures such as the Development Areas and the Plan Category Descriptions of the Operative Provisions, development phasing, programming and appropriate oversizing of public facilities, and zoning and subdivision regulations. #### 1.2.2 No development order shall be issued which does not meet the standards of Section 163.3180, Florida Statutes. Specifically, necessary public facilities and services shall be in place; will be in place when the development impacts occur; are under construction; or are guaranteed by an enforceable development agreement. #### 1.2.3 Permit development in areas with capacity for public facilities and in areas where needed facilities can be provided concurrently with development by the public or private sectors in conformance with the Comprehensive Plan. #### 1.2.4 Limit urban scale development to the Central Business District, Urban Priority Area, Urban Area, and Suburban Area as identified in the Comprehensive Plan through implementation of a Concurrency Management System that addresses schools, potable water, sanitary sewer, solid waste, drainage, and parks and recreation, and the Mobility Fee System which addresses roadways in order to minimize the cost of public facilities and service delivery and to conserve open space. #### 1.2.5 Permit development of institutional, transportation, communication, or utility facilities in the Rural Area only when such development provides area wide or regional service, is incompatible with urban uses, and would not attract urban development. #### 1.2.6 The City shall ensure through the implementation of Chapter 654, Ordinance Code (Code of Subdivision Regulations) that suitable lands and/or easements are available for the provision of utility and transportation facilities necessary to support proposed development, and implement improvements with minimum land use, social and environmental disruption. Consider the location and timing of new public facility construction in requests for Future Land Use Map series amendments. #### 1.2.7 Ensure that projected growth in the Central Business District (CBD), Urban Priority Area (UPA), Urban Area (UA), and Suburban Area (SA) will be provided with sufficient system capacity through updated transmission/collection mains to obtain centralized wastewater and potable water, through implementation of the Capital Improvements Element, which shall be updated annually and shall be coordinated with the growth projections for the City. ### 1.2.8 Require new development and redevelopment in the Central Business District (CBD), Urban Priority Area (UPA), Urban Area (UA), and Suburban Area (SA) to be served by centralized wastewater collection and potable water distribution systems when centralized service is available to the site. Development on sites located within the UPA, UA and SA are permitted where connections to centralized potable water and/or wastewater are not available subject to compliance the following provisions: 1. Single family/non-residential (estimated flows of 600 gpd or less) where the collection system of a regional utility company is not available through gravity service via a facility within a right-of-way or easement which abuts the property. 2. Non-residential (above 600 gpd) where the collection system of a regional utility company is not within 50 feet of the property. 3. Subdivision (non-residential and residential) where: a. The collection system of a regional utility company is greater than 1/4 mile from the proposed subdivision. b. Each lot is a minimum of ½ acre unsubmerged property. c. Installation of dryline sewer systems shall be installed when programmed improvements are identified in the Capital Improvements Element which will make connections the JEA Collection Systems available within a five (5) year period. ### 1.2.9 Development within the Rural Development Area is permitted where connections to centralized potable water and/or wastewater are not available subject to the condition that the minimum lot size shall be one (1) acre of unsubmerged property. ### 1.2.10 The Public Works Department, in coordination with JEA and the Duval County Health Department, will implement the Wastewater System Improvement Program to prioritize and eliminate on-site treatment and disposal systems. Project funding will be allocated in accordance with the identification of septic tank priority areas that are based on criteria related to health, environment and community considerations. ### 1.2.11 Development orders and permits shall only be issued when the applicant has demonstrated compliance with applicable federal, state and local requirements for wastewater collection and disposal, and potable water, supply, treatment and distribution, availability per the local water utility. ### 1.2.12 As outlined in Chapter 752 of the Ordinance Code (Jacksonville Reuse of Reclaimed Water Program), the City will observe water conservation requirements when evaluating future land use patterns and shall require the proper disposal and reuse of wastewater for all non-sanitary purposes where connections are available. ### 1.2.13 Develop procedures through the JEA, Public Works, and Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Departments to update facility demand and capacity information as development orders and permits are issued. ### 1.2.14 The City shall give priority consideration to use of properties acquired in the implementation of the Master Stormwater Management Plan for recreational purposes where facilities are of substantial size. ### 1.2.15 The City's Land Development Regulations shall include standards and criteria for drainage and stormwater management in all types of development based on Level of Service standards established in the Comprehensive Plan. ### 1.2.16 When a specific maximum development density or intensity is not stated on the Annotated Future Land Use Map or in a site-specific policy, the City of Jacksonville shall use the following as the assumptions for maximum development when analyzing the impacts of amendments to the Future Land Use Map (FLUM). The following development impact standards do not limit the development potential of any site. For the purposes of this policy, Floor Area Ratio (FAR) is defined as the ratio of gross floor area of all structures on a lot to gross lot area. ### DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF LAND USE CATEGORIES ON FLUMS | LAND USE CATEGORY | SITE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL | | :--- | :--- | | AGRICULTURE | 1 Dwelling Unit Per 2.5 Acres | | RURAL RESIDENTIAL (RR) | 2 Dwelling Units Per Acre (With Water and Sewer) or 1 Dwelling Unit Per Acre (With No Water and Sewer) | | LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (LDR) | 5 Dwelling Units Per Acre | | MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (MDR) | 15 Dwelling Units Per Acre | | HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (HDR) | UPA: 60 Dwelling Units Per Acre
UA, SA, RA: 45 Dwelling Units Per Acre | | RESIDENTIAL/PROFESSIONAL/INSTITUTIONAL (RPI) | Scenario 1: 0.5 FAR (Non-Residential)
Scenario 2: UPA 30, UA 23, SA/RA 15 | | NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL (NC) | Scenario 1: 0.45 FAR
Scenario 2: UPA 30, UA 23, SA 20 | | COMMUNITY/GENERAL COMMERCIAL (CGC) | Scenario 1: 0.35 FAR
Scenario 2: UPA 45, UA 30, SA 15 | | REGIONAL COMMERCIAL (RC) | Per Approved Development Plan/Policy | | CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD) | Per Approved Development Plan / Allocation of Development Rights Agreement | | BUSINESS PARK (BP) | Scenario 1: 0.35 FAR
Scenario 2: UPA/UA 30, SA 15 | | LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (LI) | 0.4 FAR | | HEAVY INDUSTRIAL (HI) | 0.4 FAR | | WATER DEPENDENT-WATER RELATED (WD-WR) | 0.25 FAR | | MULTI-USE (MU) | Per Approved Development Plan/Policy | | PUBLIC BUILDINGS & FACILITIES (PBF) | 0.3 FAR | | RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE (ROS) | 0.15 FAR | Residential Densities: Single-Family: 2.66 Population/Dwelling Unit; Multi-Family: 2.35 Population/Dwelling Unit Source: City of Jacksonville Planning and Development Department ### 1.2.17 The City and JEA should promote the Underground Power and Communications Program adopted by Ordinance 2007-558-E in order to encourage eligible neighborhoods to convert overhead electrical distribution lines to underground lines. #### 1.2.18 The Planning and Development Department should coordinate with JEA to review landscape regulations for compatibility with overhead electrical distribution line infrastructure. If necessary, amendments to the Land Development Regulations may result from the review. **Objective 1.3 Continue to improve coordination between transportation and land use planning in order to optimize transportation system capacity, promote quality site design, and facilitate access to employment and daily goods and services.** #### Policies #### 1.3.1 For sites located on a minor or major arterial or Strategic Intermodal System (SIS) facility, Administrative Deviations to reduce the required minimum front yard, as established by the Land Development Regulations shall not be permitted without the written notification of the agency(s) responsible for the maintenance and construction of the adjacent roadway facilities. Said agency(s) shall be given adequate opportunity to respond to the request for deviation and concerns expressed shall be considered prior to final determination. #### 1.3.2 Site access requirements and limitations shall be consistent with the goals, objectives and policies identified within the Transportation Element. #### 1.3.3 The City shall require through the development review process, the interconnections of land uses in order to reduce the need for trip generation and encourage alternative methods of movement. The development review criteria shall include provisions for convenient on-site traffic flow, considering need for vehicular parking. #### 1.3.4 Unless the Planning and Development Department makes a specific finding that they are not necessary or appropriate, connections shall be required to be reserved in all proposed rezonings, subdivision reviews and site plans where there is the possibility of creation of a local or collector road system. Such reservation shall be for 5 years from the date of approval of the zoning or site plan, unless another time is agreed to by the city and landowner. #### 1.3.5 All new master-planned communities shall contain an integrated and connected network of roads and provide multiple alternative travel paths or modes. The location of the roadways and rights-of-way shall be established in the local development agreements taking into consideration factors such as access and wetlands. ### Objective 1.4 Protect areas of unique natural beauty by including consideration of the natural features and physical characteristics of the City, such as soils, topography, vegetation etc., in all development orders. #### Policies 1.4.1 The City shall continue to amend the City's development review process to include a review by the appropriate City agencies of soil capability, stability, permeability and other relevant soil characteristics. #### 1.4.2 The City shall require development to use appropriate methods of controlling erosion and sedimentation to help minimize the destruction of soil resources during site development and use. #### 1.4.3 The future land use categories shall include development standards where centralized sewer and water connections are not available to serve development. #### 1.4.4 The City shall require all development within the 100-year flood plain to be in strict conformance with all applicable federal, State, regional and local development regulations. #### 1.4.5 Through Land Development Regulations and incentives and other means, the City shall require integration of natural topographic and other physical features in project designs in order to enhance the relationship of development to the natural environment. ### Objective 1.5 Maintain, enhance and conserve natural and environmental resources, especially coastal resources. #### Policies 1.5.1 The City shall protect the natural environment in part by implementing incentives to locate future urban growth into existing urbanized areas. #### 1.5.2 Permit no new development, expansion, or replacement of existing development in areas designated on the Future Land Use Map series as Conservation, unless development is undertaken by federal, state or local government in the public interest, and the impacts are mitigated. #### 1.5.3 Protect potable water well fields, areas of moderate to high aquifer recharge, known habitat areas of rare, endangered, or threatened species, and other significant natural resources through Land Development Regulations which limit activities having the potential to contaminate soil, ground, or surface waters, or otherwise destroy these sensitive areas, consistent with the provisions of the Conservation/Coastal Management Element. ### 1.5.4 Coordinate the review and approval of development proposals through the Planning and Development Department with applicable federal, State, regional and local environmental agencies. Notify affected public agencies of any land development requests adjacent to environmentally sensitive lands held in public ownership. ### 1.5.5 Use public lands for appropriate multiple uses, such as parks, stormwater management systems, and preservation of natural habitats. ### 1.5.6 Public open space lands within Coastal High Hazard Areas shall be designated for Conservation land use classification. ### 1.5.7 Limit new construction to areas landward of the primary dune line, except as provided for by Florida's Coastal Construction Control Line regulation pursuant to Chapter 161, F.S. Prohibit the use of non-emergency or maintenance vehicles on the City's primary dune system except as provided pursuant to an approved beach management plan. ### 1.5.8 Protect moderate and high aquifer recharge areas and areas with high groundwater contamination potential, as identified in the Groundwater Aquifer Recharge Sub-Element, from adverse development impacts through a system of performance standards implemented jointly through the Planning and Development Department, JEA, EQD, and the Florida Department of Health in Duval County. ### 1.5.9 Through site plan review, the City shall encourage the following methods to support low impact development: * The use of topography, physical environment and other natural features; * Impact on wetlands; * Listed species regulations. ### 1.5.10 In accordance with the Conservation/Coastal Management Element, the City shall encourage environmentally sensitive areas to be placed in a Conservation land use category, Conservation zoning district, and/or conservation easement. ### 1.5.11 The City shall provide easements for public access for recreation and open space uses on public land leased to private interests. ### **Objective 1.6 The City shall accommodate growth in Jacksonville by encouraging and facilitating new infill development and redevelopment on vacant, bypassed and underutilized land within areas that already have infrastructure, utilities, and public facilities, while addressing the needs of City residents.** #### Policies ### 1.6.1 Through implementation of the Land Development Regulations, the Future Land Use Map, and other studies and master plans, the City will target the development of workforce and affordable housing in areas where individuals and families can make the best use of transportation corridors and mass transit. ### 1.6.2 The City shall require new development or redevelopment to support alternative modes of transportation. Such measures may include, but are not limited to, the provision of sidewalks, bikeways, transit stops, or other facilities to support alternative modes, such as parking management systems and park-and-ride facilities. ### 1.6.3 The City shall encourage street networks within new development plans to be designed and constructed so as to provide for future public street connections and increased connectivity to adjacent developable or re-developable parcels. ### 1.6.4 To interconnect various pedestrian routes within and among commercial projects, the Land Development Regulations shall be revised to require the use of an unobstructed pedestrian zone in between the roadway and the building façade along commercial corridors within the Urban Priority Area and Urban Area or some other alternative regulatory criteria that creates a safe and attractive pedestrian environment, consistent with the City’s Design Guidelines and Best Practices Handbook. ### 1.6.5 The City should identify economically distressed areas where the historic development pattern and physical environment limit the potential for modern development, and amend the Land Development Regulations to consider parking, landscaping, buffering and similar in these areas in an effort to incentivize infill and redevelopment. ### **Objective 1.7 Enhance economic development and promote neighborhood cohesion through the appropriate and beneficial use of digital infrastructure.** ### Policies #### 1.7.1 The City should evaluate the role of government in the provision of digital infrastructure and the equitable access of digital infrastructure utilization. If deemed appropriate, the City shall identify responsible departments and agencies for implementation. #### 1.7.2 The City shall evaluate the feasibility of developing a digital infrastructure strategy and measurable goals with the intent of deploying digital infrastructure throughout the City. #### 1.7.3 The City should evaluate opportunities to incentivize providing equitable access to digital infrastructure in areas currently lacking access in order to facilitate economic development and reinvestment. ### GOAL 2 ### To enhance and preserve for future generations geographic areas with unique economic, social, historic or natural resource significance to the City. #### Objective 2.1 Enhance protection of sites and structures of major historic and cultural significance in the City. ### Policies #### 2.1.1 The City shall ensure the identification and protection of sites and structures of major historic and cultural significance through implementation of the Historic Preservation Element. #### 2.1.2 Regulate scale and height compatibility through Historic Preservation ordinances in the Land Development Regulations. #### Objective 2.2 The City shall establish, maintain and implement neighborhood improvement strategies to combat and prevent blight. ### Policies 2.2.1 Where feasible, the City shall prepare a detailed and up-to-date inventory of the use and condition of all structures, as well as existing development patterns, in identified redevelopment areas and target neighborhoods. #### 2.2.2 All new neighborhood plans and studies shall require consideration of infrastructure needs and improvements to further redevelopment and investment in blighted areas. ### 2.2.3 The City of Jacksonville shall encourage the provision of affordable housing units, as defined in the Housing Element. A PUD rezoning may be used when a rezoning is necessary to facilitate the development of affordable housing units. Options may include but are not limited to the following: * Allowing a density increase in the designated zoning district (Density Bonus); * Allowing additional units on an existing lot; and/or * Requiring a financing mechanism in which a lease is created for the land beneath the affordable unit. The land is owned by a consortium. Since the homeowner does not own the land upon which the house sits, the unit is affordable and becomes part of a permanent inventory of affordable housing units. ### 2.2.4 Maintain stable neighborhoods through coordinated rehabilitation and conservation action by the Planning and Development Department and the Housing and Neighborhoods Department. Protect residential areas from encroachment by incompatible land uses through proper zoning, and from through or heavy traffic by use of buffers and other mitigating measures. ### 2.2.5 Develop incentive mechanisms to be used by the Housing and Neighborhoods and Planning and Development Departments to encourage redevelopment of physically or economically depressed areas. Use extension of public utilities and other capital improvement projects, and joint public-private projects, as catalysts to revitalize these areas. ### 2.2.6 Use financial and regulatory incentives and local participation in related state and federal programs to encourage redevelopment and maintenance of declining areas. Develop regulatory incentives through the Planning and Development Department that will relax local site development standards in redevelopment areas and target neighborhoods in order to enhance the market feasibility of redevelopment projects. Such standards shall not adversely affect the existing cultural framework and character of the area nor result in any redevelopment or development approvals that are contradictory to community improvement efforts. ### 2.2.7 Encourage the redevelopment and revitalization of run-down and/or under-utilized commercial areas through a combination of regulatory techniques, incentives and land use planning. Adopt redevelopment and revitalization strategies and incentives for private reinvestment in under-utilized residential and/or commercial areas where adequate infrastructure to support redevelopment exists. ### 2.2.8 Develop and implement design criteria through the Land Development Regulations that will address the interface of incompatible land uses (e.g., commercial and residential) and provide mitigation techniques to guide the redevelopment of uses affected by road widenings. ### 2.2.9 Amend the Land Development Regulations to prohibit construction of commercial parking lots and parking garages with access points deep into residential neighborhoods. Access shall be consistent with the required maximum and minimum distances when access to the parking facility is required to be located off a local roadway. ### 2.2.10 The Land Development Regulations shall be amended to encourage the reorientation of existing curb cuts and/or parking lots and garages in redeveloping areas to minimize the negative impacts of non-residential development on adjacent residential uses. ### 2.2.11 Adopt and implement plans through the Planning and Development Department, JTA and Public Works Department to facilitate the provision of public facilities in conjunction with the location and timing of neighborhood and commercial redevelopment. Such plans should give priority to neighborhood and commercial redevelopment projects in those areas where conditions of physical, economic, and/or social blight exist. ### 2.2.12 The City shall implement strategies and processes to assess the effectiveness of drainage and stormwater infrastructure that exists in areas of the City that were developed prior to enactment of state stormwater management regulations. ### 2.2.13 The Office of Economic Development and/or Neighborhoods Department shall evaluate the feasibility and benefit of providing tax abatement mechanism(s) for redevelopment of vacant property in areas identified by the City as being in economic distress. ### 2.2.14 The City shall recognize and maintain neighborhoods through the development and implementation of district plans and/or neighborhood plans, which identify the needs of the City's neighborhoods and the opportunities to improve and maintain those neighborhoods in light of continued growth and development pressures within and surrounding them. ### 2.2.15 The City shall create a prioritized list of areas that would benefit from a neighborhood plan or study. ### 2.2.16 The Office of Economic Development shall encourage development of targeted catalyst projects to facilitate revitalization in economically challenged areas. These projects should be located along commercial corridors and/or at commercial nodes. ### 2.2.17 The City should recognize and encourage the formation of community partnerships through educational programs and community events which facilitate community pride, responsibility and ownership and which provide information about city services and programs. ### Objective 2.3 Continue to strengthen the Central Business District (CBD) as the regional center of finance, government, retail, and cultural activities for Northeast Florida. ### Policies #### 2.3.1 Recognize the Central Business District (CBD) and its periphery as a significant urban area of the city appropriate for residential and mixed use projects at higher densities/intensities than the remainder of the City. #### 2.3.2 Consolidation, amendment, or abandonment of existing downtown area DRIs shall not limit or modify vested rights. #### 2.3.3 The Downtown Investment Authority (DIA) and the Jacksonville Planning and Development Department have developed downtown urban design guidelines that will promote high quality private and public development in the downtown area. #### 2.3.4 The Land Development Regulations shall require a network of pedestrian linkages and open spaces within the CBD. The pedestrian and open space system shall take advantage of the riverfront, making it more accessible to the general public and include a well-designed pedestrian linkage. #### 2.3.5 The Land Development Regulations shall establish urban design, site design and building form guidelines that create high quality site designs, and will require that pedestrian walkways and other pedestrian and public transit use amenities are provided in site development plans within the CBD. #### 2.3.6 Development within the CBD shall maintain adopted Levels of Service in the Comprehensive Plan for all public facilities (drainage, sanitary sewer, solid waste, potable water, recreation, and when applicable, schools) reviewed under concurrency, except for transportation facilities, which shall be governed by the Mobility System. **Objective 2.4 Ensure the continued economic viability of the Port of Jacksonville, while mitigating adverse impacts on water quality and aquatic plant and animal life in the St. Johns River and its estuarine marshes, through appropriate regulatory measures and management programs, such as concentrating heavy industrial uses within the port and surrounding land areas, and by providing appropriate supporting public facilities.** ### Policies #### 2.4.1 Protect the Port of Jacksonville from new encroachment by incompatible land uses such as residential, through designation of existing and future port and port-related areas as Water Dependent/Water Related on the Future Land Use Map series and implement Land Development Regulations supporting such designations through the Planning and Development Department. #### 2.4.2 Redevelopment of areas in the vicinity of Talleyrand Avenue shall be reviewed by the Planning and Development Department and the Jacksonville Port Authority to ensure coordination with plans for the Port of Jacksonville, particularly the Port Master Plan. #### 2.4.3 The City shall revise and evaluate plans and capital improvement projects for development and redevelopment of port and port-related facilities consistent with all applicable elements of the Comprehensive Plan and federal, State, regional, and local regulations. #### 2.4.4 Identify and reserve suitable sites through the Jacksonville Port Authority (JPA) for maintenance dredge disposal, consistent with the requirements of the Conservation/Coastal Management and Transportation Elements. **Objective 2.5 The City shall implement strategies to encourage the preservation of environmentally sensitive lands.** ### Policies #### 2.5.1 The City shall allow the transfer of residential densities between contiguous parcels under a common site plan and PUD zoning district in order to protect wetlands, 100-year flood zones and floodways. Development may be clustered on a site in accordance with the following standards: a) Both the development and the remaining undeveloped environmentally sensitive land must be part of a site-plan-controlled zoning district (PUD) which stipulates that the maximum allowable density credit for the entire subject site has been transferred to the area of cluster development and may not be subsequently rezoned to the contrary without a comprehensive plan amendment. b) Units may not be clustered at densities which would exceed the threshold for wells, septic tanks and other such services, where applicable. c) Wetlands, 100-year flood zones and floodways for which density credit is given shall be recorded in perpetuity as conservation easements and be placed in the Conservation land use category. d) Transfer of development densities shall be subject to a case-by-case review for compatibility with surrounding development and for consistency with the Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Regulations. **Objective 2.6 Support and strengthen the role of Jacksonville Aviation Authority (JAA) and the United States Military in the local community, and recognize the unique requirements of the City's other airports (civilian and military) by requiring that all adjacent development be compatible with aviation-related activities in accordance with the requirements of Section 163.3177, F.S.** **Policies 2.6.1** Continue to regulate development in approach zones to airport runways in accordance with the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), and United States Military Air Installation Compatible Use Zones (AICUZ) and local land development regulations to protect the safety and welfare of property owners, residents and businesses in the community. **2.6.2** Continue to participate in reviews of development plans for Jacksonville’s airports (civilian and military) and support opportunities for the development of compatible adjacent agricultural, recreational, industrial, and commercial uses. **2.6.3** Continue to review airport development plans to ensure that development is consistent with FAA and United States Military land use guidance noise levels in existing developed areas. **2.6.4** The Military AICUZ map, including noise and accident potential zones (APZ), is included on the Military and Civilian Influence Zones Map. This map also includes the Lighting Regulation Zone for Outlying Field (OLF) Whitehouse. Military Influence Zones are defined in this Plan. The following Policies 2.6.5 through 2.6.13 refer to the Navy Instruction Manual (OPNAV Instruction 11010.36.B), on file with the Planning and Development Department, excepting the density and intensity standards included in Table 3. ### 2.6.5 Within the APZ 1 area depicted on the Military and Civilian Influence Zones Map, the City will limit new residential development to the development number, density and intensity existing by right pursuant to the zoning code and comprehensive plan as of March 27, 2007, and allows only limited non-residential development consistent with the Instruction Manual, subject to conditions regarding disclosure and noise attenuation in construction. All building permit applications will be provided to the U.S. Navy. For new subdivisions located partially or wholly within APZ 1, clustering of residences will be required to eliminate or minimize development in APZ 1. As listed in the Instruction Manual, mobile home parks, hospitals, motels/hotels, religious institutions, schools and similar uses are not allowed. All allowed development is subject to disclosure requirements. ### 2.6.6 Within the APZ 2 area depicted on the Military and Civilian Influence Zones Map, the City does not permit single family residential density greater than 2 dwelling units per acre. Uses not allowed in APZ 1 may be allowed in APZ 2, however they too are subject to conditions regarding disclosure and noise attenuation in construction. As listed in the Instruction Manual, mobile home parks, hospitals, motels, religious institutions, schools and similar uses are not allowed. All allowed development is subject to disclosure requirements. ### 2.6.7 Within the 75 Day-Night Sound Level (DNL) or higher area as depicted on the Military and Civilian Influence Zones Map, the City will limit new single-family residential development to the development number, density and intensity existing by right pursuant to the zoning code and comprehensive plan as of March 27, 2007, with 35 A-weighted decibels (dBA) average minimum noise reduction level in construction throughout the facility or dwelling. For new subdivisions located partially or wholly within a greater than 75 DNL, clustering of residences will be required to eliminate or minimize development in the greater than 75 DNL noise zone. As listed in the Instruction Manual, non-residential uses are allowed, subject to conditions regarding disclosure and from 25 to 35 dB average minimum noise reduction level in construction in the habitable portion of the facility. All building permit applications will be provided to the U.S. Navy. Schools and religious institutions are not allowed. Entertainment assembly may be allowed when scheduled with the U.S. Navy. All allowed development is subject to disclosure requirements. ### 2.6.8 Within the 65 to 74.99 DNL noise zone as depicted on the Military and Civilian Influence Zones Map, the City does not permit mobile home parks. Single-family residential structures that are unable to achieve a 30dB noise level reduction are also not permitted. Again, as listed in the Instruction Manual, non-residential uses are allowed, subject to conditions regarding disclosure and noise attenuation in construction. Schools and most outdoor recreation uses are not allowed. All allowed development is subject to disclosure requirements. ### 2.6.9 Within the 60DNL or higher area as depicted on the Military and Civilian Influence Zones Map, entertainment assembly uses may be allowed when scheduled with the U.S. Navy. As listed in the Instruction Manual, all other uses are allowed subject to disclosure requirements. ### 2.6.10 The Civilian Airport Influence Zones are identified in the Military and Civilian Influence Zones Map. The following policies refer to the City’s Land Development Regulations. ### 2.6.11 Within the 75 DNL or higher area as depicted on the Military and Civilian Influence Zones Map, the City will limit new single-family residential development to the development number, density and intensity existing by right pursuant to the zoning code and comprehensive plan as of March 27, 2007, with 35 dBA average minimum noise reduction level in construction throughout the facility or dwelling. For new subdivisions located partially or wholly within a greater than 75 DNL, clustering of residences will be required to eliminate or minimize development in the greater than 75 DNL noise zone. Non-residential uses are allowed, subject to conditions regarding disclosure and from 25 to 35 dBA average minimum noise reduction level in construction in the habitable portion of the facility. Schools, religious institutions and entertainment assembly uses are only permitted in PUD developments or pursuant to preliminary site development reviews in accordance with Section 656.1003 that were approved prior to March 27, 2007 or those uses meeting the nonconforming uses definition in Section 656.1008 of the City of Jacksonville Zoning Code. All allowed development is subject to disclosure requirements. ### 2.6.12 Within the 65 to 74.99 DNL noise zone as depicted on the Military and Civilian Influence Zones Map, the City does not permit mobile home parks. Single-family residential structures that are unable to achieve a 30 dBA noise level reduction are also not permitted. Non-residential uses are allowed, subject to conditions regarding disclosure and noise attenuation in construction. Schools and most outdoor recreation uses are only permitted in PUD developments or pursuant to preliminary site development reviews in accordance with Section 656.1003 that were approved prior to March 27, 2007 or those uses meeting the nonconforming uses definition in Section 656.1008 of the City of Jacksonville Zoning Code. All allowed development is subject to disclosure requirements. ### 2.6.13 Within the 60DNL or higher area as depicted on the Military and Civilian Influence Zones Map, entertainment assembly uses are only permitted in PUD developments or pursuant to preliminary site development reviews in accordance with Section 656.1003 that were approved prior to March 27, 2007 or those uses meeting the nonconforming uses definition in Section 656.1008 of the City of Jacksonville Zoning Code. All other uses are allowed subject to disclosure requirements. ### 2.6.14 To ensure safety and education of citizens occupying properties that are located near military and civilian airports, the City requires disclosure of airport proximity to prospective owners or lessees in the Military and Civilian Influence Zones depicted on the Military and Civilian Influence Zones Map. ### 2.6.15 In cooperation with the US Military and to preserve the utility of the field for simulated night carrier landings or related missions, the City has designated, through the land development regulations, a lighting regulation zone around Outlying Field (OLF) Whitehouse, requiring that all artificial lighting equipment have positive optical control so that no light is emitted above the horizontal plane. The United States Military has requested this special designation for OLF Whitehouse because of its special fleet carrier landing practice mission. ### 2.6.16 Airport Height and Hazard zones (HH) exist around all military and civilian airports within the city limits of Jacksonville. The horizontal limits of the zones and limitations on heights of obstructions within these zones are defined for each military airport in Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) P-80.3 01/82, on file with the Planning and Development Department, and for each civilian airport in Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 77 guidelines, on file with the Planning and Development Department. In order to assure that Title 14, CFR, Part 77 guidelines and NAVFAC P-80.3 01/82 guidelines are not exceeded and that no structure or obstruction is permitted that would raise a minimal obstruction clearance altitude, a minimum vectoring descent altitude or a decision height, all cell towers and any structure or obstruction that would extend into an Airport (HH) requires, in writing, comment from the U.S. Navy. Although written documentation from the U.S. Navy for military HH and from the FAA or JAA for civilian HH is not required for proposed structure heights below the listed height, United States Code (USC) Title 14, CFR Part 77 still applies. ### 2.6.17 The City of Jacksonville supports compatible uses within the Military and Civilian Influence Zones using the following approaches: Limiting incompatibility: In instances where these policies result in limiting the ability of a landowner to utilize their land pursuant to its current land use and zoning designation, the City of Jacksonville will support land use map amendments and rezoning to a compatible use. If an incompatible non-residential use ceases for twelve consecutive months or more, it cannot be restarted under the land development regulations. Acquisition: In 2006, the City of Jacksonville supported acquisition of 1651 acres containing the potential for over 4000 units of residential development for perpetual preservation by the State of Florida. All of these lands are in the Military Influence Zone of OLF Whitehouse. The City of Jacksonville will continue to review residential lands within the Zones for their potential for acquisition for preservation. Development Practices: Within the noise zones, the City of Jacksonville will use the following techniques: 1. Planned Unit Development (PUD) zoning to cluster development away from accident potential zones and away from the 75 DNL or greater noise zone. 2. Disclosure of the potential impacts of airport activities on residential development within the 65 DNL and higher as outlined in the Land Development Regulations. Disclosure includes requirements for completion of an airport notice zone acknowledgement form, inclusion of a statement on the recorded plat regarding the potential impacts of airport activities, and publication of the airport noise zone maps at least three times a year in a newspaper of general circulation. 3. Design and construction standards to achieve average minimum noise level reductions of 25 to 35 dBA throughout residential dwellings in the 65 DNL and higher as outlined in the Land Development Regulations. 4. Provide the Jacksonville Aviation Authority and the U.S. Navy, as applicable, with copies of proposed land use map amendments and rezonings. **Objective 2.7 Continue to encourage the rehabilitation of existing, and siting of new, heavy rail terminal facilities in proximity to other ground transportation networks, and coordinate the feasibility of developing a rail transit system to serve the City as identified in the JTA’s Commuter Rail Feasibility Study (2009) and the North Florida TPO’s Long Range Transportation Plan.** ### Policies #### 2.7.1 Require railroad companies to locate general yards in areas that will not create major vehicular traffic or land use impacts. Give preference in land use permitting to siting such facilities in the rural or industrial areas of the City. ### 2.7.2 Permit development of piggyback trailer on-off loading terminals in industrial areas in proximity to major roadways and concentrations of customers. ### Objective 2.8 Protect and enhance the City's shoreline areas, inclusive of the St. John's River and its tributaries, in order to improve quality of life, provide active living opportunities for residents, ensure continued function of these critical environmental systems, and enhance the City's economic development efforts. #### Policies #### 2.8.1 Establish and maintain specific guidelines and standards for shoreline and coastal area development and redevelopment that will at a minimum: 1. Aid in the creation of a river corridor open space system accessible to the public in urban and suburban areas; 2. Promote visual access to waterways and their related vistas; and 3. Promote recreational uses of shoreline and related areas. #### 2.8.2 Develop and implement open space/public access plans through the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Department to provide public access to the waterfront through a coordinated, functional system of public and private easements, rights-of-way, and open space. #### 2.8.3 Pursue the dedication of public access/visual easements along waterfront property by providing incentives to land owners in the development review process to provide public vistas, dedications of land interests, and pedestrian/bike paths that link public and private property within river corridors into a linear greenbelt system. #### 2.8.4 Encourage clustering of water oriented uses along the St. Johns River and its major tributaries, in order to protect the natural functions of critical environmental systems. #### 2.8.5 Utilize public rights-of-way that adjoin the water for public access (e.g., street stub-outs), wherever economically and physically practical and in accordance with the Recreation and Open Space Element. #### 2.8.6 The Planning and Development Department shall consider the potential impact on the St. Johns River and its tributaries by reviewing proposed land use amendments and zoning changes for properties that are adjacent to a water body. The following concerns will be considered for those properties where applicable: * Wetlands * Coastal High Hazard Area (CHHA) * Adaptation Action Area (AAA) * Septic Tank Failure Areas * Flood zones #### 2.8.7 The Planning and Development Department shall submit proposed land use map amendments meeting the criteria established in Chapter 95 of the City of Jacksonville Municipal Code to the Waterways Commission for review. ### Objective 2.9 Enhance the appearance and function of roadways through the designation and establishment of scenic transportation corridors in the City of Jacksonville. #### Policies #### 2.9.1 Establish criteria through the Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) and Jacksonville Planning and Development Department for the identification, designation, and preservation of scenic corridors to: 1. Create a boulevard system of roadways to connect different neighborhoods within the City; 2. Protect existing roadways that exhibit attractive or scenic characteristics; 3. Enhance the aesthetic appearance of roadways through the use of landscaping and buffering: 4. Protect existing and future collector and arterial roadways that have residential characteristics that are considered desirable to preserve; 5. Protect roadways where significant tree coverage and landscaping already exist from unplanned future commercial development; and 6. Reduce the impact on existing and proposed neighborhoods from the building of new roadways and the rebuilding of existing roadways through residential areas. ### 2.9.2 Designate key stretches of roadways serving as gateways into the City of Jacksonville, and make them eligible for special treatment in terms of landscaping, buffering, and street tree plantings, in order to unify and enhance their identity as gateway areas. ### 2.9.3 Develop all plans for scenic corridors or gateways, and their related landscaping plans, through the public review process, including input from affected citizens and groups, City departments and agencies, and, where applicable, the Florida Department of Transportation. ### 2.9.4 Amend the sign control provisions of the Land Development Regulations to regulate the amount, type and size of signs within designated scenic corridors in accordance with the intent of the scenic corridor designation. ### Objective 2.10 Promote the development of complementary uses that include cultural, recreational, and vertically integrated commercial and residential components, by encouraging and incentivizing urban development characteristics in order to reduce the negative impacts of urban sprawl. #### Policies ### 2.10.1 The City shall incorporate, in the Land Development Regulations, a system of incentives to promote development and redevelopment opportunities through mixed and multi-use projects. ### 2.10.2 The City shall include incentives in the development review process to encourage residential development with supporting uses such as retail, restaurant, recreation and open space that relate physically and visually to nearby areas of the City through a design concept, which includes, but is not limited to: 1. Residential development with a full range of urban uses and support facilities; and 2. Physically connected neighborhoods bound together by pedestrian paths and public spaces. ### 2.10.3 The Land Development Regulations and Code of Subdivision Regulations shall be amended to include urban development characteristics to ensure consistency with the intent of the land use categories and development areas. Development located within commercial categories, Business Park, and High Density Residential designations within the Urban Area and Urban Priority Area shall incorporate urban development characteristics. Urban development characteristics may include, but are not limited to: * Integration of multiple uses included in one structure; or in separate buildings on the same site or within a 5-minute walk (1/4 mile). * Responsive relationship to classified roadways. * Pedestrian friendly siting of uses. * Site design features that engage and enhance the pedestrian experience (public art, recreation and open spaces, pedestrian entries and transparency) and encourage active living. * Vehicle circulation and ease of access between and among abutting compatible uses and sites. * Cul-de-sacs should be avoided in residential developments. * Off-street parking should be located behind or to the side of buildings. Structured parking is encouraged, provided it is integrated into the design of the overall development and is compatible with surrounding neighborhoods. * Driveway access points shall be limited along roads classified as collectors or higher. **GOAL 3** **To achieve a well-balanced and organized combination of residential, non-residential, recreational and public uses served by a convenient and efficient transportation network, while protecting and preserving the fabric and character of the City's neighborhoods and enhancing the viability of non-residential areas.** **Objective 3.1** **Continue to maintain adequate land designated for residential uses which can accommodate the projected population and provide safe, decent, sanitary and affordable housing opportunities for residents. Protect single-family residential neighborhoods by requiring that any other land uses within single-family areas meet all applicable requirements described in the Development Areas and the Plan Category Descriptions of the Operative Provisions of the Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Regulations.** ### 3.1.1 The City shall eliminate incompatible land uses or blighting influences from potentially stable, viable residential neighborhoods through active code enforcement and other regulatory measures. ### 3.1.2 Protect neighborhoods from potential negative impacts by providing a gradation of uses and scale transition. The Land Development Regulations shall be amended to provide for an administrative process to review and grant, when appropriate, relief from the scale transition requirements. ### 3.1.3 The Planning and Development Department shall identify areas in the City meeting the criteria for residential enclaves as defined in this element. These areas will be protected from premature fragmentation by intrusive non-residential uses through review of development approvals and rezoning requests and according to criteria found in the Land Development Regulations. ### 3.1.4 The City shall allow expansion of residential uses within identified residential enclaves, and permit renovation and reconstruction of existing structures in these areas. ### 3.1.5 The City shall provide opportunities for development of a wide variety of housing types by area, consistent with the housing needs characteristics and socioeconomic profiles of the City's households as described in the Housing Element. ### 3.1.6 The City shall recognize mobile and modular homes as a viable form of affordable housing, and permit their placement as provided in the Comprehensive Plan and the Land Development Regulations. ### 3.1.7 The City shall require new residential developments to include an efficient system of internal circulation and connection to adjacent developments and neighborhoods. The Land Development Regulations shall detail the requirements for public access and interconnectivity within and between developments based on standards that may include but are not limited to maximum separations between connections to adjacent developments and rules relative to hours, operations, and public safety considerations for any restriction of access through the use of gates. ### 3.1.8 The City shall protect residential neighborhoods from cut-through non-residential traffic by providing appropriate traffic calming mechanisms. ### 3.1.9 The City shall allow residential land use plan designations adjacent to limited access highways when the negative impacts of the roadway can be mitigated through such techniques as site design, landscaping to buffer visual effects, and the use of sound and barrier walls. ### 3.1.10 The City shall allow a broad mixture of supporting recreational, commercial, public facilities and services in mixed use residential developments utilizing the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) concept, the "Traditional Neighborhood Design" (TND) concept and in Locally Designated Historic Preservation Districts, in accordance with the standards and criteria in the Land Development Regulations without the application of locational criteria in this element. TND development within Commercial plan categories shall not require a TND zoning overlay. ### 3.1.11 The City shall require the mitigation of impacts of future roadway construction and reconstruction on adjacent residential neighborhoods through such techniques as landscaping to buffer visual effects, and the use of sound and barrier walls. ### 3.1.12 The City shall, through Land Development Regulations and land use category descriptions, require higher density residential development and supporting commercial uses to locate on or near arterial or collector roads used for mass transit routes and in proximity to major employment areas in order to ensure the efficient use of land, public facilities, and services, and transportation corridors. ### 3.1.13 The City shall adopt criteria and standards in order to limit the location of single-family attached and multi-family housing units to the periphery of established single-family detached neighborhoods and non-residential nodes, along collectors, arterials, and rail transit corridors, unless the higher density residential development is a component of a mixed or multi-use project. ### 3.1.14 The Land Development Regulations shall include site design standards to ensure compatibility with adjacent uses and to protect neighborhood scale and character through transition zones, bulk, massing, and height restrictions. ### 3.1.15 The City shall limit residential in the Rural Development Area as described in the Development Areas and the Plan Category Descriptions of the Operative Provisions; and to locations most suitable for development, avoiding wetlands, natural habitat and other significant natural resources. Large contiguous parcels under common ownership, in the Agricultural Land Use Category, which are suitable for agriculture use, should be left intact through proper site design, and such other methods as clustering, etc. ### 3.1.16 (Formerly Policy 3.1.26) Residential development permitted pursuant to the land use amendment approved by Ordinance 2014-130 shall be exempt from the Urban Priority Area Development Area Characteristics which restrict the development of ground floor residential uses abutting roads classified as arterial or higher on the Functional Highway Classification Map. ### 3.1.17 Hotels and motels that are located in land use categories that permit multi-family residential and that were constructed prior to July 1, 2022, may be converted to single-use multi-family residential at a density commensurate with the number of existing hotel or motel rooms. Conversions are subject to a case-by-case review for consistency with the Comprehensive Plan and the Land Development Regulations. ### 3.1.18 The City Council may approve the development of permanent affordable housing contingent upon funding from the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, the Jacksonville Housing Finance Authority, or the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development HOME Investment Partnership annual grant to the City of Jacksonville on any parcel designated on the Future Land Use Map and the Zoning Atlas for commercial or industrial use. Permanent affordable housing approved under this policy must comply with the definition for affordable as defined in Section 420.0004, Florida Statutes (F.S.). Development densities shall be consistent with the requirements of the funding agreements provided by the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, the Jacksonville Housing Finance Authority, or the City of Jacksonville through the HOME Investment Partnership grant program. The Land Development Regulations shall be amended to include the process to review and requirements to approve permanent affordable housing projects authorized under this policy. ### 3.1.19 The City shall consider amending the land use and zoning of a legal lot of record existing before September 21, 1990, in a manner that permits development of one single-family dwelling, regardless of the availability of centralized water or sewer facility connections and related density or lot area requirements. Land use amendments and rezonings shall be subject to a case-by-case review for consistency with the Comprehensive Plan. ### 3.1.20 Transit Oriented Development (TOD) density bonuses provided within the land use category descriptions may be granted for projects that are located outside of areas designated for TOD under Objective 3.5. A project specific TOD density bonus shall be subject to a case-by-case review of consistency with the Comprehensive Plan and shall be subject to the following requirements: * The project shall be located within a 15 minute ped-shed, as traveled by the existing pedestrian network, of a JTA existing or planned premium transit station. * The project shall provide a mix of uses within the site or shall enhance the existing mix of uses within the 15 minute ped-shed of a JTA existing or planned premium transit station. * The project shall not include auto-oriented, industrial or low-density residential uses. * The project shall be designed to enhance mobility options, prioritize pedestrian pathways and screen or shield parking areas. ### 3.1.21 One accessory dwelling unit may be permitted, subject to compliance with the Land Development Regulations, on a conforming residential lot regardless of the density limitations in the Agriculture, Rural Residential, Low Density Residential, Medium Density Residential and Residential-Professional-Institutional Future Land Use Categories. An accessory dwelling unit is an ancillary or secondary living unit, that has a separate kitchen, bathroom, and sleeping area, existing either within the same structure, or on the same lot as the primary dwelling unit. ### Objective 3.2 Promote and sustain the viability of existing and emerging commercial and industrial areas in order to achieve an integrated land use fabric which will offer a full range of employment, shopping, and leisure opportunities to support the City's residential areas. ### Policies #### 3.2.1 The City shall encourage development of commercial and light/service industrial uses in the form of nodes, corridor development, centers or parks. #### 3.2.2 The City shall encourage, through the Land Development Regulations, infill and redevelopment of existing commercial areas in lieu of permitting new areas to commercialize. #### 3.2.3 The City shall prohibit the expansion or replacement of commercial uses that do not meet applicable locational criteria of the Comprehensive Plan and have an adverse impact on adjoining or nearby uses unless compatibility and consistency with abutting development are addressed through site design measures. Consider office uses and high density residential development as a viable alternative in land use reviews. ### 3.2.4 Permit expansion of commercial uses adjacent to residential areas only if such expansion maintains the existing residential character, does not encourage through traffic into adjacent residential neighborhoods, and meets design criteria set forth in the Land Development Regulations. ### 3.2.5 The City shall encourage neighborhood commercial uses to be located within one quarter mile of the intersections of roads classified as collector or higher on the Functional Highway Classification Map, except when such uses are an integral component of a mixed-use development, Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND), Transit Oriented Development (TOD), Rural Village or similar development. The City should prohibit the location of neighborhood commercial uses interior to residential neighborhoods in a manner that will encourage the use of local streets for non-residential traffic. ### 3.2.6 The City shall apply the locational criteria in the land use categories and the operative provisions of this element when reviewing commercial and industrial development and redevelopment for consistency with the character of the areas served, the availability of public facilities, and market demands. ### 3.2.7 The City shall encourage the reorientation and combined use of existing curb cuts and/or parking lots to minimize the negative impacts of non-residential development on adjacent residential uses and the transportation system. ### 3.2.8 The City shall prohibit construction of parking lots with intrusive ingress/egress into residential neighborhoods in conformance with the provisions of this and other elements of the Comprehensive Plan. When access is required to be located off a roadway, it should conform to the City's and State's minimum applicable curb cut separation distance requirements. ### 3.2.9 The City shall encourage redevelopment and revitalization of rundown strip commercial areas through incentives such as the use of residential density credits for infill and mixed use development. ### 3.2.10 The City shall continue to establish public/private partnerships and revitalization strategies that include incentives for private reinvestment in under-utilized commercial areas. ### 3.2.11 The City shall support the location of intense commercial and industrial uses in areas already subject to excessive noise levels and surrounded by land uses that are compatible with such intense uses, subject to a case-by-case review for appropriateness. The Land Development Regulations shall include standards to buffer these intense commercial and industrial uses from adjacent residential or retail commercial development. Uses located within the airport noise/accident zones and other restricted use areas shall be guided by the provisions in the Land Development Regulations for such areas. ### 3.2.12 The City shall encourage commercial uses at interstate interchanges to use site design measures which serve to unify the projects by such techniques as cross access and interconnectivity. The site design measure should minimize impacts to surrounding areas. ### 3.2.13 The City shall encourage commercial uses, including hotels and motels, at locations with direct road access to interstate connectors and within the commercial node of an interstate interchange. ### 3.2.14 The City has established and will continue to implement design guidelines through the Planning and Development Department that will encourage development and redevelopment of the City's major office and commercial activity centers as pedestrian places (e.g., signage, landscaping, public art, public spaces). ### 3.2.15 The City shall where feasible, increase open space in site designs beyond what is currently specified by Zoning Code through site design techniques (e.g., clustering of structures), in order to promote a park-like quality in non-residential developments. ### 3.2.16 The City shall, require the Land Development Regulations to include incentives for new industry to locate in the form of industrial parks, centers, etc., in areas shown for industrial use on the Future Land Use Map series. Allow light industry to locate as a supporting use in mixed use PUD's outside areas designated for industrial use when the locational criteria and other provisions of this element, and all applicable development regulations are met. ### 3.2.17 The City shall permit business parks in locations adjacent to, or near, residential areas, subject to Development Areas and the Plan Category Descriptions of the Operative Provisions and applicable Land Development Regulations. ### 3.2.18 The City shall prohibit expansion or new development of non-industrially designated land uses in industrially designated areas unless the use is determined to be an accessory and complementary use to the industrial area, unless otherwise provided for herein. The Land Development Regulations include standards and/or criteria for location and intensity of these types of non-industrial uses. ### 3.2.19 The City shall evaluate areas identified as “Industrial Sanctuary” and “Areas of Situational Compatibility” as shown on the Industrial Preservation Map during updates to the Comprehensive Plan planning timeframe, and update it as needed to identify and protect the amount of land and public facilities needed to accommodate future industrial uses. Evaluation should consider the need for new Industrial Land Use areas in the western area of the City (I 10/US 90/SR 301) in lieu of expanding the urban residential development pattern in this area. ### 3.2.20 The City shall permit extraction of natural resources only in the Rural Area, and where compatible with existing land uses. Use best management practices in the design and operation of extraction facilities in order to mitigate any adverse environmental impacts. ### 3.2.21 The City shall encourage industrial uses to relocate from predominantly non-industrial areas through the use of incentives, such as, but not limited to, tax incentives. ### 3.2.22 The area shown on the Industrial Preservation Map as “Industrial Sanctuary” or “Areas of Situational Compatibility” are presumed to be appropriate for land use map amendments to industrial categories, subject to a case-by-case review of consistency with State and regional plans and the Comprehensive Plan. ### 3.2.23 Where there is not an adopted neighborhood plan and/or study recommending the contrary, areas identified on the Industrial Preservation Map as Industrial Sanctuary shall not be converted to non-industrial land uses. ### 3.2.24 Where there is not an adopted neighborhood plan and/or study recommending the contrary, within the “Area of Situational Compatibility”, as shown on the Industrial Preservation Map, lands designated Heavy Industrial, Light Industrial or Water Dependent/Water Related on the Future Land Use Map that are strategically located to provide access to rail facilities or trucking routes; serve ports; or serve airport multi-modal requirements, shall not be converted to a non-industrial land use category unless the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the City that the site cannot be reasonably used for any of industrial uses. Reasonable demonstration for suitability of industrial uses may include but is not limited to the following: access to arterial road network, access to rail, proximity to existing residential, industrial vacancy rates in the vicinity, size of parcel and potential for redevelopment. Conversion of these lands shall only be permitted for development that supports and is compatible with nearby industrial uses. ### 3.2.25 Industrial Preservation shall be recognized as a means to preserve water dependent, transportation related industrial uses and recreational and commercial working waterfronts, as defined in Section 342.17, F.S. As of August 2020, 89.5% (5,164 acres) of properties designated Water Dependent/Water Related are located within Industrial Preservation and Industrial Sanctuary areas on the Industrial Preservation Map. ### 3.2.26 The City shall implement, and amend as necessary, the land development regulations established to strengthen existing buffering standards and protect industrial lands from residential encroachment. ### 3.2.27 Compatibility of new non-residential developments or high density residential developments with adjacent and abutting residential neighborhoods shall be achieved through the implementation of site design techniques including but not limited to: transitions in uses; buffering; setbacks; the orientation of open space; and graduated height restrictions to affect elements such as height, scale, mass and bulk of structures, pedestrian accessibility, vehicular traffic, circulation, access and parking impacts, landscaping, lighting, noise and odor. In addition, all development on sites which abut a Low Density Residential and/or Rural Residential land use designation shall provide the following: * A scale transition. * When developing mixed uses, residential uses shall be arranged on the site to provide a use transition between new non-residential uses and the protected abutting residential land uses to the greatest extent feasible. * Elements such as yards, open space, at-grade parking and perimeter walls shall be arranged, designed and landscaped in a manner compatible with adjacent areas to serve as a visual buffering element. **Objective 3.3 Continue the successful redevelopment of Naval Air Station (NAS) Cecil Field into Cecil Commerce Center to reestablish and expand its economic contribution while making efficient use of existing runways, buildings, infrastructure and public facilities, while ensuring land use compatibility and protecting natural resources.** ### Policies #### 3.3.1 The City shall ensure that the development and reuse of NAS Cecil Field is consistent with the Future land Use Map series (FLUMs) and textual provisions of the Comprehensive Plan. The planning horizon for Cecil Field and Cecil Commerce Center is year 2030. Notwithstanding the permitted uses of the foregoing, the uses within the natural and recreation corridor shall be consistent with the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Jacksonville, the Jacksonville Port Authority, Clay County, the Department of Environmental Protection and the St. Johns River Water Management District. #### 3.3.2 The City should coordinate with the JAA in efforts to develop a long-range economic development vision plan and, upon completion of the plan, propose policies and regulations to ensure that the plan is supported. One potential mechanism to consider is the creation of a zoning overlay surrounding Cecil Airport. ### Objective 3.4 Where feasible, the City shall encourage all new developments to conform to a compact and connected growth pattern with land use diversity and improved interrelationships among residential, business, commercial, recreational, and institutional uses. ### Policies #### 3.4.1 The City shall encourage new development that cannot be connected to and is not a logical extension of existing neighborhoods to incorporate urban development characteristics as defined in this element. Such development should place homes, jobs, schools, shopping and recreation in close proximity and should be linked with downtown Jacksonville and other important destinations by public transit. #### 3.4.2 The City shall encourage development and redevelopment opportunities for mixed and multi-use projects. The Land Development Regulations should be amended, as appropriate, to facilitate such development through regulatory measures. #### 3.4.3 The City will evaluate and, where appropriate, include incentives in the development review process to encourage residential development with supporting uses such as retail, restaurant, recreation and open space that relate physically and visually to nearby areas of the City through a design concept, which includes, but is not limited to: 1. Residential development with a full range of urban uses and support facilities; and 2. Physically connected neighborhoods bound together by pedestrian paths and public spaces. Examples of these incentives may include expedited permitting, fee waivers, and density or height bonuses. #### 3.4.4 The city strongly encourages the functional and visual integration of existing or planned transit facilities into adjacent developments through the use of design features, including, but not limited to safe, convenient, and attractive pedestrian connections and features associated with context sensitive streets. To further this policy, Land Development Regulations, including landscape and buffer requirements, shall be amended as necessary in order to allow for unobstructed and convenient pedestrian access between transit and adjacent developments. #### 3.4.5 The City of Jacksonville shall encourage community gardens as important open space resources that strengthen community cohesiveness and provide access to local, healthy food. ### Objective 3.5 The City and JTA shall apply a two-phase process for identifying the location, boundaries, and the codification of implementation for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD). The process will identify areas deemed suitable for TOD, and shall create a TOD Master Plan with a subsequent TOD Zoning Overlay to implement TOD in those areas. TODs that fall within the boundaries of the CBD, and DIA’s jurisdiction, will comply with Downtown Overlay requirements. ### Policies #### 3.5.1 A radius of ½ mile measured from a JTA existing or planned premium transit station will be designated as the absolute TOD area in the TOD Master Plan, and will act as an aspirational area for TOD development and infrastructure improvements. Sites located within a 15 minute ped-shed, traveled using the existing or proposed pedestrian network, of a JTA existing or planned premium transit station will be designated as the actual TOD area in the TOD Master Plan. Sites located in the actual TOD area are presumed to be suitable locations, and are encouraged for TOD as described in this Element, subject to a case-by-case review of consistency with State and regional plans, the Comprehensive Plan and adopted neighborhood plans and studies. #### 3.5.2 For the purpose of planning and to support transitions from TODs to surrounding uses, TODs shall be divided into two classifications, TOD-1 and TOD-2. These areas shall be identified in the TOD Master Plan and recommended TOD characteristics will be determined by the designated classification and its respective typology, as described in FLUE Policy 3.5.3. The transition zones are measured using a ¼ and ½ mile absolute radius from the premium transit station, as described in FLUE Policy 3.5.1. * Areas up to and within ¼ mile of a TOD designated transit station shall be classified as TOD-1. * Areas up to and within between ¼ of a mile and ½ of a mile from a TOD designated transit station shall be classified as TOD-2. * No land area shall be considered TOD-2 unless it adjoins a designated TOD-1 area.1 ### 3.5.3 Sites deemed suitable for TOD by the City and JTA will be assigned a TOD Typology in the TOD Master Plan. The TOD Typology is based on the location of the site and the characteristics of the surrounding community and abutting neighborhoods. The selected typology shall ensure sensitivity to existing and future land use and the character of existing neighborhoods within and surrounding the TOD. TOD Typologies provide minimum density goals, while the TOD Master Plan will recommended suitable density for each area; however the TOD Zoning overlay and designated land use categories will determine the actual maximum and minimum allowable densities. The applicable TOD Typologies and their descriptions and goals are listed below. Type 1 – Urban Center The Urban Center Typology is located in the most heavily urbanized areas, and its infrastructure should include a dense grid block structure street design and high vertical development to support a high diversity of uses, high residential and employment densities, and greater volume of pedestrian activity. Modes of transportation should include a premium transit service, such as Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), rail, and/or the Skyway/Ultimate Urban Circulator (U$^2$C), or a mix of local or express bus services and alternative mobility solutions, including personal and shared automobiles. Alongside these premium transit services, non-motorized transportation (walking and bicycling) should be integrated with the essential infrastructure in place to support the use and accomplish the Complete Streets component of a comprehensive transportation network. A progressive parking requirement shall enforce integrated structured parking, uncouple structured parking, and on-street parking, with no minimum parking requirement. The minimum residential density goals for the Urban Center Typology are 50 DU/Acre in the TOD-1 zone and 20 DU/Acre in the TOD-2 zone to support a mix of housing types. Typical building height is six stories or more. Uses include mid- and high-rise condominium residential use and multifamily residential use, large retail and office uses, and mixed use buildings. Type 2 – Regional Center The Regional Center Typology is located at emerging centers of regional significance. Regional Centers are medium to high density areas that occur outside of the Urban Core. They should be primarily commercial in nature, which draws patrons in from across the region. The moderate mix of uses supports a medium to high density when compared to other typologies. Due to their location outside the urban core, Regional Centers consist of mid and low rise buildings, and their infrastructure is comprised of irregular street patterns. The mix of infrastructure and residential density supports a medium to high volume of pedestrian activity within the station area. Modes of transportation should include a premium transit service, such as Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) or rail, or a mix of local or express bus services and alternative mobility solutions which emphasize feeding the premium transit service. There should also be an emphasis on active modes, such as walking and bicycling. Parking requirements shall enforce uncoupled structured parking, rear surface parking, and on-street parking, with no minimum parking requirement. The minimum residential density goals for the Regional Center Typology are 40 DU/Acre in the TOD-1 zone and 15 DU/Acre in the TOD-2 zone to support the commercial activity within the district. Typical building height is three to ten stories. Uses include mid-rise condominium residential use and multifamily residential use, major retail and office uses, and mixed-use buildings. ### Type 3 – Core Neighborhood The Core Neighborhood Typology is located within the neighborhoods adjacent to the CBD. These neighborhoods are primarily residential and support the commercial nature of the CBD. Due to the proximity to the urban core, buildings range from mid to high-rise, and the street network is less dense than the urban core, comprised of a grid and alley network, usually with a “Main Street” urban design. The infrastructure supports a moderate mix of uses and a medium to high volume of pedestrian activity. Modes of transportation should include a premium transit service, such as Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), rail, and/or the Skyway/Ultimate Urban Circulator (U²C), or a mix of local or express services and alternative mobility solutions which favor low-speed options to compliment active modes, like walking and bicycling Parking design requirements shall be consistent to the Urban Center Typology with integrated structured parking, uncoupled structured parking, and on-street parking, with no minimum parking requirement. The minimum residential density goals for the Core Neighborhood Typology are 30 DU/Acre in the TOD-1 zone and 15 DU/Acre in the TOD-2 zone to support a mix of housing types. Typical building height is two to eight stories. Uses include townhouse residential use, low- and mid-rise condominium residential use and multifamily residential use, retail and office uses, and mixed-use buildings. ### Type 4 – Suburban Neighborhood The Suburban Neighborhood Typology is located at commercial/retail nodes that support surrounding residential developments outside of the Urban Core. These sites are comprised of low-rise buildings, with suburban block patterns abutting a suburban “Main Street” urban design. The suburban scale of these areas supports both medium-low residential and employment density, as well as moderate pedestrian activity. Modes of transportation should include a mix of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and local and express bus, walking and biking. Rear surface and on-street parking designs shall be required to ensure streetscapes can fully accommodate non-motorized modes, with no minimum parking requirement. Also, pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure should provide good connectivity to encourage these active uses. The minimum residential density goals for the Suburban Neighborhood Typology are 20 DU/Acre in the TOD-1 zone and 15 DU/Acre in the TOD-2 zone to provide adequate housing to support commercial uses. Typical building height is one to six stories. Uses include small lot single-family residential use, single-family residential use with an accessory dwelling unit, townhouse residential use, low-rise condominium residential use and multifamily residential use, neighborhood retail and office uses, and mixed-use buildings. Type 5 – Special Use The Special Use Typology shall be located at destinations that have a singular use functionality, which generate high transit ridership, but do not align with a traditional mixed-use TOD pattern. Examples include airports, hospitals, schools, universities, and entertainment venues. Residential density will vary at these locations, but the intensity and pedestrian activity will be high. Modes of transportation should include a premium transit service which can adequately handle the demand, and low speed alternative mobility solutions which help create connections from the transit station to nearby destinations. Parking design requirements within this typology also varies based on location, but should prioritize vertical parking structures that efficiently utilize parking footprints, and incorporate ground floor retail or commercial uses. ### 3.5.4 The first phase of the two-phased process is the development of a TOD Master Plan. A TOD Master Plan shall be created for all TODs. The TOD Master Plan shall provide a vision and plan tailored to the specific context in and around each TOD. Each TOD Master Plan shall assign a TOD Typology, address appropriate transitions in density and intensity in relation to established residential areas within and adjacent to the TOD, and shall address appropriate land use strategies, urban design standards, zoning recommendations, and implementation strategies to realize the vision. The TOD Master Plans should be oriented toward the future, but based in reality. The plan should take into account what is financially feasible and responsive to citywide goals and market forces, while still being reflective of the vision of the TOD and its principles. The TOD Master Plan is not the mechanism for the allocation of entitlements. The Zoning Code shall include specific criteria and guidelines for the creation and approval of a TOD Master Plan. The TOD Master Plan and subsequent TOD Zoning Overlay will be submitted to council for review and approval. ### 3.5.5 The second phase of the two-step process is the creation of a TOD Zoning Overlay. The TOD Zoning Overlay builds, refines, and codifies the implementation tools outlined in the TOD Master Plan, and should reflect the recommended zoning, land uses, densities, height limitations, transitions to existing neighborhoods, sidewalk width, building frontage, and entrance locations, and other design aspects. The TOD Zoning Overlay and designated land use categories are the mechanisms for the allocation of entitlements. The TOD Zoning Overlay is submitted to council for review and approval concurrently with the TOD Master Plan. ### 3.5.6 TOD Zoning Overlays shall provide standards for the provision of active recreation and open space. Development with each overlay shall be exempt from recreation and open space requirements established under Recreation and Open Space Element Objective 2.2. ### 3.5.7 In order to ensure a mixture of high-intensity land uses within TOD areas, as specified in FLUE Objective 3.5, the JTA shall monitor changes over time in the density and intensity of development (cumulatively for TOD Station Areas and on individual parcels), total numbers of residential units and jobs, and the percentage composition of land uses, including ratio of jobs-to-housing. Data presented in the most recent land use analyses, and/or market analyses shall serve as the baseline data. Monitoring shall be conducted every five years and distributed to relevant public agencies. ### 3.5.8 The City of Jacksonville and JTA shall use the results of the monitoring analysis to consider whether changes in the TOD Master Plan, TOD policies and land development regulations are needed. JTA may submit to council amendments to the TOD Master Plan or TOD Zoning Overlay at any time. The City and JTA may consider the introduction or expansion of incentives to encourage specific types or forms of desired TOD activity. Incentives could be offered through financial arrangements (i.e., tax increment financing, public/private partnership) or zoning programs (i.e., offering increased building height for certain uses). ### 3.5.9 The City and JTA shall develop incentives to encourage new transit oriented development and redevelopment. Incentives shall include allowing increased residential density, reduced automobile parking, pedestrian oriented open space, mixed use, and reduced setbacks in areas designated for mass transit stations. ## GOAL 4 **To ensure implementation of the Future Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan.** ### Objective 4.1 Maintain and enforce citywide Land Development Regulations that are consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. #### Policies #### 4.1.1 Upon completion of revisions to the Future Land Use Element and the other elements of the Comprehensive Plan, the City will identify necessary changes to the Land Development Regulations and all development orders consistent with those development regulations as per the timeframe provided for in Chapter 163 (Part II), F.S. but no later than one year after completion of the revised Comprehensive Plan. Land Development Regulations should be evaluated to identify and remove barriers to mixed-use, mobility-friendly, transit-supportive, and/or energy efficient development. Prior to adopting revisions to the Land Development Regulations, the City will consider implementation of mechanisms, such as form based zoning, to better enable mixed-uses to flourish. Where a provision in the Land Development Regulations is in conflict with the adopted Comprehensive Plan, the provision in the Plan shall prevail. Land Development Regulations shall not permit any use(s) that is not permitted in the land use category depicted on the FLUMs. Determination of consistency between the Comprehensive Plan and the Land Development Regulations will be made by the Director of Planning and Development. The decision made by the Director of Planning and Development may be appealed to the Council, who shall refer the matter to the appropriate committee of Council for a recommendation prior to acting upon the appeal. ### 4.1.2 The City shall require that all development conform to the densities and intensities established in the Future Land Use Map series and Operative Provisions of this element and be consistent with the plan. ### 4.1.3 The City shall revise existing Land Development Regulations and site plan review procedures to include the following: 1. Consideration of natural features in the development review process; 2. Regulation of the type and density/intensity of development in coastal high hazard areas in order to protect the public health, safety and welfare, and the natural environment; 3. Criteria and standards to define the location of a node, and land area and development rights therein, such as locational and siting considerations, appropriate street and highway frontages and access, and density/intensity; and 4. Consideration of opportunities to incorporate Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) strategies into development projects. ### 4.1.4 Continue enforcement of existing Land Development Regulations in the City, which are consistent with this plan, including: Zoning Code; Code of Subdivision Regulations; Flood Plain Regulations; Landscape and Tree Protection Regulations; Housing Safety Code; Unsafe Buildings and Structures Code; Community Redevelopment Programs; and Building Code. ### 4.1.5 The City shall determine the feasibility of implementing the following mechanisms: 1. Overlay district(s) for conservation areas 2. Incentives for infill and contiguous development 3. Incentives for revitalization of physically, socially or economically depressed areas 4. Protection of aquifer recharge areas, natural vegetation along estuarine shoreline and freshwater swamps, and other valuable ecological resources. ### 4.1.6 The City shall implement a concurrency management system that will ensure development proposals are approved only when utilities and other public facilities and services are available, at or above the Level of Service standards established in the Capital Improvements Element, concurrently with the impacts of the proposed development. ### 4.1.7 The City shall evaluate all proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan as to their compliance with the area’s vision plan and any existing neighborhood plans and studies. Amendments that are consistent with the relevant plan or study shall be presumed to be appropriate based on a case-by-case review of consistency with state and regional plans and the goals, objective and policies of the Comprehensive Plan. ### 4.1.8 The City shall require all new vision plans and neighborhood plans and studies to include specific and implementable recommendations; measurable, quantifiable implementation schedules; and a sunset date or schedule for updates to ensure the plan maintains relevancy. ### 4.1.9 Notwithstanding the permitted land uses according to the Future Land Use Map series (FLUMs), the permitted land uses within Category I (Saltwater Marsh Wetlands), Category II (Riverine/Estuarine Wetlands) and Category III (All Other Wetlands) as described in the definitions section shall be limited to the permitted land uses and associated standards provided in Goal 4 of the Conservation/Coastal Management Element. #### 4.1.10 Where appropriate, the Land Development Regulations shall be updated to promote mobility-friendly site and building design and scale. These updates should accommodate site and building design and scale that is oriented towards creating a pedestrian, bicycle and transit friendly environment. Architectural and site design techniques should also be included in the updates to address walkable and bikeable communities. #### 4.1.11 The Land Development Regulations should be revised to include the different development characteristics for each of the Development Areas. Revised regulations should provide assurances for reasonable context appropriate regulatory relief that incentivizes infill and redevelopment and that fosters economic revitalization in economically depressed areas. ### Objective 4.2 RESERVED ### Objective 4.3 The City shall amend the Comprehensive Plan as necessary to incorporate policies that delineate all land uses allowed in specified Multi-Use Land Use Categories as identified on the Future Land Use Map series and consistent with the Operative Provisions and Multi-Use Category Description found in this element. #### Policies #### 4.3.1 Regency Regional Activity Center (R.A.C.). Density and intensity of uses will be limited by traffic capacity based on specialized traffic studies and plans as agreed to by the City. High Density Residential Medium Density Residential Business Park Community/General Commercial Public Buildings and Facilities Parks and Open Space #### 4.3.2 The Bartram Park DRI, which is a Multi-Use Area on the Future Land Use Map, shall allow the following land use categories: Low Density Residential (LDR), Residential-Professional-Institutional (RPI), Neighborhood Commercial (NC), Community/General Commercial (C/GC), Business Park (BP), Light Industrial (LI), Recreation and Open Space (ROS), Public Buildings and Facilities (PBF), and Conservation (CSV), Wetlands and Water consistent with the Multi-Use Land Use Category. ### 4.3.3 The Nocatee DRI, which is a Multi-Use Area on the Future Land Use Map, shall allow the following land use categories: Low Density Residential (LDR), Medium Density Residential (MDR), Residential-Professional-Institutional (RPI), Neighborhood Commercial (NC), Community/General Commercial (C/GC), Business Park (BP), Light Industrial (LI), Recreation and Open Space (ROS), Public Buildings and Facilities (PBF), and Conservation (CSV), consistent with the Multi-Use Land Use Category. ### 4.3.4 The Westport Regional Activity Center, which is a Multi-Use Area on the Future Land Use Map, shall allow the following land use categories: Business Park (BP), Light Industrial (LI), Community/General Commercial (CGC), Residential-Professional-Institutional (RPI), Medium Density Residential (MDR), Low Density Residential (LDR) , Conservation (CSV), Recreation and Open Space (ROS), and Public Buildings and Facilities (PBF), consistent with the Multi-Use Land Use Category. ### 4.3.5 The Deerwood Town Center DRI, which is a Multi-Use Area on the Future Land Use Map, shall allow the following land use categories: Community/General Commercial (C/GC), Medium Density Residential (MDR), and Recreation and Open Space (ROS), consistent with the Multi-Use Land Use Category. ### 4.3.6 The Freedom Commerce Center DRI, which is a Multi-Use Area on the Future Land Use Map, shall allow the following land use categories: Community/General Commercial (C/GC), Business Park (BP), Light Industrial (LI), and Recreation and Open Space (ROS), consistent with the Multi-Use Land Use Category. ### 4.3.7 The Route 9A, J. Turner Butler Boulevard and Baymeadows Road Transportation Management Area, (Sector C-2) which is a Multi-Use Area on the Future Land Use Map, shall allow the following land use categories: Low Density Residential (LDR), Medium Density Residential (MDR), High Density Residential (HDR), Residential-Professional-institutional (RPI), Community/General Commercial (CGC), Conservation (CSV), and Public Buildings and Facilities (PBF), consistent with 1) the Multi-Use Land Use Category, 2) the trip generation levels in Route 9A, J. Turner Butler Boulevard and Baymeadows Road Transportation Management Area, and 3) associated development agreements approved on April 8, 1999, so long as such development agreements remain in effect. In no event shall development on this acreage (Sector C-2), as defined by legal descriptions and shown on the land use maps associated with Amendment 2002A-010, exceed 2,865 residential units and 1,209,007 sq. ft. of nonresidential use. Development under the HDR land use shall not exceed 526 of the allotted residential units. Land uses west of Baymeadows Road Extension may include Medium Density Residential (MDR), High Density Residential (HDR), Residential-Professional-Institutional, Community/General Commercial (CGC), and Public Buildings and Facilities (PBF) uses. Land uses east of Baymeadows Road Extension may include Low Density Residential (LDR), Medium Density Residential (MDR), High Density Residential (HDR), and Residential-Professional-Institutional (RPI), Community/General Commercial (CGC), Conservation (CSV), and Public Buildings and Facilities (PBF) uses. ### 4.3.8 That portion of Cecil Field and Commerce Center, which is a Multi-use Area on the Future Land Use Map, shall allow the following land use categories: Low Density Residential (LDR), Medium Density Residential (MDR), Residential-Professional-Institutional (RPI), Neighborhood Commercial (NC), Community/General Commercial (CGC), Business Park (BP), Light Industrial (LI), Heavy Industrial (HI), Recreation and Open Space (ROS), Public Buildings and Facilities (PBF), and Conservation (CSV), consistent with the Multi-Use Land Use Category. The development densities will be governed through the Multi-Use land use category, the PUD, the Zoning Code and Table I, "Development Potential For The Preferred Reuse Plan", May 2002. ### 4.3.9 That part of Gran Park at Jacksonville DRI, which is a Multi-Use Area on the Future Land Use Map, shall allow the following land use categories: Community/General Commercial (CGC), Business Park (BP), Light Industrial (LI), and Conservation (CSV), and shall be consistent with the Multi-Use Land Use Category. ### 4.3.10 The Avenues Walk Regional Activity Center as approved by Ordinance 2004-234 and amended by Ordinance 2008-793, which is a Multi-Use Area on the Future Land Use Map, shall allow the following land use categories: Community/General Commercial (CGC) for 799,000 square feet of commercial retail uses, 50,000 square feet of office uses and 400 hotel rooms, Medium Density Residential (MDR) for 1,050 multi-family residential units and Recreation and Open Space (ROS) for public open space uses consistent with the Multi-Use Land Use Category. The developer shall be allowed to increase and decrease the intensities and densities of the above uses or develop other uses permitted in the CGC and MDR land use categories within that portion of the Avenues Walk Regional Activity Center on the Future Land use Map, as identified in Ordinance 2010-382-E, provided that the mix of uses within the entire Avenues Walk Regional Activity Center shall not be projected to exceed 2,522 p.m. peak hour external trips using the methodologies set forth in the ITE Trip Generation Manual (8th edition), and applying the following conversion table: | Converting From | | | | | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Hotel Room | Multi-Family (DU) | Office (1,000 sf) | Retail (1,000 sf) | | | | | | | | | Hotel (Room) | 1.0000 | 0.6410 | 1.9729 | 4.0597 | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Converting to | Multi-Family (Dwelling Unit (DU)) | 1.5600 | 1.0000 | 3.0777 | 6.3332 | | | Office (1,000 sf) | 0.5069 | 0.3249 | 1.0000 | 2.0577 | | | Retail (1,000 sf) | 0.2463 | 0.1579 | 0.4860 | 1.0000 | ### Trip Rates Multi-Family - 0.3782 per Dwelling Unit Hotel - 0.5900 per Room Office - 1.1640 per 1,000 sf Retail - 2.3952 per 1,000 sf Furthermore, any conversions of the allowed uses shall be consistent with the following minimum and maximum allowable densities and intensities of uses, taking all of Avenues Walk and prior allocations of development rights into account: | Use | Minimum | Maximum | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Commercial retail (s.f.) | 250,000 | 799,000 | | Office (s.f.) | 0 | 750,000 | | Hotel (rooms) | 0 | 500 | | Multi-family (dwelling units) | 100 | 1,050 | Kimco Realty, Inc., or such other entity serving as master developer of the Avenues Walk project, shall provide an annual report to the City of Jacksonville in June of each year stating the amount of development rights assigned to others or developed by it as of the date of filing. ### 4.3.11 The Northwood Regional Activity Center as approved by Ordinance 2002-1221-E, and subsequently amended by 2007-380-E, 2007-1066-E, 2009-541-E, 2009-543-E and 2022-850-E, which is a Multi-Use Area on the Future Land Use Map, shall allow the following land use categories: Community/General Commercial (CGC) for 400,000 square feet of commercial uses and 125 hotel rooms, Residential-Professional-Institutional (RPI) for 50,000 square feet of commercial/office uses, Light Industrial (LI) of up to 2,200,000 square feet of Industrial use, Low Density Residential (LDR) for 2,100 single family residential units and Medium Density Residential (MDR) for 900 multi-family residential units, Public Buildings and Facilities (PBF) for up to 20 acres, and a minimum of 600 acres of recreation (ROS) and/or conservation (CSV) uses, consistent with the Multi-Use (MU) Land Use Category. #### 4.3.12 The Route 9A/J. Turner Butler Boulevard/Baymeadows Road area of the Transportation Management Area (Sector A-3), which is a Multi-Use Area on the Future Land Use Map, shall allow the following land use categories: Low Density Residential (LDR), Medium Density Residential (MDR), Residential-Professional-Institutional (RPI), Community/General Commercial (CGC), and Agriculture (II [AGR (II)], consistent with 1) the Multi-Use Land Use Category, 2) the trip generation levels in the Route 9A/J. Turner Boulevard/Baymeadows Road portion of the Transportation Management Area, and 3) associated development agreements approved on April 8, 1999, so long as such development agreements remain in effect. In no event shall development on this acreage (Sector A-3), as defined by legal descriptions and shown on the land use maps associated with Amendment 2002A-010, exceed 5,463 residential units and 6,128,892 square feet of non-residential. #### 4.3.13 The Westlake DRI, which is a Multi-Use Area on the Future Land Use Map, shall allow the following land use categories: Low Density Residential (LDR), Medium Density Residential (MDR), Business Park (BP), Community/General Commercial (CGC), Light Industrial (LI), and Recreation and Open Space (ROS), all consistent with the Multi-Use Land Use Category. The density and intensity of these uses within the Multi-Use Category shall be as follows: 1) 666.4 acres – Low Density Residential (LDR); 2) 174.2 acres – Medium Density Residential (MDR); 3) 273.2 acres – Business Park (BP), limited to 4,000,000 square feet of BP development rights; 4) 167.5 acres – Community/General Commercial (CGC), limited to 2,500,000 square feet of CGC development rights; 5) 1,570.0 acres – Light Industrial (LI), limited to 17,000,000 square feet of LI development rights; and 6) 437.7 acres – Recreation and Open Space (ROS). #### 4.3.14 The Palmetto Bay Regional Activity Center, which is a 1,760+/- acre Multi-Use Area on the Future Land Use Map, shall allow the following land use categories: Community/General Commercial (CGC) for 200,000 square feet of commercial uses and 500 hotel rooms, Residential-Professional-Institutional (RPI) for 100,000 square feet of office uses, Low Density Residential (LDR) for 1499 single family residential units, Recreation and Open Space (ROS) for an eighteen hole golf course and other amenities, and Conservation (CSV) consistent with the Multi-Use (MU) Land Use Category. ### 4.3.15 RESERVED ### 4.3.16 RESERVED ### 4.3.17 The Bayard Community, which is a Multi-Use Area on the Future Land Use Map, shall allow the following land use categories: Multi-Use Area is a 363.21 +/- acre site designated on the Future Land Use Map. The location, density, and intensity of uses in the Bayard Community shall be consistent with the five (5) districts, or transects, set out in the adopted Bayard Community Master Plan. The Bayard Community Master Plan utilizes a smart growth approach that is unique to the Bayard Community Multi-Use Area. Transect Districts are applicable in the locations designated on the Illustrated Regulating Plan of the adopted Bayard Community Master Plan consistent with the Multi-Use Land Use Category. ### 4.3.18 The Braddock Family Parcel which is a 2,235 acre Multi-Use Area on the Future Land Use Map, as approved with Ordinance 2020-390-E and amended by Ordinance 2020-001-E, and 2022-747-E, shall include the following provisions consistent with the Multi-Use land use category: 1. The types of land uses permitted in the MU land use category at the Property consist of those land uses permitted in the AGR, LDR, MDR, CGC, PBF, ROS and CSV land use categories. 2. The percentage (by gross acreage) distribution among the mix of uses in the MU land use category at the Property shall consist of: * 25-40% acres residential; * 1-5% acres non-residential uses; * 30-70% parks and green/open space; and * 3%-10% public uses, including the right-of-way for the future extension of Braddock Road described below. 3. There shall be a mix of residential densities in the MU land use category at the Property, with the following applicable maximums (in percentage of gross acres devoted to residential uses): * Up to 95% a maximum of four (4) units/acre; * Up to 30% a maximum of eight (8) units/acre; and * Up to 10% a maximum of twenty (20) units/acre. 4. The maximum number of residential units shall be 2,350 units. The maximum non-residential (CGC) intensity is 700,000 sq. ft., generally located at the intersection of Braddock Road and Lem Turner Road. 5. Uses on the Property other than those permitted in the AGR land use category and AGR zoning district may be permitted only by a Planned Unit Development rezoning, which shall be consistent with these MU policies and the policies set forth in the Future Land Use Element’s description of the Multi-Use land use category. Such PUD shall provide for connectivity and functional relationship among uses and phasing to address the provision of supporting uses and services. Within the portion of the Property which lies south of Braddock Road and west of Lem Turner Road, the PUD (i) will not permit multifamily uses and (ii) will provide an appropriate buffer and visual screen between any new non-residential use and any existing residential uses, including either an minimum 50-foot buffer and wall or a minimum 100-foot buffer and landscaping (to achieve the visual screen). 6. Prior to or contemporaneous with the PUD rezoning sought within the Property under this MU land use category, one or more development agreements shall be entered into with the City providing for: (i) a reservation of the right-of-way described below, and (ii) the provision of central water and sewer. 7. The development agreement(s) described above shall provide for a reservation of right-of-way for the future extension of Braddock Road east to the eastern boundary of the Property (providing for the potential of an extension east to Pecan Park Road). The right-of-way width, alignment and term shall be as mutually agreed to and specified in the development agreement(s). The reservation shall provide that conveyance of the right-of-way for anything less than fair market value entitles the landowner to credit against transportation-related fees, including proportionate share fees and mobility fees. 8. The mix of uses at build-out within the property shall not be projected to exceed 4,304 p.m. peak hour external trips. 9. Development of the property will avoid and minimize wetland impacts consistent with the regulations of the State and Federal regulatory agencies and will address buffers around, and the conservation of, non-impacted wetlands through the permitting and mitigation processes with these regulatory agencies. Pursuant to those processes and where practicable, (i) wetland impacts will be limited to road and utility crossings at narrow portions of wetland systems or along existing trail systems, and (ii) development will provide an average buffer of 25-feet, with a minimum buffer of 15- feet, around wetlands (not including wetlands which, pursuant to permits from the regulatory agencies, may be impacted or created). 10. Passive parks, green/open space, and conservation areas should be located so as to connect wetland areas and buffers as much as possible and provide viable habitat and wildlife corridors. The Master PUD shall include any such wildlife corridors and provisions for the ability of the wildlife to traverse. 11. The provisions identified within this policy must also be included in the accompanying Master PUD application. 12. The Planned Unit Development (PUD) zoning to implement this MU land use designation shall not be filed prior to review and approval of the traffic study by the Chief of the Transportation Planning Division, the Chief of the Traffic Engineering Division, and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). 13. The PUD ordinance implementing this MU land use designation shall include conditions as agreed upon between the applicant and the FDOT to address impacts to transportation resources and facilities of state importance. These conditions shall be included in the adoption transmittal book to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity for amendment package No. 22-02ESR. ### 4.3.19 The City National Bank of Florida, Trustee, Property which is a 2,216-acre Multi-Use Area on the Future Land Use Map, shall include the following provisions consistent with the Multi-Use land use category: 1. The types of land uses permitted in the MU land use category at the Property consist of those land uses permitted in the RR, LDR, MDR, CGC, PBF, ROS and CSV land use categories. 2. The percentage (by acreage) distribution among the mix of uses in the MU land use category at the Property shall consist of: * 50-70% acres residential; * 5-15% acres non-residential uses; and * 10-30% parks and green/open space. * 3-5% public uses (for example, school(s) and the right-of-way for the future extension of Pecan Park Road/Park Avenue). There shall be a mix of residential densities in the MU land use category at the Property, with the following applicable maximums (in percentage of gross acres devoted to residential uses): * Up to 90 % a maximum of four (4) units/acre; * Up to 20% a maximum of eight (8) units/acre; and * Up to 10% a maximum of fifteen (15) units/acre. 3. The maximum number of residential units shall be 7,500 units. The maximum non-residential (CGC) intensity is 900,000 sq. ft., distributed over multiple locations. 4. The residential densities in excess of four (4) units/acre and all non-residential uses shall be located pursuant to the locational/buffer criteria provided in the policies herein. 5. Uses on the Property other than those permitted in the RR land use category and RR zoning district may be permitted only by a Planned Unit Development rezoning, which shall be consistent with these MU policies and the policies set forth in the Future Land Use Element’s description of the Multi-Use land use category. Such PUD shall provide for: connectivity and functional relationship among uses; locational/buffer criteria for permitted uses, including a minimum separation distance (i) of 100 feet from proposed residential densities in excess of four (4) units/acre (MDR) to existing, developed residential uses outside the Property (measured from proposed building to property line of existing, developed residential use) and (ii) of 500 feet from proposed non-residential uses (CGC) to existing, developed residential uses outside the Property (measured from proposed building to property line of existing, developed residential use); and phasing to address the provision of supporting uses and services. 6. Prior to or contemporaneous with PUD rezoning sought within the Property under this MU land use category, one or more development agreements shall be entered into with the City providing for: (i) a reservation of the right-of-way described below, (ii) a reservation of school site(s) described below, and (iii) the provision of central water and sewer. 7. The development agreement(s) described above shall provide for a reservation of right-of-way for the future extension of Pecan Park Road/Park Avenue east to Yellow Bluff Road. The right-of-way width, alignment and term shall be as mutually agreed to and specified in the development agreement(s). The reservation shall provide that conveyance of the right-of-way for anything less than fair market value entitles the landowner to credit against transportation-related fees, including proportionate share fees and mobility fees. 8. The development agreement(s) described above also shall provide for a reservation of any elementary school site(s) which may be required per the City’s school concurrency system (or any successor system) at locations and within a term mutually agreed to and specified in the development agreement(s). The reservation shall provide that conveyance of any school sites for anything less than fair market value entitles the landowner to credit against any required mitigation for impacts upon the school system as may be determined in a schools concurrency review. 9. The mix of uses at build-out within the Property shall not be projected to exceed 7,794 p.m. peak hour external trips. 10. No residential development greater than the RR density can occur within the CHHA, as defined in Section 163.3178(2)(h), Florida Statutes, and as shown on The Coastal High Hazard Areas (CHHA) and Evacuations Zones Map of the Comprehensive Plan, unless and until the City adopts City-wide mitigation policies pursuant to Policy 7.1.1. At such time, any residential development within the CHHA shall comply with the densities provided above, subject to such adopted mitigation policies. This limitation shall not preclude the use of clustering and density bonuses as may be provided in other policies of the Comprehensive Plan, where such policies are applicable. 11. Development of the property will avoid and minimize wetland impacts consistent with the regulations of the State and Federal regulatory agencies and will address buffers around, and the conservation of, non-impacted wetlands through the permitting and mitigation processes with these regulatory agencies. Pursuant to those processes and where practicable, (i) wetland impacts will be limited to road and utility crossings at narrow portions of wetland systems or along existing trail systems, and (ii) development will provide an average buffer of 25-feet, with a minimum buffer of 15- feet, around wetlands (not including wetlands which, pursuant to permits from the regulatory agencies, may be impacted or created). Generally, non-impacted wetlands will be placed into conservation easements, pursuant to permits from the regulatory agencies. 12. Passive parks, green/open space, and conservation areas should be located so as to connect wetland areas and buffers as much as possible and provide viable habitat and wildlife corridors. The Master PUD will include any such wildlife corridors and provisions for the ability of the wildlife to traverse. 13. Because the property is located adjacent to the Nassau River, an Outstanding Florida Waterway, development of the Property will comply with the provisions of Chapters 40C-42 and 62-25, Florida Administrative Code, as amended, governing design standards for stormwater treatment, and any other applicable provisions regulating the discharge of stormwater or other materials into an Outstanding Florida Waterway. The applicant is also currently researching the title and ownership on lands within the subject property for riparian rights at the site. 14. The provisions identified within this policy must also be included in the accompanying Master PUD application. ### 4.3.20 In accordance with Ordinance 2021-302, which designates a 7,002 acre MU land use category on the Future Land Map, the owner or authorized agent shall develop a conceptual long-term master plan addressing the entire 7,002 acre site. The conceptual master plan shall commence within one (1) year of the approval date of Ordinance 2021-302/L-5457-20A, and conclude no later than three (3) years from the approval date of Ordinance 2021-302/L-5457-20A. The conceptual master plan shall be subject to review and approval by the City Council prior to submittal of land development reviews and approvals. Development within the site shall be consistent with the conceptual master plan, and development shall not be permitted until such time as a conceptual master plan is approved by the City Council. The permitted uses include a variety of attached and detached residential, neighborhood and regional commercial centers including lodging; professional and business offices including hospital and medical related uses; and light industrial. More specifically, the following land use categories are permitted: Low Density Residential (LDR), Medium Density Residential (MDR), Community/General Commercial (CGC), Residential-Professional-Institutional (RPI), Light Industrial (LI) and Recreation and Open Space (ROS), all consistent with the Multi-Use Land Use Category. The following specific densities and intensities are permitted consistent with the Multi-Use Land Use Category: * Single Family Residential (DU) 11,250 * Multi-family Residential (DU) 3,750 * Commercial (GSF) 750,000 * Hotel/Lodging (RMS) 340 * Office (GSF) 300,000 * Light Industrial (GSF) 300,000 * Hospital (GSF) 375,000 The conceptual master plan may include a land use conversion process that allows for the modification of the above densities and intensities, provided a conversion/exchange table is submitted to and approved by the Planning and Development Department. ### 4.3.21 In accordance with Ordinance 2022-50, which designates a 1,097 acre MU land use category on the Future Land Map, the owner or authorized agent shall develop a conceptual long-term master plan addressing the entire 1,097 acre site. The conceptual master plan shall be subject to review and approval by the City Council prior to submittal of land development reviews and approvals. Development within the site shall be consistent with the conceptual master plan, and development shall not be permitted until such time as a conceptual master plan is approved by the City Council. The permitted uses include a variety of single and multifamily residential, and neighborhood and regional commercial centers including lodging. More specifically, the following land use categories are permitted: Low Density Residential (LDR), Community/General Commercial (CGC), and Conservation (CSV), all consistent with the Multi-Use Land Use Category. The following specific densities and intensities are permitted consistent with the Multi-Use Land Use Category: * Residential (DU) 2,300 * CGC Allowed Uses (GSF) 125,000 The conceptual master plan may include a land use conversion process that allows for the modification of the above densities and intensities, provided a conversion/exchange table is submitted to and approved by the Planning and Development Department. ### 4.3.22 In accordance with Ordinance 2023-067, which designates a 6,174-acre MU land use category on the Future Land Map, the owner or authorized agent shall develop a conceptual long-term master plan addressing the entire 6,174-acre site. The conceptual master plan shall be subject to review and approval by the City Council prior to submittal of land development reviews and approvals. Development within the site shall be consistent with the conceptual master plan, and development shall not be permitted until such time as a conceptual master plan is approved by the City Council. The permitted uses include a variety of single-family, townhome and multi-family residential, and neighborhood and regional commercial centers. More specifically, uses consistent with the following land use categories are permitted: Low Density Residential (LDR), Medium Density Residential (MDR), Residential-Professional-Institutional (RPI), Community/General Commercial (CGC), Recreation and Open Space (ROS) and Conservation (CSV), all consistent with the Multi-Use Land Use Category. The following specific densities and intensities are permitted consistent with the Multi-Use Land Use Category: | | | | :--- | :--- | | Single-Family Residential (DU) | 6,103 | | Townhome Residential (DU) | 2,420 | | Multi-family Residential (DU) | 2,052 | | Commercial/Office Uses (GSF) | 915,000 | Development shall be limited to the lesser of either the entitlements listed in this policy or the entitlements adopted into the approved master plan. The conceptual master plan may include a land use conversion process that allows for the modification of the above densities and intensities, provided a conversion/exchange table is submitted to and approved by the Planning and Development Department. ### 4.3.23 In accordance with Ordinance 2024-342, which designates an 11,047.38-acre MU land use category on the Future Land Use Map, the owner or authorized agent shall develop a conceptual long-term master plan addressing the entire 11,047.38-acre site. The conceptual master plan shall be subject to review and approval by the City Council prior to submittal of land development reviews and approvals. Development within the site shall be consistent with the conceptual master plan, and development shall not be permitted until such time as a conceptual master plan is approved by the City Council. The permitted uses include a variety of single-family and multi-family residential, and neighborhood and regional commercial centers. More specifically, uses consistent with the following land use categories are permitted: Low Density Residential (LDR), Medium Density Residential (MDR), Residential-Professional-Institutional (RPI), Community/General Commercial (CGC), Recreation and Open Space (ROS) and Conservation (CSV), all consistent with the Multi-Use Land Use Category. The following specific densities and intensities are permitted consistent with the Multi-Use Land Use Category: | | | | :--- | :--- | | Single-Family Residential (DU) | 7,892 | | Multi-Family Residential (DU) | 2,250 | | Commercial/Office Uses (GSF) | 690,000 | Development shall be limited to the lesser of either the entitlements listed in this policy or the entitlements adopted into the approved master plan. The conceptual master plan may include a land use conversion process that allows for the modification of the above densities and intensities, provided a conversion/exchange table is submitted to and approved by the Planning and Development Department. **Objective 4.4 The Planning and Development Department shall employ methods to establish maximum development potential or otherwise restrict development on specific sites.** **Policies** **4.4.1** A symbol or notation other than an asterisk may be placed on the Future Land Use Map, as identified in the local government ordinance adopting the amendment to the Future Land Use Map. The Future Land Use Map shall be maintained by the Planning and Development Department and shall be available for public review on the City’s web site and in the Department’s offices. The local government ordinance shall place the symbol or notation on the Future Land Use Map and shall provide a reference to text related to development on the specific site. ### 4.4.2 In addition to Policy 4.4.1, a site-specific policy may be adopted into the Comprehensive Plan. Site specific policies for sites within the Multi-Use Land Use category shall be listed under Objective 4.3 ### 4.4.3 Residential development permitted pursuant to Ordinance 2016-03 shall be limited to a maximum of twelve (12) lots. ### 4.4.4 Pursuant to the authority granted by Sec. 163.3187(1)(c), Florida Statutes (2016), Ordinance 2016-560-E for a small scale amendment is approved subject to the following site specific conditions: (1) Development shall be limited to a maximum of 140 dwelling units; (2) Development shall be exempt from the urban area development characteristics that require a mix of uses; and (3) Development shall be exempt from the urban area development characteristics which restrict development of ground floor residential uses abutting roads classified as arterial or higher. ### 4.4.5 Pursuant to authority granted by Sec. 163.3187(1)(c), Florida Statutes (2016), Ordinance 2016-789 for a small scale amendment is approved subject to the following site specific conditions: 1) Development within the HDR portion of the site shall be exempt from the Urban Priority Area Development Characteristics that require a mix of uses; and 2) Single-use residential development within the RPI portion of the site shall be permitted at up to 70 units/acre. ### 4.4.6 Pursuant to the authority granted by Sec. 163.3187(1)(c), Florida Statutes (2016), Ordinance 2017-135 for a small-scale amendment is approved subject to the following site specific conditions: Development shall be limited to a maximum of 100 dwelling units per acre. The associated development includes a mix of residential and supporting commercial uses and provides a public benefit pursuant FLUE Policy 2.10.2 by providing a 16 foot multi-use trail that is designed to serve as part of the larger Southbank Riverwalk trail loop physically connecting neighborhoods bound together by pedestrian paths and public spaces and completing a missing segment of the larger pedestrian and open space network. Therefore, consistent with Policy 2.10.2 the following additional exemptions shall be granted: (1)Development shall be exempt from the High Density Residential Urban Priority Area Principal Uses description which limit the percentage of building area for commercial retail sales and service establishments; (2) development shall be exempt from the High Density Residential Urban Priority Area Development Characteristics which restrict development of ground floor residential uses abutting roads classified as arterial or higher, and require commercial uses to be massed along the highest abutting classified road; (3) development shall be exempt from the High Density Residential Urban Priority Area Development Characteristics which restrict development of non-residential uses in mixed use developments to the ground floor; and (4) development shall be permitted to satisfy Recreation and Open Space Element Policy 2.2.5 through a combination of on-site active recreation area, off-site active recreation area and payment in lieu of active recreation area as further defined in the Planned Unit Development. ### 4.4.7 Pursuant to the authority granted by Sec. 163.3187(1)(c), Florida Statutes (2016), Ordinance 2017-213 for a small scale amendment is approved subject to the following site specific condition: As a result of community input the associated development includes two full access points along Brougham Avenue in order to enhance transportation connections, interconnect with surrounding land uses, encourage alternate methods of movement and promote convenient on-site traffic flow in accordance with FLUE Policies 1.3.8 and 1.1.16. Therefore and in accordance with FLUE Policies 1.3.8 and 1.1.16, the associated development shall be exempt from the provisions of FLUE Policy 1.3.6 and Transportation Element (TE) Policy 2.3.6 that limit access for parcels with frontage along two or more roadways to one access point per roadway. ### 4.4.8 Pursuant to the authority granted by Sec. 163.3187(1)(c), Florida Statutes (2016), Ordinance 2017-483 for a small-scale amendment is approved subject to the following site-specific condition: Development shall be exempt from the High Density Residential Urban Priority Area Development Characteristic that prohibits ground floor residential uses abutting roadways classified as arterials or higher on the Functional Highway Classification Map. The site’s location in an established mixed-use area adjacent to both the Central Business District and the Springfield Historic District provides a mix of residential and supporting commercial uses along with recreational and open space areas. The site is located at the corner of two arterial roads with walkable access to public transit, consistent with policies 1.1.25 and 2.2.13. The revitalization of this site with high density residential infill development supports policies 1.1.25 and 2.3.1. The residential development’s density is supported with a full range of urban uses and support facilities, consistent with Policy 2.10.2. Therefore, the associated development shall be exempt from the High Density Residential Urban Priority Area Development Characteristics that prohibit ground floor residential uses abutting roads classified as arterials or higher on the Functional Highway Classification Map. ### 4.4.9 Pursuant to the authority granted by Sec. 163.3187(1)(c), Florida Statutes, Ordinance 2018-516-E for a small-scale amendment is approved subject to the following site specific condition: Single-use residential development on the RPI site shall be permitted at up to 22 units/acre. The minimal increase in density allowing the redevelopment and reuse of the exiting building on site for residential uses provides encouragement to re-invest and revitalize the surrounding underutilized mixed-use area, consistent with policies 1.1.25 and 2.2.8. The site’s location in the Baymeadows community area supports the residential development’s density with a full range of urban uses and access to public transit, consistent with Policy 2.10.2, and the Urban Area development characteristics. Therefore, and in accordance with Policies 1.1.25, 2.28, and 2.10.2, and the Urban Area development characteristics, the associated development shall be permitted up to 22 units/acre. ### 4.4.10 Pursuant to the authority granted by Sec. 163.3187(1)(c), Florida Statutes (2018), Ordinance 2019-228-E for a small-scale amendment is approved subject to the following site specific condition: * The following light industrial uses shall be allowed as principal uses within the Community / General Commercial (CGC) designation when developed as part of a mixed-use development: * Wholesaling, warehousing, storage or distribution establishments (but not concrete batch mixing plants) and similar uses; and * Light manufacturing, processing (including food and drink processing, breweries, wineries, and similar uses, but not including slaughterhouse), packaging or fabricating. * The mixed-use development shall be allowed a maximum of 473 dwelling units. The site’s location in an established mixed-use area adjacent to both the Central Business District (CBD) and near the Springfield Historic District provides a mix of residential and supporting commercial uses along with recreation and open space areas (Hogan’s Creek Greenway), consistent with Policy 2.3.1. The site is located in close proximity to public transportation, connects to full urban services and is home to an underutilized industrial warehouse built in 1912 according Duval County Property Appraiser data. The revitalization of this site with a mixed-use development which establishes the vertical and horizontal integration of commercial, residential, and light industrial (storage, fabrication, maker-spaces, etc.) uses is consistent with Policy 1.1.25. The property for the mixed-use development site includes land within the CBD land use category and the Recreation and Open Space (ROS) zoning district. This portion of the site is being utilized for recreation and open space to serve the residential uses associated with the mixed-use development. The property’s total acreage, at 60 dwelling units per acre, shall be limited to 473 residential units. Further, the development shall be allowed limited light industrial uses, identified above, to allow for innovative redevelopment of a mixed-use project. ### 4.4.11 ### Reserved ### 4.4.12 ### Reserved ### 4.4.13 Pursuant to the authority granted by Sec. 163.3187(1)(c), 2 Florida Statutes, Ordinance 2019-867 for a Small-Scale Amendment is approved subject to the following site specific conditions: 1. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement between the City of Jacksonville and Ortega Place, LLC, dated February 25, 2020, the total coverage by all buildings and structures within the Subdivision shall not exceed twenty percent of the total area of the Subdivision (the “20% Coverage Restriction”). By way of example and not limitation, if the total area of the Subdivision is 9.999 acres, the total coverage by all buildings and structures within the Subdivision shall not exceed 87,111.288 square feet of land area (9.999 x 43,560 x 0.2). 2. Development shall be exempt from the APZ 2/II density limitations established within the Future Land Use Element, and the directly related implementing land development regulations. ### 4.4.14 Pursuant to the authority granted by Sec. 163.3187(1)(c), Florida Statutes, Ordinance 2019-869 for a Small-Scale Amendment is approved subject to the following site specific conditions: 1. Pursuant to a Settlement Agreement between the City of Jacksonville and Patriot’s Landing, Inc., dated February 25, 2020, the total coverage by all buildings and structures within the Subdivision shall not exceed twenty percent of the total area of the Subdivision (the “20% Coverage Restriction”). By way of example and not limitation, if the total area of the Subdivision is 9.11 acres, the total coverage by all buildings and structures within the Subdivision shall not exceed 79,366.32 square feet of land area (9.11 x 43,560 x 0.2). 2. Development shall be exempt from the APZ 2/II density limitations established within the Future Land Use Element, and the directly related implementing land development regulations. ### 4.4.15 Pursuant to Ordinance 2021-405, a large-scale amendment is approved that designates a 36.76 acre RC land use category site on the Future Land Use Map. In order to implement a creative integration of uses to facilitate innovative site planning, infill development with vertical and horizontal integration of mixed uses, and smart growth techniques as called for in the RC land use category, development is subject to the following site-specific conditions: 1. Development shall allow for the following uses: (a) all public facilities and non-residential principal and secondary uses in the Community/General Commercial (CGC) land use category; (b) multifamily residential; (c) housing for the elderly and adult congregate living facilities; (d) colleges, universities, and related uses including administration facilities and student housing; and (e) all principal and secondary uses in the Recreation and Open Space (ROS) land use category. 2. Development shall be limited to a maximum of 1,025 multifamily residential dwelling units and 115,000 square feet of public facility and non-residential uses, not including outdoor recreational uses. 3. Development shall not encroach upon the wetlands located along the western portion of the property. #### 4.4.16 Pursuant to the authority granted by Sec. 163.3187(1)(b), Florida Statutes, Ordinance 2019-750-E adopting a small-scale land use map amendment is approved, subject to the following site-specific conditions: 1. To implement Policies 1.1.2, 3.1.21, and 3.4.3, of the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element, the following limitations shall apply to this small-scale land use map amendment: Multi-family residential uses shall be limited to 133 units. 2. Non-residential floor area shall be limited to 96,000 square feet (garage, all floors) and 25,000 +/- square feet (existing church, all floors). 3. To ensure compatibility with adjacent uses and to protect neighborhood scale and character through transition zones, bulk, massing, and height restrictions, new building height shall be limited to the calculated weighted average, not to exceed 35 feet, across the length of the development from Alford Place to Mitchell Avenue as follows: A sum of the height to the predominant roof line (ridge or parapet wall) of that portion of a building multiplied by the length of that portion of a building divided by the overall length of permissible building within the minimum setback. #### 4.4.17 Pursuant to the authority granted by Sec. 163.3187(1)(b), Florida Statutes, Ordinance 2020-473 for a small-scale amendment is approved subject to the following site specific condition: 1. Single-use residential development shall not exceed 30 units per acre and shall be exempt from the mixed-use requirements. The site is located in an area that can support a development at 30 units per acre along the San Jose Boulevard corridor, which is an established area with a mix of residential and supporting office, institutional, recreation, and commercial uses, consistent with Policies 1.1.25 and 3.4.3. The site is in close proximity to public transportation and connects to full urban services. ### 4.4.18 Pursuant to the authority granted by Sec. 163.3187(1)(b), Florida Statutes (2021), Ordinance 2021-628 for a Small-Scale Amendment is approved subject to the following site-specific conditions: To implement Policy 1.1.25 of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element, the following shall apply to this small-scale land use map amendment: 1. Development shall be exempt from the Community/General Commercial Urban Priority Area Development Characteristic prohibiting ground floor residential uses abutting the roadways classified as arterials or higher on the Functional Highway Classification Map; and 2. Single use residential development shall be permitted on one hundred percent (100%) of the site. The site is located along the Philips Highway commercial corridor which provides a mix of commercial uses that are supportive of a multi-family development. Additionally, the site is located in close proximity to public transportation and connects to full urban services. ### 4.4.19 Pursuant to the authority granted by Sec. 163.3187(1)(b), Florida Statutes, Ordinance 2021-431 for a small-scale amendment is approved subject to the following site-specific condition: To implement Policy 1.1.25 of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element, the following shall apply to this small-scale land use map amendment: 1. Development shall be exempt from the mix of uses requirement for developments which abut a roadway classified as an arterial. 2. Development shall be exempt from the characteristic prohibiting ground floor residential for developments which abut a roadway classified as an arterial. The site is located along the Beach Boulevard commercial corridor which provides a mix of commercial uses, supportive of a multi-family development. The site is located in close proximity to public transportation and connects to full urban services. ### 4.4.20 Pursuant to the authority granted by Sec. 163.3187(1)(b), Florida Statutes, Ordinance 2021-306 for a Small-Scale Amendment is approved subject to the following site specific conditions: To implement Policy 1.1.25 of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element, the following shall apply to this small-scale land use map amendment: 1. Development shall be exempt from the Community/General Commercial Urban Area Development Characteristic prohibiting ground floor residential uses abutting the roadways classified as arterials or higher on the Functional Highway Classification Map. 2. Single use residential development shall be permitted on 100% of the site. The site’s location on the Baymeadows Road commercial corridor provides a mix of commercial uses, supportive of a multi-family development. The site is located in close proximity to public transportation and connects to full urban services. ### 4.4.21 Pursuant to the authority granted by Sec. 163.3187(1)(b), Florida Statutes, Ordinance 2021-341 for a Small-Scale Amendment is approved subject to the following site-specific condition: 1. Residential development will be allowed at up to two hundred (200) dwelling units. The site’s location on the Starratt Road corridor provides a mix of commercial uses, supportive of a multi-family development. The allowable increase in density of the residential development supports FLUE Policy 1.1.25 as it encourages a range of densities and types of residential developments in the area. ### 4.4.22 Pursuant to the authority granted by Sec. 163.3187(1)(b), Florida Statutes, Ordinance 2021-415 for a Small-Scale Amendment is approved subject to the following site-specific conditions: 1. Residential development will be allowed up to one hundred and seventy-five (175) dwelling units. The amendment site is located in an area that allows for a broad mix of commercial and residential uses. The amendment allowing multifamily at up to 175 dwelling units enhances the existing mix of uses in a manner that further the intent of FLUE Policy 1.1.25. ### 4.4.23 Pursuant to the authority granted by Sec. 163.3187(1)(b), Florida Statutes, Ordinance 2021-517 for a large-scale amendment is approved subject to the following site specific condition: To implement Policy 1.1.25 of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element, the following shall apply to this large-scale land use map amendment: 1. Development shall be exempt from the mix of uses requirement for developments with a density greater than twenty-five (25) units per acre. The site has access to full urban services and is located in close proximity to public transportation, supportive of a multifamily development. Development on the site includes an area of ROS dedicated for a City park and an area of HDR. The permitted density of development without a mix of uses in the HDR area supports the regional employment and retail centers located within close proximity of the site. The inclusion of the City park on the site would foster a broader mix of uses in the area. ### 4.4.24 Pursuant to the authority granted by Sec. 163.3187(1)(b), Florida Statutes, Ordinance 2021-686 for a Small-Scale Amendment is approved subject to the following site-specific conditions: To implement Policy 1.1.25 of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element, the following shall apply to this small-scale land use map amendment: 1. Development shall be exempt from the Community/General Commercial Urban Area Development Characteristic prohibiting ground floor residential uses abutting the roadways classified as arterials or higher on the Functional Highway Classification Map. 2. Single use residential development shall be permitted on 100% of the site. The site is located on the Beach Boulevard commercial corridor which provides a mix of commercial uses, supportive of a multi-family development. The site is located in close proximity to public transportation and connects to full urban services. ### 4.4.25 Pursuant to the authority granted by Sec. 163.3187(1)(b), Florida Statutes, Ordinance 2021-735 for a small-scale amendment is approved subject to the following site specific condition: To implement Policies 1.1.25 and 1.1.12 of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element, the following shall apply to this small-scale land use map amendment: 1. Single use residential development density shall be calculated on 100% of the CGC portion of the site, and the resulting density yield may be clustered on the MDR portion of the site, leaving the CGC portion of the site to be developed with commercial uses. The proposed development incorporates a mix of land use categories, including residential and commercial, and is adjacent to an established commercial site supportive of a medium density multi-family residential development. The site’s location on the Collins Road commercial corridor provides a mix of commercial uses, supportive of a multi-family development. The site is located in close proximity to public transportation and connects to full urban services. ### 4.4.26 Pursuant to the authority granted by Sec. 163.3187(1)(b), Florida Statutes, Ordinance 2022-148 for a small-scale amendment is approved subject to the following: To implement Policy 1.1.5 of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element, the following shall apply to this small-scale land use map amendment: 1. Single use residential development shall be permitted on 100% of the site. The amendment allows for the option of single use residential development. The amendment provides an additional location for residential uses, providing sufficient land for future uses that allow for the operation of real estate markets to provide adequate choices for permanent and seasonal residents and businesses. ### 4.4.27 Pursuant to the authority granted by Sec. 163.3187(1)(b), Florida Statutes, Ordinance 2022-141 for a Small-Scale Amendment is approved subject to the following: 1. Single use residential development will be allowed up to three hundred and thirty-one (331) multi-family dwelling units. The amendment site is located in an area that allows for a mix of office, light industrial and residential uses. The amendment allowing the option of single use multifamily residential at up to 331 dwelling units enhances the existing mix of uses in a manner that furthers the intent of FLUE Policy 1.1.25. ### 4.4.28 Pursuant to the authority granted by Sec. 163.3187(1)(b), Florida Statutes, Ordinance 2022-195 for a Small-Scale amendment is approved subject to the following: To implement Policy 1.1.5 of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element, the following shall apply to this Small-Scale land use map amendment: 1. Development shall be exempt from the Community/General Commercial Urban Area Development Characteristic prohibiting ground floor residential uses abutting the roadways classified as arterials or higher on the Functional Highway Classification Map. 2. Single use residential development shall be permitted on 100% of the site. The amendment allows for the option of single use residential development. The amendment provides an additional location for residential uses, providing sufficient land for future uses that allow for the operation of real estate markets to provide adequate choices for permanent and seasonal residents and businesses. ### 4.4.29 Pursuant to the authority granted by Sec. 163.3187(1)(b), Florida Statutes, Ordinance 2022-193 for a Small-Scale Amendment is approved subject to the following site-specific conditions: To implement Policy 1.1.25 of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element, the following shall apply to this Small-Scale land use map amendment: 1. Development shall be exempt from the Community/General Commercial Urban Area Development Characteristic prohibiting ground floor residential uses abutting the roadways classified as arterials or higher on the Functional Highway Classification Map. 2. Single use residential development shall be permitted on 100% of the site. The site’s location on the 103rd Street commercial corridor provides a mix of commercial uses, supportive of a multi-family development. The site is located in close proximity to public transportation and connects to full urban services. ### 4.4.30 Pursuant to the authority granted by Sec. 163.3187(1)(b), Florida Statutes, Ordinance 2022-238 for a Small-Scale amendment is approved subject to the following: To modify the “asterisk” placed on the Future Land Use Map by Ordinance 2005-1220-E with respect to the subject property, as well as certain additional property, the following shall apply to this Small-Scale land use map amendment: 1. Residential development of the subject property shall be limited to 250 hotel rooms, which may be converted to residential units at a ratio of 1.2 residential units per hotel room to allow for a maximum of 300 residential units to be developed on the site. The amendment allows for the residential development of the subject property with evacuation demands that are equivalent to or less than the evacuation demands of 250 hotel rooms, and consistent with the original intent of the asterisk placed on the subject property. #### 4.4.31 Pursuant to the authority granted by Sec. 163.3187(1)(c), Florida Statutes, Ordinance 2022-240 for a Small-Scale amendment is approved subject to the following site-specific condition: 1. The following light industrial uses shall be allowed as principal uses within the Community/General Commercial (CGC) designation on the parcel located at 1082 Dennis Street (RE# 075459 0000) until such time as that portion of the property is redeveloped consistent with the CGC land use category: * Wholesaling, warehousing, storage or distribution establishments (but not concrete batch mixing plants) and similar uses; and * Light manufacturing, processing, packaging or fabricating. * Building trades contractors with outside storage yards and heavy construction equipment. The site-specific condition is intended to permit continued operation of an existing industrial distribution operation while supporting a new mixed-use development that is in line with the changing nature of the Rail Yard District area adjacent to the Central Business District (CBD) consistent with FLUE Policies 2.3.1 and 3.3.34. With the exception of the existing industrial operation, the remainder of the site is underutilized and abandoned. The proposed urban infill project introducing vertically and horizontally integrated commercial, office, and residential uses will serve to revitalize the area in furtherance of FLUE Policy 1.1.25. Moreover, the site is located in close proximity to the pending Emerald Trail and McCoys Creek improvements and will advance FLUE Policies 2.7.3, FLUE Objective 3.4 and FLUE Policy 3.4.1. Finally, the proposed mixed-use project addresses challenges identified in the Urban Land Institute Rail Yard District Technical Assistance Panel and furthers objectives outlined in the North Riverside Neighborhood Action Plan and the Kings Road-Beaver Street Neighborhood Action Plan consistent with FLUE Policy 1.1.23. #### 4.4.32 Pursuant to the authority granted by Sec. 163.3187(1)(b), Florida Statutes, Ordinance 2022-481 for a Small-Scale amendment is approved subject to the following: To implement Policy 1.1.5 of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element, the following shall apply to this Small-Scale land use map amendment: 1. Single use residential development shall be permitted on 100% of the site. The amendment allows for the option of single use residential development. The amendment provides an additional location for residential uses, providing sufficient land for future uses that allow for the operation of real estate markets to provide adequate choices for permanent and seasonal residents and businesses. ### 4.4.33 Pursuant to the authority granted by Sec. 163.3187(1)(b), Florida Statutes, Ordinance 2022-527 for a Small-Scale amendment is approved subject to the following: To implement Policy 1.1.25 of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element, the following shall apply to this Small-Scale land use map amendment: 1. Development shall be exempt from the Community/General Commercial Suburban Area Development Characteristic prohibiting ground floor residential uses abutting the roadways classified as arterials or higher on the Functional Highway Classification Map. 2. Single use residential development shall be permitted on 100% of the site. 3. Single use residential development shall not exceed 32 units per acre and shall be exempt from mixed use requirements. The amendment allows for the option of single use residential development. The amendment provides an additional location for residential uses, providing sufficient land for future uses that allow for the operation of real estate markets to provide adequate choices for permanent and seasonal residents and businesses. The site is located in close proximity to public transportation and connects to full urban services. ### 4.4.34 Pursuant to the authority granted by Sec. 163.3187(1)(b), Florida Statutes, Ordinance 2022-529 for a Small-Scale amendment is approved subject to the following: To implement Policy 1.1.25 of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element, the following shall apply to this Small-Scale land use map amendment: 1. Single use residential development shall be permitted on 100% of the site. 2. Single use residential development shall not exceed 110 dwelling units and shall be exempt from mixed use requirements. The amendment allows for the option of single use residential development. The amendment provides an additional location for residential uses, providing sufficient land for future uses that allow for the operation of real estate markets to provide adequate choices for permanent and seasonal residents and businesses. The site is located in close proximity to public transportation and connects to full urban services. ### 4.4.35 Pursuant to the authority granted by Sec. 163.3187(1)(b), Florida Statutes, Ordinance 2022-531 for a Small-Scale amendment is approved subject to the following: To implement Policy 1.1.25 of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element, the following shall apply to this Small-Scale land use map amendment: 1. Single use residential development shall be permitted on 100% of the site. 2. Single use residential development shall not exceed 110 dwelling units and shall be exempt from mixed use requirements. The amendment allows for the option of single use residential development. The amendment provides an additional location for residential uses, providing sufficient land for future uses that allow for the operation of real estate markets to provide adequate choices for permanent and seasonal residents and businesses. The site is located in close proximity to public transportation and connects to full urban services. ### 4.4.36 Pursuant to the authority granted by Sec. 163.3187(1)(b), Florida Statutes, Ordinance 2022-533 for a small-scale amendment is approved subject to the following: To implement Policy 1.1.5 of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element, the following shall apply to this small-scale land use map amendment: 1. Single use residential development shall be permitted on 100% of the site. * Development shall be exempt from the Community/General Commercial Urban Area Development Characteristic prohibiting ground floor residential uses abutting the roadways classified as arterials or higher on the Functional Highway Classification Map. The amendment allows for the option of single use residential development. The amendment provides an additional location for residential uses, providing sufficient land for future uses that allow for the operation of real estate markets to provide adequate choices for permanent and seasonal residents and businesses. ### 4.4.37 Pursuant to the authority granted by Sec. 163.3187(1)(b), Florida Statutes, Ordinance 2022-707 for a small-scale amendment is approved subject to the following: To implement Policy 1.1.5 of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element, the following shall apply to this small-scale land use map amendment: 1. Single use residential development shall be permitted on 100% of the site. * Development shall be exempt from the Community/General Commercial Urban Area Development Characteristic prohibiting ground floor residential uses abutting the roadways classified as arterials or higher on the Functional Highway Classification Map. The amendment allows for the option of single use residential development. The amendment provides an additional location for residential uses, providing sufficient land for future uses that allow for the operation of real estate markets to provide adequate choices for permanent and seasonal residents. ### 4.4.38 Pursuant to the authority granted by Sec. 163.3187(1)(b), Florida Statutes, Ordinance 2022-824 for a small scale amendment is approved subject to the following: To implement Policy 1.1.25 of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element, the following shall apply to this small scale land use map amendment: * Development shall be exempt from the Community/General Commercial Urban Priority Area Development Characteristic prohibiting ground floor residential uses abutting the roadways classified as arterials or higher on the Functional Highway Classification Map. * Development shall provide a mix of uses but residential uses shall not be limited to 80% of the development, as outlined within the Community/General Commercial land use category. The amendment enhances the mix of uses along a commercial corridor within the Urban Priority Development Area. The amendment provides an additional location for residential uses, providing sufficient land for future uses that allow for the operation of real estate markets to provide adequate choices for permanent and seasonal residents and businesses. The site is located in close proximity to public transportation and connects to full urban services. ### 4.4.39 Pursuant to the authority granted by Sec. 163.3187(1)(b), Florida Statutes, Ordinance 2022-002 for a small-scale amendment is approved subject to the following: To implement Policies 1.1.5 and 1.1.25 of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element, the following shall apply to this small-scale land use map amendment: * Residential development shall be permitted on 100% of the site. * Development shall be exempt from the Community/General Commercial Suburban Area Development Characteristic prohibiting ground floor residential uses abutting roads classified as arterials or higher on the Functional Highway Classification Map. The amendment allows for the option of single use multi-family residential development. The amendment provides an additional location for residential uses, providing sufficient land for future uses that allow for the operation of real estate markets to provide adequate choices for permanent and seasonal residents. ### 4.4.40 Pursuant to the authority granted by Sec. 163.3187(1)(b), Florida Statutes, Ordinance 2023-258 for a small scale amendment is approved subject to the following: To implement Policy 1.1.24 of the 2045 Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element, the following shall apply to this small scale land use map amendment: * Single use residential development shall not exceed 296 dwelling units. The amendment provides an additional location for residential uses, providing sufficient land for future uses that allow for the operation of real estate markets to provide adequate choices for permanent and seasonal residents and businesses. ### 4.4.41 Pursuant to the authority granted by Sec. 163.3187(1)(b), Florida Statutes, Ordinance 2023-293 for a small scale amendment is approved subject to the following: To implement Policy 1.1.24 of the 2045 Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element, the following shall apply to this small scale land use map amendment: * Multi-Family residential development shall not exceed 220 dwelling units. The amendment provides an additional location for residential uses, providing sufficient land for future uses that allow for the operation of real estate markets to provide adequate choices for permanent and seasonal residents and businesses. ### 4.4.42 Pursuant to Ordinance 2023-781, a small scale amendment is approved that designates a 6.15 acre RC land use category site on the Future Land Use Map. In order to implement a creative integration of uses to facilitate innovative site planning, infill development with vertical and horizontal integration of mixed uses, and smart growth techniques as called for in the RC land use category, development is subject to the following site specific conditions: 1. Development shall allow for the following uses: (a) various principal and secondary uses allowed in the High Density Residential (HDR) land use category; (b) various principal and secondary uses in the Community/General Commercial (CGC) land use category; and (c) existing or relocated wireless communications towers and antennas. 2. Development shall be limited to a maximum of 400 multifamily residential dwelling units and 20,000 square feet of non-residential uses, not including non-commercial recreation and open space uses for use of residents and their visitors. ### 4.4.43 Pursuant to Ordinance 2024-347, a small-scale amendment is approved that designates an 8.3 acre RC land use category site on the Future Land Use Map. In order to implement a creative integration of uses to facilitate innovative site planning, adaptive reuse, infill development with vertical and horizontal integration of mixed uses, and smart growth techniques as called for in the RC land use category, development is subject to the following site-conditions. 1. Development shall allow for the following uses: (a) All public facilities and nonresidential principal and secondary uses in the Community/General Commercial (CGC), Residential-Professional-Institutional (RPI) and Neighborhood Commercial (NC) land use categories, (b) Residential, (c) Commercial, (d) Retail and Service, (e) Professional and Business Office, (f) Medical, (g) Light Industrial, (h) Recreational and Open Space, (i) Institutional, (j) Agricultural and (k) Mixed-use. 2. Development shall be limited to a maximum of 450,000 square feet of nonresidential uses and a maximum of 100 residential units per acre, which may include multi-family residential uses, single-family residential uses, or a mix of both multi-family and single-family residential uses. 3. The owner is encouraged to interconnect the development's integrated system of pedestrian walkways, sidewalks, parks and paths with the abutting portion of Segment #4, the S-Line Connector, of the Emerald Trail, which will be located on property owned by the City of Jacksonville. ### 4.4.44 Pursuant to the authority granted by Sec. 163.3187(1)(b), Florida Statutes, Ordinance 2024-606 for a small-scale amendment is approved subject to the following: To implement Policy 1.1.24 of the 2045 Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element, the following shall apply to this small-scale land use map amendment: * Multi-Family residential development as permitted at a maximum of 25 dwelling units per acre. * The development will be exempt from the density limitation of 20 units/acre when land abuts Low Density Residential (LDR) land use. The amendment provides an additional location for residential uses, providing sufficient land for future uses that allow for the operation of real estate markets to provide adequate choices for permanent and seasonal residents and businesses. #### 4.4.45 Pursuant to Ordinance 2024-914, a small-scale amendment is approved that designates a 5.16-acre RC land use category site on the Future Land Use Map. In order to implement an appropriate transition of density and scale in urban, infill development, including adaptive reuse of a landmark structure, with vertical and horizontal integration of mixed-use development, and smart growth techniques as called for in the RC land use category, development is subject to the following site-specific conditions: (1) Development shall allow for the following uses: (a) all non-residential principal and secondary uses in the Community/General Commercial (CGC) land use category; (b) multifamily residential; and (c) colleges, universities, and related uses including administration facilities and student housing. (2) Development Option 1 shall be limited to a maximum of 250,000 square feet of non-residential uses and 1,100 multifamily residential dwelling units. (3) Development Option 2 shall be limited to a maximum of 895,000 square feet of which a maximum of 720,000 square feet may be educational use and 450 dwelling units. ### GOAL 5 **Improve health for all residents by incorporating “Health in All Policies” into policies, programs and practices affecting all aspects of the built environment.** **Objective 5.1 Identify and/or develop tools to assess the health impacts of policies, programs, and capital projects.** **Policies** **5.1.1** The City shall consider Health Impact Assessments (HIAs), Protocol for Assessing Community Excellence in Environmental Health (PACE EH), or other health equity strategies as tools for determining the health impact of various City projects, policies and practices. **5.1.2** Tools used to assess health impacts should be tailored to consider the specific and unique needs of individual neighborhoods. #### 5.1.3 Consider conducting health impact assessments when approving new developments of a significant size or impact in order to understand and address public health implications of significant projects. ### Objective 5.2 Identify or develop monitoring and/or evaluation requirements to assess the efficacy of the City’s public health policies and efforts on health outcomes. #### Policies #### 5.2.1 The City should engage and collaborate with the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) to develop monitoring or evaluation requirements to assess the effectiveness of the City’s public health policies on health outcomes. #### 5.2.2 The City should collaborate with the FDOH to release an annual health report of city residents in order to monitor health progress of the residents’ citywide. Data in the report should be provided by individual geographic locations in addition to demographic and socioeconomic sectors. ### Objective 5.3 Incorporate public health and a Health in All Policies approach throughout the goals, objectives, and policies of the Comprehensive Plan. #### Policies #### 5.3.1 The City should evaluate how the Urban Land Institute’s 10 Principles for Building Healthy Places relate to existing policies and identify areas where improved connections can be made to promote public health. ### OPERATIVE PROVISIONS #### Guidelines and Standards At the core of the comprehensive planning process is the establishment of principles and standards governing the development and location of land uses based on the projection of future demand. Adherence to the provisions of this and other elements of the Comprehensive Plan will ensure that future growth will occur in an economic and orderly fashion. One of the primary objectives of the Future Land Use Element and other elements of the Comprehensive Plan is to insure protection of existing and emerging residential areas from encroachment by intrusive commercial, industrial and public/semi-public uses. ### Locational Criteria All of the plan categories described in this element allow for a variety of uses. Each category has a set of principal uses, which are intended to be the indicator of the overall development pattern of the area, and various types of secondary or supporting uses, which may also be allowed. The locational criteria in this section describe the factors to be used in determining appropriate locations for: (1) principal land use plan categories in plan amendment requests; (2) density within plan use categories; and (3) supporting uses in residential and other plan category areas. The following factors, which were used in determining appropriate land uses and their boundaries on the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) series, will be considered in evaluating all zoning or subdivision site plan requests to determine appropriate locations for future development, redevelopment and expansion of existing uses within the City. *Development Areas:* As depicted on the FLUM series, the City is organized by five tiers of Development Areas ranging from high density in the historic core to very low density in the outlying rural areas. These include: the Central Business District (CBD); the Urban Priority Area (UPA); the Urban Area (UA); the Suburban Area (SA); and the Rural Area (RA). These Development Areas determine differing development characteristics and a gradation of densities for each land use plan category, as follows: 1. *The Central Business District (CBD):* The Central Business District (CBD) Development Area is coterminous with the CBD Land Use and the DIA jurisdictional boundaries. The exact location, distribution, and density/intensity of various types of land use in the CBD will be guided by the Allocation of Development Rights Agreements approved in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan, Land Development Regulations, and other applicable plans and regulations. 2. *Urban Priority Area (UPA):* The UPA is the first tier Development Area and generally includes the historic core of the City and major connecting corridors. The intent of the UPA is to encourage revitalization and the use of existing infrastructure through redevelopment and infill development at urban densities which are highly supportive of transit and result in the reduction of per capita greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle miles traveled. Development is expected to employ urban development characteristics as defined in this Plan. The UPA does not include the Central Business District Land Use Category boundaries. 3. *Urban Area (UA):* The UA is the second tier Development Area and generally corresponds with the densely developed portions of the City that have been in residential or employment generating uses prior to consolidation. It also includes major corridors which connect the other Development Areas. Similar to the UPA, the intent of the UA is to encourage revitalization and the use of existing infrastructure through redevelopment and infill development, but at moderate urban densities which are transit friendly. Also similar to the UPA, the UA is intended to support multi-modal transportation and the reduction of per capita greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle miles traveled. Development is encouraged to employ urban development characteristics as defined in this Plan. 4. _Suburban Area (SA)_: The SA is the third tier Development Area and generally corresponds with the urbanizing portions of the City in areas that have usually been developed after consolidation. Development should generally continue at low densities with medium density development at major corridor intersections and transit stations. Development at these locations should promote a compact and interconnected land development form and is therefore encouraged to employ urban development characteristics as defined in this Plan. 5. _Rural Area (RA)_: The RA consists of all lands outside of the SA and corresponds with predominantly undeveloped portions of the City with land uses such as Agriculture, Recreation, Conservation, or Public Buildings Facilities. Development should occur at very low densities which create little demand for new infrastructure and community serving supporting uses, unless development occurs under the Multi-Use Category, as a Rural Village or as a Master Planned Community as defined in this element. Development may occur within the Rural Area provided that it is consistent with the Operational Provisions and the Land Use category descriptions. Otherwise, development beyond such boundaries is considered urban sprawl and is to be discouraged. _Street Classification_: Function, size, design capacity, programmed, improvements. _Public Facilities and Services_: Availability of municipal utilities (sewer, potable water) in the urban service area, drainage, solid waste disposal, and recreational sites; ability to provide these facilities and services in a manner consistent with the level of service standards contained in the Capital Improvements Element and other applicable elements of the Comprehensive Plan. Non-mandatory level of service facilities and services, such as the location of school sites to serve residential uses, the location of major health facilities, and police, fire and emergency service protection at applicable urban or rural levels, and mass transit will also be considered. _Land Use Compatibility_: Potential for the development of blighting or other negative influences, conforming with the goals, objectives and policies of this and other elements of the Comprehensive Plan. _Development and Redevelopment Potential_: Stability of the area, development and economic trends. _Structural Orientation and Other Site Design Factors_: Orientation of buildings to each other and to major and minor streets, height, bulk, and scale of buildings in relation to surrounding uses, buffering, lighting, signage, and parking. _Ownership Patterns_: Single lot or large tract ownership as a guide to determine the appropriate scale and design of potential development. _Environmental Impacts_: Demonstration that environmental damage will not occur and/or can be mitigated in conforming with the goals, objectives and policies of this comprehensive plan, and all applicable federal, state and local development regulations. _Principal Uses_: Principal uses are land use categories depicted on the Future Land Use map series (FLUMs). Criteria and standards which will be applied in determining appropriate locations for plan category amendments on the Future Land Use map series and in issuance of development orders permitting new non-residential principal use development and redevelopment by type within the City are included in the appropriate land use category description herein or in the Land Development Regulations. _Secondary Uses_: Secondary or supporting uses are land uses which may not be depicted on the FLUMs. These uses may be allowed in various principal land use categories shown on the FLUMs. In order to preserve and enhance existing residential neighborhoods and provide for safe, convenient employment locations within the City, all development order requests for secondary or supporting uses will be subject to review under the criteria described in this element. Nodal development and corridor development patterns are preferred, and new secondary uses will be encouraged to locate in these areas. An exception to this standard may occur in areas where infill can occur on commercially designated sites and where (1) infill would create a more compact secondary use pattern than development of new nodes in the same area, and (2) new development incorporates shared access with adjacent sites and/or direct access to a frontage or parallel facility, rather than a collector or arterial street. Locations for new secondary developments and redevelopment by type within the City shall be based on the location criteria included in this element. The standards to be prepared as land development regulations and the criteria herein only designate locations that may be considered for secondary uses. Consideration does not guarantee approval of a particular use in any given location. With the exception of single-family residential uses and utility substations and other similar non-trip generating uses, secondary use sites should abut a roadway classified as a collector or higher facility on the adopted highway functional classification system map, which is part of the Comprehensive Plan. ### DESCRIPTION AND INTERPRETATION OF THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP SERIES The Future Land Use Map series (FLUMs) depicts designated Development Areas and the generalized land use categories that will guide development and redevelopment through the planning period and has been prepared in conformance with Section 163.3177, F.S. Development Areas provide a tiered approach for density and development characteristics and each land use plan category permits a range of land uses, densities, and intensities through implementation of the City's Land Development Regulations. Minimum densities, as required in the various plan categories, do not apply to accessory uses such as security, watchmen or caretaker residences and, unless specifically stated otherwise in a plan category or for TOD, minimum densities shall not be construed to require residential uses. The exact type of land use, and the density and intensity appropriate at any one location will be determined using the criteria in this and the other elements of the Comprehensive Plan, as well as applicable Land Development Regulations. In addition to the specific uses permitted in each land use category depicted on the FLUMs, as defined in this element, the following uses will be allowed in all Development Areas and land use plan categories subject to standards and criteria in the Land Development Regulations: 1. Roadways, public and private community facilities and essential services serving the areas; 2. Parks and open space areas; 3. Conservation and other natural areas, and 4. Agriculture, silviculture, and similar other low intensity open space uses. ### DETERMINATION OF FUTURE LAND USE MAP DEVELOPMENT AREA BOUNDARIES Individual analysis of the conditions affecting Development Areas is necessary in order to determine the corresponding boundary lines. Generally, the Development Area boundaries follow existing or proposed geographic features such as roadways, rail and utility rights-of-ways, section lines, natural and man-made watercourses, and the edges of water bodies. In areas where such features do not exist, or are inappropriate, existing property boundaries shall be used whenever possible to delineate Development Area boundaries. # DETERMINATION OF FUTURE LAND USE MAP CATEGORY BOUNDARIES Individual analysis of the conditions affecting land use locations is necessary in order to determine plan category boundary lines. Generally, the boundaries between different land use categories depicted on the FLUMs follow existing or proposed geographic features such as roadways, rail and utility rights-of-ways, section lines, natural and man-made watercourses, and the edges of water bodies. In areas where such features do not exist, or are inappropriate, existing property boundaries shall be used whenever possible to delineate plan category boundaries. # PLAN CATEGORY DESCRIPTIONS This section describes how each category shown on the FLUMs is to be interpreted. The character of each land use category is defined by Development Area, building type, residential density, functional use, and the physical composition of the land. Each category has a range of potentially permissible uses, which are not exhaustive, but are intended to be illustrative of the character of uses permitted. The plan category names indicate the dominant or principal use that is intended for development within the category. Supporting uses may be developed subject to the provisions of this and other Comprehensive Plan elements. Not all potential uses are routinely acceptable anywhere within the land use category. The criteria herein only designate locations that may be considered for potential uses and each potential use must be evaluated for compliance with the goals, objectives and policies of this and other elements of the Comprehensive Plan, as well as applicable federal, State and local Land Development Regulations. The location, type, scale and density of the uses shall be compatible with the overall existing character, as well as the desired future character of the area. ### RESIDENTIAL The residential categories primarily allow for single-family dwellings, multi-family dwellings, group homes, foster care facilities, community residential homes and other congregate living facilities in appropriate locations. Not included are hotels, motels, campgrounds, travel trailer parks, and similar other commercial facilities. Also excluded are facilities such as jails, prisons, hospitals, sanitariums and similar other facilities and dormitories, etc. Community gardens, as defined in this Plan, are allowed as a principal use in any residential category. Areas depicted for residential uses are shown under four residentially dominated plan categories; Rural Residential (RR), Low Density Residential (LDR), Medium Density Residential (MDR), and High Density Residential (HDR). Various housing types, ranging from detached single-family dwelling units to attached multi-family structures are allowed in the various categories. In order to encourage infill and redevelopment on existing lots of record within the Urban Development Areas (UPA and UA), the net density may exceed the allowable gross density limitation specified herein, provided such density is consistent with the applicable Land Development Regulation for such area. Pre-existing residential units may be restored to residential use at their original or historically significant (i.e., as existing 50 years previous) density, regardless of the land use plan category, as long as there is not an adopted Neighborhood Action Plan recommending against it and they are made consistent with all other applicable Land Development Regulations for the area. Achievement of the density ranges of the various categories will only be permitted when full urban services are available to the development site, subject to the provisions of this and other applicable elements of the Comprehensive Plan. It is not the intent of this plan to permit maximum allowable densities throughout the area depicted for a particular land use category on the Future Land Use Map series. Land Development Regulations shall ensure that several zoning districts are established within each residential category to allow a variety of lot sizes and development densities. Accordingly, the average residential density in each category will be much lower than the maximum allowable density. Notwithstanding the density limitation of the residential categories, one dwelling unit will be permitted on any nonconforming lot of record, which was existing on the effective date of the 2010 Comprehensive Plan. Development on such nonconforming lots of record shall be subject to all other plan provisions. ## RURAL RESIDENTIAL (RR) ### RR - GENERAL INTENT Rural Residential (RR) is a category intended to provide rural estate residential opportunities in the Suburban and Rural Development Areas of the City. Generally, single-family detached housing will be the predominant development typology in this category. Density, location and mix of uses shall be pursuant to the Development Areas as set forth herein. #### Urban Priority Area (UPA) and Urban Area (UA) Intent Plan amendment requests for new RR designations are discouraged in the Urban Priority Area and the Urban Area. #### Suburban Area (SA) and Rural Area (RA) Intent Plan amendment requests for new RR designations in the Suburban Development Area are preferred in locations which are supplied with full urban services. ### RR –GENERAL USES The uses provided herein shall be applicable to all RR sites within all development areas. ### Principal Uses Single family dwellings. ### Secondary Uses Neighborhood supporting recreation facilities and public facilities, such as Schools, Religious institutions and places of worship, Day care centers, Fire stations, Libraries, Community centers, Essential services, as well as supporting commercial retail sales and service establishments, offices, and Home occupations. Golf, yacht, tennis, driving ranges, country clubs and similar supporting uses may be allowed as part of a residential community that is developed subject to a site plan approval. Community residential homes; Cemeteries and mausoleums but not funeral homes or mortuaries; Bed and breakfast establishments in appropriate locations in the designated historic residential districts. In addition, the following secondary uses may also be permitted: Borrow pits; Animals other than household pets for non-commercial use; Foster care homes; and Drive through facilities in conjunction with a permitted use. New neighborhood commercial uses shall not be allowed, as secondary uses, where such uses would constitute an intrusion into an existing single-family neighborhood. ### RR – DENSITY Development density and minimum lot size for sites not served by centralized potable water and/or wastewater shall comply with the more restrictive of the provisions provided below and Future Land Use Element Policies 1.2.8 and 1.2.9. However, development may proceed in accordance with zoning entitlements approved on or before adoption of the 2045 Comprehensive Plan so long as the gross density does not exceed the maximum gross density of the land use category and development complies with the Code of Subdivision Regulations. #### Urban Priority Area (UA), Urban Area (UA) and Suburban Area (SA) Density The maximum gross density shall be 2 units/acre when both centralized potable water and wastewater are available to the site; and the maximum gross density shall be 1 unit/acre when centralized potable water and/or wastewater are not available to the site; and there shall be no minimum density. #### Rural Area (RA) Density The maximum gross density shall be 2 units/acre when both centralized potable water and wastewater are available to the site; and the minimum lot size shall be 1 unit/acre of unsubmerged property when centralized potable water and/or wastewater are not available to the site; and there shall be no minimum density. ### Low Density Residential (LDR) **LDR - GENERAL INTENT** Low Density Residential (LDR) is a category intended to provide for low density residential development. Generally, single-family detached housing should be the predominant development typology in this category. Mixed use developments utilizing the Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) concept, which is predominantly residential but includes a broad mixture of secondary recreational, commercial, public facilities and services may also be permitted. New residential subdivisions in LDR should be designed in such a way as to reduce the number of Vehicles Miles Traveled, and cul-de-sacs should be avoided. Density, location and mix of uses shall be pursuant to the Development Areas as set forth herein. Plan amendment requests for new LDR designations are preferred in locations which are supplied with full urban services. **Urban Priority Area (UPA) Intent** LDR in the Urban Priority Area is intended to promote neighborhoods in need of redevelopment and to provide a compact single-family development typology that is supportive of transit, neighborhood commercial uses and services. In these instances, the category provides a higher density than LDR in other Development Areas of the City. The application of this higher density must be supported by a Council approved neighborhood plan or study. **Urban Area (UA) and Suburban Area (SA) Intent** LDR in the Urban Area and Suburban Area is intended to provide for low density residential development. **Rural Area (RA) Intent** Plan amendment requests for new LDR designations are discouraged in the Rural Area because they would potentially encourage urban sprawl. **LDR – GENERAL USES** The uses provided herein shall be applicable to all LDR sites within all development areas. **Principal Uses** Single family dwellings; Multi-family dwellings where both centralized potable water and wastewater are available to the site; Commercial retail sales and service establishments, restaurants and offices when incorporated into mixed use developments which utilize the Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) concept and such uses are limited to 25 percent of the TND site area; and Other uses associated with and developed as an integral component of TND. **Secondary Uses** Neighborhood supporting recreation facilities and public facilities, such as Schools, Religious institutions and places of worship, Day care centers, Fire stations, Libraries, Community centers, Essential services, as well as supporting commercial retail sales and service establishments; Home occupations. Golf, yacht, tennis, driving ranges, country clubs and similar supporting uses may be allowed as part of a residential community that is developed subject to a site plan approval. Community residential homes; Cemeteries and mausoleums but not funeral homes or mortuaries; Bed and breakfast establishments in appropriate locations in the designated historic residential districts. In addition the following secondary uses may also be permitted: Borrow pits; Animals other than household pets for non-commercial uses; Foster care homes; Drive through facilities in conjunction with a permitted use; Nursing homes and similar facilities not including residential treatment facilities, so long as said facilities are located within three miles of a hospital and on an arterial roadway; and Neighborhood commercial retail sales and service establishments, offices and restaurants when the site is located at the intersection of roads classified as collector or higher on the Functional Highway Classification Map, however logical extensions and expansions of preexisting commercial retail sales and service establishments are exempt from the roadway classification and intersection requirements. New neighborhood commercial retail sales and service establishments, offices and restaurants shall not be allowed as secondary uses where such uses would constitute an intrusion into an existing single-family neighborhood. ### LDR - DENSITY Development density and minimum lot size for sites not served by centralized potable water and/or wastewater shall comply with the more restrictive of the provisions provided below and Future Land Use Element Policies 1.2.8 and 1.2.9. However, development may proceed in accordance with zoning entitlements approved on or before adoption of the 2045 Comprehensive Plan so long as the gross density does not exceed the maximum gross density of the land use category and development complies with the Code of Subdivision Regulations. ### Urban Priority Area (UPA) Density The maximum gross density in the Urban Priority Area shall be 7 units/acre when centralized potable water and wastewater services are available to the site and there shall be no minimum density; except as provided herein. * The maximum gross density shall be 2 units/acre and the minimum lot size shall be half an acre when both centralized potable water and wastewater are not available. * The maximum gross density shall be 4 units/acre and the minimum lot size shall be ¼ of an acre if either one of centralized potable water or wastewater services are not available. * The maximum gross density shall be 15 units/acre when there is a supporting City Council approved neighborhood plan or study; except for sites within the Coastal High Hazard Area (CHHA), unless appropriate mitigation is provided consistent with the City’s CHHA policies, the maximum gross density shall be 7 units/acre. ### **Urban Area (UA) and Suburban Area (SA) Density** The maximum gross density in the Urban and Suburban Areas shall be 7 units/acre when centralized potable water and wastewater services are available to the site and there shall be no minimum density; except as provided herein. * The maximum gross density shall be 2 units/acre and the minimum lot size shall be half an acre when both centralized potable water and wastewater are not available. * The maximum gross density shall be 4 units/acre and the minimum lot size shall be ¼ of an acre if either one of centralized potable water or wastewater services are not available. ### **Rural Area (RA) Density** The maximum gross density in the Rural Areas shall be 7 units/acre when centralized water and wastewater services are available to the site and there shall be no minimum density; except as provided herein. * The minimum lots size shall be 1 unit/acre of unsubmerged property when either centralized potable water or wastewater are not available. ### **Medium Density Residential (MDR)** #### ***MDR - GENERAL INTENT*** Medium Density Residential (MDR) is a category intended to provide compact medium to high density residential development and can serve as transitional uses between low density residential uses and higher density residential uses, commercial uses and public and semi-public use areas. Multi-family housing such as apartments, condominiums, townhomes and rowhouses should be the predominant development typologies in this category. Plan amendment requests for new MDR designations are preferred in locations which are supplied with full urban services and in locations which serve as a transition between commercial and residential land uses. Development within the category should be compact and connected and should support multi-modal transportation. Mixed use developments utilizing the Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) concept and Transit Oriented Development (TOD) are permitted. All uses should be designed in a manner which emphasizes the use of transit, bicycle, and pedestrian mobility, ease of access between neighboring uses, and compatibility with adjacent residential neighborhoods. Density, location and mix of uses shall be pursuant to the Development Areas as set forth herein. **Urban Priority Area (UPA) Intent** MDR in the Urban Priority Area is intended to provide compact medium to high density development. **Urban Area (UA), Suburban Area (SA) Intent** MDR in the Urban Area and Suburban Area is intended to provide compact medium density development. **Rural Area (RA) Intent** Plan amendment requests for new MDR designations are discouraged in the Rural Area because they would potentially encourage urban sprawl. ### MDR – GENERAL USES The uses provided herein shall be applicable to all MDR sites within all development areas. **Principal Uses** Multi-family dwellings; Single-family dwellings when the predominant surrounding development typology is single-family; Commercial retail sales and service establishments, restaurants and offices when incorporated into mixed use developments which utilize the Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) concept and such uses are limited to 25 percent of the TND site area: and Other uses associated with and developed as an integral component of TND or TOD. **Secondary Uses** Neighborhood supporting recreation facilities and public facilities, such as Schools, Religious institutions and places of worship, Day care centers, Fire stations, Libraries, Community centers, Essential services, as well as supporting commercial retail sales and service establishments; Home occupations. Golf, yacht, tennis, driving ranges, country clubs and similar supporting uses may be allowed as part of a residential community that is developed subject to a site plan approval. Community residential homes; Cemeteries and mausoleums but not funeral homes or mortuaries; Bed and breakfast establishments in appropriate locations in the designated historic residential districts. In addition, the following secondary uses may also be permitted: Nursing homes and similar facilities; Emergency shelter homes; Foster care homes; Rooming houses; Residential treatment facilities; Private clubs; and Neighborhood commercial retail sales and service establishments, offices and restaurants when the site is located at the intersection of roads classified as collector or higher on the Functional Highway Classification Map, however logical extensions and expansions of preexisting commercial retail sales and service establishments are exempt from the roadway classification and intersection requirements. New neighborhood commercial uses shall not be allowed as secondary uses where such uses would constitute an intrusion into an existing single-family neighborhood. ### MDR - DENSITY Development density and minimum lot size for sites not served by centralized potable water and/or wastewater shall comply with the more restrictive of the provisions provided below and Future Land Use Element Policies 1.2.8 and 1.2.9. However, development may proceed in accordance with zoning entitlements approved on or before adoption of the 2045 Comprehensive Plan so long as the gross density does not exceed the maximum gross density of the land use category and development complies with the Code of Subdivision Regulations. #### Urban Priority Area (UPA) Density The maximum gross density in the Urban Priority Area shall be 20 units/acre and the minimum gross density shall be greater than 7 units/acre; except as provided herein. * The maximum gross density shall be 30 units/acre when the site does not abut land in LDR or RR; except for sites within the Coastal High Hazard Area (CHHA) where the maximum gross density shall be 20 units/acre, unless appropriate mitigation is provided consistent with the City's CHHA policies. * In the absence of the availability of centralized potable water and/or wastewater, the gross density of development permitted in this category shall be the same as allowed in LDR without such services. * There shall be no minimum density for single family dwellings when the predominant surrounding development typology is single family. #### Urban Area (UA), Suburban Area (SA), and Rural Area (RA) Density The maximum gross density in the Urban, Suburban, and Rural Areas shall be 20 units/acre and the minimum gross density shall be greater than 7 units/acre; except as provided herein. * For sites located within the Urban Area, the maximum gross density shall be 30 units/acre when the site does not abut land in LDR or RR; except for sites within the Coastal High Hazard Area (CHHA) where the maximum gross density shall be 20 units/acre, unless appropriate mitigation is provided consistent with the City’s CHHA policies. * For sites located within the Suburban Area and the Rural Area, the maximum gross density shall be 30 units/acre when the site fronts along a road classified as a collector or higher and where the site does not abut land in LDR or RR; except for sites within the Coastal High Hazard Area (CHHA) where the maximum gross density shall be 20 units/acre, unless appropriate mitigation is provided consistent with the City’s CHHA policies. * In the absence of the availability of centralized potable water and/or wastewater, the maximum gross density of development permitted in this category shall be the same as allowed in Low Density Residential (LDR) without such services. * There shall be no minimum density for single family dwellings when the predominant surrounding development typology is single family. ### HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (HDR) #### HDR - GENERAL INTENT High Density Residential (HDR) is intended to provide compact high density residential development and transitional uses between lower density residential uses and commercial or office uses and public and semi-public use areas. High rise multi-family and mixed use developments should be the predominant development typology in this category. Development within the category should be compact and connected and should support multi-modal transportation. Mixed use developments utilizing the Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) concept and Transit Oriented Development (TOD) are permitted. All uses should be designed in a manner which emphasizes the use of transit, bicycle, and pedestrian mobility, ease of access between neighboring uses, and compatibility with adjacent residential neighborhoods. Density, location and mix of uses shall be pursuant to the Development Areas as set forth herein. #### Urban Priority Area (UPA) Intent HDR in the Urban Priority Area is intended to provide compact high density residential and mixed-use development. High density residential development which includes limited commercial and office uses which serve the residential component of HDR developments as well as adjacent neighborhoods is preferred to reduce the number of Vehicles Miles Traveled. Vertical integration of a mix of uses is encouraged. HDR designations shall be in locations which are supplied with full urban services; which are located in close proximity to a roadway classified as an arterial or higher on the Functional Highway Classification Map; and which are located within one-half mile distance from an existing or planned Jacksonville Transit Authority (JTA) mass transit system station or service. Locations which serve as a transition between commercial and medium density residential land uses are preferred. Sites which are abutting Low Density Residential (LDR) or Rural Residential (RR) are discouraged. ### **Urban Area (UA) Intent** HDR in the Urban Area is intended to provide compact medium to high density and mixed-use development. Medium to high density residential development which includes limited commercial or office uses which serve the residential component of HDR developments as well as adjacent neighborhoods is preferred to reduce the number of Vehicles Miles Traveled. Vertical integration of a mix of uses is encouraged. HDR designations shall be in locations which are supplied with full urban services; which are located in close proximity to a roadway classified as an arterial or higher on the Functional Highway Classification Map; and which are located within one-half mile distance from an existing or planned Jacksonville Transit Authority (JTA) mass transit system station or service. Locations which serve as a transition between commercial or office and medium density residential land uses are preferred. Sites which are abutting Low Density Residential (LDR) or Rural Residential (RR) are discouraged. ### **Suburban Area (SA) Intent** HDR in the Suburban Area is intended to provide compact medium to high density and mixed-use development. Medium to high density residential development which includes limited commercial or office uses which serve the residential component of HDR developments as well as adjacent neighborhoods is preferred to reduce the number of Vehicles Miles Traveled. Plan amendment requests for new HDR designations are discouraged in the Suburban Area because they would potentially encourage urban sprawl. HDR designations shall be in locations which are supplied with full urban services; which are located in close proximity to a roadway classified as an arterial or higher on the Functional Highway Classification Map; and which are located within one-half mile distance from an existing or planned Jacksonville Transit Authority (JTA) mass transit system station or service. Locations which serve as a transition between commercial or office and medium density residential land uses are preferred. Sites which are abutting Low Density Residential (LDR) or Rural Residential (RR) are discouraged. ### **Rural Area (RA) Intent** Plan amendment requests for new HDR designations are discouraged in the Rural Area because they would potentially encourage urban sprawl. HDR designations shall be in locations which are supplied with full urban services; which are located in close proximity to a roadway classified as an arterial or higher on the Functional Highway Classification Map; and which are located within one-half mile distance from an existing or planned Jacksonville Transit Authority (JTA) mass transit system station or service. Locations which serve as a transition between commercial or office and medium density residential land uses are preferred. Sites which are abutting Low Density Residential (LDR) or Rural Residential (RR) are discouraged. ### HDR – GENERAL USES The uses provided herein shall be applicable to all HDR sites within all development areas. #### Principal Uses Multi-family dwellings; Commercial retail sales and service establishments; Offices; restaurants; and Uses associated with and developed as an integral component of TND or TOD. Commercial retail sales and service establishments, restaurants and office uses shall not be permitted as single uses and may only be permitted in conjunction with residential development and shall be ancillary to the residential development. A mix of uses shall be provided in residential developments that both abut roads classified as arterials and that exceed 60 units/acre. Residential uses are discouraged on the ground floor facing arterial roads. #### Secondary Uses Neighborhood supporting recreation facilities and public facilities, such as Schools, Religious institutions and places of worship, Day care centers, Fire stations, Libraries, Community centers, Essential services, as well as supporting commercial retail sales and service establishments, offices, and Home occupations. Golf, yacht, tennis, driving ranges, country clubs and similar supporting uses may be allowed as part of a residential community that is developed subject to a site plan approval. Community residential homes; Cemeteries and mausoleums but not funeral homes or mortuaries; Bed and breakfast establishments in appropriate locations in the designated historic residential districts. In addition the following secondary uses may also be permitted: Nursing homes and similar facilities; Emergency shelter homes; Rooming houses; Residential treatment facilities; and Private clubs. ### HDR - DENSITY #### Urban Priority Area (UPA) Density The maximum gross density in the Urban Priority Area shall be 80 units/acre and the minimum gross density shall be 20 units/acre; except as provided herein. * Development on a site that abuts LDR shall cluster density away from the LDR and shall not exceed 60 units/acre within 40 feet of the abutting property line. The Land Development Regulations shall include a process to waive or reduce these requirements in site specific cases where existing or proposed mitigation measures provide for a sufficient transition in densities. * For sites within the Coastal High Hazard Area (CHHA), the maximum gross density shall be 60 units/acre unless appropriate mitigation is provided consistent with the City’s CHHA policies. * A density bonus of up to an additional 20 units/acre may be granted subject to consistency with all of the following criteria and a case-by-case determination of consistency with the goals, objectives and policies of the Comprehensive Plan: * The site must be located along an arterial road; * The site must be fully located within one half mile of a site where the developed density equals or exceeds the proposed density; * The site must be fully located within one quarter of a mile (1,320 feet) of the CBD and with no more than one intersecting street between the site and the CBD; * The abutting and adjacent land use categories must be CGC, HDR, RC or CBD; and * The density bonus must be accompanied by a site specific policy adopted in the Future Land Use Element. **Urban Area (UA) and Suburban Area (SA) Density** The maximum gross density in the Urban Area shall be 60 units/acre and the minimum gross density shall be 20 units/acre. **Rural Area (RA) Density** The maximum gross density in the Suburban Area shall be 60 units/acre and there shall be no minimum density. Plan amendment requests for HDR in the Rural Area are discouraged because they would potentially encourage sprawl. ### COMMERCIAL This category is primarily intended to provide for all types of commercial retail sales and service establishments and development which includes offices and Multi-family uses. The plan includes five types of commercially dominated land use categories: Residential-Professional-Institutional, Neighborhood Commercial, Community/General Commercial, Regional Commercial, and Central Business District. The principal uses range from a small convenience store, laundry/dry cleaning shop to mixed use development, large shopping centers and multi-story office buildings. ### RESIDENTIAL-PROFESSIONAL-INSTITUTIONAL (RPI) #### RPI - GENERAL INTENT Residential Professional Institutional (RPI) is a category primarily intended to accommodate medium to high density residential, office, and institutional uses. Limited neighborhood commercial retail and service establishments which serve a diverse set of neighborhoods may also be a part of single or mixed-use developments. RPI is generally intended to provide transitional uses between commercial, office and residential uses, although it may also provide a transition between industrial and residential uses when industrial uses pose no health or safety risks to residents. Plan amendment requests for new RPI designations are preferred in locations which are supplied with full urban services. Development within the category should be compact and connected and should support multi-modal transportation. All uses should be designed in a manner which emphasizes the use of transit, bicycle, and pedestrian mobility, ease of access between neighboring uses, and compatibility with adjacent residential neighborhoods. Transit-Oriented Developments (TOD), as defined in this element, are encouraged when in close proximity to an existing or planned JTA mass transit system station or Premium Transit Station. Density, location and mix of uses shall be pursuant to the Development Areas as set forth herein. **Urban Priority Area (UPA) Intent** RPI in the Urban Priority Area is intended to provide compact medium to high density residential development and office uses. Development which includes medium to high density residential and office uses is preferred. Limited neighborhood commercial retail and service establishments which serve a diverse set of neighborhoods are also encouraged in order to reduce the number of Vehicles Miles Traveled. Vertical integration of a mix of uses is encouraged. **Urban Area (UA) Intent** RPI in the Urban Area is intended to provide compact medium density residential development. Development which includes medium density residential and professional office uses is preferred. Limited neighborhood commercial retail and service establishments which serve a diverse set of neighborhoods are also encouraged in order to reduce the number of Vehicles Miles Traveled. **Suburban Area (SA) Intent** RPI in the Suburban Area is intended to provide low to medium density residential development. Development which includes medium density residential and professional office uses is preferred. Limited neighborhood commercial retail and service establishments which serve a diverse set of neighborhoods are also encouraged in order to reduce the number of Vehicles Miles Traveled. ### **Rural Area (RA) Intent** Plan amendment requests for new RPI designations are discouraged in the Rural Area because they would potentially encourage urban sprawl. #### **RPI – GENERAL USES** The uses provided herein shall be applicable to all RPI sites within all development areas. #### **Principal Uses** Multi-family dwellings; Office; Institutional, including large scale institutional uses, which require supporting residential and office components; Nursing homes and similar uses; Neighborhood commercial retail sales and service establishments, except for new or used automobile sales, funeral homes, and broadcasting offices and studios; Live/Work Units; Microbreweries; Financial institutions; Restaurants (without drive-in or drive-thru facilities); Single Room Occupancies (SROs); Off street parking lots and garages when combined with another principal use; Single-family dwellings which were originally constructed as single-family dwellings prior to adoption of the 2010 Comprehensive Plan; and Uses associated with and developed as an integral component of TOD. Single-use developments shall be limited to residential, institutional, restaurant, or office uses, unless the following requirement is met: * 50 percent of the contiguous RPI category within one quarter of a mile radius of the subject site is developed for residential, institutional, restaurant, or office uses. Developments that do not comply with the single-use provisions shall provide a mix of uses within the development site and shall be subject to the limitation that uses that are not permitted as single-uses shall not exceed 90 percent of a development. #### **Secondary Uses** Secondary uses permitted in all residential land use categories; Neighborhood supporting recreation facilities and public facilities, such as Schools, Religious institutions and places of worship, Day care centers, Fire stations, Libraries, Community centers, Essential services, Home occupations, Golf, yacht, tennis and country clubs, Driving ranges, Community residential homes, Cemeteries and mausoleums but not funeral homes or mortuaries, Bed and breakfast establishments in appropriate locations in the designated historic residential districts, and Stormwater facilities. Secondary uses having external impacts similar to the primary uses described above are also included. Examples of these uses are: Trade schools and colleges, hospitals, medical centers, clinics, and sanitariums; Museums; Art galleries; Theaters for stage performances (but not motion picture theaters) and related uses; Convention, exhibition, trade, and festival facilities and other similar institutional uses; Transit stations; and Off street parking lots and garages that serve principal or secondary uses permitted within the RPI category. In addition, the following secondary uses may also be permitted: Single-family dwellings; Veterinary Offices; and Filling stations. ### RPI - DENSITY Development density and minimum lot size for sites not served by centralized potable water and/or wastewater shall comply with the more restrictive of the provisions provided below and Future Land Use Element Policies 1.2.8 and 1.2.9. However, development may proceed in accordance with zoning entitlements approved on or before adoption of the 2045 Comprehensive Plan so long as the gross density does not exceed the maximum gross density of the land use category. ### Urban Priority Area (UPA) Density The maximum gross density within the Urban Priority Area shall be 40 units/acre and the minimum gross density shall be 10 units/acre; except as provided herein. * Development on a site that abuts LDR and/or RR may cluster density away from the LDR and/or RR and shall not exceed 20 units/acre within 30 feet of the abutting property line and there shall be no minimum density. The Land Development Regulations shall include a process to waive or reduce these requirements in site specific cases where existing or proposed mitigation measures provide for a sufficient transition in densities. * Transit-Oriented Developments (TOD) shall provide a minimum gross density of 20 units/acre; and may increase the maximum gross density by an additional 20 units/acre; except for sites abutting LDR, in which case the maximum gross density shall be 20 units/acre within 40 feet of the abutting property. Density may be clustered away from the abutting LDR and/or RR property line and there shall be no minimum density. The Land Development Regulations shall include a process to waive or reduce these requirements in site specific cases where existing or proposed mitigation measures provide for a sufficient transition in densities. * For sites within the Coastal High Hazard Area (CHHA), the maximum gross density shall be 20 units/acre unless appropriate mitigation is provided consistent with the City’s CHHA policies. * There shall be no minimum density for single family dwellings which were originally constructed as single family dwellings prior to adoption of the 2010 Comprehensive Plan or when single-family dwellings are permitted as a secondary use. * In the absence of the availability of centralized potable water and/or wastewater, the maximum gross density of development permitted in this category shall be the same as allowed in Medium Density Residential (MDR) without such services. ### Urban Area (UA) Density The maximum gross density within the Urban Area shall be 30 units/acre and there shall be no minimum density; except as provided herein. * Development on a site that abuts LDR and/or RR may cluster density away from the LDR and/or RR and shall not exceed 20 units/acre within 20 feet of the abutting property line. The Land Development Regulations shall include a process to waive or reduce these requirements in site specific cases where existing or proposed mitigation measures provide for a sufficient transition in densities. * Transit-Oriented Developments (TOD) shall provide a minimum gross density of 20 units/acre; and may increase the maximum gross density by an additional 20 units/acre; except for sites abutting LDR and/or RR, in which case the maximum gross density shall be 20 units/acre within 35 feet of the abutting property. Density may be clustered away from the abutting LDR and/or RR and there shall be no minimum density. The Land Development Regulations shall include a process to waive or reduce these requirements in site specific cases where existing or proposed mitigation measures provide for a sufficient transition in densities. * For sites within the Coastal High Hazard Area (CHHA), the maximum gross density shall be 20 units/acre unless appropriate mitigation is provided consistent with the City’s CHHA policies. * In the absence of the availability of centralized potable water and/or wastewater, the maximum gross density of development permitted in this category shall be the same as allowed in Medium Density Residential (MDR) without such services. ### Suburban Area (SA) and Rural Area (RA) Density The maximum gross density within the Suburban Area shall be 20 units/acre and there shall be no minimum density; except that Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) shall provide a minimum gross density of 15 units/acre; and may increase the maximum gross density by an additional 10 units/acre. However, in the absence of the availability of centralized potable water and/or wastewater, the maximum gross density of development permitted in this category shall be the same as allowed in Medium Density Residential (MDR) without such services. ## NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL (NC) ### NC - GENERAL INTENT Neighborhood Commercial (NC) is a category primarily intended to provide commercial retail and service establishments which serve the daily needs of nearby residential neighborhoods. These uses shall generally be located within walking distance of residential neighborhoods in order to reduce the number of Vehicles Miles Traveled. All uses should be designed in a manner which emphasizes the use of transit, bicycle, and pedestrian mobility, ease of access between neighboring uses, and compatibility with adjacent residential neighborhoods. Density, location and mix of uses shall be pursuant to the Development Areas as set forth herein. **Intent – All Development Areas** Plan amendment requests for new NC designations are preferred in locations which are supplied with full urban services; which abut a roadway classified as a collector or higher on the Functional Highway Classification Map; and which are compatible with adjacent residential neighborhoods. Sites with two or more property boundaries on transportation rights-of-way are considered preferred locations. ### NC - GENERAL USES The uses provided herein shall be applicable to all NC sites within all development areas. **Principal Uses** Offices, including veterinary offices; Multi-family dwellings; Microbreweries as defined and limited in the RPI category; Financial institutions; Restaurants; Filling stations; Uses associated with and developed as an integral component of TOD; Single-family dwellings which were originally constructed as single-family dwellings prior to adoption of the 2010 Comprehensive Plan; and Neighborhood commercial retail and service establishments, except for new or used automobile sales, funeral homes, and broadcasting offices and studios. Single-use multi-family development is permitted when 50 percent or more of the contiguous NC category within up to one quarter of a mile radius is developed for non-residential uses. Multi-family developments that do not comply with the single-use provisions shall provide a mix of uses within the development site and multi-family uses shall not exceed 80 percent of a development. **Secondary Uses** Secondary uses permitted in all residential land use categories; Neighborhood supporting recreation facilities and public facilities, such as Schools, Religious institutions and places of worship, Day care centers, Fire stations, Libraries, Community centers, Essential services, and Home occupations. Golf, yacht, tennis and country clubs; Driving ranges; Community residential homes; Cemeteries and mausoleums but not funeral homes or mortuaries; Bed and breakfast establishments in appropriate locations in the designated historic residential districts. In addition, secondary uses having external impacts similar to the primary uses described above are also included. Examples of these uses are: Trade schools and colleges, hospitals, medical centers, clinics, and sanitariums; Museums; Art galleries; Theaters for stage performances (but not motion picture theaters) and related uses; Convention, exhibition, trade, and festival facilities and other similar institutional uses; Transit stations; and Off street parking lots and garages. ### NC - DENSITY Development density and minimum lot size for sites not served by centralized potable water and wastewater shall comply with the more restrictive of the provisions provided below and Future Land Use Element Policies 1.2.8 and 1.2.9. However, development may proceed in accordance with zoning entitlements approved on or before adoption of the 2045 Comprehensive Plan so long as the gross density does not exceed the maximum gross density of the land use category and development complies with the Code of Subdivision Regulations. #### Urban Priority Area (UPA) Density The maximum gross density in the Urban Priority Area shall be 40 units/acre and there shall be no minimum density; except as provided herein. * Development on a site that abuts LDR and/or RR may cluster density away from the LDR and/or RR and shall not exceed 20 units/acre within 30 feet of the abutting property line. The Land Development Regulations shall include a process to waive or reduce these requirements in site specific cases where existing or proposed mitigation measures provide for a sufficient transition in densities. * For sites within the Coastal High Hazard Area (CHHA) the maximum gross density shall be 20 units/acre unless appropriate mitigation is provided consistent with the City’s CHHA policies. * In the absence of the availability of centralized potable water and/or wastewater, the maximum gross density of development permitted in this category shall be the same as allowed in Medium Density Residential (MDR) without such services. **Urban Area (UA) Density** The maximum gross density in the Urban Area shall be 30 units/acre and there shall be no minimum density; except as provided herein. * Development on a site that abuts LDR and/or RR may cluster density away from the LDR and/or RR and shall not exceed 20 units/acre within 20 feet of the abutting property line. The Land Development Regulations shall include a process to waive or reduce these requirements in site specific cases where existing or proposed mitigation measures provide for a sufficient transition in densities. * For sites within the Coastal High Hazard Area (CHHA) the maximum gross density shall be 20 units/acre unless appropriate mitigation is provided consistent with the City’s CHHA policies. * In the absence of the availability of centralized potable water and/or wastewater, the maximum gross density of development permitted in this category shall be the same as allowed in Medium Density Residential (MDR) without such services. **Suburban Area (SA) and Rural Area (RA) Density** The maximum gross density in the Suburban Area shall be 20 units/acre and there shall be no minimum density. However, in the absence of the availability of centralized potable water and/or wastewater, the maximum gross density of development permitted in this category shall be the same as allowed in Medium Density Residential (MDR) without such services. ### COMMUNITY/GENERAL COMMERCIAL (CGC) #### CGC - GENERAL INTENT Community General Commercial (CGC) is a category intended to provide for a wide variety of retail goods and services which serve large areas of the City and a diverse set of neighborhoods. Uses should generally be developed in nodal and corridor development patterns. Nodes are generally located at major roadway intersections and corridor development should provide continuity between the nodes and serve adjacent neighborhoods in order to reduce the number of Vehicle Miles Traveled. Development within the category should be compact and connected and should support multi-modal transportation. All uses should be designed in a manner which emphasizes the use of transit, bicycle, and pedestrian mobility, ease of access between neighboring uses, and compatibility with adjacent residential neighborhoods. Transit-Oriented Developments (TOD), as defined in this element, are encouraged when in close proximity to an existing or planned JTA premium transit station. Density, location and mix of uses shall be pursuant to the Development Areas as set forth herein. **Urban Priority Area (UPA) Intent** CGC in the Urban Priority Area is intended to provide compact development which should generally be developed in nodal and corridor development patterns while promoting the revitalization or advancement of existing commercial districts and the use of existing infrastructure through infill development and redevelopment. Development that includes residential uses is preferred to provide support for commercial and other uses. Vertical integration of a mix of uses is encouraged. Plan amendment requests for new CGC designations are preferred in locations which are supplied with full urban services and which abut a roadway classified as a collector or higher on the Functional Highway Classification Map. **Urban Area (UA) Intent** CGC in the Urban Area is intended to provide compact development in nodal and corridor development patterns, while promoting the advancement of existing commercial land uses and the use of existing infrastructure. Development that includes residential uses is encouraged to provide support for commercial and other uses. Plan amendment requests for new CGC designations are preferred in locations which are supplied with full urban services and which abut a roadway classified as a collector or higher on the Functional Highway Classification Map. **Suburban Area (SA) Intent** The Suburban Area is intended to provide development in a nodal development pattern. Plan amendment requests for new CGC designations are preferred in locations which are supplied with full urban services; abut a roadway classified as a collector or higher on the Functional Highway Classification Map; and which are located in areas with an existing mix of non-residential uses. Nodal sites with two or more boundaries on a transportation right-of-way shall be considered preferred locations for these uses. **Rural Area (RA) Intent** Plan amendment requests for new CGC designations are discouraged in the Rural Area because they would potentially encourage urban sprawl. ### **CGC - USES** The uses provided herein shall be applicable to all CGC sites within all development areas. #### **Principal Uses** Commercial retail sales and service establishments including auto sales, funeral homes, and broadcasting offices and studios; Restaurants; Hotel and motel; Office, including veterinary office; Microbreweries; Restaurants; Financial institutions; Multi-family dwellings; Nursing homes and similar uses; Live/Work Units; Commercial recreational and entertainment facilities; Off street parking lots and garages; Filling stations; and Uses associated with and developed as an integral component of TOD. Single-use multi-family development is permitted when 50 percent or more of the contiguous CGC category land area within up to one quarter of a mile radius is developed for non-residential uses. Multi-family developments that do not comply with the single-use provisions shall provide a mix of uses within the development site and multi-family uses shall not exceed 80 percent of a development. Existing residential dwellings which were legally built as single or multi-family dwellings prior to the adoption of the 2010 Comprehensive Plan, shall be allowed as legal, non-conforming uses and may be rebuilt if necessary so long as the original use is not intensified, enlarged or converted to a non-residential use. Adult entertainment facilities are allowed by right only in Zoning District CCG-2. ### Secondary Uses Secondary uses permitted in all residential land use categories; Neighborhood supporting recreation facilities and public facilities, such as Schools, Religious institutions and places of worship, Day care centers, Fire stations, Libraries, Community centers, Essential services, as well as supporting commercial retail sales and service establishments and Home occupations. Golf, yacht, tennis and country clubs; Driving ranges; Community residential homes; Cemeteries and mausoleums; Bed and breakfast establishments in appropriate locations in the designated historic residential districts. Secondary uses having external impacts similar to the primary uses described above are also included. Examples of these uses are: Trade schools and colleges, hospitals, medical centers, clinics, and sanitariums; Museums; Art galleries; Theaters and related uses; Convention, exhibition, trade, and festival facilities and other similar institutional uses; and Off street parking lots and garages. In addition, the following secondary uses may also be permitted: Group care facilities; Criminal justice facilities; Guest ranches; Riding academies; Private camps; Camping grounds; Shooting ranges; Fishing and hunting camps; Fairgrounds; Race tracks; Stadiums and arenas; Transit stations; Transportation terminals and facilities (but not freight or truck terminals); Personal property storage establishments; Crematoria; Blood donation and plasma centers; Building trade contractors; Rescue missions; and Day labor pools. ### Accessory Uses Warehousing, light manufacturing and fabricating may be permitted provided it is part of a commercial retail sales or service establishment, and the accessory use shall be located on a road classified as collector or higher on the Functional Highway Classification Map. ### CGC - DENSITY Development density and minimum lot size for sites not served by centralized potable water and wastewater shall comply with the more restrictive of the provisions provided below and Future Land Use Element Policies 1.2.8 and 1.2.9. However, development may proceed in accordance with zoning entitlements approved on or before adoption of the 2045 Comprehensive Plan so long as the gross density does not exceed the maximum gross density of the land use category and development complies with the Code of Subdivision Regulations. #### Urban Priority Area (UPA) Density The maximum gross density in the Urban Priority Area shall be 60 units/acre and the minimum gross density shall be 20 units/acre; except as provided herein. * Development on a site that abuts LDR and/or RR may cluster density away from the LDR and/or RR and shall not exceed 20 units/acre within 40 feet of the abutting property line and there shall be no minimum density. The Land Development Regulations shall include a process to waive or reduce these requirements in site specific cases where existing or proposed mitigation measures provide for a sufficient transition in densities. * Transit-Oriented Developments (TOD) shall provide a minimum gross density of 20 units/acre; and may increase the maximum gross density by an additional 20 units/acre; except for sites abutting Low Density Residential (LDR), in which case the maximum gross density shall not exceed 20 units/acre within 40 feet of the abutting property line and there shall be no minimum density. Density may be clustered away from the abutting LDR. The Land Development Regulations shall include a process to waive or reduce these requirements in site specific cases where existing or proposed mitigation measures provide for a sufficient transition in densities. * For sites within the Coastal High Hazard Area (CHHA) the maximum gross density shall be 20 units/acre unless appropriate mitigation is provided consistent with the City's CHHA policies. * There shall be no minimum density for single family dwellings which were originally constructed as single family dwellings prior to adoption of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. * In the absence of the availability of centralized potable water and/or wastewater, the maximum gross density of development permitted in this category shall be the same as allowed in Medium Density Residential (MDR) without such services. **Urban Area (UA) Density** The maximum gross density in the Urban Area shall be 40 units/acre and there shall be no minimum density; except as provided herein. * Development on a site that abuts LDR and/or RR may cluster density away from the LDR and/or RR and shall not exceed 20 units/acre within 30 feet of the abutting property line and there shall be no minimum density. The Land Development Regulations shall include a process to waive or reduce these requirements in site specific cases where existing or proposed mitigation measures provide for a sufficient transition in densities. * Transit-Oriented Developments (TOD) shall provide a minimum gross density of 20 units/acre; and may increase the maximum gross density by an additional 20 units/acre; except for sites abutting LDR and RR, in which case the maximum gross density shall be 20 units/acre within 40 feet of the abutting property line and there shall be no minimum density. Density may be clustered away from the abutting LDR and/or RR. The Land Development Regulations shall include a process to waive or reduce these requirements in site specific cases where existing or proposed mitigation measures provide for a sufficient transition in densities. * For sites within the Coastal High Hazard Area (CHHA) the maximum gross density shall be 20 units/acre unless appropriate mitigation is provided consistent with the City’s CHHA policies. * In the absence of the availability of centralized potable water and/or wastewater, the maximum gross density of development permitted in this category shall be the same as allowed in Medium Density Residential (MDR) without such services. **Suburban Area (SA) Density** The maximum gross density within the Suburban Area shall be 20 units/acre and there shall be no minimum gross density; except as provided herein. * Transit-Oriented Developments (TOD) shall provide a minimum gross density of 15 units/acre; and may increase the maximum gross density by an additional 10 units/acre; except for sties abutting LDR and RR, in which case the maximum gross density shall not exceed 20 units/acre within 20 feet of the abutting property line and there shall be no minimum density. Density may be clustered away from the abutting LDR and/or RR. The Land Development Regulations shall include a process to waive or reduce these requirements in site specific cases where existing or proposed mitigation measures provide for a sufficient transition in densities. * For sites within the Coastal High Hazard Area (CHHA) the maximum gross density shall be 20 units/acre unless appropriate mitigation is provided consistent with the City’s CHHA policies * In the absence of the availability of centralized potable water and/or wastewater, the maximum gross density of development permitted in this category shall be the same as allowed in Medium Density Residential (MDR) without such services. ### Rural Area (RA) Density The maximum gross density within the Rural Area shall be 20 units/acre and there shall be no minimum density. However, in the absence of the availability of centralized potable water and/or wastewater, the maximum gross density of development permitted in this category shall be the same as allowed in Medium Density Residential (MDR) without such services. ### RC - GENERAL INTENT Regional Commercial (RC) uses are intended to accommodate development and redevelopment of areas pursuant to a master plan that is implemented through a Planned Unit Development (PUD) Zoning District or a Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Zoning Overlay. The RC designation shall be implemented to facilitate innovative site planning, adaptive reuse, infill development and smart growth techniques and to allow for flexible and creative integration of uses that would not otherwise be accommodated under other land use categories. New development within the RC category shall be for sites under 250 acres in size, shall generally include a mix of both residential and non-residential uses, and are discouraged in the Rural Development Area. RC land use designations in existence prior to the effective date of Ordinance 2020-044-E, including subsequent amendments to such RC designations, shall be exempt from these requirements, provided they continue to comply with the RC land use category requirements in place at the time the RC designation was originally approved. A copy of the former RC category is provided at the end of the current RC category description. #### RC –GENERAL USES Plan amendment requests for new RC designations shall be accompanied by a site-specific policy. The policy shall provide for a list of the permitted uses and density and intensity of uses along with any additional information deemed necessary. Gross acreage shall be used in calculating residential densities. The RC category shall be limited to projects that exhibit innovative and creative development concepts and shall not be used as a mechanism to circumvent application other land use categories. ### DEVELOPMENT TYPOLOGY AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS Development with the RC land use category shall be implemented through a PUD Zoning District or a TOD Zoning Overlay. Plan amendment requests for new RC designations are preferred in locations which are supplied with full urban services, located in close proximity to a roadway classified as a collector or higher on the Functional Highway Classification Map and located within the Suburban Development Area. TOD developed within this category shall also be located within one half mile of a JTA premium transit station. The RC category shall be limited to projects that exhibit innovative and creative development concepts and shall not be used as a mechanism to circumvent application of other land use categories. In addition to the criteria listed above, consistency with the goals, objectives and policies of the Comprehensive Plan and requirements of the Land Development Regulations, proposed RC designations and the associated PUD zoning or TOD Zoning Overlay shall be evaluated based on the following criteria and standards: * Enables innovation and creativity in development that could not otherwise be accommodated under one or a combination of the other land use categories. This criteria shall include justification of how the proposed densities, intensities and mix of uses: * are appropriate and compatible, both internally and externally, and * facilitate innovation and creativity in development, and * are not based on the sole intent of maximizing development potential. * Furthers smart growth practices as defined in Future Land Use Element Policy 1.1.25. * Directs development away from wetlands, flood zones, CHHA, and AAA to preserve and protect environmentally sensitive lands. ### REGIONAL COMMERCIAL (RC) – PREDATING ORDINANCE 2020-044-E Regional commercial uses serve the City and outlying communities. Combined service populations generally exceed 80,000 people or 30,000 dwelling units. In size and scale, regional commercial development will meet generally the standards and guidelines for developments of regional impact (DRI) pursuant to Section 380.06 F.S. Plan amendment requests for new RC designations are discouraged as Regional Commercial uses may be accommodated within the CGC category. Regional commercial nodes will generally be located with convenient access to transit corridors, and within a thirty minute drive time of the service population. Regional commercial uses may only be developed: (1) in a nodal pattern, and (2) within the commercial and commercially dominated mixed use plan categories. This type of development offers a full range of shopping goods, including general merchandise, apparel, home furnishings and related items. Community and neighborhood commercial uses and projects may be developed as part of a regional commercial node. Business and professional offices, financial institutions, other service commercial, entertainment, recreational, institutional and residential uses may be developed within the area of the regional commercial node, or as autonomous office-professional use projects. Secondary and supporting uses allowed in other commercial categories may also be permitted in this category. Freestanding retail and other supporting uses developed in and around a primary regional commercial center will be sited within the area of the regional commercial node, subject to the provisions of this and other elements of the Comprehensive Plan. The location, type, scale and density/intensity of the supporting and secondary uses shall be compatible with the overall character of the existing, as well as the proposed future development of the area. The standards in the Land Development Regulations and the criteria herein only designate locations that may be considered for regional commercial uses. Consideration does not guarantee the approval of a particular retail or office commercial use in any given location. Regional commercial uses should abut a roadway classified as a principal arterial or higher facility on the adopted highway functional classification system map, which is part of the Comprehensive Plan, except for sites located within the DIA's jurisdiction. Sites with two or more boundaries on transportation rights-of-way classified as principal arterials or higher will be considered preferred locations. ### CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD) This is a mixed-use land use category that is coterminous with the CBD Development Area and the DIA jurisdictional boundaries. The category allows residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, recreational, and entertainment uses, as well as transportation and communication facilities. The exact location, distribution, and density/intensity of various types of land use in the CBD will be guided by the Allocation of Development Rights Agreements approved in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan, Land Development Regulations, and any other applicable adopted plans and regulations. A. Except as provided in Subsection B., the maximum entitlements within the CBD land use category shall be consistent with Tables L-1.A and L-1.B. These tables represent the available entitlements at the time the Consolidated Downtown DRI abandonment is finalized. All existing development within the CBD and currently approved developments with DIA allocation agreements as of the date of the Consolidated Downtown DRI abandonment are vested. ### Table L-1.A: CBD Existing Development Entitlements | Land Use | Units | Constructed or Allocated | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Retail | Square Feet | 2,733,393 | | Office | Square Feet | 15,057,752 | | Industrial | Square Feet | 618,731 | | Gov't/Inst. | Square Feet | 4,973,546 | | Comm. Utilities | Square Feet | 95,000 | | Residential | Units | 5,668 | | Attractions (seats) | Seats | 7,958 | | Hotel Rooms | Rooms | 3,222 | | Marina Slips | Slips | 789 | ### Table L-1.B: CBD Development Entitlements For Allocation | Use | Units | Entitlements | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Retail | Square Feet | 4,416,520 sq. ft. | | Office | Square Feet | 20,489,404 sq. ft. | | Industrial | Square Feet | 1,043,163 sq. ft. | | Government / Institutional | Square Feet | 2,336,521 sq. ft. | | Community Utilities | Square Feet | 2,470 sq. ft. | | Residential | Dwelling Units | 11,051 d.u. | | Attractions | Seats | 18,166 seats | | Hotel | Rooms | 1,282 rooms | 1. The entitlements in Table L-1.A identify development constructed and/or approved in DIA Allocation of Development Rights Agreements as of February 2020. Allocated entitlements not fully utilized by constructed projects can be reallocated by the DIA within the CBD and may be converted in accordance with Table L-2. Entitlements within DIA Allocation of Development Rights Agreements can be converted in accordance with Table L-2. 2. Table L-1.B identifies entitlements available for allocation within the CBD. 3. The entitlements identified in Tables L-1.A and L-1.B may be converted within the CBD land use category in accordance with the trade-off rates provided in Table L-2. The trade-off rates are based on P.M. Peak Hour Trip Rates provided in the ITE Trip Generation Manual, 6th Edition. 4. The DIA shall approve the distribution of the entitlements within the CBD land use category through Allocation of Development Rights Agreements. 5. The DIA shall prepare a report annually to monitor the status of entitlements within the CBD land use category and submit it to the Planning and Development Department during the first quarter of each fiscal year. The report shall take into consideration demolitions occurring within the CBD land use category that can be credited towards available entitlements within the CBD land use category. 6. The maximum number of marina slips within the CBD land use category shall be in accordance with the Duval County Manatee Protection Plan. All approvals associated with the required permits and approvals and subsequent renewals will comply with the Boat Facility Siting Plan. 7. Development within the CBD land use category shall be consistent with the City’s adopted Mobility Plan and all valid concurrency approvals, i.e. Vested Property Affirmation Certificates (VPACs). ### Table L-2: CBD Land Use Transportation / Trade-Off Matrix | | | | TO | | | | | | | | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | | ITE Code | 110 | 220 | 310 | 560 | 565 | 610 | 710 | 720 | 820 | | | ITE Code | Land Use / Units | Lt. Industrial / 1,000 SF | Multi-Family Residential / Dwelling Unit | Hotel / Room | Church / 1,000 SF | Day Care / 1,000 SF | Hospital / Room | General Office, Gov't Office, & Institutional / 1,000 SF | Medical Office / 1,000 SF | Retail Commercial / 1,000 SF | | **FROM** | 110 | Lt. Industrial / 1,000 SF | 1.000 | 1.581 | 1.607 | 1.485 | 0.0742 | 1.065 | 0.658 | 0.268 | 0.397 | | | 310 | Hotel / Room | 0.622 | 0.984 | 1.000 | 0.924 | 0.0462 | 0.663 | 0.409 | 0.167 | 0.247 | | | 560 | Church / 1,000 SF | 0.673 | 1.065 | 1.082 | 1.000 | 0.0500 | 0.717 | 0.443 | 0.180 | 0.267 | | | 565 | Day Care / 1,000 SF | 13.469 | 21.290 | 21.639 | 20.000 | 1.000 | 14.348 | 8.859 | 3.607 | 5.344 | | | 610 | Hospital / Room | 0.939 | 1.484 | 1.508 | 1.394 | 0.0697 | 1.000 | 0.617 | 0.251 | 0.372 | | | 710 | General Office, Gov't Office, & Institutional / 1,000 SF | 1.520 | 2.403 | 2.443 | 2.258 | 0.113 | 1.620 | 1.000 | 0.407 | 0.603 | | | 720 | Medical Office / 1,000 SF | 3.735 | 5.903 | 6.000 | 5.545 | 0.277 | 3.978 | 2.456 | 1.000 | 1.482 | | | 820 | Retail Commercial / 1,000 SF | 2.520 | 3.984 | 4.049 | 3.742 | 0.187 | 2.685 | 1.658 | 0.675 | 1.000 | 1. The entitlements identified in Tables L-1.A and L-1.B may be exchanged within the CBD land use category in accordance with the trade-off rates provided in Table L-2. The trade-off rates are based on P.M. Peak Hour Trip Rates provided in the ITE Trip Generation Manual, 6th Edition. 2. Example Calculations: Trade-off 10,000 sq. ft. of Office for Retail – 10,000 / 1,000 = 10 x 0.603 = 6.03 x 1,000 = 6,030 sq. ft. of Retail Trade-off 25,000 sq. ft. of Retail for Multi-Family Residential – 25,000 / 1,000 = 25 x 3.984 = 99.6 MF Residential units B. Additional entitlements are assigned to an approximately 94-acre area within the CBD generally comprised of those riverfront properties commonly referred to as the “Shipyards” and “Metropolitan Park,” together with property located on the north side of Gator Boulevard west of the Daily’s Place Amphitheater, all as more fully illustrated below on the Shipyards / Metropolitan Park Area Map as depicted below. The entitlements specifically dedicated for development within this area are identified in Table L-3 and are in addition to the entitlements identified in Tables L-1.A and L-1.B. The entitlements in Table L-3 may be converted in accordance with Table L-4, which is based on the ITE Trip Generation Manual, 7th Edition. ### Shipyards and Metropolitan Park Area Map <
> ### Table L-3: Shipyards and Metropolitan Park Entitlements | Use | Units | Entitlements | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Marina | Boat Slips | 400 slips | | Residential | Dwelling Units | 662 d.u. | | Retail | Square Feet | 100,000 sq. ft. | | Office | Square Feet | 1,000,000 sq. ft. | | Hotel | Rooms | 350 rooms | 1. The approval of the 400-slip docking facility is contingent on securing all Federal, State, and Local permits and approvals from applicable regulatory agencies and, to the extent that there is not title to the submerged land under the docking facility, any necessary consent of use or submerged land lease by the Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund. 2. The maximum number of marina slips within the CBD land use category shall be in accordance with the Duval County Manatee Protection Plan. All approvals associated with the required permits and approvals and subsequent renewals will comply with the Boat Facility Siting Plan. 3. The 400 marina slips are in addition to the approved and constructed 70-slip transient facility existing at Metropolitan Park. 4. The entitlements in Table L-3 may be utilized on other properties within the CBD upon approval of an ordinance by City Council. 5. Development within the CBD land use category shall be consistent with the City’s adopted Mobility Plan and all valid concurrency approvals, i.e. Vested Property Affirmation Certificates (VPACs). 6. The Downtown Investment Authority shall approve the distribution of the entitlements within the CBD land use category through Allocation of Development Rights Agreements. 7. The City’s DIA shall prepare a report annually to monitor the status of entitlements within the CBD land use category and submit it to the Planning and Development Department during the first quarter of each fiscal year. This report shall take into consideration demolitions occurring within the CBD land use category that can be credited towards available entitlements within the CBD land use category. ### Table L-4: Shipyards and Metropolitan Park Transportation / Trade-Off Matrix | | | | | TO | | | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | ITE Code | 220 | 310 | 420 | 710 | 820 | | | ITE Code | Land Use / Units | Multi-Family / Dwelling Unit | Hotel / Room | Marina / Berth | General Office / 1,000 sq.ft. | Retail Commercial / 1,000 sq. ft. | | **FROM** | **220** | Multi-Family / Dwelling Unit | 1.000 | 1.058 | 3.2632 | 0.4161 | 0.2500 | | | **310** | Hotel / Room | 0.9516 | 1.000 | 3.1053 | 0.3960 | 0.2379 | | | **420** | Marina / Berth | 0.3065 | 0.3220 | 1.000 | 0.1275 | 0.0766 | | | **710** | General Office / 1,000 sq.ft. | 2.4032 | 2.5254 | 7.8421 | 1.000 | 0.6008 | | | **820** | Retail Commercial / 1,000 sq. ft. | 4.0000 | 4.2034 | 13.0526 | 1.6644 | 1.000 | 1. The maximum entitlements identified in Table L-3 may be exchanged within the CBD land use category in accordance with the trade-off rates provided in Table L-4. 2. Example Calculations: Trade-off 10,000 sq. ft. of Office for Retail — 10,000 / 1,000 = 10 x 0.6008 = 6.008 x 1,000 = 6,008 sq. ft. of Retail Trade-off 25,000 sq. ft. of Retail for Multi-Family Residential — 25,000 / 1,000 = 25 x 4.000 = 100 MF Residential units ### INDUSTRIAL Industrial uses are generally considered to be the most likely to create unacceptable impacts on residential areas. Noise, odors, toxic chemicals and wastes, and transportation conflicts are all associated with traditional industrial uses. Industrial uses are crucial to the long-term economic well-being of the City. Existing strategically located industrial lands are identified on the Industrial Preservation Map as "Industrial Sanctuary" or "Areas of Situational Compatibility". The plan includes four industrial land use categories: Business Park (BP), Light Industrial (LI), Heavy Industrial (HI), and Water Dependent-Water Related (WD-WR). Although some industries produce adverse impacts, and should therefore be isolated away from residential and other low intensity use areas, many industrial uses can exist in harmony with non-industrial neighbors through proper site design, arrangement of uses and the incorporation of effective buffers. Business parks, for example, may include such light industrial uses as research and product development, communications facilities, light assembly and manufacturing, and even some types of warehousing. # BUSINESS PARK (BP) ## BP - GENERAL INTENT Business Park (BP) is a category primarily intended to accommodate business offices and low intensity light industrial uses. Uses, except for commercial retail sales or service and ancillary and accessory outside storage uses, shall be conducted within an enclosed building. Business offices should comprise the majority of the category land area, while service, major institutional and light industrial uses constitute the remaining land area. Limited commercial retail and service establishments, hotels, and motels may also be permitted. Residential uses are also permitted in appropriate locations as identified under the Development Area Uses and densities. Development within the category should be compact and connected and should support multi-modal transportation. Uses should generally be designed in a manner which emphasizes the use of transit, bicycle, and pedestrian mobility, ease of access between neighboring uses, and compatibility with adjacent residential neighborhoods. Transit-Oriented Developments (TOD), as defined in this element, are encouraged when in close proximity to an existing or planned JTA premium transit station. Density, location and mix of uses shall be pursuant to the Development Areas as set forth herein. ### Urban Priority Area (UPA) and Urban Area (UA) Intent BP in the Urban Priority Area and the Urban Area is intended to provide compact medium to high intensity office development. Development which includes medium to high density residential uses is preferred for sites located outside of areas identified as an Industrial Sanctuary. Plan amendment requests for new BP designations are preferred in locations which are supplied with full urban services. ### Suburban Area (SA) Intent BP in the Suburban Area is intended to provide compact low to medium intensity office development. Development which includes low to medium density residential uses is preferred for sites located outside of areas identified as an Industrial Sanctuary. Plan amendment requests for new BP designations are preferred in locations which are supplied with full urban services. ### Rural Area (RA) Intent Unless a site is identified on the Industrial Preservation Map, Plan amendment requests for new BP designations are discouraged in the Rural Area because they would potentially encourage urban sprawl. ### BP - GENERAL USES The uses provided herein shall be applicable to all BP sites within all development areas. ### Principal Uses Offices; Financial institutions; Research and development activities; Radio and TV studios; Commercial retail sales and service establishments; Restaurants; Major institutions; Light manufacturing; fabrication and assembly; Warehousing; Distribution; Multi-family dwellings; Live/work units; Hotels and motels; Off street parking lots and garages when combined with another principal use; and Uses associated with and developed as an integral component of TOD on sites located outside of areas identified as an Industrial Sanctuary. Commercial retail sales and service establishments and multi-family residential uses are permitted when 50 percent or more of the contiguous BP category within up to one quarter of a mile radius of the subject site is developed for any of the other uses permitted in the BP category. Commercial retail sales and service establishments and residential developments that do not comply with the provisions listed above shall provide a mix of uses within the development site and shall be subject to the limitation that commercial retail sales and service establishments and residential uses shall not exceed 80 percent of a development. Residential uses shall not be permitted in any airport environ where residential uses are not allowed as identified in the Land Development Regulations and in the policies listed in this element, in the Coastal High Hazard Area (CHHA), or within an area designated as an Industrial Sanctuary. Existing residential dwellings which were legally built as single or multi-family dwellings prior to the adoption of the 2010 Comprehensive Plan shall be allowed as legal, non-conforming uses and may be rebuilt if necessary so long as the original structure and density is not intensified, enlarged or converted to a non-residential use, and as long as there is not an adopted Neighborhood Action Plan and/or study recommending against them. ### Secondary Uses All public facilities and non-residential uses permitted in residential and commercial land use categories; and Outside storage accessory to a permitted use provided it is visually screened pursuant to supplemental performance standards and criteria of the Land Development Regulations In addition, the following secondary uses may also be permitted: Communication facilities; Utility plants and facilities; Off street parking lots; Vocational trade, technical or industrial schools; and similar public facilities. The following secondary uses shall not be permitted: Bed and breakfast; Cemeteries, mausoleums, funeral homes or mortuaries; Driving ranges; Golf, yacht, tennis and country clubs; Commercial fishing or hunting camps; Guest ranches; Fairgrounds; Riding academies; Shooting ranges; Stadiums and arenas; Yard waste composting; Camping grounds; Crematoria; Private camps. ### BP - DENSITY Development density and minimum lot size for sites not served by centralized potable water and wastewater shall comply with the more restrictive of the provisions provided below and Future Land Use Element Policies 1.2.8 and 1.2.9. However, development may proceed in accordance with zoning entitlements approved on or before adoption of the 2045 Comprehensive Plan so long as the gross density does not exceed the maximum gross density of the land use category and development complies with the Code of Subdivision Regulations. #### Urban Priority Area (UPA) and Urban Area (UA) Density The maximum gross density in the Urban Priority Area and Urban Area shall be 40 units/acre and there shall be no minimum density; except as provided herein. * Development on a site that abuts LDR and/or RR may cluster density away from the LDR and/or RR and development shall not exceed 20 units/acre within 30 feet of the abutting property. The Land Development Regulations shall include a process to waive or reduce these requirements in site specific cases where existing or proposed mitigation measures provide for a sufficient transition in densities. * Transit-Oriented Developments (TOD) shall provide a minimum gross density of 20 units/acre; and may increase the maximum gross density by an additional 20 units/acre; except for sites abutting Low Density Residential (LDR) and Rural Residential (RR), in which case the maximum gross density shall not exceed 20 units/acre within 40 feet of the abutting property and there shall be no minimum density. Density may be clustered away from the abutting LDR. The Land Development Regulations shall include a process to waive or reduce these requirements in site specific cases where existing or proposed mitigation measures provide for a sufficient transition in densities. * In the absence of the availability of centralized potable water and/or wastewater, the maximum gross density of development permitted in this category shall be the same as allowed in Medium Density Residential (MDR) without such services. **Suburban Area (SA) Density** The maximum gross density in Suburban Area shall be 20 units/acre and there shall be no minimum density; except as provided herein. * Transit-Oriented Development shall provide a minimum gross density of 15 units/acre; and may increase the maximum gross density by an additional 20 units/acre; except for sites abutting LDR and RR, in which case the maximum gross density shall not exceed 20 units/acre within 30 feet if the abutting property. Density may be clustered away from the abutting LDR and/or RR and there shall be no minimum density. The Land Development Regulations shall include a process to waive or reduce these requirements in site specific cases where existing or proposed mitigation measures provide for a sufficient transition in densities. * In the absence of the availability of centralized potable water and/or wastewater, the maximum gross density of development permitted in this category shall be the same as allowed in Medium Density Residential (MDR) without such services. **Rural Area (RA) Density** The maximum gross density in Rural Area shall be 20 units/acre and there shall be no minimum density; except as provided herein. * Transit-Oriented Development shall provide a minimum gross density of 15 units/acre; and may increase the maximum gross density by an additional 20 units/acre; except for sites abutting LDR and/or RR, in which case the maximum gross density shall not exceed 20 units/acre within 25 feet of the abutting property and there shall be no minimum density. Density may be clustered away from the abutting LDR and/or RR. The Land Development Regulations shall include a process to waive or reduce these requirements in site specific cases where existing or proposed mitigation measures provide for a sufficient transition in densities. * In the absence of the availability of centralized potable water and/or wastewater, the maximum gross density of development permitted in this category shall be the same as allowed in Medium Density Residential (MDR) without such services. # LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (LI) ### LI - GENERAL INTENT Light Industrial (LI) is a category which provides for the location of industrial uses that are able to be performed in such a manner as to control the external effects of the process, such as smoke, noise, soot, dirt, vibration, odor, etc. Uses within this category, other than outside storage and retail sales and service, shall be conducted within an enclosed building. Generally, light industrial uses involve materials that have previously been prepared, or raw materials that do not need refining. These uses do not create a noticeable amount of noise, dust, odor, smoke, glare or vibration outside of the building or on the site in which the activity takes place. Site access to roads classified as collector or higher on the Highway Functional Classification Map is preferred; except for sites located within the DIA’s jurisdictional boundaries. ### LI - GENERAL USES The uses provided herein shall be applicable to all LI sites in all Development Areas and uses, other than outside storage, shall be conducted within an enclosed building. **Principal Uses** Light assembly and manufacturing; Packaging; Processing; Manufacturing of paints, enamels and allied products; Concrete batching plants; Storage/warehousing, including storage of flammable and combustible products and products not deemed extremely hazardous; Distribution; Research and development activities; Transportation terminals; Radio/T.V. studios; Transmission and relay towers; Yard waste composting; Recycling facilities; Offices; Medical clinics; Veterinary offices; and Vocational/trade schools and building trade contractors. Existing dwellings which were legally built as single or multi-family dwellings prior to the adoption of the 2010 Comprehensive Plan shall be allowed as a legal, non-conforming uses and may be rebuilt if necessary so long as the original structure and density is not intensified or enlarged in any way, as long as there is not an adopted Neighborhood Action Plan and/or study recommending against them. **Secondary Uses** All public facilities and non-residential uses permitted in residential and commercial land use categories may also be permitted as secondary uses. In addition, the following secondary uses may also be permitted: Railroad yards; Truck terminals; Bus and rail stations; Solid waste management facilities including composting and recycling operations; Institutional uses and public facilities; Utility plants and facilities; Broadcasting studios including transmitters; and Telephone and cellular phone towers. ## HEAVY INDUSTRIAL (HI) ### HI - GENERAL INTENT Generally, heavy industrial uses involve creating or utilizing materials or products predominantly from extracted or raw materials, or perform activities that potentially involve hazardous or commonly recognized offensive conditions. Heavy industrial uses are the most likely to produce adverse physical and environmental impacts on adjacent residential areas such as noise, land, air and water pollution and transportation conflicts. For this reason, heavy industrial land uses should be buffered by other less intense transitional land uses, such as office, light industrial or open space, etc., to protect residential and other sensitive land uses; i.e., schools, health care facilities, etc. Heavy industrial uses shall be located with convenient access to the transportation network that includes major highways, railroads, airports and port facilities. Site access to roads classified as arterial or higher on the Highway Functional Classification Map is preferred; except for sites located within the DIA's jurisdictional boundaries. Sites with railroad access and frontage on two highways are preferred locations for heavy industrial development. ### HI - GENERAL USES The uses provided herein shall be applicable to all HI sites in all Development Areas. #### Principal Uses Research and development activities; Transmission and relay towers; Mining; Heavy manufacturing; Repair; Fabrication; Assembly; Packaging; Processing; Distribution; Transportation operations; Railroad switching yards; Solid waste management facilities including composting and recycling operations; and Utility plants. Uses engaged in the basic processing and manufacturing of materials or products predominantly from extracted or raw materials, or a use engaged in storage of, or manufacturing processes using flammable or explosive materials, or storage or manufacturing processes that potentially involve hazardous conditions. Uses engaged in the operation, parking, and maintenance of vehicles, cleaning of equipment or work processes involving solvents, solid waste or sanitary waste transfer stations, recycling establishments, truck terminals, public works yards, and container storage. This may include manufacturing, processing, storage or transportation of paper and pulp, scrap metal, explosives, paint, oil, turpentine, shellac, lacquer or varnish and similar other hazardous and toxic materials as well as petroleum refining including the various components and raw materials thereof. #### Secondary Uses All public facilities and non-residential uses permitted in residential and commercial land use categories may also be permitted as secondary uses, with the exception that public schools are not permitted in the Heavy Industrial Category. ## WATER DEPENDENT-WATER RELATED (WD-WR) ### WD-WR - GENERAL INTENT WD-WR is a category primarily intended for land uses that meet the definition of “recreational and commercial working waterfront” (per Section 342.07 F.S. and this Plan) or that require deep water access to the St. Johns River. The primary purpose of the category is to protect, support and permit orderly expansion of the Port of Jacksonville and recreational and commercial working waterfronts. ### WD-WR - USES The uses provided herein shall be applicable to all WD-WR sites in all Development Areas. #### Principal Uses Ports; Harbors; Industrial docks; Facilities for construction; Maintenance and repair of vessels; Ship supply establishments and facilities; Freight, trucking, shipping or other transportation terminals; manufacturing incidental to a water dependent/water related principal use; Storage; Processing; Transportation; Dredge and disposal and other similar uses, which are related to and support the Port are also permitted, even though they may not require deep water access. Other water dependent uses, such as utility plants, water related recreation facilities, and fishing villages along with supporting commercial, service, institutional and public facilities are also permissible activities in appropriate locations. #### Secondary Uses All public facilities and non-residential uses permitted in residential and commercial land use categories. #### Accessory Uses Travel trailer parks, railroad yards, storage including bulk storage of flammable liquids and distribution facilities are permitted provided it is part of another principal use. ## MULTI - USE (MU) ### MU GENERAL INTENT The Multi-Use land use category is intended to accommodate large-scale development and redevelopment projects pursuant to an approved conceptual long-term master plan and is implemented through one or more Planned Unit Development (PUD) or conventional zoning districts. The criteria provided within this category are based on a long-term planning strategy that results in a cohesive and compatible development pattern, the provision of adequate public facilities, utilities and infrastructure and the protection of environmentally sensitive land and species. New designations under the MU category shall generally be for sites greater than 250 acres in size in the Suburban, Urban and Urban Priority Development Areas and for sites greater than 1,000 acres in the Rural Development Area. Development within each MU designation shall include a mix of both residential and non-residential uses and shall incorporate multi-modal transportation concepts consistent with the goals of the Mobility Strategy Plan. MU land use designations in existence prior to the effective date of Ordinance 2010-400-E, including subsequent amendments to such MU designations, shall be exempt from these requirements, provided they continue to comply with the MU land use category requirements in place at the time the MU designation was originally approved. Multi-Use (MU) land use designations associated with FLUE Policies 4.3.1 – 4.3.17 comply with this section. A copy of the MU category as it existed prior to adoption of Ordinance 2010-400-E is provided after the current category description. MU land use designations adopted pursuant to the MU provisions established in Ordinance 2010-400-E, including subsequent amendments to such MU designations, shall be exempt from these requirements, provided they continue to comply with the MU land use category requirements in place at the time the MU designation was originally approved. Multi-Use (MU) land use designations associated with FLUE Policies 4.3.18 and 4.3.19 comply with this section. A copy of the MU category as adopted pursuant to Ordinance 2010-400-E is provided after current category description. ### **MU GENERAL USES** Plan amendment requests for new MU designations shall be accompanied by a site specific policy that addresses the total gross acreage of the site, the permitted uses and the densities and intensities of those uses, a statement that development shall not be permitted until such time as a conceptual master plan is approved by the City Council, a statement that all development within the MU shall be consistent with the approved conceptual master plan and any additional information deemed necessary. The proposed amendment application shall include a non-binding preliminary development map. The conceptual master plan shall, at a minimum, address the following: 1. The general distribution, location and densities or intensities of residential and non-residential development. 2. Acknowledgement that rezonings will be submitted where such uses, densities and intensities are inconsistent with the current zoning designations prior to development reviews and approvals for developments within the overall site. 3. The general distribution and location of conservation areas and wetland buffers. 4. The strategy for providing centralized utilities for water and sewer service throughout the planning area, including a general phasing plan that identifies when development is anticipated to require the need for additional facilities. The Water Supply Facilities Work Plan (WSFWP) must be updated prior to any development phase requiring construction of potable, treatment, and/or non-potable water supply facilities to incorporate the applicable planned facilities into the WSFWP. 5. Identification of the major internal transportation facilities necessary to serve the future land uses through an efficient and connected network. 6. General identification of how the major internal transportation facilities will connect to the external transportation network with proposed future connections to any State facilities subject to review by the Florida Department of Transportation. 7. A basic assessment shall be conducted of the currently identified and expected roadway operating conditions of the immediately surrounding transportation network for the conceptual master plan (methodologies and assumptions used in this assessment shall be agreed upon by the Planning and Development Department, the Florida Department of Transportation, and the owner or authorized agent). 8. Coordination with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission staff in the design of the conceptual master plan. 9. Requirements and limitations for submitting proposed conceptual master plan amendments through the Planning and Development Department to the City Council for review and approval. ### MU CATEGORY DESCRIPTIONS PURSUANT TO AND PRE-DATING ORDINANCE 2010-400-E #### MU GENERAL INTENT – PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE 2010-400-E The Multi-Use land use category is intended to accommodate, in a more innovating fashion, development or redevelopment of areas in a larger size and scale. Areas which are appropriate for the Multi-Use designation include development which meets or exceeds the thresholds for a Development of Regional Impact (DRI), Florida Quality Development (FQD), or Regional Activity Centers (RAC) under Chapter 380, Florida Statutes, or a former military base closed pursuant to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 and under Florida Statute 228 or subsequent Federal/local action or areas which have been approved as a Transportation Management Area with a Chapter 163 Agreement (TMA), and for those developments that comprise of at least 250 acres and provide for master planned communities which include energy efficient development patterns and other features designed to maximize the preservation of natural areas. The MU category is also appropriate for areas where the City of Jacksonville sponsors and adopts a community plan and its resulting revised land development regulations in conjunction with adoption of the MU category. Community plans meeting these criteria must involve a public participation component. These are the only areas to which the Multi-Use will apply. ### **MU GENERAL USES** The major purposes of this designation are to facilitate mixed-use development with horizontal and vertical land use integration, encourage mass transit and other mobility options, reduce dependence on the automobile, provide incentives for quality development and give definition to the urban form. As such, a mix of both residential and non-residential uses is encouraged, but not required in MU projects. Design, aesthetics and environmental protection and enhancement are to be emphasized as part of the Multi-Use land use category. The density and intensity of land uses permitted with the Multi-Use land use category shall be specified in the Future Land Use Element of the City’s Comprehensive Plan. Gross acreage shall be used in calculating residential densities. Additionally, and where applicable, this land use category would also still follow the set of circumstances under which proposed development in the designated area would be required to be reviewed through the provisions of Chapter 380, Florida Statutes DRI process, an approved Base Reuse Plan or through the provisions of an approved TMA. For an area to qualify for the Multi-Use land use category, the following criteria must be met: 1. The density and intensity of land uses permitted within this category shall include at least three different land uses and of these no one land use, except for conservation, can exceed 70% of the land area involved in the particular amendment. 2. Multi-Use land uses will be of regional significance and either a DRI, RAC, FQD, former Military Base or TMA or be for a development that comprise of at least 250 acres and provides for master planned communities which include energy efficient development patterns and other features designed to maximize the preservation of natural areas or be based upon a City of Jacksonville sponsored and adopted community plan and its resulting revised land development regulations. 3. Multi-Use uses of this magnitude shall be DRI, FQDs, RACs, or former Military Bases and may be located in such areas as in the downtown and community redevelopment areas and areas surrounding regional community facilities such as airports, ports, convention centers or governmental complexes, commerce centers and regional activity centers or may be based upon a City of Jacksonville sponsored and adopted community plan or be a development that comprises of at least 250 acres and provides for master planned communities which include energy efficient development patterns and other features designed to maximize the preservation of natural areas. Each Multi-Use land use designation shall be a defined geographical area, delineated on the Future Land Use Map series (FLUMs) of the Future Land Use Element of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. In addition, on the Map within the defined geographical area, the name of the multi-use development shall be inserted with an asterisk. Elsewhere on the map next to the asterisk shall be a cross reference to the specific policy in the Future Land Use Element which refers to the development by name shall identify the land uses allowed, the percentage distribution or range of mix of uses and the densities and intensities of uses. The specific FLUE policy and the companion Planned Unit Development – Multi Use (PUD- MU) rezoning shall enumerate all the land uses which will be utilized by the development without specific locations so that any land use may be used anywhere in the development subject to locational criteria and the requirements of other applicable local land development. ### **DEVELOPMENT TYPOLOGY AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS** Development within the MU Category may include permitted uses mixed within the same building (vertical) or in separate buildings on the same site or in the same block (horizontal). Multi-use development allows for a high quality mix of compatible uses. To facilitate integration of land uses, the placement of an interconnected system of streets is required to the greatest extent feasible and the use of cul-de-sacs is discouraged. Development within an MU land use designation shall be permitted only by a Planned Unit Development – Multi Use (PUD-MU) zoning district. No development beyond current use of the site shall take place until such time as the Preliminary Phase and Development Phase PUD-MU applications, as set forth in the PUD-MU Procedures of the Zoning Code, are submitted and approved. MU developments may utilize a conversion process that allows for the modification of densities and intensities of approved uses provided: 1. A conversion table is submitted to and approved by the Planning and Development Department and, 2. The trip generation level is less than or equal to the most recent legislatively adopted transportation analysis and is consistent with the land use types and the range of percentage distribution of uses provided in the site specific policy accompanying the MU designation. The proposed mix of land uses must be depicted on a map and projected to result in a minimum internal capture rate of 15% of the total PM peak hour trip generation at build out within the MU development. In addition to the criteria listed above and as required in the Land Development Regulations, the Development Phase PUD-MUs should also address the following: * Demonstration of consistency with the site-specific land use policy. * Open Space Requirements. * Phasing Strategy. * Parking requirements. Shared parking, including deck parking, and on-street parking, is encouraged in order to reduce the amount of impervious surface area. * Pedestrian and bicycle-oriented design features, including street design standards that promote pedestrian and bicycle usage. * Consideration of transit-supportive features, including dedication of right-of-way in order to promote the construction of a long-term transit-ready system. * Consistency with Jacksonville Design Guidelines and Best Practices Handbook for commercial development, as appropriate. * Identification of at least one neighborhood activity center is strongly encouraged when residential uses are included in the proposed development. * Along corridors with a mix of uses and/or within neighborhood activity centers, consideration of build-to lines. Build-to lines should place buildings close together, fronting on a sidewalk, to create a sense a place and provide spatial definition along streets. * Compatible building heights and setbacks. * Appropriate and diverse lot sizes. * Accessory dwelling units are encouraged when residential uses are included as a portion of the proposed development. * Development should, to the greatest extent feasible, not create isolated pockets which are not able to be functionally tied to the neighborhood activity center and/or corridor with a mix of uses with respect to roadways, pedestrian pathways, bike paths, or architectural treatments. * Wetlands, carbon sinks, and other environmentally sensitive areas should be dedicated for conservation uses; any development within such areas shall be consistent with the Conservation/Coastal Management Element policies. * Stub-outs are required. A “stub-out” is a transportation facility, usually a paved roadway, (i) whose right-of-way terminates at a parcel abutting a development, (ii) that consists of a short segment that is intended to serve current and future development by providing continuity and connectivity of the public street network, (iii) that is provided when there is a reasonable expectation that connection with a future street is possible, or (iv) that is constructed to at least the end of the radius of the intersection with the adjoining street and the right of way is graded and dedicated to the property line. * Need for public/civic uses and sites such as schools, libraries, fire stations. ### ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS Proposals for the MU designation shall specify, as applicable, a maximum number of dwelling units for residential development and maximum square footages and/or acreages for non-residential development, and shall demonstrate a projected minimum internal capture rate of 15% of the total PM peak hour trip generation at build out within the MU development. PUD-MUs can be amended so long as the applicant establishes the following: 1. The overall MU development maintains a minimum internal capture rate of 15 percent; and 2. The overall MU development does not exceed the number of agreed upon total trips as calculated by the permitted development maximums. If new uses are added or approved uses are removed from the site-specific land use policy; the original number of agreed upon total trips is exceeded; or boundary changes are made to the site, a new land use application shall be filed with the Planning and Development Department. A monitoring/tracking report shall be provided by the master developer as specified in the PUD-MU procedures. The details and contents of the monitoring/tracking report will be addressed in the preliminary phase PUD-MU, including demonstration of how the overall project is progressing towards attainment of the required 15% internal capture rate. This monitoring/tracking report shall be reviewed for accuracy, sufficiency and completeness by the Planning and Development Department staff as part of the verification of substantial compliance process. Multi-Use (MU) land use designations in existence prior to the effective date of Ordinance 2010-400, including subsequent amendments to such MU designations shall be exempt from these requirements, provided they continue to comply with the MU land use category requirements in place at the time the MU designation was originally approved. Multi-Use (MU) land use designations associated with FLUE Policies 4.3.1 – 4.3.17 comply with this exemption. A copy of the former MU category shall be provided in the background for the FLUE. ### **MULTI - USE (MU) – PREDATING ORDINANCE 2010-400-E** The Multi-Use land use category is intended to accommodate, in a more innovating fashion, development or redevelopment of areas in a larger size and scale. The major purposes of this designation are to facilitate mixed-use development with horizontal and vertical land use integration, encourage mass transit, reduce the need for automobile travel, provide incentives for quality development and give definition to the urban form. Design, aesthetics and environmental protection and enhancement are to be emphasized as part of the Multi-Use land use category. This designation will only be applied to areas that are of regional significance and offer a more practical means of their illustration of the Future Land Use Map series (FLUMs). Areas which are appropriate for the Multi-Use designation include development which meets or exceeds the thresholds for a Development of Regional Impact (DRI), Florida Quality Development (FQD), or Regional Activity Centers (RAC) under Chapter 380, Florida Statutes, or a former military base closed pursuant to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 and under Florida Statute 228 or subsequent Federal/local action or areas which have been approved as a Transportation Management Area with a Chapter 163 Agreement (TMA). The MU category is also appropriate for areas where the City of Jacksonville sponsors and adopts a community plan and its resulting revised land development regulations in conjunction with adoption of the MU category. Community plans meeting this criteria must involve a public participation component. These are the only areas to which the Multi-Use will apply. Developments in the Multi-Use category are authorized to use a proportionate share contribution provision in accordance with the provisions of Florida Statutes 163.3180(12) concerning transportation improvements. The density and intensity of land uses permitted with the Multi-Use land use category shall be specified in the Future Land Use Element of the City’s Comprehensive Plan. Additionally, this land use category would also still follow the set of circumstances under which proposed development in the designated area would be required to be reviewed through the provisions of Chapter 380, Florida Statutes DRI process, an approved Base Reuse Plan or through the provisions of an approved TMA. For an area to qualify for the Multi-Use land use category, the following criteria must be met: This land use designation shall not be approved where other land use designations within the City land use plan provide sufficient flexibility for the existing or proposed land uses. The density and intensity of land uses permitted within this category shall include at least two different land uses and of these no one land use can exceed 70% of the land area involved in the particular amendment. Multi-Use land uses will be of regional significance and either a DRI, RAC, FQD, former Military Base or TMA, or based upon a City of Jacksonville sponsored and adopted community plan and its resulting revised land development regulations. Multi-Use uses of this magnitude shall be DRI, FQDs, RACs, or former Military Bases and may be located in such areas as in the downtown and community redevelopment areas and areas surrounding regional community facilities such as airports, ports, convention centers or governmental complexes, commerce centers and regional activity centers, or may be based upon a City of Jacksonville sponsored and adopted community plan. Each Multi-Use land use designation shall be a defined geographical area, delineated on the Future Land Use Map series (FLUMs) of the Future Land Use Element of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. In addition, on the Map within the defined geographical area, the name of the multi-use development shall be inserted with an asterisk. Elsewhere on the map next to the asterisk shall be a cross reference to the specific policy in the Future Land Use Element which refers to the development by name. Within that policy shall be enumerated all the future land use categories which will be utilized by the development without specific locations so that any land use category may be used anywhere in the development subject to the requirements of other applicable local land development. ### *RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE (ROS)* #### ***ROS - GENERAL INTENT*** This category includes lands used for activities that are associated with outdoor recreation. The FLUMs depict major existing recreational facilities only since neighborhood scale recreational areas are allowed as secondary uses within the residential and commercial categories. The location of new recreational facilities will be guided by the provisions of this and other elements of the Comprehensive Plan. Recommendations in the more specific planning district, neighborhood or functional plans will also be considered in siting future recreational facilities. #### **ROS - GENERAL USES** The uses provided herein shall be applicable to all ROS sites in all Development Areas. ##### **Principal Uses** Parks, Playgrounds; Golf courses; Driving ranges; Marinas; Fairgrounds and spectator sports facilities in public and private ownership; carbon sinks; Pastoral open space managed by the Recreation and Community Services Department is also included. ### Secondary Uses Guest ranches; Riding academies; Boarding stables; Private camps; Campgrounds; Travel trailer parks that include on-site recreational facilities or that are located in close proximity to a recreational attraction; Country clubs; Private clubs; Sale and service of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption in conjunction with a permitted use; Rifle or pistol shooting ranges; Archery ranges; Hunting and fishing camps and similar other recreational uses; public schools. ### Excluded Uses Areas designated as national or state forests, parks or preserves, although they offer excellent recreational opportunities, are included in the Conservation category. Private recreation and open space facilities that are part of residential, commercial or institutional land uses approved as integrated developments are also excluded since they are considered to be supporting uses to their projects. # PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES (PBF) ## PBF - GENERAL INTENT This is a broad land use category that is intended to accommodate major public use or community service activities. Siting public/semi-public facilities that are allowed in commercial, light and heavy industrial, residential and institutional categories as supporting uses will not require plan amendment. Some major uses, however, because of their scale and potential community impacts, may only be sited in this plan category. Activities that provide community service functions vary in character and locational need. A primary consideration in locating these uses is to ensure that each use will function as it is intended, as an important part of the urban service delivery system. The standards to be prepared as Land Development Regulations and the criteria herein only designate locations that may be considered for public/semi-public uses, and do not apply to military bases or other uses that do not directly serve the citizens of the City. Consideration does not guarantee approval of a particular use in any given location. With the exception of utility substations and other similar non-trip generating uses, community and regional serving public/semi-public sites should abut a roadway classified as a collector or higher facility on the adopted highway functional classification system map, which is part of the Comprehensive Plan. ### PBF - GENERAL USES The uses provided herein shall be applicable to all PBF sites in all Development Areas. ### Principal Uses All lawful government activities; Public buildings and grounds; Schools; Criminal justice facilities; Military installations; Transportation facilities including airports, train stations, terminals etc.; Dredge material disposal; along with ancillary and accessory uses such as Warehouses; General aviation uses; Hotels; Motels; Restaurants; Car rental agencies; Public/private institutions; Religious institutions and places of worship; Hospitals, including medical offices, Medical clinics, Pharmacies, and other uses normally associated therewith; Private clubs; Sale and service of alcoholic beverages in conjunction with a permissible use; Major public utilities; and Off street parking lots; Nursing homes; Group care homes; Homes for the aged or orphans and other uses normally associated therewith are also permitted within this land use category. **Secondary Uses** Recreation and open space such as Ball parks; Stadiums Arenas and equestrian facilities; etc.; Sale and service of alcoholic beverages in conjunction with a permitted activity; Off street parking lots; Silviculture activities; Conservation areas; Sanitary landfills; Construction and demolition debris landfills; Yard waste composting facilities including the mulching plant and similar other uses. # CONSERVATION (CSV) ### CSV - GENERAL INTENT Conservation lands are areas with valuable environmental resources, such as sensitive vegetation, high value habitat, wetlands, high aquifer recharge potential, carbon sinks and unique coastal areas. Some resource systems are highly sensitive and easily destroyed by indiscriminate human activity. These will be protected through public or private nonprofit ownership and management over time. Areas in public or private ownership with unique environmental characteristics, such as coastal lands, may be designated as Special Management Areas (SMA) in accordance with the provisions of the Conservation/Coastal Management Element. In order to enhance and protect their unique resources, these areas will be subject to additional land use controls implemented through their specific management plans. The FLUMs include an Environmentally Sensitive Areas Map (ESAM), which is used in concert with the Future Land Use Map series (FLUMs). The boundaries of the flood hazard areas on the ESAM are based on the federal Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM), while the location and boundaries of wetlands and other environmentallyly sensitive areas potentially subject to additional regulatory controls are based on a variety of sources, including St. Johns River Water Management District and generalized United States Geological Survey (USGS) mapping. Accordingly, the location and boundaries of these areas are not precise, but are rather intended to serve as a guide in identifying sites that may be subject to regulatory mechanisms. Exact boundaries will be established for regulatory purposes using detailed site surveys completed prior to the issuance of development orders. These areas are depicted on the FLUMs under appropriate land use categories for which areas around these can be used/developed subject to applicable local, regional, State and federal regulations. The Conservation category depicted on the FLUMs includes areas that are protected through public or private nonprofit ownership and management. Development potential in these areas is generally limited to open space, resource and recreational uses. Conservation areas may include regional, state or national forests, parks, sanctuaries, preserves and Special Management Areas. More specific uses and activities permitted in these areas are guided by the approved management plans for each area when such plans exist. This category also includes some sites that are presently privately owned, are located in DRIs or PUDs and are protected by development agreements or conveyed development rights, or the sites have been proposed for acquisition. ### AGRICULTURE (AGR) #### _AGR - GENERAL INTENT_ Agriculture (AGR) is intended to provide for agricultural uses and to preserve the existing rural character of outlying areas of the City. Most AGR lands are located in the Rural Area of the City where full urban services and facilities will not be provided by the City during the planning time frame. Accordingly, the principal activities allowed in these categories are agriculture and related uses, such as farming, horticulture, forestry and logging, storage, processing and wholesale distribution of farm supplies and products, and other resource dependent uses. In order to preserve the rural character of these areas, residential uses are permitted at very low densities. #### _AGR - GENERAL USES_ The uses provided herein shall be applicable to all AGR sites in all Development Areas. **Principal Uses** Single-family dwellings; Farming; Horticulture; Forestry and logging; Storage, processing and wholesale distribution of farm supplies and products; Raising of farm animals and poultry; Guest ranches; Riding academies; Game preserves; Bird sanctuaries; Fish hatcheries and refuges; Watersheds; Reservoirs; Control structures and wells; Retail outlets for live plants, fruit and vegetables, feed, fertilizer and farm supplies; Animal hospitals; Veterinary clinics; Animal boarding places; Dog kennels; Resource based activities, such as conservation, recreation, and mining activities; renewable energy facilities and uses, such as wind and solar farms, and floating solar facilities; and Marinas meeting the siting criteria of the Conservation/Coastal Management Element. Other non-resource based uses may be permitted provided they meet the following criteria: * The provision of the facilities and services is in conformity with the provisions of this and other elements of the Comprehensive Plan; * The use meets all local, State and federal regulatory requirements and performance standards; * The location, scale, and design of the facilities are compatible with agricultural and rural activities; * The use does not attract urban sprawl, spin-off urban development or may not be a desirable activity in the Urban Development Areas because of external impacts on adjacent lands. Such uses include racetracks, solid waste management facilities including sludge disposal, power plants, major utility lines, airport, airstrips, prisons, slaughter houses, radio and television station antennas. ### Secondary Uses Race tracks; Sawmills; Bait and tackle shops; Commercial hunting and fishing camps; Truck stops and similar other supporting commercial uses; Sale and service of alcoholic beverages in conjunction with a permitted activity; Religious institutions and places of worship; Public facilities including schools; and Home occupations. ### AGR - DENSITY The maximum gross density in the AGR category shall be one (1) unit/2.5 acres in all Development Areas. Notwithstanding this requirement, one dwelling unit shall be permitted on any nonconforming lot of record that was existing on September 21, 1990. Development on such nonconforming lots of record shall be subject to all other plan provisions. Pursuant to the authority granted to local governments by Sec. 163.3179, Florida Statutes, the City shall, through Land Development Regulations, provide for the use of a parcel of property in Agriculture land use categories solely as a homestead by an individual who is the grandparent, parent, step-parent, adopted parent, sibling, child, stepchild, adopted child, or grandchild of the person who conveyed the parcel to said individual, notwithstanding the density or intensity of use assigned to the parcel by the Future Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan. Such a provision shall apply only once to any individual. To implement this policy, the Land Development Regulations shall provide procedures for lot splits or subdivision of land for family homestead partitions for the purpose of conveying a lot or parcel to individuals meeting these requirements for the establishment of a homestead and shall provide for minimum lot size of the lots so created and the remaining lot. Lot splits or subdivisions of land permitted pursuant to this policy shall be subject to compliance with all other applicable Comprehensive Plan policies and Federal, State, Regional, and County regulations. To encourage the preservation of agricultural, recreational and conservation uses in agricultural areas, the allowable residential densities may be transferred between contiguous parcels under a common site plan-controlled zoning district in the AGR land use category. Residential development may be clustered on a site in accordance with the following standards: * Both the development and the remaining undeveloped agricultural land shall be part of a site-plan-controlled zoning district (PUD) which stipulates that the maximum allowable density credit for the entire subject site has been transferred to the area of cluster development and may not be subsequently rezoned to the contrary without a comprehensive plan amendment. * Units may not be clustered at densities which would exceed the threshold for wells and septic tanks, nor located in areas which cannot sustain wells or septic tanks. * The following non-residential uses may be included as part of the clustered development: Conservation; Recreation; Farming; Horticulture; Raising of farm animals and poultry; Guest ranches; Riding academies; Game preserves; Commercial hunting and fishing camps; Marinas meeting the siting criteria of the Conservation/Coastal Management Element; Bird sanctuaries; Fish hatcheries and refuges; Watersheds; Reservoirs; Control structures and wells; Retail outlets for live plants, fruit and vegetables, feed, fertilizer and farm supplies; Bait and tackle shops; Animal hospitals; Veterinary clinics; Animal boarding places; Dog kennels, Churches Religious institutions and other public facilities; and Home occupations. * Wetlands and water bodies for which density credit is given shall be recorded as preservation or conservation areas or easements. Any proposed changes to said preservation or conservation areas or easements shall be approved by the City Council. The general objective is to hold to a minimum the number of residential units allowed in agricultural areas where full urban services and facilities are not available while nevertheless allowing some residential use for each owner of a lot of record. ### DEVELOPMENT CHARACTERISTICS An objective of the Comprehensive Plan was to encourage large landowners in the agricultural area to develop their respective properties in a mixed-use type of development in the future. Such development should be clustered such that it creates minimal impact to the surrounding rural character and designed to provide for the "internal capture" of daily trips for work, shopping and recreational activities through the development of Rural Villages. New Rural Villages are not permitted. Rural Villages that were approved prior to adoption of the 2045 Comprehensive Plan may continue to be developed and revised so long as they continue to comply with the standards set forth herein but may not be expanded beyond the site area approved prior to adoption of the 2045 Comprehensive Plan. ### Standards for Rural Villages Rural Villages may be approved within various Agricultural land uses in order to maximize the preservation of natural areas, not contribute to urban sprawl, reduce the need for residents of the surrounding lands to travel to the City’s Urban area for work, recreation and shopping and encourage the interconnection of roadways and bikeways, greenways and trails in these areas. Rural Villages shall be comprised of several neighborhoods designed in a compact nature around a Village Center. Rural Villages may include several smaller Neighborhood Centers containing small-scale service, retail, office, and residential uses, and should include such items as a public park, square, or green. The Rural Village shall be designed to serve the retail, office, industrial, civic, government uses and service needs of the residents of the village. The Village Center shall be the primary location for commercial uses. Villages should be clustered and surrounded by a green space in order to protect the character of the rural landscape and to provide separation between villages and the rural residential development, agricultural uses and conservation lands that may surround the village. Villages shall be designed to include such uses as: a mixture of residential housing types; institutional uses; office, commercial and recreational uses, all of which shall be sufficient to serve the residents of the Village and the surrounding lands. All industrial uses shall be located on the periphery of the Village. In addition, the following criteria and conditions shall apply: #### Rural Villages Locational Restrictions * A Rural Village should not be located any closer than 1 mile from another Rural Village. General locations of possible rural villages are shown on the map included in the background data and analysis. The map shall be updated to show actual boundaries as specific villages are approved. * A Rural Village shall have direct access to a roadway classified as an arterial or collector roadway. Alternatively, access to the Village may be via a new collector roadway directly accessing an existing arterial or collector roadway, the cost of which shall be borne entirely by the developer. * A Rural Village shall include public infrastructure, such as potable water and sewer facilities which are designed according to JEA standards and which do not encourage urban sprawl. #### Rural Villages Sizes and Density * Rural Villages should be a minimum of approximately 500 acres and a maximum of approximately 3,500 acres. * Rural Villages shall include a Village Center and a minimum of two distinct residential neighborhoods, which may contain smaller neighborhood centers. * The minimum and maximum gross density of a Rural Village is less than 1 unit per gross acre and 7 units/ per gross acre for single family, 2 units/ per gross acre to 15 units/ per gross acre for multi-family. ### Rural Villages Land Use Mix * There must be a mix of at least three uses, including public facilities as one. Between 50% and no more than 90% of the land area should be residential. * As part of the development of Rural Villages, the City’s Land Development Regulations shall identify the need for centrally located park or town square, vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle access within the Village Center and the residential areas. There should also be an interconnected network of streets and bicycle/walking/riding paths. These standards shall protect and promote a Rural Village character and be consistent with the adopted District Vision Plan. * Rural Villages shall be zoned as Planned Unit Development Satellite Community (PUD-SC). * The Neighborhood Centers should generally not exceed 10 acres each. * The Village Center should range from approximately 20 acres to 150 acres. * Office and industrial acreage should range from less than 50 and no more than 200 acres or around 10% of the land area. * The Rural Villages proposed mix of land uses must be protected to result in a minimum internal capture rate of 15% of the total PM peak hour trip generation at build out of the Rural Village development. The requirements of this designation shall not apply to, affect or limit the continuation of existing rurally developed areas. ### WETLANDS Wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, bogs and similar areas. Both freshwater as well as saltwater wetlands are shown on the FLUMs. The location and boundaries of wetlands on the FLUMs are based on a variety of sources, including St. Johns River Water Management District and generalized United States Geological Survey (USGS) mapping. Accordingly, the location and boundaries of these areas are not precise, but are rather intended to serve as a guide in identifying sites that may be subject to regulatory mechanisms. Exact bound¬aries will be established for regulatory purposes using detailed site surveys completed prior to the issuance of development orders. These areas therefore are depicted on the FLUMs under the appropriate land use category for which areas around these can be used/developed subject to applicable local, regional, State and federal regulations. ### WATER This category includes rivers, streams, creeks, sloughs and other waterways, lakes, open reservoirs, bays and estuaries. Only existing water bodies are depicted on the FLUMs. Small borrow pits, stormwater retention ponds, etc., are not shown. ### VESTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS In those instances where the 2010 Comprehensive Plan, including subsequent updates, effects any change in the density or intensity of land use, or any other change in the use or regulation of land development, certain property owners are vested from such provisions, provided that one of the following is shown by substantial competent evidence: 1) That the development was authorized as a development of regional impact, pursuant to Chapter 380, Florida Statutes, prior to the adoption of the 2010 Comprehensive Plan, including subsequent updates, and the development of regional impact continues to be effective; 2) That a final local development order was issued for the development and development has commenced and is continuing in good faith prior to the adoption of the 2010 Comprehensive Plan, including subsequent updates,; 3) That a property owner or other similarly situated person: a. has acted in good faith and in reasonable reliance; b. upon a valid, unexpired act or omission of the government; and c. has made such a substantial change in position or incurred such extensive obligations and expenses that it would be highly inequitable or unjust to destroy the rights he has acquired; or 4) That concurrency approvals for Conditional Capacity Availability Statements (CCAS), Concurrency Reservation Certificates (CRCs), Vested Property Affirmation Certificates (VPACs), Development Agreements, Redevelopment Agreements, and Fair Share Agreements that have not expired and shall be recognized and accepted until expiration, unless the applicant chooses to pursue the mobility fee system as an alternative. The land development regulation shall provide an administrative procedure for the presentation of evidence to the City concerning claims to vested rights and for determination of whether such vested rights are valid and enforceable. The burden of proof as to the existence of a vested right shall be on the person claiming the vested right. Upon a determination by the City that such person has a vested right to develop land in a particular manner contrary to the 2010 Comprehensive Plan, including subsequent updates, such person shall be accorded a vested right to develop, subject always to such conditions as the City may determine to be appropriate. Any vested right determination shall be a development order or permit subject to challenge under Section 163.3215, F.S. ### DETERMINATION OF USE CONFORMITY The Future Land Use Map series (FLUMs) is a graphic translation of the goals, objectives and policies and other provisions of this and other elements of the comprehensive plan. Accordingly, the land uses shown on the FLUMs are presumed to be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan in its entirety. If a discrepancy is noted between the FLUMs and the provisions of this or other elements of the Comprehensive Plan, the written provisions of the plan will apply. There may be cases where existing land uses and/or zoning on a property differ from the principal use of the underlying Comprehensive Plan category. The fact that the existing land use or zoning is different from the uses generally described in the plan category does not by itself establish inconsistency with the Comprehensive Plan. In many cases, these uses or zoning districts are consistent with the provisions of this and other elements because they are appropriate secondary or supporting uses that further the intent of the Comprehensive Plan. In such cases, the Director of Planning shall determine the consistency of an existing use or zoning with the Comprehensive Plan. The decision of the Director of Planning and Development can be appealed to the Land Use and Zoning Committee of the City Council. ### LOCAL INTEGRATED PLANNING PROCESS With a land area of approximately 840 square miles, the City has both large urban and rural areas. To accommodate the diverse needs of the various urban, suburban, and rural communities, the City has developed a coordinated "step-down" planning program, which creates a stronger link between planning and implementation. This integrated planning process has historically proved to be successful in guiding growth and development in the City and will be continued through the planning period of the Comprehensive Plan. Briefly, the program is structured as follows: ### The Comprehensive Plan The plan, covering the corporate area of the City of Jacksonville excluding Urban Service Districts 2 through 5, has been prepared pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 163 (Part II), F.S. The plan is primarily a policy document with generalized maps illustrating existing and future conditions. Definition of land use categories and locational standards, and distribution of those categories on the land use map will result in a development pattern that reflects the goals, objectives, and policies of this Comprehensive Plan. ### Planning District Plans The Jacksonville corporate area, excluding Urban Service Districts 2 through 5, is divided into six planning districts. Separate plans for each district have been developed in order to guide updates and revisions to the Comprehensive Plan. These plans have a great deal of grassroots public involvement and include specific recommendations for implementation and capital improvements. The district plan maps are produced at a larger scale and the data, analysis, and proposed land uses are more exhaustive than that found in the Comprehensive Plan. Because proposed densities and intensities are more exactly defined, these plans will be used to provide guidance for zoning and other reviews. These plans should be scheduled for routine review and update to maintain consistency with local conditions and state and local planning policies. ### Special Studies and Neighborhood Plans Small commercial or residential areas or corridors are sometimes selected for special planning studies as a response to identified community or governmental needs. These plans often include a lot-by-lot analysis of development trends and result in site-specific recommendations. Small area and district plans are prepared in conformance with the Comprehensive Plan, which acts as a general guide to the community's long range vision of its future. Discrepancies between the various plans may occur in cases where the special study or district plan has been prepared prior to the 2045 Comprehensive Plan. In the event that the recommendations in existing special study and district plans conflict with the 2045 Comprehensive Plan, the 2045 Comprehensive Plan, as the document adopted under the provisions of Chapter 163 (Part II), F.S., will prevail. In some instances, the special studies or district plans may contain more detailed information than the 2045 Comprehensive Plan. Upon findings by the City Council that a provision of a specific special study or district plan better serves the needs of the specific area and the City as a whole, the 2045 Comprehensive Plan will be amended, pursuant to applicable statutory and local laws, to reflect the provisions of the special study or district plan. These plans and studies should be scheduled for routine review and update to maintain consistency with local conditions and state and local planning policies. --- ## Circulation — Transportation Element - Source: https://www.jacksonville.gov/getContentAsset/3d48caab-98a5-410d-b2f3-200ca939d20b/135b97c9-84fa-4e82-b956-0fbccec4aa1f/FINAL_2045-ADA_TE_12-2025.pdf?language=en - Pages: 42 - Covers: circulation # 2045 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN # TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT <
> **DECEMBER 2025** ***The Honorable Donna Deegan, Mayor*** ***Helena A. Parola, Director of Planning*** --- **JACKSONVILLE PLANNING DEPARTMENT** 214 N. Hogan Street, Suite 300, Jacksonville, Florida 32202 # 2045 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ## TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT ### GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES ### Table of Contents | | | | :--- | :--- | | GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES................................................................................................... | 4 | | GOAL 1 Utilize Quality/Level of Service Standards............................................................................... | 4 | | FIGURE 1.6 Downtown Overlay Zone.............................................................................................. 12 | | GOAL 2 Provide a Mobility Network Serving All Transportation Modes............................................. | 13 | | GOAL 3 Develop a Safe, Efficient and Sustainable Transportation Network....................................... | 19 | | GOAL 4 Establish an Active Transportation Network........................................................................... | 21 | | GOAL 5 Transportation System Safety ................................................................................................ | 24 | | GOAL 6 Provide a Safe Transit System................................................................................................ | 25 | | GOAL 7 Environmentally and Economically Soundh Development of JaxPort.................................... | 28 | | GOAL 8 Environmentally and Economically Sound Airport Facility and Aviation Related Development............................................................................................................................................. | 30 | | GOAL 9 Develop a Comprehensive Rail System................................................................................. | 33 | | GOAL 10 Interagency Coordination for Intermodal Transportation Systems ...................................... | 34 | | GOAL 11 Multi-Modal Transportation System for Economic Development......................................... | 39 | **GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES** ### GOAL 1 **The City shall utilize Quality/Level of Service standards which meet the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) guidelines as described in the 2018 QLOS Handbook and reflect the transportation habits and tolerance levels of the City's traveling population.** **Objective 1.1 The City shall utilize the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) standards as they relate to guidelines for determining the operating conditions of its urban and rural roadways and intersections.** **Policies** **1.1.1** The City shall utilize the Transportation Research Board, Highway Capacity Manual, Special Report 209 (1997), definitions for levels of service. **1.1.2** The City shall implement a Mobility System, as described in the objectives and policies that follow. The Mobility System projects help mitigate the effects of increased demand due to growth, with Quality/Level of Service (Q/LOS) improving in the “Build” scenario (Mobility System projects included) relative to the “No Build” scenario (Mobility System projects not included). The volume-to-capacity (V/C) analysis, in conjunction with each update of the Mobility System, shall verify that the mobility fee expenditures and projects do not create excess capacity and improve conditions beyond what is necessary to mitigate the effects of growth. **1.1.3** The City will maintain operating conditions on State and City roads classified as constrained, backlogged, or deficient in accordance with the requirements of the Florida Statutes or Florida Administrative Code. **1.1.4** A development that is exempt from the transportation concurrency requirements under the Florida Statutes shall be exempt from the mobility fee system. **1.1.5** For the purpose of issuing a development order or permit, a proposed development which is deemed to have a de minimis impact, consistent with Florida Statutes, shall not be subject to the concurrency requirements of the Concurrency Management System or the application of a mobility fee. **Objective 1.2 The City shall utilize uniform criteria to determine which of the City's roadway links are approaching a capacity-deficient condition, to evaluate the need for new or improved transportation facilities, and to assess the impact of any new or existing facility or land use upon the transportation network.** **Policies** **1.2.1** The City shall use the Institute of Transportation Engineers Trip Generation Manual, latest edition, to determine the number of trips to be produced or attracted to a particular land use when assessing a traffic impact. **1.2.2** The City shall use the transportation model developed for Duval County for computer-based trip generation and distribution analysis of traffic. **1.2.3** The City, through its Mobility Fee System and other programs, shall determine the need, timing, and funding of transportation improvements to correct the capacity deficiency. **Objective 1.3 The City maintains the Transportation Management Area (TMA) within the geographic area depicted in the Transportation Management Area (TMA) Map. The TMA was established through amendments to the Currency Management System and local development agreements with the affected landowners and is used to determine and account for traffic development impacts and maintain and monitor the TMA.** **Policies 1.3.1** A Transportation Management Area (TMA) shall contain an integrated and connected roadway network and provide multiple alternative travel paths or modes. **1.3.2** Local access roadways (local and collector streets) connected to the Transportation Management Area (TMA) roadway network and serving proposed development within the TMA should be designed to maximize connectivity and direct routes among roadways, proposed developments, and mass transit stops. **1.3.3** Design standards shall be established for the Transportation Management Area (TMA) roadway network so as to maximize mobility within the TMA and the viability of these roadways as alternative travel paths for vehicles which otherwise might use regional roadways. At a minimum, the design standards shall be those set elsewhere in this Traffic Circulation Element for arterial roadways. ### 1.3.4 The Transportation Management Area (TMA) Map identifies sectors within the existing (TMA). As part of the data and analysis supporting the establishment of the TMA, the City has identified for each sector within the TMA, potential land uses and corresponding projected external vehicle trips, which are consistent with currently applicable functional land use categories. Any Future Land Use Map (FLUM) series amendments within the TMA to non-residential functional land use categories shall be consistent with the mix of use and total external vehicle trips in the supporting data and analysis or shall be supported by revised data and analysis and any necessary amendments to the TMA and policies herein. ### 1.3.5 The Transportation Management Area (TMA) roadway network shall be constructed either prior to development or as development may occur. Any landowner or developer within the TMA may construct segments of the roadway network as an implementation of the requirements of this policy. Roadway segments should be constructed in a sequence and in locations which provide a continuous network. ### 1.3.6 For each sector within the Transportation Management Area (TMA) identified on the Transportation Management Area (TMA) Map, no final development orders or permits shall be issued for proposed development, which as measured cumulatively within the sector, generates more than fifty (50) percent of the projected external vehicle trips for the sector, unless and until either (I) the portion of the TMA roadway network which lies within the sector has been constructed or will be constructed prior to the completion of the proposed development, or (ii) sufficient funds for the construction of the portion of the TMA roadway network which lies within the sector have been contributed by development within the sector and have not been used or committed for use for other improvements. ### 1.3.7 Any development proposed within the Transportation Management Area (TMA) shall contribute (i) a proportionate share of the cost of constructing the TMA roadway network, and (ii) a proportionate share of the cost of transportation network improvement outside the TMA as specified in the Local Development Agreements. In projecting these costs, inflation and other appropriate cost adjustment factors will be taken into consideration. Such contributions shall be determined as set forth in the development agreements and shall be calculated uniformly throughout the TMA based upon total projected external vehicle trips within the TMA. Such contributions may be made through the design and construction of a portion of the TMA roadway network and/or a contribution of funds prior to the issuance of final development orders or permits. Any such funds accumulated may be used by the City or, with the approval of the City, by a landowner or a developer, for the construction of the TMA roadway network or for transportation network improvement outside the TMA. Within each sector, until the portion of the TMA roadway network within the sector is constructed in its entirety, funds contributed by development within the sector may be used only for the portion of the TMA roadway network within the sector. When the portion of the TMA roadway network within the sector has been completed, funds contributed by development within the sector may be used by the City for transportation network improvements outside the sector or outside the TMA and within a five (5) mile radius of the TMA. Such use shall be coordinated with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and shall be consistent with the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization’s (NFTPO) Congestion Management System, as it may be amended. There shall be a rational nexus between the use of such funds for transportation network improvements outside the TMA and the impacts of development with the TMA. ### 1.3.8 The right-of-way reserved and the design standards established for the Transportation Management Area (TMA) roadway network shall accommodate bicycle and pedestrian travel. At a minimum, the design standards shall meet the City’s current design standards for sidewalks and bicycle paths. Connectivity among proposed development should be provided by sidewalks, pedestrian pass-throughs and passageways, where appropriate. ### 1.3.9 In coordination with the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA), development standards shall be established within the Transportation Management Area (TMA) to accommodate and encourage the use of mass transit within the TMA. These development standards should include measures designed to ensure safe access for mass transit vehicles to proposed developments and for convenient pedestrian access from proposed developments to mass transit stops. ### 1.3.10 Any non-residential development proposed within the Transportation Management Area (TMA) which will employ more than one hundred (100) persons shall submit to the City, prior to the issuance of final development agreements or permits, a plan for the use of Transportation Demand Management (TDM) strategies and incentives. Such strategies may include participation in the Jacksonville Transportation Authority’s (JTA) Suburban Mobility Management Program, participation in a Transportation Management Organization (TMO) and other strategies recommended in the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization (NFTPO) Congestion/Mobility Management Plan for the Jacksonville Urbanized Area and the NFTPO’s Commuter Assistance Program. Any such development shall implement its TDM plan, as submitted to the City. All non-residential development within the TMA shall participate in the NFTPO’s Commuter Assistance Program. #### 1.3.11 The provisions of this Transportation Management Area (TMA) shall not affect the rights and obligations of parties to a valid Local Development Agreement executed by the City prior to the adoption of the TMA or of persons possessing a valid concurrency certificate issued by the City prior to the adoption of the TMA. #### 1.3.12 Along J. Turner Butler Boulevard east of Kernan Boulevard, within the Transportation Management Area (TMA), all structures and new stormwater retention ponds (not including signage, utilities, existing ponds, or appurtenances relating to parking lots or traffic circulation) shall be located at least one hundred twenty (120) feet from the established right-of-way of J. Turner Butler Boulevard. #### 1.3.13 Upon termination or abandonment of the local development agreements establishing the Transportation Management Area (TMA), Policies 1.3.1 through 1.3.12 shall no longer apply to lands subject to such termination or abandonment. However, any contributions which have been made under local development agreements and pursuant to Policy 1.3.7, and resulting credits which have not been used by development, may be used to pay mobility fees within the applicable Mobility Zone. ### Objective 1.4 Through implementation of the Mobility System, the City shall strive to reduce the number of crashes with fatalities and incapacitating injuries by 100% by 2030. The Mobility System shall be evaluated and revised as necessary pursuant to a schedule established by local ordinance. Updates to the Mobility System shall produce a revised schedule of improvements, mobility fees, and amendments to the Comprehensive Plan as appropriate. ### Policies #### 1.4.1 The land use and transportation strategies that support and fund the Mobility System are contained in the Mobility Strategy Plan (Jacksonville Planning and Development Department, October 2018), adopted by reference, on file with the Planning and Development Department, and provided on the Department’s website. #### 1.4.2 The City shall continue to amend the Local Code of Ordinances to incorporate and implement policies which support and fund mobility per the Mobility System. #### 1.4.3 The Mobility System project lists shall be provided within the CIE. #### 1.4.4 The City shall implement a fee credit and trip reduction system that maximizes multi-modal transportation safety and incentivizes infill development. #### 1.4.5 At each evaluation of the Mobility System, areas will be identified in which the greatest reduction in the number of annual crashes with fatalities or incapacitating injuries has occurred. The ¬types of projects implemented in these areas shall be studied so as to determine the effectiveness and feasibility of implementing these improvements in additional areas of the City. #### 1.4.6 The City shall increase data collection with regards to pedestrian and bicycle counts and types of facilities on local roadways. The subsequent analysis will base the bicycle and pedestrian transportation improvement projects on this data collection. #### 1.4.7 The City shall require new development or redevelopment to support alternative modes of transportation. Such measures may include, but are not limited to, the provision of sidewalks, bikeways, transit stops, or other facilities to support alternative modes, such as parking management systems and park-and-ride facilities. #### 1.4.8 The City shall encourage street networks within new development plans to be designed and constructed so as to provide for future public street connections and increased connectivity to adjacent developable or redevelopable parcels. #### 1.4.9 The street network shall generally be designed to promote the overall connectivity of all transportation systems while avoiding excessive through-traffic in residential areas by including where appropriate: * Multiple direct multi-modal connections to and between local destinations such as parks, schools, and shopping; * Inter-connections to multi-modal transportation facilities and services within and outside the boundaries of each Development Area, including bus services, regional rail service, regional greenway and trail systems, the SIS, and the regional aviation facilities; * Modified grid systems, T-intersections, roadway jogs, and other appropriate traffic calming measures to discourage the use of local streets for cut-through traffic; and * Additions or enhancements to improve the street network connectivity index. #### 1.4.10 Percentages of the mobility fee collected per development shall be allocated by motorized and non-motorized modes based upon projects identified for each Mobility Zone. These percentages, per Section 111.546 (Mobility Fee Zone Special Revenue Fund), Ordinance Code, shall be revised as necessary at each update of the Mobility System. The percentages allocated do not impact mobility fee credit calculations. #### 1.4.11 Although the Development Area boundaries may change, the weighted VMT value for each Development Area shall only be re-assessed at the next scheduled update of the Mobility System. #### 1.4.12 No more than twenty percent (20%) of the remaining mobility fee collected per development shall be allocated to improvements at or near the intersection of a city right-of-way or proposed city right-of-way and an identified prioritized project on the Automobile/Truck and Transit prioritized transportation list, provided however such improvement is located on the intersecting city right-of-way, proposed city right-of-way or the identified prioritized project, and can be demonstrated to improve capacity of the identified prioritized transportation project. Funds shall not go towards improvements required as part of a development order. **Objective 1.5 The City shall maintain the Central Business District (CBD) within the geographic area depicted on the Development Areas Map for the purposes of downtown revitalization. This area includes all of the downtown revitalization area under the jurisdiction of the Downtown Investment Authority (DIA). Transportation and mobility contracts within the CBD shall be met through implementation of the mobility system and the following policies.** ### Policies #### 1.5.1 The City, in cooperation with appropriate public and private agencies shall continue to initiate methods to decrease automobile travel on, or encourage the efficient use of the Strategic Intermodal System (SIS), Florida State Highway System (FSHS) and other identified roadways within the Central Business District (CBD). Such methods may include where appropriate, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Marketing and public education campaigns that promote the benefits and availability of transit; 2. Continued construction and maintenance of sidewalks and lighting within the City to encourage pedestrian travel and to improve pedestrian access to transit and commercial facilities; 3. Improvement of intersections to facilitate safe pedestrian bicycle modes of transportation; 4. Construction and maintenance of roadways and inclusion of multi-use paths within the City to include bicycle facilities thereby encouraging bicycling as a viable mode of transportation; 5. Promote and encourage ridesharing, carpooling, staggered work hours and telecommuting; 6. Continued marketing of the CBD as a desirable and attractive place to live and work in an effort to accomplish compact growth; 7. Require that transit, bicycle, and pedestrian design considerations are included in the design of all redevelopment and new development projects. 8. Coordinate mass transit services within the CBD. ### 1.5.2 The City will continue to cooperate with the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization (NFTPO) and Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) in planning a high capacity transit system for Duval County. This system should be focused to serve the Central Business District (CBD) and provide intermodal connections to other systems such as buses, bicycling, pedestrians, parking garages, and major attractions. ### 1.5.3 The City shall implement a program of constructing additional bicycle facilities in the Central Business District (CBD) to accommodate and encourage the use of bicycles as transportation. These should include bike lanes, bike paths, racks, and other bicycle parking facilities. ### 1.5.4 The City, Downtown Investment Authority (DIA) and Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) will continue working together to establish parking options for employees of downtown businesses and government by providing a transit system whose routes can be modified to meet the demands of changing business and government locations. ### 1.5.5 All new development and redevelopment shall be required to include new sidewalks and other pedestrian facilities within the Central Business District (CBD) to encourage more pedestrian trips. ### Objective 1.6 Multi-modal transportation improvements in the Central Business District (CBD) shall be enhanced and implemented through the Downtown Overlay Zone. #### FIGURE 1.6 Downtown Overlay Zone <
> ### Policies #### 1.6.1 Pedestrian Circulation - Streetscape design standards and regulations shall be adopted by the City and implemented by the Downtown Investment Authority (DIA) and Downtown Design Review Board (DDRB) that establish distinct zones within the right of way for clear pedestrian travel and for above ground utilities, furnishings and the like. The standards shall prioritize clear travel ways for pedestrians to insure adequate pedestrian circulation capacity and to activate the Downtown streets. Furnishing or amenity zones shall be sufficient to accommodate streetlights, signal devices, street furniture and adequate planting space for trees. #### 1.6.2 Highway Ramps – The Downtown Investment Authority (DIA) and the Planning and Development Department will work with Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) on the recommendation that the Independent Drive ramps to the Main Street Bridge be eliminated, if determined to be feasible. The closing of these ramps would help promote both streets as business streets and enhance surrounding activities. #### 1.6.3 Parking in the Central Business District (CBD) should be provided only with garage facilities, and not with surface lots. Parking garages located in the CBD should be accessible to visitors, i.e., short-term parking, and include such amenities as retail on the ground floor. #### 1.6.4 Expand alternative modes of transportation in downtown as development occurs within each of the downtown planning districts. Alternative modes of transportation should be expanded only as development and travel demand dictates. Extending alternative modes of transportation into LaVilla, Brooklyn, and the Hogan Creek Neighborhood should be taken into consideration when significant redevelopment within the Central Business District (CBD) occurs. ### GOAL 2 **Provide the City’s residents and businesses with reliable, safe and environmentally-sustainable mobility for people and goods for all modes (i.e. bike, walk, transit, micro-mobility, cars, and trucks) in the most cost effective manner.** **Objective 2.1 The City shall optimize the multi-modal mobility of the existing roadway network by employing the most effective operation, maintenance, and electronic system upgrading procedures. Any capacity-deficient roadway segment shall be increased to the highest practical level of efficiency, without** compromising safety, before considering the addition of through-lanes for motor vehicles ### Policies #### 2.1.1 The maintenance of all roadway surfaces shall continue to be funded at levels which will permit resurfacing within seven (7) years of a facility segment being evaluated at less than the minimum accepted level according to criteria established by the Public Works Department and authorized by the City Council. #### 2.1.2 The City shall schedule the implementation of roadway resurfacing projects in accordance with the priority ranking of these projects per procedures established by the Public Works Department and authorized by the City Council. #### 2.1.3 The City shall strive to bring each roadway segment into design conformity (bicycle and sidewalk facilities, shoulder widths, clear zone, turning lanes, etc.) concurrent with the implementation of its road resurfacing and reconstruction programs except where the roadway or roadway segment is constrained. #### 2.1.4 The City shall make every reasonable effort to protect the visual and environmental integrity of designated scenic and historic corridors and designated historic areas when implementing roadway resurfacing and reconstruction projects. #### 2.1.5 The City shall continue to fund the maintenance of signing and pavement markings according to applicable traffic control standards. #### 2.1.6 The City shall continue to maintain traffic signals according to applicable standards. #### 2.1.7 The City shall eliminate all traffic signals for which a Signal Warrants Removal Study has been conducted, and which satisfy the warrants for signal removal, within twelve months of the completion of the study, unless otherwise authorized by the City's Traffic Engineer. #### 2.1.8 The City shall continue to require warrants for installation of all new traffic control devices. #### 2.1.9 The City shall continue to require that all traffic control devices installed on private property be in conformity with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, published by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. Existing traffic control devices installed on private property shall be required to comply with these standards if moved or replaced. #### 2.1.10 The Public Works Department shall be responsible for coordinating all construction scheduling within the public right-of-way to minimize its impact to traffic flow. The Public Works Department will coordinate with the Florida Department of Transportation in order to minimize the impact to traffic flow on City streets that may result from construction on the State Highway System. #### 2.1.11 The City shall maintain normal traffic flow, to the extent possible, during construction work within roadway rights-of-way for all travel modes (pedestrian, bicyclist, and motor-vehicle). #### 2.1.12 The City shall minimize the impacts of construction work occurring within roadway rights-of-way by notifying the public of necessary lane closures and traffic pattern changes in sufficient time to enable users to plan for use of alternate routes. This includes creating a safe bicycle and/or pedestrian path, or directing bicyclists and/or pedestrians to alternate route, when an existing dedicated travel route is blocked. #### 2.1.13 The City shall follow established standards and criteria for the placement of four-way stops and roundabouts. ### Objective 2.2 The City shall consider the need for new through-lanes for motor vehicles based on the need for safe and efficient movement of goods and persons. The additional through-lane capacity for motor vehicles will be accomplished without compromising safety of other modes, and where possible, within the limits of the existing roadway rights-of-ways. ### Policies #### 2.2.1 Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) measures should be considered and implemented to ensure a facility is operating at the greatest degree of efficiency possible prior to considering the construction of additional through lanes. ### 2.2.2 The City shall, through its Land Development Regulations, continue to require developers of new sites to implement Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) improvements to the existing transportation network which do not entail the addition of through-lanes when ITSM improvements will be necessary and adequate to maintain an acceptable quality/level of service. Additional through-lanes will be required if it is determined, through the development review process, that ITS improvements are not adequate to maintain an acceptable quality/level of service. ### 2.2.3 The City shall install and maintain traffic control devices in accordance with the latest edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, and the Florida Department of Transportation Standards as revised by the Traffic Engineering Division. An engineering study will be required prior to installation of any new traffic control device. ### 2.2.4 Signal timings shall support the operating functional classification of the roadways along which they are installed, placing a higher emphasis on the through-movement of vehicles on major and minor arterials. ### Objective 2.3 The City shall implement a context sensitive approach to increase the multi-modal transportation efficacy and safety of all designated major arterials through measures other than construction of additional through-traffic lanes. The City shall revise its Land Development Regulations to ensure they support the operating functional classification of adjacent roadway facilities and enhance the performance of the City's total transportation network. ### Policies #### 2.3.1 No zoning relief to reduce the required front yard setback, as established by Land Development Regulations, for any establishment located on a minor or major arterial shall be permitted without the written notification of the agency(s) responsible for the maintenance and construction of the adjacent roadway facilities. Said agency(s) shall be permitted adequate opportunity to respond to the request, and concerns expressed shall be considered prior to relief determination. #### 2.3.2 Three or more driveway approaches from an arterial or collector shall not be permitted for a single site unless otherwise authorized by the Traffic Engineering Division and the Jacksonville Planning and Development Department (JPDD). Existing sites having three or more approaches from a particular street shall be required to eliminate the excess drives or convert the excess drives to right-turn-only accesses or egresses at such time as application is made to the City for any change in land use, zoning or increase in gross leasable square footage. Final acceptance of revised driveway approaches shall be subject to the approval of the Traffic Engineering Division and the JPDD, or the appropriate authority. ### 2.3.3 New development sites shall be required, whenever possible, to provide interconnectivity between adjacent development, to minimize external trips onto the local roadway network. This may include sharing of access points, creating or building new service roads, and providing exclusive pedestrian access. The City will encourage such measures when deemed appropriate by the Traffic Engineering Division and the Planning and Development Department. This policy is not to conflict with and will not exempt a developer from complying with landscape and tree protection regulations. ### 2.3.4 The Land Development Regulations shall include standards and criteria for access to new single-family residential parcels with frontage along two or more roadways. The standards and criteria may include, but are not limited to consideration of such factors as: roadway functional classification, roadway surface conditions, and orientation of existing or proposed development along the roadway. Special consideration should be given where access restrictions present safety hazards, result in delay or congestion on the roadway network, result in environmental degradation or hinder traffic circulation. ### 2.3.5 The City shall require that access to newly developed and redeveloped parcels, other than parcels zoned for or used for single-family dwellings, with frontage along two or more roadways be limited in order to protect performance of the City’s transportation network. Access shall be limited to one per roadway with access from the higher functional class roadway or roadway with the higher average daily traffic being limited to right turn-in/right turn-out only. However, exemptions from this Policy may be granted by the Traffic Engineering Division and the JPDD where factors justify the exemptions. Factors to be taken into consideration for exemptions may include, but are not limited to: parcel size and road frontage; projected trip generation of a development; safety and congestion hazards; potential for delay on adjacent road facilities; environmental degradation; adequate traffic circulation; and/or elimination of existing access points. ### 2.3.6 Access for corner lots or parcels shall be located the greatest distance from the corner commensurate with property dimensions. For roadways having a functional classification of collector or higher, access shall not be less than 150 feet from the geometric centerline of intersecting roadways, 100 feet from the outside through-lane, or commensurate with property dimensions, where the lot frontage is insufficient to meet these requirements, subject to the approval of the Traffic Engineering Division and the JPDD. ### 2.3.7 The City shall encourage, through the development review process, development that will minimize external trip generation through the integration of land uses by requiring such measures as interconnecting land uses, and the sharing access drives and off-street parking areas. ### 2.3.8 The Planning and Development Department in cooperation with the Department of Public Works shall implement context sensitive street standards in public and private development as well as all roadway projects as detailed in the Land Development Regulations, within one year of adoption of the context sensitive street standards. ### 2.3.9 The City shall reduce the amount of on-street parking permitted on City-maintained streets, the only available on-street parking shall be in the Central Business District (CBD), on local streets, or in areas where it is restricted to a two-hour duration and prohibited during the morning and afternoon peak periods of the roadway facility, unless otherwise authorized by the Traffic Engineering Division. Areas with on-street parking, both designated and undesignated parking outside of the CBD are subject to parking studies to determine their utilization and the ascertain when on-street parking is justified and supply recommendations. ### Objective 2.4 The City shall plan for future multi-modal transportation needs, including the need for right-of-way, in order to support future land uses shown on the Future Land Use Map series. ### Policies ### 2.4.1 The City, shall continue to coordinate regularly with the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization (NFTPO) as they update their long range transportation plan for the Metropolitan Planning Area. ### 2.4.2 The City shall amend the adopted Comprehensive Plan to incorporate the data and analysis generated by a periodic regional transportation model and study and facilitate the implementation of the study recommendations. ### 2.4.3 The City shall support the JTA's efforts to expand Premium Transit Service throughout the City. #### 2.4.4 The City shall coordinate transportation planning activities with JTA and the NFTPO support land use objectives reflected in the Future Land Use and Growth Management Policies of the City of Jacksonville Comprehensive Plan. #### 2.4.5 Trip reduction data from active mobility fee applications shall be analyzed annually to determine the Mobility System's effectiveness at incentivizing infill and redevelopment within the urban areas of the City. ### Objective 2.5 The City shall support complete streets, including sidewalks and planting strips, as public spaces and support communities desire to expand the use of streets beyond their transportation functions. #### Policies #### 2.5.1 Promote streets for transportation and public spaces by integrating both place making and transportation functions when designing and managing streets by encouraging design, development, and operation of streets to enhance opportunities for them to serve as places for community interaction, environmental function, open space, tree canopy, recreation, and other community purposes. #### 2.5.2 Encourage repurposing street segments that are not critical for transportation connectivity and other community purposes such as: pedestrian zones, pedestrian malls, public plazas, outdoor markets, decorative gardens and other public amenities. #### 2.5.3 Promote street and trail alignments and designs that respond to topography and natural features, when feasible, and protect streams, wildlife habitat, and native vegetation. #### 2.5.4 Support community efforts to brand and market arts districts and historic integrity of neighborhoods as well as partner with private, philanthropic, and other government institutions to target investments in arts and creative spaces, venues, and districts, particularly in communities where there are existing racial, ethnic, and economic disparities. ### GOAL 3 ### Strive to develop a sustainable transportation network to increase the efficiency and safety of roadways. Plan, develop, operate, and maintain safe, efficient, and economical traffic circulation for the City of Jacksonville to ensure the movement **of persons and goods. Provide accessibility and mobility to accommodate all users and modes of transportation, especially during the time of emergency evacuations.** **Objective 3.1 The City shall coordinate with local and state government agencies to ensure proper evacuation protocols are in place and strive to reduce evacuation times for developments within areas designated as Hurricane Evacuation Zones.** ### Policies #### 3.1.1 The City shall ensure that facilities designated as hurricane evacuation routes will be clearly identified as such with proper signage. Improvements to primary hurricane evacuation routes shall be maintained. #### 3.1.2 The City shall establish guidelines for reviewing and designing new, resurfaced, or reconstructed roadways. These guidelines shall include dimensions for travel lane width, sidewalk width, and bicycle facility width and type. In order to create roadways that meet the needs of their surroundings, roadway designs are context sensitive based on adjacent land use, posted speed, number of travel lanes, and roadway users (pedestrians, bicyclists, persons with disabilities, motorists, transit riders, and freight operators). **Objective 3.2 The City shall strive to preserve existing and protect projected future right-of-way for all modes, as identified in this Comprehensive Plan, and avoid encroachment by private property.** ### Policies #### 3.2.1 The City shall perform preliminary engineering designs consistent with acceptable practices of the City of Jacksonville Department of Public Works, the most recent Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Design Standards Manual, the FDOT Project Development and Environmental Study (PD&E) guidelines for state roads and the City of Jacksonville Land Development Regulations. #### 3.2.2 The City shall strive to preserve right-of-ways for future corridors utilizing the Comprehensive Plan to identify areas where the City shall take steps to protect the rights-of-way, where feasible, for these corridors and coordinate with and support the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) in their efforts to protect their respective existing rights-of-way. #### 3.2.3 The City, through its development review process and the review of future transportation plans of the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization (NFTPO), the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and the Jacksonville Transportation (JTA) shall, encourage right-of-way sharing that supports multimodal transportation system and complete streets that prioritize safety, accessibility and mobility for all users. **GOAL 4** **The City shall establish and maintain an active transportation network through the creation of an interconnected system of rights-of-way which provides for the safe movement of pedestrians and bicyclists, and micro-mobility users throughout the City.** **Objective 4.1 The City shall support the establishment and maintenance of facilities designed specifically for pedestrians and bicyclists along all roadways.** **Policies** **4.1.1** The City shall establish and maintain a prioritized list of new bicycle facility projects. Bicycle facilities include protected bicycle lanes, but are not limited to the following: buffered bicycle lanes, bicycle lanes, and shared use/multi-use paths. The prioritized bicycle facility projects shall be based on each project’s ability to improve safety in locations with high numbers of bicycle crashes; increase the connectivity of the bicycle facility network by filling gaps in the existing and planned network; provide bicycle facilities in economically distressed areas; and meet demand for bicycle facilities based on the presence of transit routes and bicyclist destinations such as parks, schools, multi-family housing and employment centers. **4.1.2** The City shall require all new or reconstructed streets to include bicycle facilities except for residential local subdivision streets. Residential local subdivision streets are local streets within platted subdivisions that provide access to residential lots and that do not provide connectivity to collector streets, major arterials or minor arterials or serve as major traffic generators. Bicycle facilities shall be required on subdivision entrance streets along the portion of the street with no home frontages. Subdivision entrance streets are those streets in a platted subdivision that provide a connection to a collector street, major arterial or minor arterial or otherwise are the entrance or exit point(s) to the subdivision. **4.1.3** The City shall add bicycle facilities on streets that are being resurfaced so long as sufficient pavement width exists. If the pavement width is not sufficient, the City shall determine the feasibility of a road diet and will consider widening to create space for bicycle facilities. #### 4.1.4 The City shall require new development or redevelopment projects that front along City or state road right-of-way to include sidewalks within the public right-of-way or shared use/multi-use path subject to approval by the Jacksonville Planning and Development Department (JPDD), unless otherwise exempted by criteria contained in the Code of Subdivision Regulations (Ordinance Code, Chapter 654). #### 4.1.5 The City shall require new or reconstructed streets to include sidewalks within the public right-of-way or a shared use/multi-use path subject to approval by the JPDD, unless otherwise exempted by criteria contained in the Code of Subdivision Regulations (Ordinance Code, Chapter 654). #### 4.1.6 All sidewalk designs shall be consistent with the City’s Code of Subdivision Regulations (Ordinance Code, Chapter 654). A shared use/multi-use path may be approved by the JPDD based upon the presence of nearby paths, if the location is part of an established plan for shared use/multi-use paths, or if the location is an important link between existing bicycle and pedestrian facilities. #### 4.1.7 The City shall provide for the maintenance of pedestrian and bicycle travel ways on City facilities. #### 4.1.8 The City shall require developers of commercial property to provide for convenient and safe access by and securing of bicycles on site. Bicycle securing and/or storage facilities shall be located in a manner which eases the use of the bicycle transportation mode by current users and promotes the use of this mode by potential users. To further this locational criteria, a bicycle storage facility shall be placed in a safe and convenient location in relation to the primary access for a building or facility, where feasible. #### 4.1.9 Where intersection construction or improvements are performed, the City shall provide or require ADA standard curb ramps at all intersections where one or more of the rights-of-way of the intersecting streets contain sidewalks. #### 4.1.10 The City shall utilize pavement surface and pavement marking treatments which support the accommodation of bicyclists within the roadway. ### 4.1.11 The City shall develop local roadway, sidewalk, and parking lot criteria which emphasize and support pedestrian traffic in appropriate neighborhood areas. ### 4.1.12 The City should consider developing a signed bicycle and pedestrian route network to enhance wayfinding to public places, by the way of signage, paint, and other means. ### 4.1.13 The City shall develop and maintain pedestrian and bicycle traffic counts to understand how people are traveling and improve non-motorized infrastructure. ### 4.1.14 The City’s Public Works and Planning and Development Department and Jacksonville Transportation Authority shall coordinate to create conditions which support the first-and-last mile by foot and bike to public transportation. ### Objective 4.2 Encourage citizens to use active transportation that ensures safe and convenient pedestrian, and bicycle, and micro-mobility devices have access to all parks, recreational facilities, schools, transit service and other community serving institutions throughout the City. ### Policies #### 4.2.1 The City, through its Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator and its Planning and Development and Public Works Departments, shall continue to coordinate with and encourage the Duval County School Board and area colleges and universities in the implementation of programs and incentives to encourage students to use pedestrian and bicycle travel modes. The City will continue to sponsor workshops and seminars at area schools through its Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator. #### 4.2.2 The City shall, through its Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator and in conjunction with the Office of the Sheriff and the Northeast Florida Safety Council, continue to encourage compliance with and the enforcement of existing bicycle and pedestrian laws. #### 4.2.3 The City, through its development review process, shall require that the non-motorized, active transportation network receives full consideration; specifically, that bicyclists and pedestrian needs are accommodated in future development within the City. Special consideration shall be given to the movement of bicycle and pedestrian traffic in the core area of the Central Business District (CBD). **Objective 4.3 The City will commit to context sensitive design principles and encourages safe, equitable, reliable, efficient, intergraded and connected system of streets that promotes access, mobility and health for all people.** **Policies** **4.3.1** Implement the Complete Streets Policy throughout all phases of transportation projects and initiatives, including programming, planning, designing, construction, operation, and maintenance. **4.3.2** Prioritize projects that will improve the safety of pedestrian, bicycle, and transit networks when developing the City’s long-range Capital Improvement Program, focusing on an equitable distribution of funding. **4.3.3** Develop curbside management policies to take full advantage of a dynamic urban environment. **Objective 4.4 The City will seek to accomplish the following action steps to eliminate fatalities and severe injuries that are a result of crashes on city streets.** **Policies** **4.4.1** Prioritize safety investments in line with the Complete Streets Policy. **4.4.2** Prioritize the Mobility System Plan projects that emphasize safety for all modes. **GOAL 5** **Prioritize transportation system safety in an effort to eliminate fatalities through the implementation of a complete multi-modal transportation network for all users.** **Objective 5.1 The City shall establish a system for rating transportation projects which places equal value on the safety record of a facility when evaluated against construction costs, average daily traffic volumes, and other such criteria.** **Policies** **5.1.1** The City shall keep accurate records regarding the frequency and location of crashes to analyze crash density hotspots. ### 5.1.2 Each year, the City, in conjunction with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, shall identify the ten highest crash locations in the preceding calendar year. The Public Works Department shall perform field investigations of these sites to determine which design factors, if any are contributing to accidents at these locations. Results of the field investigations will be utilized in determining and designing future transportation improvements. ### 5.1.3 The City shall rely on publicly accessible crash data for Jacksonville to evaluate the safety of a location. ### Objective 5.2 The City shall strive to develop and enforce clear zones by eliminating or preventing the location of roadside hazardous objects or the creation of hazardous conditions at intersections, for a distance consistent with the speed, traffic volume, and geometric conditions of the site. ### Policies ### 5.2.1 The City shall require that all new roadways or driveways intersecting with the City's existing and future roadway network provide a clear zone, defined as an area free of any obstruction including trees, mailboxes, ornamental structures or landscaping, identification signs, etc. ### 5.2.2 The City shall continue to require the location of centralized mailbox facilities in all new developments. ### GOAL 6 ### The Jacksonville Transit Authority (JTA) shall provide a safe transit system for the public in the most cost-effective manner. ### Objective 6.1 The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) shall regularly evaluate its bus routes through the Annual Route Performance Report. ### Policies ### 6.1.1 The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) shall continue to conduct studies through various surveys and assessment methods. JTA shall include representatives of economically disadvantaged persons and disabled and handicapped persons in the study groups concerning accessibility of transit. #### 6.1.2 The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) shall continue to assess all fixed transit routes at a regular interval to determine necessary revisions to improve the fixed route system's efficiency. #### 6.1.3 The City's Land Development Regulations shall continue to provide for coordination with developers of industrial parks, existing developments of regional impact, Transit Oriented Developments (TODs), and other large developments to ensure, where warranted, the provision of transit access and passenger facilities in the development. ### Objective 6.2 The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) shall establish multi-modal transit corridors for premium transit, identify and analyze the viability of future commuter rail, autonomous vehicles, dedicated High Frequency Lanes and identify potential and appropriate sites for Station Area Plans and Transit Oriented Development (TOD). #### Policies #### 6.2.1 The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) shall continue to establish and strategically locate park-and-ride facilities, express bus services, and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) to areas of high demand. #### 6.2.2 The City shall promote higher density and intensity development in existing and future mass transit corridors, with employment-generating land uses concentrated in the vicinity of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) facilities consistent with the Future Land Use Element and Map series. #### 6.2.3 The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) shall continue to operate Fixed Guideway transit systems and coordinate this system with other existing modes of mass transit, new technologies, and delivery methods. ### Objective 6.3 The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA), in conjunction with the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization (NFTPO), shall ensure the timely and efficient provision of mass transit services to the City's disadvantaged and transit dependent. ### Policies #### 6.3.1 People with physical or mental disabilities, who cannot use the standard mass transit services shall be provided with Paratransit services (e.g. Connexion and Connexion Plus). #### 6.3.2 The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) shall implement the plan developed by the City, the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization (NFTPO), and the Mayor's Disability Council which identifies the technical and financial methods of best providing for the transit needs of the disabled. #### 6.3.3 The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) shall complete an internal study of alternative methods of financial support for mass transit and sustainable transportation systems. ### Objective 6.4 The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA), shall continue to provide and improve public transportation that is a viable commuting alternative for all citizens of Jacksonville. ### Policies #### 6.4.1 Property owners and developers shall consider the needs of the transit rider, including the disabled and handicapped, in the provision of transportation facilities at, to and around their development by providing unobstructed access to contiguous bus stops. #### 6.4.2 All new or refurbished buildings which offer service to the general public shall meet Americans with Disability Act (ADA) standards. #### 6.4.3 The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) shall coordinate with the Duval County School Board (DCSB) to provide transit alternatives to the use of school buses and work to promote school buses utilizing electric or other alternative fuel sources. #### 6.4.4 The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) shall implement context sensitive street design standards to create bicycle, pedestrian and transit facilities that are uniformly attractive, safe, and comfortable, and accessible to all people. ### Objective 6.5 The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) and the City shall continue to ensure that sustainable transportation is available throughout the City. ### Policies ### 6.5.1 The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) shall continue to adjust its hours of service to encourage the use of public transportation for home-work/ work-home trips. ### 6.5.2 The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) and the City shall continue to ensure that an efficient non-polluting transit system is available in the Central Business District (CBD) and will extend the system as federal funds matched with state, local, and private monies become available. ### 6.5.3 The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) shall provide sustainable transportation systems as an integrated transit mode inside and outside of the Central Business District (CBD) and continue to formulate long-range corridor plans for this sustainable transit system. ### 6.5.4 The City and the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) shall coordinate and promote, in areas of mass transit corridors, the concept of Transit Oriented Development (TOD) through the lease or sale of real-estate assets to create public-private partnerships to ensure sustainable transportation networks within the City of Jacksonville. ## GOAL 7 **Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) shall be developed in an environmentally and economically sound manner, and implementation of the Master Plan for the Port of Jacksonville shall be promoted among the private sector elements of the Port.** ### Objective 7.1 The City shall support the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) in the promotion of the seaport insofar as those efforts are in compliance with the Comprehensive Plan, and shall encourage private-sector operators of port facilities to adopt and adhere to the policies set forth in the *Jaxport Master Plan*. ### Policies ### 7.1.1 The City shall continue to participate in the review of development plans of the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) and supporting those plans which are consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. #### 7.1.2 The City shall assist the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) in the development and implementation of programs to involve private sector seaport and port-related industry operators in the planning and realization of the *Jaxport Master Plan* strategies. #### 7.1.3 The City shall work with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) in developing the Florida Seaport and Waterways System Plan, and support with written comment, those parts which are in compliance with the Comprehensive Plan. ### Objective 7.2 The City shall protect the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) from the new encroachment of incompatible land uses through the designation of a seaport and seaport-related activities area(s) with the subsequent implementation and enforcement of land and development regulations supporting such designation(s). #### Policies #### 7.2.1 The City shall strive to avoid new land uses within the designated seaport area(s) which are non-water dependent and/or non-water related, such as residential, and advocate replacement of inconsistent land uses with land uses which are water dependent and/or water related, such as cargo shipping terminals and boat repair yards. Conversely, the City shall strive to retain and support the viability of existing seaport and water-related activities and industries and deter their movement away from existing seaport area(s). #### 7.2.2 The City shall support those plans for redevelopment of existing, or development of new, seaport and seaport-related facilities which are consistent with the Future Land Use and the Conservation/Coastal Management Elements of the Comprehensive Plan. ### Objective 7.3 Both public and private-sector elements of the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) shall be operated in a manner which minimizes impacts to estuarine water quality and marine resources and on adjacent land uses. #### Policies #### 7.3.1 Stormwater runoff from marine industrial projects shall comply with the applicable stormwater management requirements of the St. Johns River Water Management District, federal, state and local agencies. #### 7.3.2 Warnings shall be posted along the St. Johns River where endangered species, specifically manatees, have been frequently sighted. These posted warnings will be in accordance with Florida Department of Environmental Protection requirements and dredge permits issued by federal and State agencies. ### 7.3.3 Port facilities shall use best management practices during construction, operation and maintenance to ensure that water quality violations will not occur. ### 7.3.4 Seaport facilities will be designed, constructed and operated so as to minimize the risk to endangered species. **Objective 7.4 The City and the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) will collaborate with the Coast Guard and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to ensure that state, federal, city and port plans are compatible and meet future needs.** #### Policy #### 7.4.1 Prior to the initiation of new seaport development or major re-development of existing seaport facilities, the City or the JPA Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT), will supply pertinent information to the affected state and federal agencies. **Objective 7.5 The City shall minimize barriers to development which supports the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) system.** #### Policy #### 7.5.1 The City shall evaluate and address the impact of its Mobility System Plan and prioritizes public expenditures on transportation infrastructure to support JAXPORT. ## GOAL 8 Airport facilities shall be developed in an environmentally and economically sound manner that accommodates and encourages all types of aviation and aviation- related activity including business, commercial, instructional, military, personal and recreational. **Objective 8.1 The City shall coordinate its comprehensive planning process with the Jacksonville Aviation Authority (JAA) to ensure that the airport master plans and any amendments for Jacksonville International, Craig, Cecil, and Herlong Airports** are consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, in order to provide the maximum economic, environmental and community benefits to the Jacksonville metropolitan area. ### Policies #### 8.1.1 The City shall continue to support and promote development plans for Jacksonville International Airport (JIA) as the primary commercial passenger and cargo airport in Northeast Florida. #### 8.1.2 The City shall continue to support the designation of Herlong Airport to serve general aviation traffic as its primary purpose. #### 8.1.3 The City shall continue to support the maintenance of Craig Airport in its current role as a General Aviation Reliever Airport; provided, however, that no further expansion of its runways shall be permitted. #### 8.1.4 The City shall continue to participate in the comprehensive planning process for Continuing Florida Aviation System Planning Process (CFASPP), the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization (NFTPO), and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), and review aviation facility plans for compliance and consistency with the Future Land Use, Conservation and Coastal Management, and Transportation elements of the Comprehensive Plan. #### 8.1.5 The City shall work with the JAA to assist in funding and coordinating the planning and development of a City-wide constrained development program which has the full participation of concerned military authorities. #### 8.1.6 The City shall amend the Comprehensive Plan as necessary to incorporate additional data and analysis generated as a result of the completion of Jacksonville Airport Authority (JAA) airport master plans for Jacksonville International, Craig, Cecil Field, and Herlong Airports and to facilitate the implementation of these master plans and any subsequent revisions; provided, however, that said amendments shall not have the effect of requiring the approval of the expansion of runways at Craig Airport. ### Objective 8.2 The City shall support the Jacksonville Airport Authority (JAA) in the redevelopment of existing, and the siting of new aviation and aviation-related facilities that provide for the economic development of the community and are compatible with adjacent land uses. ### Policies #### 8.2.1 The City shall continue to participate in the review of development plans for Jacksonville International Airport (JIA) and shall support, by issuing necessary permits, those development plans which provide opportunities for light industrial and commercial development, in addition to the existing aviation, military, recreational and environmental preservation land uses. #### 8.2.2 The City, in conjunction with the Jacksonville Airport Authority (JAA) and local military authorities shall continue to enforce Part 10 of the City of Jacksonville Zoning Code which prevents the creation, establishment, or maintenance of hazards to aircraft and prevents the destruction or impairment of the utility of the airports to the City or the public investment therein. #### 8.2.3 The City shall continue to review airport development plans to assure that development at the City's airports does not exceed Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) land use guidance decibel levels on existing developed land unless provisions are made to ameliorate the impacts. ### Objective 8.3 The City shall evaluate property developments within the military airport environs to ensure compatibility and to protect such aviation facilities from encroachment of incompatible land uses. ### Policies #### 8.3.1 The City will utilize information provided by the United States Military, such as Air Installation Compatible Use Zones, when developing plans to control encroachment of incompatible development in the vicinity of Naval Air Station Jacksonville (NAS), Naval Station (NS) Mayport, and Outlying Field (OLF) Whitehouse to ensure protection of the missions of these aviation facilities. #### 8.3.2 All proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendments, Planned Unit Developments, and Rezonings which, if approved, would affect the density, intensity or use of land, that lie within Military Influence Zones shall be referred to the United States Navy for review prior to final action by the City. #### 8.3.3 The City will utilize information provided by the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) and the Jacksonville Aviation Authority (JAA) when developing plans to control encroachment of incompatible development in the vicinity of Jacksonville International Airport, Herlong Recreation Airport, Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport and Cecil Airport to ensure compatibility of lands adjacent to these public use airports. **Objective 8.4 Plan for roadway development, including arterial and collector roads to serve Cecil Field through build-out.** ### Policies #### 8.4.1 The Office of Economic Development (OED) shall plan for a rail/utility/recreation corridor to serve multi purpose development within Cecil Field. #### 8.4.2 The Jacksonville Airport Authority (JAA) as the owner of Cecil Field shall continue to plan development at Cecil Field consistent with the Cecil Airport Strategic Airport Master Plan and the Federal Aviation Administration/Florida Department of Transportation (FAA/FDOT) approved Cecil Field Airport Master Plan and Airport Layout Plan. **Objective 8.5 Utilize the existing transportation network (i.e. air, rail and surface) to capitalize on the proximity to the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT).** ### Policies #### 8.5.1 The Office of Economic Development (OED) and the Jacksonville Airport Authority (JAA) shall continue to pursue development and reuse of Cecil Airport which would utilize the existing transportation network, i.e. aviation, roadways and rail including proximity to the Port of Jacksonville to the fullest extent possible. #### 8.5.2 The City shall continue coordinate with the Jacksonville Aviation Authority (JAA) to ensure that access to the Jacksonville International, Cecil, Craig and Herlong Recreational Airports are integrated with surface transportation. ### GOAL 9 ### The City shall support a comprehensive rail system that meets current and future needs and furthers economic growth in the City. **Objective 9.1 The City shall support the development of a comprehensive rail system plan for the City of Jacksonville which addresses current and future rail and rail terminal facility needs.** **Policies** **9.1.1** The City shall participate in the rail system plan development process to ensure consistency with the Comprehensive Plan. **9.1.2** The City shall encourage the rail system plan to address the scheduling of train movements, speeds, noise, frequency, and the construction of rail/roadway grade separations through urban/suburban/residential areas so as to avoid conflicts with peak hour roadway traffic, and to minimize damage to residential structures. **9.1.3** The City shall support plans which locate new track routes so as to avoid conflicts with vehicle traffic routes. **9.1.4** The City shall encourage right-of-way acquisition or sharing for the potential use of a light or commuter rail system. **Objective 9.2 The City shall encourage the rehabilitation of existing tracks and the siting of new rail terminal facilities to enable integration with the City's ground transportation network.** **Policy** **9.2.1** The City shall encourage railroad companies to locate general yards in areas that will not incur major conflicts with vehicular traffic. **GOAL 10** **Interagency coordination and implementation of an intermodal transportation systems which integrates highway, mass transit, seaport, airport, rail, and other transportation modes and facilities shall be supported.** **Objective 10.1 The city shall consider intermodal connectivity when creating roadway designs for the City’s multimodal transportation network.** **Policy** **10.1.1** The City shall continue to review Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA), and all other City department, agency and independent authority plans for all new road facilities and corridors in order to ensure the implementation of roadway designs which compliment the movement of goods and services on state roads, freeways and interstate routes. **Objective 10.2 The City, shall coordinate with the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization (NFTPO), the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and the Duval County School Board (DCBS) in their efforts to educate the general public as to the environmental, financial and social benefits of alternative transportation modes. This coordination will be achieved through the Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC) of the NFTPO where all the above agencies are represented.** ### Policies **10.2.1** The transportation development process shall provide an increase in public relations and utilization of alternatives, such as designated paths, sidewalks and trails for bicycles and walking. **10.2.2** The City shall encourage and support the Duval County School Board (DCBS) in increasing the number of students walking and biking to school which will result in a decrease in vehicular traffic. **10.2.3** The City shall support the use of active transportation for area colleges and universities and prioritize infrastructure that supports transit utilization. **Objective 10.3 The City shall promote plans and activities which support the establishment of multimodal transportation corridors and make the most efficient use of existing and proposed transportation corridors.** ### Policies **10.3.1** The City shall not declare as surplus property land which is immediately adjacent to and contiguous with the right-of-way of any major transportation facility without the full review of all agencies responsible for planning and operation of transportation facilities. **10.3.2** Agencies responsible for the planning and operation of transportation facilities, including agencies operating at the state and federal level, shall be given the right of first refusal to purchase any surplus public land adjacent to, or contiguous with, the right-of-way of any publicly proposed new roadway alignment. This includes projects for which an environmental assessment or impact statement has been prepared and projects which have undergone preliminary design, regardless of the funding status for project construction. #### 10.3.3 The City shall coordinate its transportation and recreation planning activities with the programs of the FDOT in securing abandoned rail corridors for alternative uses by including the FDOT Five-Year Work Program in the NFTPO Transportation Improvement Program. **Objective 10.4 The City shall promote a comprehensive transportation planning process which coordinates the planning and implementation efforts of the various agencies having responsibility for highway construction, mass transit, and railroad, air and seaport facilities and services with the City. The City will continue to coordinate its comprehensive transportation planning process through the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization (NFTPO) with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Five-Year Work Program and the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA).** **Policies** #### 10.4.1 The City shall utilize the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization (NFTPO) generated Regional Travel Demand Model and the City’s Mobility System Plan as principal tools in the development of long-range transportation plans and the formulation of strategies for the implementation of an integrated transportation system. #### 10.4.2 The NFTPO shall serve as the primary forum for addressing concerns related to and the planning for intra-county transportation facilities between the City and other communities within the region. #### 10.4.3 The City shall promote a continuing dialogue with the rail industry in Jacksonville, particularly to resolve issues arising from conflicts between rail and other transportation modes. #### 10.4.4 The City shall review large scale development and smaller development plans to ensure transportation system improvements are consistent with state, regional and area local comprehensive plans, capital improvement plans, and land development regulations. #### 10.4.5 The City shall utilize the technical assistance, information and funding available from the State in its development of an integrated transportation system. **10.4.6** The City shall support long-range transportation planning to ensure integrated access routes between major transportation facilities: airports, seaports, rail or related facilities with other modes of surface or water transportation. **10.4.7** The City shall place a high priority on the coordination of surface and water access to seaports, airports, rail, and related facilities. **10.4.8** The City, through its development review process, shall support those plans from agencies and private developers that promote efficient use of multimodal transportation services such as truck, rail, sea, and air. **10.4.9** The City shall assist the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization (NFTPO) in the regular update of the socio-economic data required in the development of the long-range transportation model for Duval County, which requires updating every five years in accordance with Federal Statute. **10.4.10** The City shall consider multimodal and active transportation as an alternative to the expansion of roads or the provision of new roadway construction. **10.4.11** The City shall establish local transportation corridors which can be utilized by more than one transportation mode and which connect multimodal facilities, such as highway, mass transit, seaport, air, and rail. **10.4.12** The City shall continue to ensure that bicycle and pedestrian sidewalk systems adequately connect areas of concentration of employment, residences, and schools with mass transit opportunities. **Objective 10.5 The City shall acknowledge and promote its role as a hub for transportation activities. The City shall serve as the point of coordination for plans which support the economic growth and diversity of the community. These plans will include the by development of transfer facilities to facilitate the movement of goods between various transportation modes.** ### Policies #### 10.5.1 The City, as a member of the Technical Coordinating Committee of the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization (NFTPO), shall coordinate with railroad, trucking, aviation, and marine shipping interests concerning the intermodal shipment of goods to improve the vitality of the City's economy, specifically as it relates to maritime and air cargo shipping interests, while minimizing traffic conflicts on adjacent roadways. #### 10.5.2 The City, through Land Development Regulations, shall encourage new development involved in the import and export of heavy or bulk goods or recyclable goods to be located, when economically feasible, on sites near or adjacent to port, rail, or air facilities to help minimize the number of heavy trucks on the region's highway system. #### 10.5.3 The City shall coordinate with the Jacksonville Port Authority and the Jacksonville Airport Authority to implement its policies which relate to development and expansion of facilities designed to expedite the movement of persons and goods between various transportation modes. #### 10.5.4 The City shall enforce truck routes to minimize the impact of traffic through residential areas and maximize the flow of intermodal shipment of goods. ### Objective 10.6 The City shall be supportive of the expansion of existing transportation systems to accommodate emerging technologies in the intermodal movement of goods and passengers in an efficient, cost-effective, and competitive manner to meet the standards set forth in this Comprehensive Plan. ### Policies #### 10.6.1 The City shall review agency plans and support cost-feasible system capacity improvements through its Capital Improvement Element, the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization (NFTPO) Transportation Improvement Program, and area transportation studies. #### 10.6.2 The City shall support, where feasible, those transportation network improvements that will accommodate future technology and automated vehicles. ### 10.6.3 The City shall coordinate with the Jacksonville Port Authority (JPA) and the Jacksonville Airport Authority (JAA) to ensure compatible land uses in the areas surrounding area these facilities. ### GOAL 11 **A multimodal transportation system shall continue to be developed which will stimulate the economic development of the community, maximize compatibility of transportation facilities with the surrounding community, maximize options for flexibility in the future expansion of the system, and minimize the environmental impact of these transportation systems.** **Objective 11.1 A multimodal transportation system shall continue to be developed to maximize compatibility of transportation facilities with the surrounding community, maximize options for flexibility in the future expansion of the system, and minimize the environmental impact of these transportation systems.** #### Policies ##### 11.1.1 The City shall ensure that its multimodal transportation system is accessible to the citizens and visitors of Jacksonville and provides them with timely and efficient access to services, jobs, markets and attractions. Particular emphasis shall be placed on linking low-income areas with high-employment areas. ##### 11.1.2 The City shall support both the private and public sector in their efforts to meet existing and future demands for transit, airport, port, and rail services and facilities. ##### 11.1.3 The City shall seek available sources of public and private funding for transportation facilities and encourage federal and state governments to adopt more flexible and more responsive financial assistance programs. ##### 11.1.4 The City shall work with the Jacksonville Port Authority to coordinate with other Florida ports in order to increase their utilization. **Objective 11.2 The City shall generate community support for the development and expansion of both new and existing facilities to improve seaport, transit, rail, and airport services. The City can execute this objective by remaining responsive to the needs and desires of the community and its citizenry as it carries out its transportation planning process consistent with the City's land use and growth management strategies.** ### Policies ### 11.2.1 The City shall continue active participation in the metropolitan planning process through the involvement of the Mayor and the representatives of the City Council serving on the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization (NFTPO) Board. In accordance with the TPO’s Public Involvement Plan, the involvement of other elected officials and decision-makers with an interest in the local transportation system will also be encouraged. ### 11.2.2 The Planning and Development Department and Department of Public Works shall implement procedures which ensure that the transportation system improvements agreed upon as a condition of private development are implemented as development occurs in accordance with said agreements. ### 11.2.3 The City shall coordinate with other government agencies to protect the seaport, airports, railways or related facilities from the encroachment of incompatible land uses. Similarly, the City shall adopt and implement the Land Development Regulations that provide for noise buffers between rail and air facilities and for other noise-sensitive land uses. ### 11.2.4 The City shall coordinate with other government agencies in the implementation of provisions which prohibit obstructions to aircraft operations. ### 11.2.5 The City shall not allow incompatible development to locate in airport noise and accident potential zones as defined by the Aircraft Installation Compatible Use Zones (AICUZ) provisions of the Zoning Code. ### 11.2.6 The City shall continue to support policies that regulate land use in areas of aircraft accident potential such as the Air Installation Compatible Use Zones (AICUZ). ## Objective 11.3 The City shall develop its multimodal transportation network in a manner which preserves and enhances community integrity and neighborhood identity. ### Policies ### 11.3.1 The City shall establish additional procedures to address the preservation and enhancement of community integrity and neighborhood identity when identifying new functionally classified transportation corridors or constructing new functionally classified transportation facilities by applying the context sensitive streets standards. ### 11.3.2 The City shall develop and achieve a high level of elected official and citizen participation early in the planning of the City's transportation system improvements. ### 11.3.3 The City shall determine any required operational improvements for ingress, egress and other factors that affect safe and convenient on-site traffic flow for proposed developments through the site plan review process. ### 11.3.4 A local road that primarily serves residential uses and connects two roadways that are functionally classified as Minor Arterial or higher shall not be physically widened to increase vehicular capacity or to add or modify parking unless requested by a majority of landowners located along the road. However, such request will not obligate the City to do so. Such roads include but are not limited to: River Oaks Road ### 11.3.5 New development along Cedar Bay Road, a residential dead-end street, shall not generate industrial traffic. **Objective 11.4 The City shall promote plans which minimize adverse impact to the environment from transportation system development and are in compliance with all federal, state, and City regulations for environmental conditions in and around seaport, airport, rail, and related facilities.** **Policies** ### 11.4.1 The City shall develop transportation facilities which minimize or reduce noise, water, air pollution, and other environmental problems. ### 11.4.2 The City shall work with local agencies to develop plans to minimize or mitigate the potential for accidents resulting from the movement of hazardous materials via air, water, rail, and highway. #### 11.4.3 The City shall promote those projects which meet or exceed the air, water and noise quality standards established by federal, state and local governmental agencies. #### 11.4.4 The City shall promote those plans which provide for the mitigation of existing adverse impacts from the development of seaports, airports, rail or related facilities upon natural and historic resources and land uses. #### 11.4.5 The City shall promote plans which avoid future negative impacts upon natural and historic resources and land uses. #### 11.4.6 The City shall review plans for the expansion of existing airport, seaport and rail facilities and the development of new facilities to ensure that the plans meet or exceed the mitigation standards for adverse impacts on prime aquifer recharge areas, 25-year flood plain areas, and water's edge wetlands at an appropriate level as established by federal, state, and local government agencies. --- ## Housing — Housing Element - Source: https://www.jacksonville.gov/getContentAsset/e9b9446b-7397-49db-9381-4ded060dfd97/135b97c9-84fa-4e82-b956-0fbccec4aa1f/FINAL-ADA_2045-HE_12-2025.pdf?language=en - Pages: 17 - Covers: housing # 2045 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ## HOUSING ELEMENT <
> **DECEMBER 2025** ***The Honorable Donna Deegan, Mayor*** ***Helena A. Parola, Director of Planning*** **JACKSONVILLE PLANNING DEPARTMENT** 214 N. Hogan Street, Suite 300, Jacksonville, Florida 32202 # 2045 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ## HOUSING ELEMENT ### GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES # TABLE OF CONTENTS *** Goals, Objectives, and Policies....................................................................................................... 4     GOAL 1 Develop High Quality Neighborhoods and Affordable Housing................................ 4 # GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND POLICIES ### GOAL 1 **The City shall develop stable, sustainable and definable neighborhoods which offer safe, sound, sanitary and energy efficient housing that is affordable to all its present and future residents.** **Objective 1.1 The City shall assist the private sector in providing an adequate supply of new dwelling units of various types, sizes and costs. The City needs to add an estimated 106,093 units between 2020 and 2045 in order to keep pace with population growth and/or fluctuations in market forces and migration patterns.** #### Policies **1.1.1** The City in its Land Development Regulations, shall continue to provide incentives such as higher densities or special design considerations, to encourage the building of a wide variety of housing types, designs, and price ranges; and promote an equitable distribution of housing choices throughout the City. **1.1.2** The City shall regularly review and update code requirements to facilitate new, creative, affordable, and innovative housing design and construction techniques. **1.1.3** The City's Planning and Development Department shall ensure that the Future Land Use Element shall include an adequate supply of land for various types of residential uses needed in the City and that the required infrastructure will be in place concurrent with the impact of proposed developments. **1.1.4** The Jacksonville Housing Authority shall continue to implement a fair share housing plan that would distribute low- and moderate-income housing throughout the City, lessening the impacts of such housing in any one area, while giving low- and moderate-income residents a wider choice of housing opportunities. **Objective 1.2 The City shall increase the availability of affordable and workforce housing by assisting the private sector in reducing the cost of providing a diverse housing stock and in rehabilitating housing, which is affordable and available to all socioeconomic groups and special needs households.** **Affordable and workforce housing shall mean those projects that are developed pursuant to any federally-, state-funded, or local grants or appropriations that provide compliance requirements for affordability, compliance verification through** auditing or some other verification and oversight of the development by the federal, state, or local issuing agency. Furthermore, eligible affordable or workforce projects must include an affordability compliance duration of at least twenty (20) years. ### Policies #### 1.2.1 The City shall assist private and non-profit developers of affordable housing by implementing, appropriate provisions of its Affordable Housing Incentive Plan Ordinance (Ord. 93-2047-1194 as amended, City of Jacksonville Ordinance Code). These provisions in the Ordinance established a series of specific programs and actions to streamline the permitting process. These include: * Expedited permitting for affordable housing projects to include such actions as hand carrying of applications through the process and thus reducing plan reviews from approximately 14 days to approximately 7 days or less. * Extensions of concurrency reservations for longer timeframes enable owners to apply for and received financing (i.e. such as low-income tax credits, Section 202, etc.) * The waiving of certain fees to minimize costs. These programs are available and can be used by developers as coordinated through the City’s Housing and Community Development Division of the Neighborhoods Department. These programs also are a part of the incentives available to affordable and workforce housing developments. #### 1.2.2 The City shall continue to offer incentives to encourage the private sector to provide more housing in price ranges accessible to very low-, low-, and moderate-income families. #### 1.2.3 The City shall continue to provide information and assistance on City-owned property suitable for low- and moderate-income housing or for special needs housing. #### 1.2.4 The Housing Services Division of the Neighborhoods Department, Housing and Community Development Division shall work with for profit and non-profit groups to help provide affordable housing opportunities for low- and moderate-income families. #### 1.2.5 The City shall continue to acquire vacant lots which are suitable for infill housing by various for profit and non-profit developments. ### 1.2.6 The Jacksonville Housing Finance Authority shall continue to address the shortage of affordable residential housing by providing capital for investment in such facilities for low, moderate- or middle-income families and persons anywhere within the City of Jacksonville through the issuance of its revenue bonds, other assistance, and by taking maximum advantage of available SHIP (State Housing Incentive Program) funds. ### 1.2.7 The Neighborhoods Department, Housing and Community Development Division, shall continue to administer down payment assistance programs to low- and moderate-income families in Duval County. ### 1.2.8 The Jacksonville Housing Authority and the Neighborhoods Department, Housing and Community Development Division shall continue to pursue means of leveraging funds and marshaling resources for the creation of additional affordable housing for very low-, low-, and moderate-income households, ### 1.2.9 The Jacksonville Housing Authority and the Housing Services Division of the Housing and Community Development Division of the Neighborhoods Department shall continue to seek funds and develop new programs to assist qualified families to rehabilitate existing housing units. The Housing and Community Development Division will continue to provide various forms of assistance to eligible participating families who are unable to make their own repairs. ### 1.2.10 The Jacksonville Housing Authority shall continue to seek local, state, and federal funding for the provision of additional low-income subsidized housing units to increase the existing supply ### 1.2.11 The City shall continue to work with local lenders and corporations to leverage funds for affordable housing. ### 1.2.12 The Neighborhoods Department, Housing and Community Development Division shall continue to publicize the requirements and availability of programs like the State Apartment Incentive Loan Program (SAIL) and provide technical assistance to interested applicants. ### 1.2.13 The Neighborhoods Department, Housing and Community Development Division shall continue to implement a locally funded rental rehabilitation program for low- and moderate-income rental housing. ### 1.2.14 The Office of Economic Development (OED) and the Downtown Investment Authority (DIA) shall continue to prepare plans, seek developers, and develop incentives, such as assistance with land assembly, subordinate financing, and writing-down land costs, to encourage the provision of a variety of multifamily housing opportunities, including a percentage of affordable rental units in the core city near large employment centers. These housing opportunities will include homeowners' associations or tenant associations that will ensure proper maintenance of the units. ### 1.2.15 The City shall participate with private and nonprofit groups seeking to leverage or obtain new funding sources aimed at solving affordable and workforce housing problems by supporting or jointly pursuing foundation funds and social investment by corporations, and by assisting with grant writing and with completing applications for available federal and State funds. ### 1.2.16 The City shall continue to pursue existing resources provided by federal and State agencies, nonprofit, or private organizations, and continue to pursue the creation of new funding sources to assist with the provision of affordable housing. ### 1.2.17 The Neighborhoods Department and the Housing and Community Development Division shall assist in the coordination of the various providers engage in providing affordable housing for homeownership and rental units in order to strengthen the City's efforts in this area. ### 1.2.18 The Housing Services Division in partnership with local banks, shall continue to assist low- and moderate-income families who desire home ownership, but cannot afford the down-payment, closing costs, or principal reduction, through various state and federal funded down payment assistance programs. ### 1.2.19 The Neighborhoods Department shall continue efforts to preserve the existing housing stock supporting extremely low-income housing units by continuing to inform the public about the available housing and rehabilitation programs and by promoting plans for capital long range funding. #### 1.2.20 The City shall assess the effectiveness and efficiency of its affordable housing programs by completing a benchmarking review of affordable housing programs in peer cities. The benchmarking review shall include recommendations to improve the City’s affordable housing programs. ### Objective 1.3 The City shall ensure that Land Development Regulations allow for the provision of sites for affordable workforce housing as defined in Sec. 380.0651(1)(h), housing for low-income, very-low-income, and moderate-income housing, manufactured homes, elderly housing, and group homes, in an amount equal to the needs indicated in Objective 1.2, utilizing both new locations and in-fill sites. #### Policies #### 1.3.1 The City shall assist the private sector and other public and nonprofit agencies with site location, preparation of required construction and improvement plans, and providing or improving needed infrastructure in areas determined to be desirable as sites for affordable housing for low-income families, elderly housing, farm workers, manufactured home parks or subdivisions, group homes, and foster care facilities. #### 1.3.2 The City shall facilitate the availability of affordable and workforce housing for low- and moderate-income families by: a) increasing home ownership for low and moderate income families; b) renovating existing dwelling units for affordable rental units; c) and building new affordable rental units. Such funding sources as HOME, Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), City, and State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program (SHIP), Foreclosure Registry, and private funding will be employed. #### 1.3.3 The City's Planning and Development Department shall continue to review and update the Land Development Regulations in order to support development of low- and moderate-income housing. Updated regulations should provide cost saving opportunities without sacrificing safety or quality of life in order to encourage the development of sites for affordable housing, including sites for manufactured housing, mobile home parks, and manufactured home subdivisions to enhance their flexibility and desirability for affordable housing, and determine where cost savings could be obtained without sacrificing safety in order to encourage the development of sites for affordable housing. ### 1.3.4 The City shall continue the pursuit of all available programs provided by the state and federal government which provide sites for affordable housing are being utilized. ### 1.3.5 The City shall ensure that the Zoning Code provides a mechanism for expeditious site locations of public housing development. ### 1.3.6 The Jacksonville Housing Authority will encourage the use of mixed income housing in developments such as funded through public/private joint ventures. ### 1.3.7 The City shall provide housing opportunities for low-income and moderate-income households throughout the City through the use of federal, State and local neighborhood improvement programs. ### 1.3.8 The City shall give high priority consideration to the provision of affordable housing in land development and funding decisions, especially those made relating to public/private cooperative efforts in which the City is participating. ### 1.3.9 The City shall include incentives in the Land Development Regulations for projects serving the elderly that are accessible to medical services, transportation, and other necessary support systems. ### Objective 1.4 The City shall preserve, protect, and stabilize residential neighborhoods keeping the maximum possible number of dwelling units in the housing supply, as measured by the implementation of the following policies. ### Policies #### 1.4.1 The City shall emphasize implementation of the following objectives: a) Demolish backlog of condemned structures. b) Foreclose on derelict properties with sites suitable for constructing affordable housing. c) Increase customer satisfaction with park maintenance. d) Provide for ongoing revitalization and residential improvement in city neighborhoods. e) Reduce criminal activities. f) Provide new or rehabilitated housing through actions described above under Objective 1.3. #### 1.4.2 The City shall continue to strengthen its ability to investigate Zoning Code and Building Code violations with an emphasis on maintaining the residential character of neighborhoods. The City will continue a program to educate neighborhood residents and organizations to recognize and report Zoning and/or Building Code violations for action by the Municipal Code Enforcement Board. #### 1.4.3 The City's Real Estate Division shall maintain and have available a complete inventory of parcels of surplus properties and structures. The City shall continue to offer incentives (which may include land donations and write-downs) to developers of low-income dwellings in all planning districts of the City. The City will continue to donate or reduce the cost of vacant lots and structures appropriate for in-fill housing to organizations engaged in providing homes for low-income families in established neighborhoods. #### 1.4.4 Commercial and other non-residential uses lying adjacent to residential neighborhoods shall not be expanded into residential neighborhoods unless such uses enhance or do not diminish or degrade the residential character of the neighborhood. #### 1.4.5 The Building and Zoning Inspection Division will take steps to reduce the impact of commercial areas or uses on residential neighborhoods by increased inspection activity to identify violations of landscaping, buffering and signage requirements of the Zoning Code in such areas. #### 1.4.6 The Downtown Investment Authority (DIA) shall continue to develop, market, redefine and solidify a sense of neighborhood for Downtown Jacksonville. The DIA, in its planning program, shall identify boundaries of viable existing or proposed residential neighborhoods in the downtown area. #### 1.4.7 The City shall continue to its Land Development Regulations regulatory incentives for in-fill projects that are compatible with older neighborhoods and historic districts. The Planning and Development Department will review and implement needed changes in the Land Development Regulations, which will encourage the creation of affordable in-fill housing. #### 1.4.8 The Planning and Development Department’s Housing Services Division shall continue to publicize the cost benefits of in-fill housing to developers and potential homeowners. #### 1.4.9 The Housing Services Division shall target rehabilitation efforts toward clusters of units or toward sound, established neighborhoods where the use of resources will result in desirable living environments, and discourage developers from demolishing existing housing units. #### 1.4.10 The City shall continue to assist and coordinate with non-profit organizations which sponsor major paint-up and fix-up programs in deteriorating neighborhoods and other housing programs. #### 1.4.11 Neighborhood Action Plan (NAP) areas shall be given priority for redevelopment programming and funding in an accelerated manner in order to provide additional affordable and/or workforce housing units. The City of Jacksonville shall facilitate and encourage qualified non-profit organizations that propose to redevelop NAP areas. Existing residential rehabilitation programs and/or community development efforts shall be supported. #### 1.4.12 Encourage the conservation and preservation of neighborhoods by enforcing the adopted Neighborhood Action Plans. Facilitate the implementation of NAP policies and projects by coordinating with the Neighborhoods Department, Housing and Community Development Division. ### Objective 1.5 The City shall assist the private sector and use public resources to improve the structural and aesthetic condition of existing housing; and to eliminate substandard housing conditions in all areas of the City, stressing rehabilitation over demolition wherever possible. The City shall continue to promote, through code enforcement and other means, private endeavors to reduce the existing number of substandard units. ### Policies #### 1.5.1 The City’s Housing Services Division shall continue to implement programs designed to encourage the conservation of existing standard housing units and increase the quantity of rehabilitated low- and moderate-income rental and owner-occupied housing units, which program shall include grant and loan programs, volunteer efforts and increased code enforcement. #### 1.5.2 The Housing Services Division shall continue various assistance programs that are offered to homeowners and rental unit owners, in conjunction with the City's Code Enforcement program, and is used as an incentive for preservation of housing units. ### 1.5.3 The City’s Building Inspection Division shall strengthen its efforts to inspect and ensure that minimum housing standards are strictly enforced, with exceptions made at the discretion of the Division Chief for persons who are actively engaged in bringing houses up to standard. ### 1.5.4 The City will continue to encourage rehabilitation over demolition to keep the maximum number of dwelling units in the housing stock. **Objective 1.6 To foster preservation and rehabilitation of historically significant houses, as well as to mitigate unsafe historic structures, the City shall continue and expand the ongoing program of assisting the private sector in identifying, preserving, and maintaining historically or architecturally significant housing by implementing the following policies.** **Policies** ### 1.6.1 The City's Planning and Development Department shall continue to provide technical assistance to individuals or groups interested in conserving, rehabilitating, or relocating structures in the City's older neighborhoods, as staff to the Jacksonville Historic Preservation Commission, and by assisting with locating resources, preparing grant applications, developing legislation, and other related functions. ### 1.6.2 The City's Planning and Development Department shall maintain a comprehensive data base identifying historic resources that have been designated by the City or Federal government as landmarks or contributory buildings in designating historic districts in the City. This data will be made available to the City agencies involved in rehabilitation or demolition activities. (See Objective 1.1 Historic Preservation Element.) ### 1.6.3 The City’s Historic Preservation Ordinance shall protect historically significant neighborhoods from activity which would detract from their value and character and provide incentives for preservation efforts. ### 1.6.4 The Municipal Code Compliance Division shall seek alternatives to demolition without jeopardizing public safety, e.g. fencing or otherwise securing a structure when possible. Principles to guide demolition program techniques and strategies are found in the Jacksonville Property Safety and Maintenance Code. ### 1.6.5 The City shall consider the alternatives for Historic Buildings within Chapter 10 of the Florida Existing Building Code to allow for the modification of some building restrictions, when applied to the rehabilitation of historic housing stock. ### 1.6.6 The Planning and Development Department shall continue to implement the Springfield Zoning overlay to address the unique needs and characteristics of the Springfield Historic Area. ### Objective 1.7 The City shall continue to assist the private sector and non-profit providers of housing and related services for individuals with special needs, such as elderly, victims of domestic violence, and physically or mentally disabled. ### Policies #### 1.7.1 The Intimate Violence Enhanced Services Team (INVEST) shall continue to identify and develop solutions to the housing needs for victims of domestic violence. #### 1.7.2 The Housing and Community Development Division, and non-profit agencies shall continue to explore and provide opportunities to assist elderly residents age in place and allow them to remain in their homes. #### 1.7.3 The City of Jacksonville and the Fire Marshall shall continue local monitoring of Assisted Living Facilities for the mentally and physically disabled, and the elderly. Monitoring will include living conditions, management, and the availability of ancillary services. #### 1.7.4 The City shall continue to monitor housing availability for special needs households, and shall aggressively pursue all available federal, state, and local funds to meet special housing needs. #### 1.7.5 The City of Jacksonville shall support non-profit agencies providing off-the-street gathering places where the homeless may take showers, be given clothing, obtain emergency food supplies, and receive mail. Additional services shall include the following: referrals for shelter and housing, job training and placement, alcohol, drug and mental health counseling, financial aid with a general referral service for other specific needs such as physical needs, self-sufficiency training, child care, referrals for victims of domestic violence, and disability/rehabilitation information and referrals for the physically handicapped and disabled. ### 1.7.6 The Housing and Community Development Division shall continue to provide funding for programs to help meet housing requirements for special needs groups. ### 1.7.7 The non-profit organizations, assisted by the Housing and Community Development Division and other appropriate agencies shall continue to provide social services that will help enable those low-income families who wish to do so to become responsible homeowners, and provide services to persons with special needs to remain in their homes. ### Objective 1.8 Homelessness. Assist the private sector and concerned public agencies to find shelter for homeless families and individuals through the implementation of the following policies. #### Policies ### 1.8.1 The Homeless Coalition shall continue to participate in a combined public/private partnership for the development of transitional housing for homeless families, and educational opportunities for their children. ### 1.8.2 The City in partnership with the designated Continuum of Care agency shall continue to pursue funding for additional single-room occupancy housing in the downtown area and other areas where support services exist. ### 1.8.3 The City shall continue to assist nonprofit providers addressing homelessness and emergency services in finding funds for shelter which can bridge the gap between short-term emergency beds and longer-term transitional housing. ### 1.8.4 The City of Jacksonville shall address issues of homelessness from a holistic approach through its partnership with Continuum of Care agencies leader. ### Objective 1.9 Relocation Housing. Provide uniform and equitable treatment for persons and businesses displaced by local government programs in a manner consistent with Section 421.55, Florida Statutes. #### Policies ### 1.9.1 The Community Development shall monitor all redevelopment and demolition activity to see that comparable relocation housing is available in accordance with federal regulations, regardless of whether federal monies are involved in the activity. Residents who are displaced as a result of development, demolition, or other public initiated projects shall be provided prompt equitable compensation or relocation housing as set forth under the Federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Act of 1970, as amended, whether or not the project falls within its coverage. Information concerning the availability of legal assistance and federally approved housing counseling services to households effected by displacement will be made available by the Division. ### 1.9.2 Redevelopment plans that will result in the displacement of households shall continue to make advance written determination of the extent of displacement and provide a relocation plan which sets forth the resources available to accomplish the full relocation. Provision for advance notice and hearing to affected individuals must be included. ### 1.9.3 The Jacksonville Housing Authority and the City shall make available a sufficient number of new units of low-income housing to meet the needs of displaced persons who have lost their homes as a result of eminent domain. ### 1.9.4 Redevelopment plans supported by the City shall include provisions for a variety of replacement housing types ensuring that the redevelopment activities do not significantly reduce the existing supply of housing which is affordable to very low-, low- and moderate-income households or available to special needs households. The Jacksonville Housing Authority shall review on a regular basis VA and FHA foreclosure listings for the purpose of identifying and considering for purchase suitable existing single-family dwellings for scattered site public housing. ## Objective 1.10 The Land Development Regulations shall include opportunities for the siting of human services facilities within a variety of zoning districts, subject to compatibility requirements. ### Policies ### 1.10.1 The City shall allow licensed family care homes in all residential categories and zoning districts, subject to size and distance limitations in accordance with the standards and criteria of the Zoning Code. ### 1.10.2 The City's Planning and Development Department shall ensure group homes, foster care facilities, adult congregate living facilities, halfway houses, and similar special needs housing facilities are treated fairly in their distribution throughout the City. ## Objective 1.11 The City will develop and implement a plan of action by which the City will continue to focus on the Northwest Jacksonville Area by addressing infrastructure and other deficiencies, thereby attracting growth and development opportunities, and making it a more attractive place to live and work. ### Policies #### 1.11.1 The Planning and Development Department will continue to synthesize all planning documents resulting from this comprehensive planning process to assure that they are all consistent with the needs of the Northwest Jacksonville Area. #### 1.11.2 The City will focus its revitalization efforts in the Northwest Jacksonville Area based upon this comprehensive plan, and other reports documenting the service deficiencies in the Northwest Jacksonville Area. These efforts will address street, drainage, and utilities, a variety of quality affordable housing, social services, job training, employment opportunities, and mass transportation to facilitate access to other educational and employment opportunities in the City. #### 1.11.3 The City will continue to use the Northwest Jacksonville Economic Development Fund Advisory Committee, including residents, business owners, and government officials, to provide oversight in the development and implementation of the revitalization program. ### Objective 1.12 The City of Jacksonville shall require energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy resources in the design, new construction, and rehabilitation of affordable housing initiated by the Neighborhoods Department, Housing and Community Development Division. ### Policies #### 1.12.1 The Neighborhoods Department, Housing and Community Development Division shall continue to require that all rehabilitation projects, funded by the City of Jacksonville, comply with the Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA) Neighborhood Energy Efficiency Program standards listed on the Energy Evaluation Survey and Work Order form. The form includes inspection, cleaning or installation the following: * Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFL’s) * Light Emitting Diode (LED) * Refrigerators * Envelope Air Sealing * Domestic Hot Water (DHW) Temperature & Insulation Wrap * Domestic Hot Water (DHW) Pipe Insulation Wrap * Facet Aerators * Low Flow Shower Head * Toilet Tank Flapper * Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning (HVAC) Filter * Duct Sealing ### 1.12.2 To improve and enhance energy efficiency, the Neighborhoods Department, Housing and Community Development Division shall require use of Energy Star certified appliances in all affordable housing new construction funded by the City. Appliances that are labeled Energy Star, a rating established by the Environmental Protection Agency, use less energy and water than other products, save money on utility bills, and help protect the environment. ### 1.12.3 The Neighborhoods Department, Housing and Community Development Division shall require compliance with the Florida Green Home Standards for all new affordable housing construction, as defined in the Definition Section, funded by the City. ### 1.12.4 The Neighborhoods Department, Housing and Community Development Division shall promote use of indigenous landscaping to eliminate the need for irrigation and chemical treatments to result in a reduction of demand on water resources and improved water quality. ### 1.12.5 As a means to implement sustainability in the design, construction, and rehabilitation of workforce and affordable housing units, and /or market rate units within the urban area, the City of Jacksonville shall encourage Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for homes (defined in the Definition Section within this element). LEED standards yield energy efficient and ecologically responsible housing that better supports long term affordability. ### 1.12.6 The City of Jacksonville shall encourage the use of renewable energy resources in all new construction. When feasible, orient the structure to optimize solar orientation and access prevailing breezes, minimize east-west facing windows, maximize natural lighting, and install clothes lines. --- ## Open Space — Recreation and Open Space Element - Source: https://www.jacksonville.gov/getContentAsset/2191d40a-d945-465f-80d6-f7fd9854a7e4/135b97c9-84fa-4e82-b956-0fbccec4aa1f/FINAL-ADA_2045-ROSE_12-2025.pdf?language=en - Pages: 17 - Covers: open_space # 2045 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN # RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE ELEMENT <
> **DECEMBER 2025** ***The Honorable Donna Deegan, Mayor*** ***Helena A. Parola, Director of Planning*** **JACKSONVILLE PLANNING DEPARTMENT** 214 N. Hogan Street, Suite 300, Jacksonville, Florida 32202 # 2045 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN # RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE ELEMENT # GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES # TABLE OF CONTENTS GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES................................................................................... 4 GOAL 1 Recreational Facilities Level of Service................................................................ 4 GOAL 2 Suburban and Rural Active/Passive Park System ................................................. 7 GOAL 3 Use Open Space and Recreational Facilities to Enhance Natural Environments and Conserve Resources.............................................................................. 9 GOAL 4 Scenic and Recreational Quality of Significant Water Bodies ............................. 10 GOAL 5 Stream and Tributary Areas for Open Spce, Watershed and Wildlifed Habitat Protection and Recreation.................................................................................................. 13 GOAL 6 Promote Economic Development........................................................................ 13 GOAL 7 Protect and Utilize Cultural and Historic Resources............................................ 14 GOAL 8 Improve Citizen Perception and Participation in Recreational Activities....... 15 GOAL 9 Park Maintenane and Repair .............................................................................. 16 # GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES ### GOAL 1 **To provide a variety of recreational facilities, both active and passive, in order to achieve and maintain adopted standards for levels of service.** **Objective 1.1 The City shall provide a variety of recreational facilities in the recreation and park system in order to achieve and maintain adopted levels of service standards.** #### Policies **1.1.1** The City shall maintain the Level of Service (LOS) standards provided under Goal 1 of the Capital Improvements Element for the provision of parks in the City. **Objective 1.2 The City shall ensure that recreation facilities are added to keep up with new growth and development.** #### Policies **1.2.1** The City shall implement an ongoing mechanism or system that will provide additional resources for the provision of recreation and open space. An investigation into a variety of funding sources and mechanisms shall be conducted. **1.2.2** The City shall examine all possibilities for land acquisition including purchase, scenic easement, eminent domain, open space zoning, tax concessions, property exchange, and lease of private lands, and community and private donation. **1.2.3** The City shall accept or purchase parcels of land for park purposes that are of sufficient size, location and configuration to handle their intended purpose(s). The Recreation and Community Services Department shall maintain objective standards for considering any parcel. The standards shall be based on a matrix and ranking criteria established by the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department. **1.2.4** The City shall facilitate the use of the provisions of Section 193.501, F.S. The statute addresses the assessment of lands subject to a conservation easement, environmentally endangered lands, or lands used for outdoor recreational or park purposes when land development rights have been conveyed or conservation restrictions have been covenanted. ### 1.2.5 The Recreation and Community Services Department shall utilize guidelines for the development of neighborhood and regional parks that incorporate standardized designs and siting criteria. ### 1.2.6 In accordance with Section 122.421(b), Ordinance Code, City of Jacksonville, no parklands, park facilities, or other recreational or park related land or space shall be converted to another use or sold by the City unless it is replaced with new park facilities, land or space of equal or greater size or value in the same general area or as close thereto as possible or the property is to be used as a civic community center. ### 1.2.7 The Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department shall develop and utilize a matrix and ranking criteria to identify recreation facility needs. The matrix and ranking criteria analysis shall be updated every five years in order to prioritize capital improvements. ### 1.2.8 The Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department shall update the Master Recreation Improvement Plan (MRIP) by December 2023. The master plan shall at a minimum: * identify existing park facilities and anticipated needs based on population growth for a minimum of a ten year planning timeframe, * consider the provision of facilities and amenities in areas where health outcomes are the lowest, providing for engaging activities for youth and increasing access to the river, * define active recreation, passive recreation and open space, and * identify appropriate updates to active recreation policies within this element as they apply to all development areas with the exception of the Central Business District Development Area which shall be addressed by the DIA ### 1.2.9 The City shall provide easements for public access for recreation and open space uses on public land leased to private interests. **Objective 1.3 The City shall increase its pedestrian path and greenway and trail systems and develop strategies to ensure that these systems are included in new park development.** ### Policies #### 1.3.1 In accordance with standards developed by the Recreation and Community Services Department, nature walks, greenways and trails or multipurpose pedestrian paths shall be included in each new park at least ten acres in size acquired or developed by the City, if suitable. #### 1.3.2 The City, through the Recreation and Community Services Department, shall develop strategies for the acquisition or lease of linear parks for pedestrian paths and greenway and trail systems. These facilities shall be developed as a network connecting residential areas, schools and parks where land is available through purchase or easement. #### 1.3.3 On a continuing basis, the Recreation and Community Services Department will petition the State to acquire appropriate unused rail trackage in order for the City to sublease the land under the Rails to Trails program. #### 1.3.4 The City shall consider using properties acquired in the implementation of the Master Storm water Management Plan for recreational purposes when such properties meet the criteria and standards for recreational uses. ### Objective 1.4 The City shall consider the needs and abilities of special groups, including the elderly and disabled, when designing and locating recreation facilities. ### Policies #### 1.4.1 The Recreation and Community Services Department shall continue to evaluate programs in order to keep abreast of the recreational needs for special groups. #### 1.4.2 All new recreation construction undertaken by the City shall conform to applicable Federal Guidelines for access by the disabled, through Florida Statues Section 553.503, in which the State adopted the federal Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility Guidelines. ### Objective 1.5 Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department shall seek to develop jointly with the Duval County School Board sites which will meet both the educational and recreational needs of the community, as well as programs which will provide for the dual use of existing school sites. ### Policies #### 1.5.1 The Recreation and Community Services Department shall maintain an agreement with the School Board to implement procedures for the joint utilization of school sites for both education and recreational activities, and to promote the same. #### 1.5.2 The City shall continue working with the Duval County School Board in relation to the coordination of school facility planning and comprehensive land use planning in accordance with the Interlocal Agreement for Joint Facility Planning between the City of Atlantic Beach, the Consolidated City of Jacksonville, the Town of Baldwin, the City of Jacksonville Beach, the City of Neptune Beach and the Duval County School Board. Florida Statutes 1013.33 requires local governments to develop a process for determining where and how joint use of either school board or local government facilities can be shared for mutual benefit and efficiency. ### GOAL 2 **To establish an active/passive park system in the suburban and rural areas of the City which assist in providing identity, form and a visual framework to the City and its communities.** ### Objective 2.1 The City of Jacksonville shall improve, expand and enhance its natural areas such as waterfronts, park lands, and open spaces to preserve the identity of these areas and encourage sectional recognition. ### Policies #### 2.1.1 The Recreation and Community Services Department shall continue to utilize established guidelines for the development and maintenance of all its future recreational lands and facilities. #### 2.1.2 Open space planning shall be coordinated among all City departments to include Public Works, Planning and Development, Recreation and Community Services, the Office of Economic Development (OED), and Environmental and Compliance. Open space within the downtown area shall be coordinated with the Downtown Investment Authority (DIA). #### 2.1.3 The City shall continue to develop approximately 2,190 acres of recreation and open space on NAS Cecil Field which would be used for such items as golf courses, equestrian facilities, archery ranges, trails, and other active recreation facilities. #### 2.1.4 The City’s Landscape and Tree Protection Regulations shall require the preservation of unique natural, native vegetation and habitat areas in new developments. #### 2.1.5 Funds from all City sales of surplus real property shall be designated for new park development and maintenance in accordance with Sections 110.349 and 122.429, Ordinance Code, City of Jacksonville. #### 2.1.6 The Recreation and Community Services Department and other related City departments will continue to identify lands which are desirable for acquisition under various environmental and other land acquisition programs. #### 2.1.7 The City shall apply for available State, Federal, regional and private funds for the acquisition of environmentally sensitive lands. ### Objective 2.2 The City’s Land Development Regulations, through the Subdivision Ordinances or other Ordinances, shall ensure the provision of active recreation and open space by private enterprise. ### Policies #### 2.2.1 The City shall require that all new non-residential land uses provide a minimum of 10% of the property in open space. #### 2.2.2 The City shall require that all new single family and multi-family developments (residential developments) dedicate land for public parkland (active recreation parks) or provide monetary contribution to the appropriate department. #### 2.2.3 A residential subdivision development of 100 lots or more shall provide at least one acre of useable uplands for every 100 lots (and any fraction thereof), or 5% of the total useable uplands area to be platted, whichever is less, to be dedicated as common area and set aside for active recreation There may be up to two areas for each 100 lots, and the areas shall be a minimum of 0.5 acres in size, unless otherwise approved by the Planning and Development Department, or by the City Council as part of a Planned Unit Development Zoning District. #### 2.2.4 A residential subdivision development of 25 lots to 99 lots shall pay a recreation and open space fee of two-hundred-fifty ($250) dollars per lot, or provide at least four hundred thirty- five (435) square feet of useable uplands for each lot (and any fraction thereof), to be dedicated as common area and set aside for active recreation. The City shall use recreation and open space fees collected pursuant to this subsection to improve, enhance, expand, or acquire recreation areas within the same Planning District in which the fees are paid. ### 2.2.5 All multiple-family developments of 100 units or more shall provide 150 square feet of active recreation area per dwelling unit. There may be one area for each 100 units, or the areas may be combined, subject to approval by the Planning and Development. # GOAL 3 **To use open space and recreational facilities as a key element in the City's planning strategy to enhance the natural environment and to conserve important natural resources.** ## Objective 3.1 The City shall establish and maintain a comprehensive resource management program for the protection of natural areas having special characteristics. ### Policies #### 3.1.1 The Planning and Development Department, with assistance from the Recreation and Community Services Department shall maintain an inventory/map of all natural areas of the City having special characteristics such as waterfronts, stream valleys, significant wildlife habitats, and drainage ways. #### 3.1.2 The Recreation and Community Services Department, along with State and Federal agency partnerships will manage those portions of park properties containing important natural resources for long-term conservation. Opportunities for public access to the resource will continue to be developed in a manner that is consistent with the conservation of the resource. In addition, the Recreation and Community Services Department, along with State and Federal agency partnerships shall carry out the resource protection plan developed for preservation lands that incorporates the removal of non-native or invasive species for natural areas having special characteristics. #### 3.1.3 The Recreation and Community Services Department shall incorporate into its park design, development and redevelopment plans, strategies and programs for natural resource establishment, restoration or enhancement. #### 3.1.4 The City shall include specific open space definitions and standards in the Land Development Regulations. #### 3.1.5 The Recreation and Community Services Department shall implement the Comprehensive Public Access Plan for all preservation lands which emphasizes the importance of the historical, cultural and natural resources of those sites and public access to the resource will be developed in a manner that is consistent with the conservation of the resource. #### 3.1.6 Work with other State and Federal agencies to develop maps, databases, and resources that will better identify environmentally sensitive lands, wetlands and waters, to prioritize those areas, and develop plans for preservation, protection and if appropriate, public recreational access. ### Objective 3.2 The City shall utilize the significant natural assets within the County for advancing eco-tourism. #### Policies #### 3.2.1 Implement recommendations of the North Jacksonville Vision Plan and Master Plan to establish eco-centers at both the Timucuan Preserve and the Ft. George Island Cultural Center. #### 3.2.2 Continue to support the cooperative efforts between the City, the State and the Federal government as established in the Timucuan Trail State and National Parks partnership to provide recreational and educational facilities to expand Jacksonville’s role as an ecotourism destination. ### GOAL 4 Capitalize on the scenic and recreational quality of the St. Johns River and its tributaries, the Atlantic Ocean, the Intracoastal Waterway and other significant bodies of water in Duval County. ### Objective 4.1 The City shall provide greater public accessibility to the St. Johns River and develop appropriate recreational uses of its shorelines. **Policies** **4.1.1** The City, through the Recreation and Community Services Department, will maintain a plan for the acquisition of acreage along the St. Johns River and its major navigable tributaries for public recreational use to accommodate the growing population and its desire to enjoy the river. **4.1.2** The City's Land Development Regulations shall include site design standards for new and redeveloped areas bordering major waterways in order to provide waterfront areas for recreational use and increase public access. **4.1.3** Parking and support facilities, such as drinking water and restrooms, shall be designed at public access points to the beach where pedestrian traffic is such to warrant the expenditure. **4.1.4** The City shall encourage new and protect existing public access to the St. Johns River in the Downtown Zoning Overlay district. **4.1.5** The City shall promote public use and enjoyment of the St. Johns River through the coordination of the Recreation and Community Services, Downtown Vision Inc., the Department of Sports and Entertainment, the Downtown Investment Authority (DIA) and other public and private agencies to provide special events focusing on the river. **4.1.6** The City shall encourage the preservation, protection, promotion and restoration of the St. Johns River as an American Heritage River in recognition of its ecological, historic, economic, recreational and cultural significance by adhering to best management practices for all park facility improvement and construction. **Objective 4.2 The City shall increase the number of public boating, kayaking and fishing facilities along the St. Johns River and its tributaries.** **Policies** **4.2.1** New boat ramps constructed by the City shall include multiple ramps, adequate parking areas, lighting, restrooms, and drinking water and launch preparation areas with clear overhead for masted vessels. #### 4.2.2 The Recreation and Community Services Department shall continuously examine all proposed and existing bridge crossings for inclusion of major boat ramps, either under or adjacent to the structure, and fishing catwalks along the span. #### 4.2.3 The Recreation and Community Services Department shall continue to examine all future, existing or abandoned bridges over the St. Johns River or its tributaries for areas for fishing either on or alongside the bridge. #### 4.2.4 The Recreation and Community Services Department, shall evaluate the desirability of fishing piers in existing as well as all future waterfront parks. #### 4.2.5 The Recreation and Community Services Department shall develop and utilize a matrix and ranking criteria to identify land and prioritize waterfront locations for the development of boat ramps, buffer zones and/or public access to the St. Johns River and its tributaries. #### 4.2.6 The City shall apply for grants to maximize city funding which allow for the acquisition, development, expansion, or renovation of water access parks and preserves. #### 4.2.7 The City shall partner with other State and Federal agencies to provide increased public access to the Timucuan Preserve. ### Objective 4.3 Promote the City’s unique and diverse array of water resources and distinctive economic opportunities for waterfront activation. ### Policies #### 4.3.1 The Waterways Commission shall continue to coordinate the efforts and activities of various agencies, boards and commissions related to waterfront activation and protection in order to foster a consistent long-range vision for waterfront activation projects and to empower stakeholder efforts and market the brand to increase community awareness and tourism. #### 4.3.2 The City should consider programs, policies and regulations to maximize the benefit of waterfront assets by creating a regionally and nationally authentic brand or identity to boost tourism and business while also improving health and wellness outcomes through increased recreational opportunities for the City’s residents. **GOAL 5** **The City, in cooperation with the State and Federal governments, shall utilize stream and tributary areas for open space, watershed and wildlife habitat protection and recreational purposes.** **Objective 5.1 The City, in cooperation with State, Federal, and private non-profit agencies, shall acquire and preserve major stream valley corridors plus adjacent vital resources such as wetlands, wooded areas, and conservation areas when deemed necessary for watershed protection.** **Policies** **5.1.1** The City of Jacksonville, through the Florida Forever Program, the Save Our Coasts (SOC) Program, the Save Our Rivers (SOR) Program, Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program (FRDAP), the Florida Communities Trust (FCT) and similar other programs, shall request and encourage the State to acquire major inland woodlands, major stream valleys, and other selected waterfront areas. **5.1.2** The City, in cooperation with the State and Federal governments, shall utilize stream and tributary areas for open space, watershed and wildlife habitat protection and recreational purposes. **5.1.3** The Recreation and Community Services Department shall encourage the revision of Ordinance 2005-917 as needed, for the continued protection of natural resources by codifying park rules and regulations. **GOAL 6** **To promote economic prosperity within the City through increased recreational facility development.** **Objective 6.1 A needs assessment analysis, based upon the population's needs and desires and in concert with the City's efforts and policies for future economic development, will be used to provide direction in the further development and operation of the park system.** **Policies** **6.1.1** The Recreation and Community Services Department, shall continue to inventory its needs and expand its survey research to stay abreast of demand. #### 6.1.2 The Recreation and Community Services Department shall develop economically feasible plans to guide development of park sites and services offered, based on its public input, and shall diversify and expand its facilities and programming. #### 6.1.3 The Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department shall coordinate with the Tourist Development Council and other public or private organizations that has an interest in developing and redeveloping the City's recreational facilities and programs. Development and redevelopment of recreational facilities and programs within the downtown area shall be coordinated with the Downtown Investment Authority (DIA). #### 6.1.4 The Recreation and Community Services Department shall plan recreational development in such areas as the Urban Core where open space is limited and where recreation development may be used to encourage the redevelopment of deteriorated or blighted areas. #### 6.1.5 The Recreation and Community Services Department shall work with other agencies to explore areas and methods to provide recreation areas to revitalize older neighborhoods. #### 6.1.6 The City shall improve coordination with all levels of government, non-profit providers and private landholders to increase available parkland and facilities, through negotiations and joint participation agreements for acquisition and management of recreational land. ### GOAL 7 ### The City shall protect and utilize its cultural and historical resources. #### Objective 7.1 The City shall protect historic and cultural resources from various types of incompatible development by preservation, conservation, restoration and inclusion in the City's recreational/open space inventory. #### Policies #### 7.1.1 Through the Jacksonville Historic Preservation Commission, the creation of historic districts, and the identification and protection of landmarks and landmark sites, the City will protect its historic and cultural resources. The Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department will coordinate with all appropriate agencies in its future development of recreational facilities to ensure preservation of historic and cultural resources. ### 7.1.2 The City shall assign names of a historic nature to park sites to emphasize their cultural or historical significance. ### GOAL 8 **The City shall improve citizens' perception, involvement and participation in local recreational activities and provide services and programs for all residents of the City, including children, adults, seniors and visitors.** #### Objective 8.1 The City shall provide full public information about new and existing facilities, activities and development plans and programs. **Policies** **8.1.1** The Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department with the evolution of social media shall continue to provide informational publications and intensify its use of the media to inform the public of recreational projects and programs. **8.1.2** The Recreation and Community Services Department shall attend open Community Planning Advisory Council (CPAC) and Council members town hall meetings regularly for the purpose of soliciting citizen input concerning recreational issues. **8.1.3** The Recreation and Community Services Department shall develop feasible plans to guide development of park sites and services offered, based on public input and shall diversify and expand its facilities and programming. #### Objective 8.2 The Recreation and Community Services Department shall continue to expand the number of park advocate groups that work with the City. **Policies** **8.2.1** The Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department shall maintain an advisory committee consisting of representatives from the public and private sectors to stimulate and promote vision, leadership, and public/private cooperation. **8.2.2** The Recreation and Community Services Department shall make greater use of volunteer assistance in developing, operating, and maintaining recreation areas. **8.2.3** The Recreation and Community Services Department will continue to coordinate with private organizations, such as clubs and civic organizations, to join and participate in the recreational process and encourage volunteer opportunities through the “Friends of the Park” partnerships. **8.2.4** The Recreation and Community Services Department will continue to provide technical assistance to neighborhood or community groups, which are working to better their recreational opportunities and make Jacksonville a city of identifiable and picturesque neighborhoods. **Objective 8.3 The City shall improve its visual attractiveness, both through positive measures of orderly development and beautification and through consistent efforts to avoid, remove, or diminish the impact of unsightly features.** **Policies 8.3.1** The City's Land Development Regulations shall require adequate landscaping of public projects, such as future recreational facilities, as well as private development. **8.3.2** The Recreation and Community Services Department shall construct and rehabilitate recreation buildings in a manner that is compatible with neighboring buildings and which enhances the local environment. **Objective 8.4 The City shall protect the naturally beautiful environment and prevent unwarranted abuse of its resources.** **Policies 8.4.1** The City’s Land Development Regulations shall require the conservation of natural areas having special characteristics, such as major waterways, wildlife habitats, woodlands, and beaches. The regulations shall be consistent with the Conservation/Coastal Management Element of the Comprehensive Plan. **8.4.2** The Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department shall work with blight fighting campaigns to reduce vandalism in parks and open spaces and promote a sense of pride in public facilities. **GOAL 9** **The Recreation and Community Services Department shall establish minimum standards for park maintenance and equipment repair and bring all parks up to this standard within five years.** **Objective 9.1 The Recreation and Community Services Department shall consider for the future the allocation of funding maintenance and equipment repair equally with capital outlay for existing and new facility developments.** ### Policies #### 9.1.1 The Recreation and Community Services Department shall maintain a procedure for the rating of park facilities using a four-level semantic differential scale (excellent, good, fair, and poor) as outlined in the Master Recreation Improvement Plan (MRIP) plan. #### 9.1.2 The Recreation and Community Services Department shall strive to rate all of its parks on an annual basis, but in no event less often than once every five years. Each park will be identified by the type of rating received. #### 9.1.3 All parks receiving the lowest rating will be improved by the Recreation and Community Services Department to at least the next higher rating level within five years of the last rating. #### 9.1.4 Recreation and Community Services Department will develop and utilize a matrix and ranking criteria for determining the capital improvement ranking of all parks. The matrix and ranking criteria analysis shall be updated every five years.