2045 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT

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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.

<u>Objective 1.2</u> 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

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.

<u>Objective 1.3</u> 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.

<u>Objective 1.6</u> 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.

<u>Objective 1.7</u> 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.

<u>Objective 2.6</u> 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.

<u>Objective 2.7</u> 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:

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:

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.