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The Land Use and Zoning Committee and Council Member Jones offer
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the following substitute to File No. 2003-1049:
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ORDINANCE 2003-1049-E
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AN
ORDINANCE
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JACKSONVILLE
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ADOPTING
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PLAN
CONCERNING
VISION
THE
TO
PLAN;
SOUTHWEST
PROVIDE
AND
THE
SOUTHWEST
APPROVING
JACKSONVILLE
GUIDANCE
AND
VISION
CONCERNING
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DEVELOPMENT
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SOUTHWEST PLANNING DISTRICT (PLANNING DISTRICT
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4);
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REDEVELOPMENT
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JACKSONVILLE
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REVIEWED AGAINST GUIDANCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS
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IN
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DELEGATING
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SOUTHWEST
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DIRECTOR
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DEPARTMENT; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
REQUIRING
THE
REDEVELOPMENT
ALL
THAT
ALL
WITHIN
PLANNING
SOUTHWEST
THE
THE
THE
TO
SHALL
VISION
BE
PLAN;
INTERPRET
VISION
PLANNING
AND
SOUTHWEST
DISTRICT
AUTHORITY
THE
DEVELOPMENT
JACKSONVILLE
JACKSONVILLE
OF
WITHIN
PLAN
AND
THE
TO
THE
DEVELOPMENT
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WHEREAS, Jacksonville is in the midst of cultural and economic
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growth evidenced by the addition of nearly 60,000 new jobs over the
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last seven years; and
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WHEREAS, a key to maintaining and improving the quality of
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life
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development, although most of the current growth has occurred in
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the
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transportation capacity; and
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that
has
southern
WHEREAS,
attracted
portion
economic
this
of
growth
the
development
is
city,
a
balanced
resulting
opportunities
approach
in
created
to
reduced
by
the
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ongoing
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potential
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Southwest Planning District; and
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redevelopment
to
of
encourage
the
Cecil
population
Commerce
and
Center
employment
have
growth
the
in
the
WHEREAS, the City of Jacksonville’s 2010 Comprehensive Plan
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Future
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encourage new development to locate in the Urban Core, Southwest,
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North, and Northwest Planning Districts through such measures as
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economic incentives, greater marketing assistance, etc.”; and
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Land
Use
Element
Policy
1.1.22
states,
“The
City
will
WHEREAS, the City of Jacksonville’s 2010 Comprehensive Plan
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Future
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continue to develop and maintain, with substantial public input,
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more detailed land use plans for the six planning districts in the
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City through the Planning and Development Department.
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adoption by the City Council, use these detailed plans to guide
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zoning decisions by the City”; and
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Land
Use
Element
Policy
4.1.8
states,
“The
City
shall
Following
WHEREAS, the City’s FY2003 Business Plan directs the Planning
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and
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months for the North, Southwest and Northwest Planning Districts
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which
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affordable
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(TND)) with mixed use / mixed income / mixed lot size and square
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footage, along with sidewalk placement”; and
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Development
encourage
Department
to
development
housing
(i.e.
"Develop
that
Vision
balances
Traditional
Plans
high,
within
middle
Neighborhood
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and
Development
WHEREAS, the City Council determined that additional focus on
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Southwest
Jacksonville
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revitalization
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Southwest Jacksonville and for the rest of Jacksonville; and
with
could
positive
result
outcomes
in
for
planned
growth
and
the
residents
of
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WHEREAS, the City Council determined that a vision and master
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plan was needed to guide development and redevelopment within the
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Southwest Jacksonville area and initiated the planning process by
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funding the Southwest Jacksonville Vision Plan; and
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WHEREAS,
the
Planning
and
Development
Department,
after
a
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competitive process, entered into a contract with EDAW to work on
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the Southwest Jacksonville Vision Plan on behalf of the City; and
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WHEREAS, after extensive guidance from a Steering Committee
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comprised of local elected officials, CPAC members and community
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leaders, agency representatives and staff from the Planning and
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Development Department and significant community involvement, EDAW
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prepared a Southwest Jacksonville Vision Plan; and
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WHEREAS,
the
Steering
Committee
and
the
Planning
and
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Development Department have commented on the Southwest Jacksonville
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Vision Plan and their comments have been incorporated into the
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final Plan; and
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WHEREAS,
representatives
of
the
Urban
Land
Institute
have
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reviewed the Southwest Jacksonville Vision Plan, toured the area
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and commented on its findings from their perspective as experienced
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planning practitioners elsewhere in the State of Florida and their
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comments have been incorporated into the final Plan; now, therefore
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BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Jacksonville:
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Section 1.
Approval
and
Adoption
of
the
Southwest
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Jacksonville Vision Plan.
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is
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development
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Southwest Planning District (Planning District 4).
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Southwest Jacksonville Vision Plan is on file in the Legislative
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Services Division.
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hereby
approved
and
Section 2.
and
The Southwest Jacksonville Vision Plan
adopted
redevelopment
to
provide
within
guidance
the
concerning
boundaries
of
the
A copy of the
All Development and Redevelopment in Southwest
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Planning District Reviewed Against Guidance and Recommendations in
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the
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redevelopment
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reviewed
Southwest
Jacksonville
within
against
the
guidance
Vision
Southwest
and
Plan.
All
Planning
District
recommendations
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development
found
and
will
be
in
the
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Southwest Jacksonville Vision Plan.
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Vision Plan are advisory only.
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Section 3.
Delegation
Plan
Approve
Interpret
the
Development
and
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Redevelopment Projects to the Planning Director.
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hereby delegates the responsibility and authority to interpret the
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Southwest Jacksonville Vision Plan and to approve development and
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redevelopment projects as described in Section 2 of this ordinance
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to the Director of Planning and Development.
Effective Date.
and
to
Southwest
Section 4.
Vision
Authority
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Jacksonville
of
The recommendations of the
The Council
This ordinance shall become
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effective upon signature by the Mayor or upon becoming effective
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without the Mayor’s signature.
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Form Approved:
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/s/ Theresa M. Rooney
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Office of General Counsel
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Legislation Prepared by: Theresa M. Rooney
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2/12/16
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