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Introduced
by
the
Council
President
at
the
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Jacksonville Historic Preservation Commission:
request
of
the
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ORDINANCE 2015-170-E
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AN
ORDINANCE
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PRESERVATION), ORDINANCE CODE; DESIGNATING THE
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ELENA FLATS BUILDING LOCATED AT 122 EAST DUVAL
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STREET IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF DOWNTOWN, IN
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COUNCIL DISTRICT 4, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, AS A
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LANDMARK; DIRECTING THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR TO
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ENTER
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ATLAS;
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SERVICES TO NOTIFY EACH APPLICANT, THE PROPERTY
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OWNER AND THE PROPERTY APPRAISER OF THE LANDMARK
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DESIGNATION AND TO CAUSE SAID DESIGNATION TO BE
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RECORDED IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF DUVAL COUNTY,
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FLORIDA; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THE
REGARDING
LANDMARK
DIRECTING
CHAPTER
DESIGNATION
THE
CHIEF
307
ON
OF
(HISTORIC
THE
ZONING
LEGISLATIVE
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WHEREAS,
the
Jacksonville
City
Council
(the
“Council”)
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promulgated Chapter 307 (Historic Preservation), Ordinance Code, to
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facilitate the designation of landmarks, where appropriate; and
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WHEREAS,
the
property
to
be
designated
by
this
ordinance
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(hereinafter the “Subject Property”) is the Elena Flats Building,
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located at 122 East Duval Street in the northeast part of downtown,
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Jacksonville, Florida in Council District 4; and
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WHEREAS, dating to circa 1909, the Subject Property is one of
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the
few
remaining
apartment
buildings
constructed
in
downtown
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Jacksonville during the period of rapid growth following the 1901
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fire; and
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WHEREAS, in addition to the Colonial Revival influences on its
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exterior, the original floor plan for each suite of the Subject
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Property is still basically intact, documenting traditional spatial
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arrangement
of
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Further,
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construction of the Subject Property are evident in such features
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as
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bathrooms,
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room, the decorative stairways to the two upstairs suites, as well
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as the numerous examples of leaded glass in the front windows; and
the
the
urban
flats
during
the
design
and
quality
of
marble
thresholds
the
coffered
and
early
materials
small
ceilings
and
twentieth
hexagonal
wainscoting
century.
used
tiles
in
in
the
in
the
the
dining
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WHEREAS, the design of the Subject Property reflects elements
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of the Colonial Revival style, which was the dominant style for
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American
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twentieth century; and
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residential
WHEREAS,
the
Subject
restoration
during
Property
based
on
the
first
remains
the
half
of
the
suitable
significant
for
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preservation
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original interior and exterior fabric which the Subject Property
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still possesses; and
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or
architecture
amount
of
WHEREAS, the property owners within 350 feet of the boundaries
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of
the
Subject
Property
have
been
notified
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designate the property as a landmark; and
of
the
intent
to
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WHEREAS, pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 307 (Historic
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Preservation), Ordinance Code, the Council has considered the issue
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of designating the Subject Property as a landmark, taking into
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consideration its importance and historical value, as more fully
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set forth in the Designation Application and Report of the Planning
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and
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Legislative Services as Composite Exhibit 1, and incorporated by
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reference herein (the “Application and Report”); and
Development
Department,
a
copy
of
which
is
on
file
with
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WHEREAS, public hearings have been held by the Jacksonville
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Historic Preservation Commission, the Council and its committees
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regarding
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landmark; and
the
issue
of
designating
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the
Subject
Property
as
a
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WHEREAS,
on
January
28,
2015,
the
Jacksonville
Historic
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Preservation Commission reviewed and recommended approval of the
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designation of landmark (the minutes of the Jacksonville Historic
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Preservation Commission, together with the report adopted by the
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Historic
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Services as Composite Exhibit 2); and
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Preservation
Commission,
are
on
file
with
Legislative
WHEREAS, by enacting this ordinance, the Council is exercising
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its power and authority to contribute to
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welfare of the City of Jacksonville and finds that the Subject
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the health, safety and
Property should be so designated as a landmark; now, therefore
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BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Jacksonville:
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Section 1.
307
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designates the Elena Flats building, located at 122 East Duval
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Street in the northeast part of downtown, Jacksonville, Florida in
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Council District 4, as a landmark.
Section 2.
Preservation),
Ordinance
Satisfaction
of
Code,
Pursuant to Chapter
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(Historic
Designation of Landmark.
the
Requisite
Council
hereby
Criteria.
The
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Council hereby finds that the Subject Property satisfies at least
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four (4) of the requisite criteria set forth in Section 307.104(j),
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Ordinance Code, as more fully set forth in Composite Exhibit 1.
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Section 3.
Landmark
Designation
on
Zoning
Atlas.
The
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Council hereby directs the Zoning Administrator to designate the
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Subject Property as a landmark on the City’s Zoning Atlas.
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Section 4.
Notice of Landmark Designation.
The Council
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hereby directs the Chief of Legislative Services to notify each
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applicant, the property owner and the Property Appraiser of the
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designation of the Subject Property as a landmark.
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Section 5.
Recording
of
Landmark
Designation.
The
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Council hereby directs the Chief of Legislative Services to record
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this ordinance in the public records for Duval County, Florida.
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Section 6.
Effective
Date.
The
enactment
of
this
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ordinance constitutes a quasi-judicial action of the City Council
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and therefore shall become effective upon signature by the Council
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President and Council Secretary.
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Form Approved:
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/s/ Reba A. Abraham____
Office of General Counsel
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Legislation Prepared By: Reba A. Abraham
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