LAND USE & ZONING COMMITTEE

 

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

 

February 03,2015

 

RAY HOLT, CHAIR

 

CHERYL L. BROWN, COUNCIL SECRETARY/DIRECTOR

 

 

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING of the Council of the City of Jacksonville, held in Council Chambers, City Hall, Jacksonville, Florida, February 03,2015.  The meeting was called to order at 5:04 P.M. by Committee Chair Ray Holt.  The meeting adjourned at 7:16 P.M.

 

 

 

            Members in Attendance:                                                                        Staff Attendance:

 

            CM Ray Holt, Chair                                                                               Philip Zamarron, Legislative Asst.

            CM Stephen Joost, Vice Chair                                                               Susan Grandin, General Counsel

            CM Bill Bishop - Excused                                                                     Yvonne Mitchell, Research Asst.

            CM Lori Boyer – Excused 6:45                                                              Bruce Lewis, Planning Dept

            CM Johnny Gaffney                                                                              Folks Huxford, Planning Dept   

            CM Jim Love                                                                                        Kenneth Browning, Sgt-At-Arms

            CM Don Redman – Arrived 6:20                                                            

                                                                                                                       

           

  

 

Others in Attendance:

 

 

 


1.    2014-560   AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $2,595,723.00 FROM THE DOWNTOWN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND TO PAY FOR PROJECTS AND ACTIVITES CONTAINED IN THE "BID PLAN", AS INITIATED BY REVISED B.T. 14-097; PROVIDING A CARRYOVER OF FUNDS FROM YEAR TO YEAR UNTIL SUCH FUNDS ARE EXPENDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BID PLAN; PURPOSE; ADOPTING THE DOWNTOWN INVESTMENT AUTHORITY ("DIA") BUSINESS INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN ("BID PLAN") PURSUANT TO SECTION 55.308(5), ORDINANCE CODE, WHICH INCLUDES (1) AN UPDATE OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA ("CRA") PLANS FOR DOWNTOWN CONSISTING OF THE SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA AND THE DOWNTOWN NORTHBANK COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA,  AND (2) A BUSINESS INVESTMENT PLAN;  REQUIRING ALL DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT IN DOWNTOWN TO BE COMPATIBLE AND CONSISTENT WITH THE BID PLAN; AMENDING CHAPTER 28 (PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES), PART 1 (GENERAL), SECTION 28.103 (POWERS; FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF DIRECTOR), ORDINANCE CODE; AMENDING CHAPTER 30 (PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT), PART 1 (ORGANIZATION), SECTION 30.104 (FUNCTIONS), ORDINANCE CODE; AMENDING CHAPTER 32 (PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT), PART 1 (IN GENERAL), SECTION 32.102 (QUALIFICATIONS AND DUTIES OF DIRECTOR), ORDINANCE CODE; AMENDING CHAPTER 55 (ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT), PART 2 (FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES), SECTION 55.201 (ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT), SECTION 55.204 (PUBLIC PARKING), SECTION 55.205 (SPECIAL EVENTS), AND SECTION 55.207 (ADVISORY BOARDS), ORDINANCE CODE; AMENDING CHAPTER 55 (ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT), PART 3 (DOWNTOWN INVESTMENT AUTHORITY), SECTION 55.304 (DOWNTOWN INVESTMENT AUTHORITY ESTABLISHED), SECTION 55.306 (DEFINITIONS), SECTION 55.307 (DOWNTOWN INVESTMENT AUTHORITY BOARD), AND SECTION 55.308 (POWERS AND DUTIES); AMENDING CHAPTER 55 (ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT), PART 3 (DOWNTOWN INVESTMENT AUTHORITY), CREATE NEW SECTION 55.310 (DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD; DESIGN GUIDELINES), NEW SECTION 55.311 (INTRA-DEPARTMENTAL LIASON RELATIONSHIPS ESTABLISHED), NEW SECTION 55.312 (PROJECT FUNDING), NEW SECTION  55.313 (APPROVAL OF BUDGET), NEW SECTION 55.314 (PROJECT AGREEMENTS; REDEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS), AND NEW SECTION  55.315 (PROCEDURES FOR ACQUISITION AND DISPOSTION OF DOWNTOWN PROPERTY), ORDINANCE CODE; AMENDING CHAPTER 111 (SPECIAL REVENUE AND TRUST ACCOUNTS), PART 6 (ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT), SECTION 111.640 (REDEVELOPMENT SPECIAL REVENUE FUND AND DOWNTOWN CRA SUBFUNDS OF THE DOWNTOWN INVESTMENT AUTHORITY), ORDINANCE CODE; AMENDING CHAPTER 122 (PUBLIC PROPERTY), PART 2 (MUNICIPAL PARKING LOTS), SECTION 122.202 (PARKING RATES AT MUNICIPAL PARKING LOTS), ORDINANCE CODE; AMENDING CHAPTER 656 (ZONING CODE), PART 1 (GENERAL PROVISIONS), SUBPART D (ZONING EXCEPTIONS, VARIANCES AND WAIVERS, AMENDMENTS TO FINAL ORDER, APPEALS OF WRITTEN INTERPRETATIONS OF THE DIRECTOR AND APPEALS OF FINAL ORDERS OF THE COMMISSION), SECTION 656.133 (WAIVERS FOR MINIMUM DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR LIQUOR LICENSE LOCATIONS; MINIMUM STREET FRONTAGE REQUIREMENTS; SIGN; DOWNTOWN PROPERTIES); AMENDING CHAPTER 656 (ZONING CODE), PART 3 (SCHEDULE OF DISTRICT REGULATIONS), SUBPART H (DOWNTOWN OVERLAY ZONE AND DOWNTOWN DISTRICT REGULATIONS), SECTIONS 656.361.1, 656.361.3, 656.361.4, 656.361.5, 656.361.6, 656.361.7, 656.361.8, 656.361.9, 656.361.10, 656.361.15, 656.361.16, 656.361.17, 656.361.19, 656.361.20, 656.361.21, 656.361.22, 656.361.23, 656.361.24, AND 656.361.25; AMENDING CHAPTER 656 (ZONING CODE), PART 13 (SIGN REGULATIONS), SUBPART B (DOWNTOWN SIGN OVERLAY ZONE), SECTIONS 656.1331, 656.1332, 656.1335, AND  656.1336, ORDINANCE CODE; AMENDING CHAPTER 802 (PUBLIC PARKING), SECTION 802.102 (PARKING METER ZONE DESIGNATION), SECTION 802.103 (INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL OF PARKING METERS AND POSTS) AND SECTION 802.107 (RATES AND CHARGES ESTABLISHED FOR SPECIFIC ZONES), ORDINANCE CODE;  ADOPTING BUSINESS INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN FORM AGREEMENTS;PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION; AUTHORIZING THE COUNCIL AUDITOR'S AND GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE TO MAKE TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO BID PLAN; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

 

Recommend to AMEND and APPROVE.

 

AYES – Bishop, Boyer, Gaffney, Holt, Joost, Love ( 6 )

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2.    2014-725   AN ORDINANCE REZONING APPROXIMATELY 17.22  ACRES LOCATED IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 5 AT 5209 SHAD ROAD BETWEEN HOOD ROAD AND FLORIDA MINING BOULEVARD WEST (R.E NO(S) 159647-0000), AS DESCRIBED HEREIN OWNED BY RED APPLE AT MANDARIN, LLC, FROM RESIDENTIAL RURAL-ACRE (RR-ACRE) DISTRICT TO PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) DISTRICT, AS DEFINED AND CLASSIFIED UNDER THE ZONING CODE, TO PERMIT SCHOOL USE AS DESCRIBED IN THE APPROVED WRITTEN DESCRIPTION AND SITE PLAN FOR THE DUVAL CHARTER SCHOOL AT MANDARIN PUD; PROVIDING A DISCLAIMER THAT THE REZONING GRANTED HEREIN SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS AN EXEMPTION FROM ANY OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS;  PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 11/18/2014 - Read 2nd & Rerefer; 1/6/2015 - PH Sub/Rerefer 7-0

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON LAND USE & ZONING: February 03, 2015

 

The Chair OPENED the Public Hearing and extended the floor to anyone desiring to address the Council.  The Chair CLOSED the Public Hearing.

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES – Bishop, Boyer, Gaffney, Holt, Joost, Love ( 6 )

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3.    2014-772   AN ORDINANCE REZONING APPROXIMATELY 6.81  ACRES LOCATED IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 6 AT 12167 ST. AUGUSTINE ROAD BETWEEN COLLINS CREEK DRIVE AND SILVERTHORN DRIVE (R.E NO(S) 157213-0000), AS DESCRIBED HEREIN OWNED BY MARTHA IMLER BAKER REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST, FROM RESIDENTIAL RURAL-ACRE (RR-ACRE) DISTRICT TO PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) DISTRICT, AS DEFINED AND CLASSIFIED UNDER THE ZONING CODE, TO PERMIT SINGLE FAMILY USES AS DESCRIBED IN THE APPROVED WRITTEN DESCRIPTION AND SITE PLAN FOR THE BAKER TRUST PUD; PROVIDING A DISCLAIMER THAT THE REZONING GRANTED HEREIN SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS AN EXEMPTION FROM ANY OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS;  PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 1/6/2015 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON LAND USE & ZONING: February 03, 2015

 

The Chair OPENED the Public Hearing and extended the Privilege of the Floor to anyone in the audience desiring to address the Committee.  The Chair CLOSED the Public Hearing.

 

Recommend to AMEND and APPROVE.

 

AYES – Gaffney, Holt, Joost, Love, Redman ( 5 )

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4.    2015-36   A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE APPEAL OF A FINAL ORDER ISSUED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVING WITH CONDITIONS MINOR MODIFICATION 2014-27 AS REQUESTED BY JANE WEST, ESQUIRE, ON BEHALF OF THE JAMES ISLAND HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; MARIE AND JOHN CODOGAN; LISA THOMAS (CHAMBERLAIN); KENA MILLER; JAMIE CALLAHAN; RICHARD COLLIER; JOANN ROMANO; MARTHA EISENACHER; KRISHNA VENKATRAMA; JOHN LADOGAN AND STACEY CALHOUN ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 0 GATE PARKWAY IN THE SOUTHWEST QUADRANT OF BURNT MILL ROAD AND GATE PARKWAY (R.E. NO(S). 167747-4000), PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 656.141 AND 656.341, ORDINANCE CODE; ADOPTING RECOMMENDED FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE LAND USE AND ZONING COMMITTEE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; 1/21/2015 - Read 2nd & Rerefer

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON LAND USE & ZONING: February 03, 2015

 

The Chair OPENED the Public Hearing and extended the floor to anyone desiring to address the Council.  The Chair CLOSED the Public Hearing.

 

Recommend to APPROVE.

 

AYES – Boyer, Gaffney, Holt, Joost, Love, Redman ( 6 )

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2ND READINGS

 

5.    2015-55   AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 656.1337 (SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX SIGN OVERLAY ZONE), CHAPTER 656, ORDINANCE CODE, PERTAINING TO "OFFSITE COMMERCIAL BILLBOARD" SIGNS PURSUANT TO A NAMING RIGHTS OR SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT IN THE SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX SIGN OVERLAY ZONE; AMENDING SECTION 23.02 OF THE CHARTER (DEFINITION OF OFFSITE COMMERCIAL BILLBOARD) OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND SECTIONS 614.142 (UNLAWFUL SIGN MESSAGES) AND 656.1309 (UNLAWFUL SIGN MESSAGES), ORDINANCE CODE, TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE CHANGES TO SECTION 656.1337 PROPOSED HEREIN; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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6.    2015-62   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A PROPOSED LARGE SCALE REVISION TO THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP SERIES OF THE 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BY CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM CGC (COMMUNITY/GENERAL COMMERCIAL) AND LDR (LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL) TO HI (HEAVY INDUSTRIAL) ON APPROXIMATELY 18.12  ACRES OF LAND LOCATED IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 AT 306 CARNEGIE STREET, 0 CARNEGIE STREET, 0 BEAVER STREET WEST, O AUSTRALIAN AVENUE, 0 SUEMAC ROAD AND 0 PASADENA STREET, OWNED BY EFRAIM AND INDIANA ESTRADA, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED HEREIN, PURSUANT TO APPLICATION NUMBER 2015A-001, FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA'S VARIOUS AGENCIES FOR REVIEW; PROVIDING A DISCLAIMER THAT THE REVISION GRANTED HEREIN SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS AN EXEMPTION FROM ANY OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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7.    2015-63   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING PROPOSED 2015B SERIES TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE CONSERVATION/COASTAL MANAGEMENT ELEMENT OF THE 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE REVISING CONSERVATION/COASTAL MANAGEMENT ELEMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REVISED MANATEE PROTECTION PLAN ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON AUGUST 14, 2014 AND APPROVED BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE U. S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA'S VARIOUS AGENCIES FOR REVIEW; PROVIDING A DISCLAIMER THAT THE AMENDMENT GRANTED HEREIN SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS AN EXEMPTION FROM ANY OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS;  PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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8.    2015-64   AN ORDINANCE REZONING APPROXIMATELY 11.48  ACRES LOCATED IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 AT 0 REGENCY SQUARE BOULEVARD NORTH (R.E NO(S) 120820-1750, 120820-1625, 120820-1510 AND 120830-0280), AS DESCRIBED HEREIN OWNED BY REGENCY PROPERTY VENTURE C/O THE REGENCY GROUP, INC., FROM COMMERCIAL COMMUNITY/GENERAL-1 (CCG-1) AND PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) DISTRICTS TO PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) DISTRICT, AS DEFINED AND CLASSIFIED UNDER THE ZONING CODE, TO PERMIT RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL USES AS DESCRIBED IN THE APPROVED WRITTEN DESCRIPTION AND SITE PLAN FOR THE CASSIE GARDENS PUD; PROVIDING A DISCLAIMER THAT THE REZONING GRANTED HEREIN SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS AN EXEMPTION FROM ANY OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS;  PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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9.    2015-65   AN ORDINANCE REZONING APPROXIMATELY 10.10  ACRES LOCATED IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 11 AT 3191 ARMSDALE ROAD BETWEEN INTERSTATE 295 AND ARMSDALE ROAD (R.E. NO(S). 019463-0100) AS DESCRIBED HEREIN, OWNED BY JACKSONVILLE TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY FROM COMMERCIAL COMMUNITY/GENERAL-1 (CCG-1), PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) AND RESIDENTIAL RURAL-ACRE (RR-ACRE) DISTRICTS TO PUBLIC BUILDING FACILITY-1 (PBF-1) DISTRICT, AS DEFINED AND CLASSIFIED UNDER THE ZONING CODE; PROVIDING A DISCLAIMER THAT THE REZONING GRANTED HEREIN SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS AN EXEMPTION FROM ANY OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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10.    2015-66   AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND JDB, LLC, TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE OWNERS AND TO EXTEND THE DURATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO JULY 30, 2019, CONCERNING A DEVELOPMENT (CCAS NOS. 48811 AND 49994) KNOWN AS "FIDDLER'S REEF", CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 40.19  ACRES LOCATED IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 11, AT 2753 AND 2781 MAYPORT ROAD (R.E. NOS. 168355-0000, 168355-0020 AND 168366-0010), AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED THEREIN, FOR 576 RESIDENTIAL UNITS (CCAS #48811) AND THE REMOVAL OF 18,000 SQUARE FEET OF ENCLOSED SHOPPING CENTER USES (CCAS #49994), SUBJECT TO A PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE AND THE PAYMENT OF AN ANNUAL RENEWAL FEE FOR THE PURPOSE OF RESERVING TRAFFIC CIRCULATION CAPACITY, PURSUANT TO PART 2, CHAPTER 655, ORDINANCE CODE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

 

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11.    2015-95   AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 656 (ZONING CODE), PART 3 (SCHEDULE OF DISTRICT REGULATIONS), ORDINANCE CODE, REGARDING RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS, TO SET FORTH DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLINGS IN THE MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL CATEGORY TO REFLECT THE RESIDENTIAL LOW DENSITY-40 (RLD-40) ZONING DISTRICT STANDARDS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

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