Jacksonville |
Code of Ordinances |
Title III. EXECUTIVE BRANCH |
Chapter 30. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT |
Part 4. COMMUNITY PLANNING DIVISION |
§ 30.401. Community Planning Division; Establishment; Responsibilities.
There is established within the Department a Community Planning Division, which shall be responsible for:
(a)
Preparation, evaluation and review of the comprehensive plan for the City, including the required five-year Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR), and amendments and modifications thereto, as required by Chapter 650;
(b)
Preparation, maintenance and updating of short and long-range plans relating to land use, community facilities, utilities and environmental systems and for compiling and updating socioeconomic data used by the Department;
(c)
Capital Improvement and facilities planning;
(d)
Land use regulation matters, including environmental and historic preservation matters related to land use;
(e)
Preparing historic studies, designations, tax abatement requests, certificates of appropriateness;
(f)
Providing staff support to the Historic Preservation Commission;
(g)
Parks Planning;
(h)
Reviewing and monitoring all Developments of Regional Impact;
(i)
Preparation and implementation, as required, of special planning studies including but not limited to Neighborhood Action Plans, District Plans, Special Study Areas, etc.;
(j)
Preparation and/or participation in planning studies such as corridor studies, district plans, and neighborhood action plans;
(k)
Any other activities as may be assigned by the Director.
(Ord. 2007-839-E, § 8; Ord. 2013-209-E, § 28)