§ 656.361.21. Waterfront Design.

Purpose and Intent . The purpose of the Waterfront Design regulations is to: 1) protect and promote the City's downtown waterfront as a community resource, 2) provide for an orderly development or redevelopment of the waterfront, 3) foster high quality design of the riverfront development, 4) ensure increased public access to and along the water's edge, and 5) create a pedestrian-oriented environment along the waterfront. The following requirements shall apply to all property located along the St. Johns River waterfront, as shown on Figure 12, located at the end of this Subpart H.

(a)

Waterfront building setback. Property owners/ developers constructing a new building on a riverfront lot shall provide a 50-foot building setback from the water's edge as measured from the waterside face of the bulkhead or the rip-rap revetment at the Mean High Water Line (MHWL) extending landward of the river, as established at the time of request for a building permit and DDRB review.

(b)

Riverwalk. Within the waterfront building setback area, a perpetual easement or dedication of property shall be negotiated with the City to be dedicated prior to issuance of a building permit for the proposed building or structure, for the purpose of construction of a riverwalk along the riverfront by the City to be part of a continuous riverwalk system. Construction of the riverwalk shall comply with the provisions of this subsection and the design standards set forth in the Riverfront Park Design Criteria dated July 2000, as may be amended from time to time, which standards are hereby adopted and on file in the Legislative Services Division, the City Engineer's Office, and the DIA.

(c)

McCoy's and Hogan's Creek Linear Parks. Developers of properties along McCoy's and Hogan's Creeks shall negotiate with the City to dedicate an easement adequate in length and width to the City for a pedestrian walkway, bike path and associated landscaped areas to be funded and maintained by the City.

(d)

Marinas. Marinas will be subject to the siting requirements of the Duval County Manatee Protection Plan and Supplementary Design Guidelines as approved by DDRB.

(Ord. 2003-627-E, § 1; Ord. 2007-564-E, § 20; Ord. 2012-364-E, § 10; Ord. 2014-560-E , § 16)