Sec. 30.201. - Establishment; membership.

(a) There is established within the Department, as an autonomous component thereof, a Planning Commission (hereafter referred to as "Commission") consisting of nine members, and three alternates, appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council for a term of three years. Of the nine members and three alternates, one member shall be appointed from and shall be continuously throughout his term a resident of each City Planning District, and three members and the three alternates shall be appointed at-large and shall be residents of the City during their entire terms; provided, however, that the member from the Urban Core Planning District shall be a resident of, or own a business in, that District; failure to retain these qualifications shall automatically remove the person not qualified from serving as a member or alternate. The three alternates shall either be former Planning Commission members or former City Council members who have served on the Land Use and Zoning Committee of the City Council. Members and alternates shall be appointed for three-year staggered terms (except appointments to fill vacancies). The membership of the Commission shall include, to the extent available, three persons who are educated or practice in one of the disciplines of planning, design, development or related disciplines. No member shall serve for more than two consecutive full terms; but appointments to fill vacancies for unexpired terms and initial appointments under the preceding sentence for less than three years shall not be deemed to be full terms. A member or alternate may be removed by the Mayor during his term, with the approval of the Council. A vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment, for the unexpired term. Members shall serve without compensation, but shall be entitled to travel expense reimbursement in accordance with Part 7, Chapter 106. The provisions of F.S. § 286.012, as amended from time to time, shall apply to each member and alternate of the Commission. (b) Additionally, as required pursuant to F.S. § 163.3174(a), a representative of the Duval County School District appointed by the Duval County School Board shall be included as a nonvoting member of the Planning Commission to attend those meetings or portions of meetings at which the Planning Commission considers comprehensive plan amendments and rezonings that would, if approved, increase residential density on property that is the subject of an application. (c) Additionally, as required pursuant to F.S. § 163.3175(5), a representative of a military installation acting on behalf of all military installations within the City of Jacksonville shall be included as an ex officio, non-voting member of the Planning Commission to facilitate the exchange of information regarding proposed changes to the Comprehensive Plan or land development regulations which, if approved, would affect the intensity, density, or use of land adjacent to, or in close proximity to a military installation. (Ord. 80-431-388, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 2002-714-E, § 1; Ord. 2003-1058-E, § 13; Ord. 2005-89-E, § 1; Ord. 2007-457-E, § 1; Ord. 2025-540-E , § 1) Note— Former § 21.201 .