Sec. 654.142. - Subdivision standards and policy advisory committee.

(a) The Subdivision Standards and Policy Advisory Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Committee) is hereby created to review and revise standards and policy to implement the objectives of this Chapter and advise the appropriate Council committee of its decisions, with respect to any issues concerning land development and traffic engineering and roadway design issues, including sidewalks, bicycle lanes, multi-use paths or disability access on such facilities. The Committee shall be composed of 13 members. (1) The following four members shall be appointed by the Council President, subject to confirmation by the Council: a. A representative of the home-building industry; b. A representative of the engineering profession; c. A civil engineer who has a specialty in transportation or a transportation planner; and d. A representative of the land developers. (2) The following three members shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to confirmation by the Council: a. A representative of the land surveying profession; b. A representative of the Underground Utility Contractor profession; and c. A representative of the urban planning profession or a representative of the bicycle/pedestrian community. (3) The following six individuals, or their designee, shall serve as members of the Committee: a. Chief of the Transportation Planning Division; b. Chief of the Environmental Quality Division; c. Director of Water and Wastewater, JEA; d. Chief of the Right of Way and Stormwater Maintenance Division of the Public Works Department; e. Chief of the Engineering and Construction Management Division of the Public Works Department (City Engineer); and f. A Landscape Architect within the Public Works Department. Each appointed member shall serve for a term of four years, expiring November 30 of the subject term, or until his successor shall have been appointed and confirmed. Vacancies of appointed members occurring on the Committee shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment by the Mayor, subject to confirmation by the Council. (b) The Committee shall be organized as follows: (1) The City Engineer shall be the Chairman of the Committee. The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Committee and cause records and the minutes of the Committee to be kept. (2) The Committee shall meet on call by the Chairman or, at the discretion of the Chairman, in consideration of the request of a member. A quorum shall consist of a majority of the members. (3) The Committee shall adopt, amend and rescind rules for the conduct of its business and to implement the provisions of this Section. (c) City standard specifications, City standard details and the Land Development Procedures Manual, currently in the custody of the Director, are hereby adopted as the official documents containing the present and existing standards and policies used in the City and administered by the Director in accordance with Section 654.136 for the implementation of this Chapter. The standards and policies shall remain in effect unless revised pursuant to subsection (e) of this Section or Section 32.702, Ordinance Code. (d) The Committee is established for the following purposes: (1) To review and revise from time to time the basic documents setting forth the rules, standards and policies presently used in the City, with respect to any issues concerning land development, traffic engineering and roadway design issues. (2) To provide a forum to hear requested revisions to the above-referenced documents, with respect to any issues concerning land development, traffic engineering and roadway design issues in order to keep the documents in a current status. (3) To vote approval or disapproval of the requested revisions. (4) To advise the appropriate Council committee of approved revisions. (e) In implementing its purposes under this Section, the Committee shall have the following duties and use the following procedures: (1) Review and approve or revise by Committee vote the documents titled City Standard Specifications, City Standard Details and Land Development Procedures Manual, with respect to any issues concerning land development, traffic engineering and roadway design issues. (2) Entertain requested revisions to the documents by Committee members, concerning land development, traffic engineering and roadway design issues. A member may request revisions as a representative of his entity or on behalf of the general public. (3) Hear requested revisions at the appropriate meetings and at the direction of the Chairman and to vote for approval or denial of the requested revision. (4) Advise the appropriate Council committee, through the Chairman, of the vote on the requested revision in writing and provide copies to each Committee member. The approval of a requested revision will not become effective until 30 days after the Chairman has advised the appropriate Council committee. (Ord. 91-58-147, § 1; Ord. 92-243-116, § 1; Ord. 96-102-45, § 1; Ord. 97-229-E, § 25; Ord. 2002-714-E, § 5; Ord. 2008-513-E, § 1; Ord. 2011-732-E; Ord. 2013-185-E, § 6; Ord. 2013-209-E, § 40; Ord. 2015-203-E , § 1; Ord. 2016-140-E , § 16; Ord. 2025-30-E , § 20; Ord. 2025-410-E , § 2) Note— Former § 654.130 .