Sec. 656.375. - Designation procedures.

The following procedures shall apply with respect to the selection and designation of a residential enclave: (a) Planning and Development Department. The Planning and Development Department shall be responsible for recommending or nominating eligible residential enclaves to the Council. The Department shall make its recommendation to Council on each proposed designation in a report to be called Residential Enclave Nomination Report. The report shall include the following: (1) A map showing proposed boundaries of the residential enclave area; (2) A descriptive evaluation of how the criteria listed in Section 656.374 above are met by the residential enclave area proposed for designation; (3) A map or aerial photograph showing the location of all buildings in the enclave area; (4) A map showing the existing land use of each lot in the area; (5) A zoning map showing the existing zoning of the residential enclave area and all lands within 350 feet of the area; (6) A table summarizing the number of structures in the enclave by type of use, including specific identification of any mobile homes in the area; (7) A location map and brief description of any known archaeologic or historic sites or structures within the enclave area and their significance. (8) A statement describing the recommended boundaries for the enclave area; (9) A list of the names and addresses of all owners and the real estate assessment file numbers of the properties within the boundaries of the proposed residential enclave, and a second similar list for all properties outside but within 350 feet of the residential enclave area; and (10) The recommended zoning district regulations which are proposed to apply in the proposed overlay zone for the residential enclave area. (b) Public meeting. Prior to, or upon completion of, the Residential Enclave Nomination Report, the Planning and Development Department shall hold one or more public meetings(s) in a location which is within or convenient to the proposed residential enclave. The purpose of the meeting is to allow property owners and residents of the enclave area and surrounding properties to discuss the merits of the enclave proposal with Department staff. The staff shall also explain the approval procedure for designation of the residential enclave and the proposed overlay zoning for the residential enclave area. Notice of the time and place of the public meeting which is required to be held in or near the residential enclave area shall be posted by the Planning and Development Department as least 14 days in advance of the meeting, by United States mail, to the owners of all properties located within the enclave area and outside but within 350 feet of the boundaries of the enclave area. For the purpose of notice requirements to the owners, the names and addresses of owners shall be deemed to be those on the current tax records in the Office of the Property Appraiser. The failure of any owner required by this Section to be notified by mail to receive the notice shall not invalidate or otherwise have any effect upon the public meeting or on the nomination of the residential enclave area to the City Council. All notices required by this Section shall state clearly the boundaries of the proposed residential enclave area and the purpose of the proposed designation. The Department staff shall also announce at the public meeting the anticipated date, time and place of the meeting of the Jacksonville Historic Preservation Commission required pursuant to paragraph (c) below to make its recommendations. (c) Jacksonville Historic Preservation Commission. Upon completion of the Residential Enclave Nomination Report, the Planning and Development Department shall forward copies of the report to the Jacksonville Historic Preservation Commission for review and comment. The Commission shall make a recommendation indicating whether it agrees that the proposed enclave area was an "historically established residential neighborhood." It shall also comment on the extent to which the residential character of the enclave area could be considered historic, and the presence and importance of any archaeological, historical or architectural structures, features or sites within the enclave area. The Commission's recommendation shall be transmitted to the Planning and Development Department and the City Council within 40 five days from the date of receipt of the Nomination Report from the Planning and Development Department. (d) City Council action. Copies of the Residential Enclave Nomination Report and the recommendation of the Jacksonville Historic Preservation Commission shall be forwarded by the Planning and Development Department to the City Council and the Office of General Counsel for approval by ordinance of the proposed residential enclave area designation. The Office of General Counsel shall prepare an ordinance for approval of the proposed designation of the residential enclave area including proposed zoning district regulations for the residential enclave overlay zone. A public hearing shall be held by the Council to consider the proposed designation, in the same manner as for a rezoning, pursuant to the notice requirements provided in Subpart C, Part 3, Chapter 656 . In addition, the following supplemental notice requirements shall also apply: (1) Notices shall be sent to all owners of real property within the residential enclave area as well as to those property owners outside but within 350 feet of the residential enclave area. (2) The signs to be posted shall be in the form required by the appropriate committee of Council and shall be posted in full view of the public. The signs shall be posted on the boundaries of the proposed residential enclave area at each public right-of-way intersecting the boundary of the proposed enclave overlay zone, or at such other locations and such intervals as will ensure that the signs will be seen by as many persons as possible. (3) The mailed notices shall include the following information and documents: (a) The boundaries of the proposed residential enclave area; (b) The purpose of the proposed designation; and (c) A discussion of the implications of the proposed designation, both positive and negative. (e) The ordinance approving a proposed residential enclave designation shall include an amendment to Chapter 656 , Ordinance Code, incorporating the proposed overlay zoning district and related zoning district regulations which shall apply to the residential enclave area. (f) The Council Secretary shall notify each property owner within the residential enclave of the final action taken by the City Council within 14 days from the effective date of any ordinance approving same, and shall cause the ordinance approving the designation of the residential enclave to be recorded in the official records of Duval County, Florida. The Council Secretary shall also notify the Property Appraiser's Office of the designation. (g) Following Council approval of the designation, the Director shall enter the designation on the Zoning Atlas in accordance with Section 656.203 . (Ord. 93-261-143, § 1; Ord. 94-444-170, § 2)