Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 30.401 Community Planning Division; Establishment; Responsibilities.
Sec. 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)