CEDAR POINT - SAWPIT ZONING OVERLAY

Jacksonville Ordinance Code tit. XVII, ch. 656, pt. 3, subpt. T

in effect

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 656.399.70 Purpose and intent.

Sec. 656.399.70 - Purpose and intent. It is the purpose and intent of this Subpart T to create and establish a Cedar Point - Sawpit Zoning Overlay which will protect the area from overdevelopment in this unique rural section of the City of Jacksonville by limiting the housing density to one (1) dwelling unit per one (1) net acre of land. "Net acre" is defined as the area of land above the jurisdictional wetland boundary as determined by the State and federal agencies tasked with that determination. Additionally, this Zoning Overlay will protect and enhance the Zoning Overlay area's unique aesthetic and physical appearance; improve property values; and promote an environment that is visually appealing and safe for all modes of transportation. Any deviations from this maximum density shall require a waiver of the Ordinance Code pursuant to Rule 3.102, Rules of Council, and a super majority vote of the Council. It is not the intent of this ordinance to encourage larger parcels to be divided into one net acre lots. Rather, this Zoning Overlay shall be used as the statement of legislative intent of the Council to discourage increased density within the Cedar Point - Sawpit Zoning Overlay area in all future rezoning and Future Land Use Map amendment requests. (Ord. 2021-534-E, § 1)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 656.399.71 Legislative findings.

Sec. 656.399.71. - Legislative findings. The Council hereby finds and determines as follows: A. The portion of Jacksonville that is located east of Boney Road and accessed by Cedar Point Road, Sawpit Road and their feeder local roads is defined by its rural character and contains some of the most pristine natural beauty within the County, and has been described as "Old Florida." B. The Preservation Project Jacksonville funded by the Better Jacksonville Plan in the early 2000's was instrumental in the acquisition of park and conservation land including Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve, Cedar Point Preserve, and Betz-Tiger Point Preserve. The City's Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department has recently branded that area as the "7 Creeks Recreation Area." C. Cedar Point Road, starting at Boney Road and going east is a dead-end road with a length of approximately 4.72 miles. Traveling Cedar Point Road to Sawpit Road to the northern end of Black Hammock Island is also a dead-end and equates to approximately 8.72 miles in length. D. The City's Adaptation Action Area ("AAA boundary"), which takes into consideration Category 3 storm surge and the Federal Emergency Management Agency's 500-year flood plain (2019), indicates that most of the land within the Cedar Point - Sawpit Zoning Overlay is within the AAA boundary and is at risk for more frequent and intense storm surge and sea level rise. E. Limiting the density in this Zoning Overlay to one (1) dwelling unit per one (1) net acre of land will help with evacuations in the event of a hurricane or fire emergency. F. Lots legally created and existing as of July 1, 2021 that do not contain at least one net acre of developable non-jurisdictional uplands shall not be considered "nonconforming lots" and may be developed as single family dwellings as if this Zoning Overlay were not in place. However, no lot existing as of July 1, 2021 shall be divided to create a lot or lots smaller than at least one net acre of land. G. The Planning Commission and the Land Use and Zoning Committee considered this density restriction, held public hearings and made their recommendations to the Council. H. Based on the foregoing findings, the Council hereby establishes the Cedar Point - Sawpit Zoning Overlay (the "Zoning Overlay") regulation contained in this Subpart T, of Part 3, of the Zoning Code for the purpose of controlling the density the Overlay area by limiting growth to no more than one dwelling unit per one net acre of land. (Ord. 2021-534-E, § 1)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 656.399.72 Boundaries of Cedar Point - Sawpit Zoning Overlay Area.

Sec. 656.399.72. - Boundaries of Cedar Point - Sawpit Zoning Overlay Area. This Zoning Overlay is generally described as containing the lands accessed along Cedar Point Road, beginning at Bogey Branch (Creek) and heading east, and accessed along Sawpit Road and its local road connections. Within the City of Jacksonville, the Cedar Point - Sawpit Zoning Overlay Area shall be defined as the lands contained within the boundary shown below in Figure 1 and Figure 2, and hereby adopted as the Cedar Point - Sawpit Zoning Overlay Area (the "Overlay Area") by the City Council. Figure 1 shows the context of the Overlay Area while Figure 2 shows the roads within the Overlay Area. [image omitted; see the official code] [image omitted; see the official code] (Ord. 2021-534-E, § 1)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 656.399.73 Applicability.

Sec. 656.399.73. - Applicability. This Zoning Overlay is applicable to all parcels within the Cedar Point - Sawpit Zoning Overlay Area. However, parcels that were created prior to July 1, 2021 are exempt from the requirement that the lot size be a minimum of one net acre, but those lots may not be further reduced in size to less than one net acre of land. (Ord. 2021-534-E, § 1)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 656.399.74 Severability.

Sec. 656.399.74. - Severability. If any subsection or other portion of this Subpart or any application thereof to any person or circumstances is declared to be void, unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such subsection or other portion, or the proscribed application thereof, shall be severable and the remaining provisions of this Subpart and all applications thereof not having been declared void, unconstitutional or invalid shall remain in full force and effect. The Council declares that no invalid or proscribed provision or application was an inducement to the enactment of this Subpart and that it would have enacted this Subpart regardless of the invalid or proscribed provision or application. (Ord. 2021-534-E, § 1)

Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 656.399.75 Definition of "net acre".

Sec. 656.399.75. - Definition of "net acre". "Net acre" means the area of land lying above the jurisdictional wetland boundary as defined and determined by the State and federal agencies tasked with that determination. (Ord. 2021-534-E, § 1)

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