Area of situational compatibility overlay zone buffer requirements.
Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 656.399.46
in effectSec. 656.399.46. - Area of situational compatibility overlay zone buffer requirements.
(a) Areas of situational compatibility overlay zone buffer distance requirements are set forth in Table 399-2 below and are applicable to all properties which have been rezoned or have been the subject of land use changes since June 1, 2007 within an area of situational compatibility overlay zone. The buffer areas may consist of passive recreation, underground utilities, off-street parking spaces and parking garages, stormwater retention, landscaping, visual screening, wetlands and other conservation lands. Public rights-of-way are deemed to satisfy the buffer distance requirements.
AREA OF SITUATIONAL COMPATIBILITY BUFFER STANDARD MATRIX
Table 399-2
Zoning District of property located within an Area of Situational Compatibility overlay zone
Proposed LU/Zoning Change [image omitted; see the official code] | IW | IH | IL | IBP | CO, CRO | Commercial | RR, RLD | RMD, RHD
IW | 0 | 0 | LDC | 50' | 50' | LDC | 200' | 150'
IH | 0 | 0 | LDC | 50' | 50' | LDC | 200' | 150'
IL | 0 | 0 | 0 | LDC | LDC | 50' | 150' | 100'
IBP | LDC | LDC | 0 | 0 | 0 | LDC | 50' | LDC
CO, CRO, RO | LDC | LDC | 0 | 0 | 0 | LDC | 50' | LDC
Commercial | LDC | LDC | LDC | LDC | LDC | 0 | 50' | LDC
RR, RLD | 100' | 100' | 75' | LDC | LDC | 50' | 0 | LDC
RMD, RHD | 50' | 50' | 50' | LDC | LDC | LDC | LDC | 0
LDC = Refers to existing buffer requirements set forth in Part 12, Chapter 656, Ordinance Code.
Commercial includes those zoning districts listed in Section 656.302(b), except for the CO, CRO, and RO zoning districts.
RR and RLD includes all RLD zoning districts.
RMD and RHD includes all RMD and RHD zoning districts.
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The buffer requirements of this Section which apply to the above-referenced districts shall apply to those portions of a Planned Unit Development district which are devoted to uses permitted in these respective districts, unless specifically provided otherwise in the written description of the intended plan of development.
(b) The buffer distance requirement shall be waived if the use of a property zoned IW is accessory to other industrial uses.
(c) Within an area of situational compatibility overlay zone, the buffer requirements will not be required if the proposed use is adjacent to vacant property.
(d) Reductions of the buffer distance requirements may be permitted by administrative deviation, pursuant to Section 656.109, Ordinance Code.
(Ord. 2007-398-E, § 4; Ord. 2007-560-E, § 1; Ord. 2017-796-E, § 5)
Source: City of Jacksonville, Ordinance Code and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/jacksonville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITXVIILAUS_CH656ZOCO_PT3SCDIRE_SPPINSAARSICOOVZO_S656.399.46ARSICOOVZOBUREFetched: 10/27/2026