The City of Jacksonville's Future Land Use Map (FLUM) is a map that illustrates the location and distribution of land uses (residential, commercial, industrial, etc.) throughout the city. This map is an element of the City of Jacksonville's 2010 Comprehensive Plan, adopted in 1990 as a requirement of State law. The 2010 Comprehensive Plan, including the Future Land Use Map, is tasked with guiding the growth and development of Jacksonville until 2010.
Local governments are required by State law to assess the effectiveness of their Comprehensive Plans every seven years. This assessment is called the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR). In the past nine years, the City of Jacksonville has received 2000 requested amendments to the Future Land Use Map. Combined with the complexity of the existing 22 land use categories, the City's Future Land Use Map has become largely ineffective in guiding the growth and development of Jacksonville.
In accordance with State law (Chapter 163.3177(13-14), Florida Statutes) and the 2010 Comprehensive Plan Evaluation and Appraisal Report, the city proposes to update its Future Land Use Map. The update will be based upon the following:
1. Recommendations of the Horizon 2030 Growth Management Task Force;
2. Completed Vision Plans for the North, Northwest, and
Southwest Planning Districts, with updates if required;
3. Vision Plans currently in design for the Urban Core, Southeast and Arlington/Beaches Planning Districts; and Southeast Core, Urban for design in;
4. The adopted Downtown Master Plan and numerous Neighborhood Action Plans.
Public forums were held for each of the city's six planning districts in order to obtain community input. Public participation is a vital component in assessing the functionality of the Future Land Use Map. Each forum will consist of presentations and discussions regarding the future land use for each planning district and the city as a whole.
The city's goal is to simplify the Future Land Use Map by consolidating the existing 22 land use designations and the special land use overlays into an accessible and flexible Future Land Use Map. The improved Future Land Use Map will guide a community vision that:
· reaches beyond the 10-year planning
timeframe mandated by Chapter 163 of the Florida
Statutes;
· is mixed-use friendly;
· is performance-based; and
· is more flexible for implementing incentive-based
programs that promote city policy.
The Jacksonville Planning and Development Department hopes to have a final draft of the updated Future Land Use Map ready for introduction by the City Council by fall 2009.
Click here for more information regarding the Future Land Use Map update.
Presentation of the Future Land Use Map Update
PowerPoint Presentation (PPT 7.5MB) (If you do not have a PowerPoint Viewer, you may download one from Microsoft here.)
Completed Community Presentations/Forums
The Urban Core
Feb. 6, 2008, at the Main Library
The Southeast
Feb. 7, 2008, at Twin Lakes Middle School
The Arlington/Beaches
March 5, 2008, at Pablo Creek Library
The North
March 31, 2008, at Highlands Branch Library
The Southwest
April 2, 2008, at West Regional Library
The Northwest
April 16, 2008, at Bradham Brooks Library
Additional Resources for Comprehensive Planning
Please click on a topic below for additional information:
Smart Growth
Sustainable Communities
Use the contact information below to request a presentation on the update before your neighborhood association, private club or professional association.
For further information regarding the EAR, please contact Kristen Reed at (904) 630-2137 or CommunityPlanning@coj.net
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