What is Concurrency?
The City of Jacksonville implemented the Concurrency Management System Ordinance, Chapter 655, of the Ordinance Code on April 1, 1991. It provides the local structure for administering the state law, Chapter 163, Part II, Florida Statutes and Rule 9J-5.0055. It also provides for concurrency reviews, certificates ascertaining concurrency approvals, appeal mechanisms, fee structures, and for something called de minimis development. The concurrency requirement mandates that before any proposed development can obtain a final development order in Jacksonville, it must be demonstrated that its impact can be adequately absorbed by the public facilities as defined in Section 655.105(r), Ordinance Code, scheduled to service it. If it is found that a public facility cannot absorb a proposed development's impact, the project cannot go forth until the situation is corrected.
What is De minimis development?
De minimis is a concept the city adopted for the concurrency requirement that allows selected small development proposals to bypass concurrency altogether. It is intended to exempt single family detached housing and new mobile homes on a single lot of record from full-scale concurrency reviews. It holds that any impacts of such proposed development projects are of little or no consequence in and of themselves. Persons needing building permits to carry forth de minimis projects only have to present their building permit application to a CMSO Planner for de minimis review, and an approval stamp to proceed with the development review process.
Which types of improvements are subject to concurrency?
Final engineering drawings for any new subdivision; building permits for any new buildings, non-residential additions or accessory building, new mobile home move on, trailer parks or camps; building permits for any non-residential alterations or repairs, residential and non-residential foundations only, converting uses or "other" types of development not found to be de minimis development.
Where can I apply for concurrency and/or ask other questions?
The CMSO is part of the city's Planning and Development Department. CMSO offices are located on the second floor of Ed Ball Building, 214 N. Hogan St. Planners and clerical assigned to CMSO are responsible for coordinating and managing the city's Concurrency Management.
When is a development agreement required?
A Development Agreement between the City of Jacksonville and and person(s) associated with a development agreement pursuant to the terms of Part 2, Chapter 655, Ordinance Code provides the opportunity to engage in public/private, open-ended bargaining on may aspects of land use controls, and is particularly well-suited to a development that requires a negotiated, tailored resolution to a problem or need that requires long-term commitments from the city, the development(s) and/or land owner(s).
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Applications
Proportionate Fair Share Contract typewriter enabled.pdf (104kb)
Vested Property Affirmation Certificate typewriter enabled.pdf (69kb)
Conditional Capacity Availablity Statement Application 10/08 tw enabled.pdf (32kb)
Concurrency Reservation Certificate Application 10/08 tw enabled.pdf (36kb)
Fee Structure EFFECTIVE 1/1/08.pdf. (37kb)
Informal Concurrency Review tw enabled.pdf (58kb)
Concurrency Test Agencies 1/9/08.pdf (38kb)
Notice of Appeal.pdf (40kb) TW enabled
Concurrency Management System Handbook
Section VIII Land Use Category Numbers.pdf (14kb)
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