Community Planning
The Community Planning Division prepares the city's comprehensive plan and issues updated Evaluation and Appraisal Reports (EARs) every seven years. It performs long- and short-range planning in areas such as land use, facilities, utilities, transportation and others. It also reviews Developments of Regional Impact (DRIs) and performs traffic and transit testing.
Calvin L. Burney, Sr.
Director
Ed Ball Building
214 North Hogan St., Suite 300
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
(904) 255-7800
Mobility Planning
Florida's Community Renewal Act (Senate Bill 360, SB 360), adopted in 2009, amended the Growth Management Act by removing state-mandated transportation concurrency requirements in areas designated as Transportation Concurrency Exception Areas or TCEAs. Resulting from the definition of a 'dense urban land area' or DULA provided within SB 360, the City of Jacksonville has been designated a TCEA. As outlined in Senate Bill 360, within two years after a TCEA becomes effective, local governments are required to amend their local comprehensive plans to include 'land use and transportation strategies to support and fund mobility within the exception area, including alternative modes of transportation.' Local comprehensive plans must also comply with 163.3177, F.S., which requires the adoption of strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote energy-efficient land use patterns.
Land Use and Zoning Application Portal
This portal allows on-line submittal of Land Use and Zoning Applications, related planner administration, case tracking and case documentation.
Click here to go to the Land Use and Zoning Application Portal.