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Read. Follow. Verify.Updates to the City's 2045 Comprehensive Plan
Record date · April 22, 2025
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What This Bill Does
This ordinance updates the City of Jacksonville's 2045 to incorporate recommendations from a previously approved evaluation report. The changes affect housing, land use, public school facilities, infrastructure, and sewer service feasibility.
These amendments establish the long-term policy framework for city growth, determining where housing and infrastructure can be built and how public school capacity is managed through 2045.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
City of Jacksonville residents
Residents are subject to the updated land use, housing, and infrastructure policies governing city development.
Property developers
Developers must adhere to the updated land use and infrastructure requirements when planning new projects.
Key Facts
- The ordinance was enacted following a 14-1 City Council vote on April 22, 2025.
- The legislation amends the Housing Element, Future Land Use Element, Public Schools Facilities Element, and Infrastructure Element of the 2045 Comprehensive Plan.
- The ordinance updates the Sanitary Sewer Service Feasibility Analysis and definitions.
- The changes incorporate recommendations from the Evaluation & Appraisal Report previously approved by Ordinance 2023-670-E.
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- The Land Use and Zoning (LUZ) committee approved the amendments 7-0 on April 1, 2025.
- The Neighborhoods, Community Services, Public Health and Safety (NCSPHS) committee approved the amendments 6-1 on April 14, 2025.
- Public hearings were held on multiple dates between March 11, 2025, and April 22, 2025, pursuant to Florida Statute 163.3187.
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Long-term Planning Alignment
The ordinance serves as the implementation mechanism for the Evaluation & Appraisal Report approved in 2023, showing a multi-year cycle for updating city growth policies.
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