GENERAL INFORMATION

DDRB Application 2023-017 seeks Conceptual Review for the Pearl Street District Multi-phase site plan, which is in the Church District of the Downtown Overlay Zone.

The subject site area consists of five blocks along Pearl Street between Union and Church Streets. In general, the LaVilla School of the Arts is located to the west of the site, the County Courthouse is to the south, and James Weldon Johnson Park and First Baptist Church are to the east.

The site plan area is structured as a traditional, urban grid. Pearl Street is a two-way street from Union Street to Ashley, and then becomes a one-way street south of Ashley. Church and Ashley Streets are one-way, east-west streets, and Beaver Street, which is a state road, is a two-way street. Union Street is also a state road and functions as a large, east-bound only connector across the northern boundary of Downtown. Clay and Julia Streets run north-south; Clay is a two-way street and Julia is one-way.

In addition to the street grid, the proposed site plan can be described by the character of each block, identified as N4 (northwest quadrant of Pearl and Beaver), N5 (existing parking garage to remain, at northeast quadrant of Pearl and Beaver), N8 (west side of Pearl Street between Beaver and Ashley), N9 (east side of Pearl Street between Beaver and Ashley), and N11 (southeast quadrant of Pearl and Ashley). N9 shares the block with the City Place Condominiums (under separate ownership and not included within the site plan), and N11 includes the Porter House Mansion, which is under common ownership and included in the site plan.

This is a multi-phase project. Pursuant to the Ordinance Code, “For multi-phase projects consisting of construction or renovation of two or more separate buildings or structures, DDRB review shall be conducted as follows:

The two-step process outlined in subparagraph (2), above, shall first be applied to conceptual and final approval of the overall development site and consider compliance of the overall site plan with the requirements contained in this Subpart H relating to view corridors, setbacks, heights, street closures, river views and encroachment. Furthermore, the DDRB shall also consider streetscape plans and landscaping plans, if such are available.”

Procedurally, after final approval of the site plan, conceptual and final approval of each subsequent development pad, or “phase,” can move forward. It is at the development pad, or “phase,” level that the form, or vertical, qualities will be addressed.

Source: September 14, 2013 DDRB Meeting Agenda

HYBRID VIRTUAL/IN-PERSON PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE

DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD (MEETING HELD VIRTUALLY & IN PERSON)

September 14, 2023 at 2:00 PM

Notice is hereby given that the City of Jacksonville Downtown Development Review Board (DDRB) will meet on September 14th, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. via Hybrid Virtual/In-Person meeting. The meeting noticed herein can be accessed virtually through the Zoom.US computer application or in-person at the Lynwood Roberts Room at City Hall, St. James Building. The purpose of this meeting is for the DDRB to consider and take action on items on the DDRB agenda.

PHYSICAL LOCATION City Hall at St. James 117 West Duval Street First Floor, Lynwood Roberts Room Jacksonville, Florida 32202

VIRTUAL LOCATION Interested persons desiring to attend this meeting virtually can do so via Zoom (including by computer or telephone) using the following meeting access information:

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Individuals attending the Hybrid meeting in-person or virtually will have an opportunity to provide public comments. Persons who cannot attend the Hybrid meeting in-person or virtually, but who wish to submit public comments regarding any matter on the agenda for consideration at the meeting, may do so by sending their public comments via electronic mail to DDRBPublicComments@coj.net prior to the start of the meeting. Public comments received prior to the meeting will not be read during the meeting but will instead be forwarded to all DDRB Board members for review in advance of the meeting and will remain a part of the permanent record for the meeting itself. You are encouraged to submit public comments well in advance of the start of the meeting to provide DDRB members with adequate time to read them in preparation for the meeting.

Please contact Ina Mezini by telephone at (904) 255-5693 or by email at RMezini@coj.net if you have any questions regarding this notice or if you experience technical difficulties during the meeting.

If you have a disability that requires accommodations to participate in the above meeting, please contact the Disabled Services Division at: (904) 255-5466, TTY-(904) 255-5476, or email your request to KaraT@coj.net and we will provide reasonable assistance for you. The Florida Relay Service can be reached at 711. All requests must be received no later than 12:00 p.m. on September 13, 2023; requests for accommodation received after this time may not be met.

NOTE: If any person decides to appeal any decision made with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, such person will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose, such person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

A recording of this meeting will be available upon request by emailing RMezini@coj.net after its conclusion.