§ 27-102. Procedures for platting.

(a)

Submittal of preliminary plat. Twelve (12) copies of the preliminary plat, as described in F.S. Ch. 177, and at a scale prescribed by the City of Jacksonville, shall be submitted to the city manager or designee. Preliminary development plans may be submitted and considered simultaneously with the preliminary plat.

(b)

Copies of preliminary plat. The city manager or designee shall forward copies to the community development board after circulating copies to the various city departments for their review.

(c)

Discussion of details. The developer may be asked to meet with city staff to discuss any details of said preliminary plat that may impede the approval and acceptance of the plat.

(d)

Recommendations and comments. Each city department, that so wishes, and the community development board shall submit to the city manager or designee any recommendations and comments in writing.

(e)

Copy of recommendations and comments. The city manager or designee shall then forward a copy of said recommendations and comments to the developer and retain the originals as a record.

(f)

Submittal of final plat. Within six (6) months of receiving said comments and recommendations, the developer shall then submit the final plat in triplicate as described in F.S. Ch. 177, to the city manager or designee, of which one (1) shall be the original. If more than six (6) months elapses, the developer shall resubmit a preliminary plat to reinitiate the process.

(g)

Original retained by city clerk. The city manager or designee shall forward the original to the city clerk who shall retain it for the permanent record.

(h)

Recommendation by board. Within sixty (60) days after receipt of said final plat, the community development board shall make a recommendation that approves, approves with conditions, or denies said final plat. Failure to do so shall be deemed as a recommendation of approval by the board.

(i)

Approval or denial by city council. At the next available meeting of the city council allowing for required notice, the city council shall approve, approve with conditions, or deny said plat after consideration of the comments and recommendations of the community development board and the various city departments.

(j)

If accepted by council. Upon acceptance by the city council, the seal of the city and the signature of the mayor and city clerk shall be affixed to the original plat and returned to the developer.

(k)

Plat to be recorded. Within six (6) months after the city council approves said final plat, the developer shall have recorded the plat in the public records of the county and shall return to the city clerk two (2) copies showing the certificates of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Duval County, Florida, and the seal of that court. If more than six (6) months elapse, such plat shall be deemed invalid and the city clerk shall notify the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Duval County, Florida, to refuse to record such plat. The developer may resubmit said plat directly to the city council within one (1) year for reconsideration.

(Ord. No. 2004-10, § 1, 10-4-04; Ord. No. 2010-14, § 14, 9-7-10)