Community Identification of Major Growth and Development Issues for Consideration in the Update of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan From: Sent: To: Subject: Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Categories: Wesolowski, Rosemary Friday, May 26, 2017 11:28 AM 2030 Comp Plan Suggestions from the Greater Arlington Beaches CPAC Follow up Flagged IMPORTANT Kristen, The following recommendations are from the GAB CPAC: 1. COJ should increase the requirements for street sizes, for example, currently on a two way local street where parking is allowed and ONE vehicle is parked on the street, only one way traffic can get thru, however if TWO cars are parked directly across from one another one car barely can pass and large trucks or large vehicles cannot get thru at all. what will happen in an emergency? will a firetruck be forced to drive on the lawn or wait for someone to move the vehicle or run over a ( legally) parked car?? 2. COJ should increase the requirements for street sizes for cul de sacs, for example currently in our community, the waste and recycling trucks CANNOT drive around the cul de sacs, instead they backup to the end of the street for pick ups, this is a dangerous situation and not acceptable. 3. The size of the standard parking space should be increased, both in length and width, some parking spaces are so tight that if you are next to a large pick up truck you can barely open your car door or the space is short and trucks extend way beyond the limit of the parking space. 4. Schools: o Renovate city schools and eliminate the trailers. o Expand the school parking lots to accommodate car traffic. o Add school buses and eliminate the need to have 2 shifts with kids having to get picked up at dark, i.e., 6 AM in the morning. 5. Add additional east / west corridor to improve traffic flow and aid in hurricane evacuations. We only have one highway going EAST to West (JTB) along with Atlantic Blvd and Beach Blvd with many traffic lights need to look at easing the traffic with overpasses or something. 6. Museums; I would love to see an expansion to our culture centers, either by expanding our existing museums or creating new ones. 7. Beaches; JAX Beach needs to become an impressive destination, by improving the peer experience and offer incentives for shops to open, make it a charming place for walking with stunning landscape, etc., 8. Downtown, I find it depressing and avoid going there for concerts or the art walk something needs to be done to attract more business downtown the rest will follow.. Rosemary Wesolowski Greater Arlington/Beaches & Southeast District Coordinator Neighborhoods Department Neighborhood Services Office City of Jacksonville 214 N. Hogan St., 5th Floor Jacksonville, FL. 32202 Phone: (904) 255-8261 Fax: (904) 255-8209 E-mail: rosemary@coj.net 1
Community Identification of Major Growth and Development Issues for Consideration in the Update of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan From: Sent: To: Subject: Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Categories: Wesolowski, Rosemary Friday, May 26, 2017 12:03 PM Southeast CPAC 2030 Comp Plan Follow up Flagged IMPORTANT Kristen, From the SE CPAC 1. Improve water conservation measures and enforce developers to adhere to water conservation measures when developing raw land. 2. Implement improved coastal management practices to aid water issues after a hurricane. 3. Phase out all septic tanks. 4. Put all utilities underground (especially at intersections) to reduce power outages. 5. Implement and/or increase the moratorium on builders to ensure all city services (JSO,JFRD, Schools, roads) will be in place and provided for the community. 6. Establish criteria for park land to be set aside for high growth areas 7. The city needs more control over long term planning. 8. Additional East/West corridors are needed (from the beach). 9. Need more bicycle and pedestrian lanes along all roadways. 10. Improve street lights 11. Increase incentives for developers to re develop in Brownfield areas and/or in older areas of town. 12. Change the tax structure for vacant property/lots and abandoned structures. 13. Strengthen Code Compliance ordinances to ensure all communities look well maintained Rosemary Wesolowski Greater Arlington/Beaches & Southeast District Coordinator Neighborhoods Department Neighborhood Services Office City of Jacksonville 214 N. Hogan St., 5th Floor Jacksonville, FL. 32202 Phone: (904) 255-8261 Fax: (904) 255-8209 E-mail: rosemary@coj.net 1
Community Identification of Major Growth and Development Issues for Consideration in the Update of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Parola, Helena From: Sent: To: Subject: Danny Ferreira <dkferreira1@att.net> Friday, May 12, 2017 11:23 AM Fw: NEIGHBORHOOD PERSPECTIVE CPAC/NE On Friday, May 12, 2017 11:04 AM, Danny Ferreira <dkferreira1@att.net> wrote: 1 - Development Topics : Common areas for out side gathering and neighborhood events. Storage areas for boats and campers or other items. Minimum 60ft wide lot sizes / 10ft side yards / 20ft front yards Hard Wood trees to canopy for shade. Landscaping with plants, fronting the development and each lot sold in the development. Under ground utilities fronting development. Contracted with JEA not being on development's property. No open ditches in the development. Sidewalks to be placed on developers property, not on the city's right of way. 2 - City Services : Crime protection. Code enforcement. No parking in the city right of way 3 - Frequently discussed : Intersections _ Traffic lights - Turning lanes - Street lighting. Security Cameras - Sound equipment recording gun shoots. No Billboards Thanks for all your help: Danny Ferreira 14834 Edwards Creek Rd. 32226 1