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Commercial Central Business District - Downtown Overlay

It is the purpose and intent of this Subpart H to create and establish a Downtown Overlay Zone, which will promote and encourage the revitalization and growth of Downtown as a desirable high density mixed-use area by maximizing the use of all available resources, ensuring a high degree of compatibility between new and existing uses, promoting mixed use developments, promoting access and focus on the St. Johns River and its tributaries, streamlining the review and approval process for projects, providing flexibility in both the uses allowed, as well as the physical design of, projects, and ensuring quality development that is in keeping with the traditional Downtown urban fabric. The land included within the Downtown Overlay Zone shall be subject to the Downtown District Use and Form Regulations contained in this Subpart H.; The Downtown Overlay Zone and the Downtown District Use and Form Regulations work in concert with the Downtown Investment Authority's Business Investment and Development Plan (BID Plan). The Downtown Overlay Zone is coextensive with the jurisdiction of the Downtown Investment Authority (DIA), as described in Sec. 55.105, Ordinance Code. Within the existing Downtown Overlay Zone, the Downtown Districts are hereby amended pursuant to Ordinance 2019-196-E, and are set out in this Subpart H. In order to accomplish the general purpose of promoting residential and mixed use development in the Downtown area, it is necessary to have a Downtown Overlay Zone which gives special consideration to certain uses and the utilization of form regulations and their associated Downtown design guidelines because of the unique characteristics of Downtown. The Downtown District Use and Form Regulations shall supersede the other provisions of this Chapter 656, except as otherwise specifically provided herein. The majority of the land within the Downtown Overlay Zone is designated Central Commercial Business District (CCBD) as referenced in Section 656.314, but described in this Subpart H. The Overlay District provides additional flexibility and regulations as described in this Subpart H.