Planning Department

Commission Members

Legislative Authority

• City Ordinance Code Chapter 76: “Jacksonville Historic Preservation Commission”
• City Ordinance Code Chapter 307: “Historic Preservation and Protection”

Membership Composition

• Mayor makes 7 appointments. Each appointment is for three years or until a successor is appointed.
• To meet the requirements of the Certified Local Government Program, as provided in the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended in 1980 (Pub. Law 96-515), the membership of the Commission shall include, to the extent available, three individuals who are educated or practice in one of the disciplines of architecture, history, architectural history, planning, archaeology or related disciplines. 

Commission Duties

• Conduct an ongoing survey and inventory of historic buildings, areas, and archaeological sites in the City of Jacksonville and to plan for their preservation
• Identify potential landmarks and potential landmark sites and to make recommendations to the City Council as to whether such should be officially designated.
• Recommend that the City Council designate specified areas as historic districts and to identify which structures should be considered to be contributing structures 
• Develop specific guidelines for the alteration, construction, relocation or removal of designated property; Promulgate standards for architectural review which are consistent with standards for rehabilitation established by the United States Secretary of the Interior
• Approve or deny applications for certificate of appropriateness for alteration, construction, demolition, relocation or removal of landmarks, landmark sites, and property in historic districts
• Initiate plans for the preservation and rehabilitation of individual historic buildings; Undertake public information programs including the preparation of publications and the placing of historic markers
• Conduct public hearings to consider historic preservation issues, the designation of landmarks, landmark sites, and historic districts, applications for certificate of appropriateness and nominations to the National Register of Historic Places; and Administer Chapter 307, Ordinance Code.  

Additional Resources

Public Records Notice

The City of Jacksonville is committed to making its website compliant with all state, local, and federal laws, as well as accessible to as many people as possible. The City is currently developing a procedure to make all documents posted ADA accessible. In the meantime, public records that are not currently accessible will not be posted to the City’s website but remain available pursuant to a public records request. To submit a public records request online visit MyJax or call (904) 630-CITY.

• MyJax Public Records Request

Helpful Websites

• File a new COA  application
• Search for a past COA application
• Section 307.106: COA application procedures and criteria
• Historic Preservation Section: Home

Frequently Asked Questions

For more information, please contact:

Historic Preservation Section  
Planning and Development Department  
214 North Hogan Street, Suite 300  
Jacksonville, FL 32202  
Phone: (904) 255-7800
Email: historicpreservation@coj.net

Staff