HB 1009

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to the City of Jacksonville, Duval County;
3	amending chapter 87-471, Laws of Florida; adding a special
4	zone in downtown Jacksonville; providing exception for
5	space and seating requirements for liquor licenses for
6	restaurants in the zone; providing an effective date.
7
8	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
9
10	Section 1.  Chapter 87-471, Laws of Florida, is amended to
11	read:
12	Section 1.  There is created a special zone in downtown
13	Jacksonville covering the following described areas, known as
14	Northside West, Northside East and Southbank for the purposes of
15	this act. The areas are described as:
16
17	The Northside West area is that part of the City of
18	Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida described as:
19
20	Begin at the point of intersection of the West right-
21	of-way line of Main Street, State Road No. 5, with the
22	South right-of-way line of West Bay Street; thence,
23	Westerly along said South right-of-way line of West
24	Bay Street to a line being a Southerly prolongation of
25	the West right-of-way line of Julia Street; thence
26	Northerly along said line and said West right-of-way
27	line of Julia Street to the South right-of-way line of
28	Forsyth Street; thence Westerly along said South
29	right-of-way line of Forsyth Street to the West right-
30	of-way line of Pearl Street; thence Northerly along
31	said West right-of-way line of Pearl Street to the
32	North right-of-way line of State Street; thence
33	Westerly and Northwesterly along said North right-of-
34	way line of State Street to the Northwesterly right-
35	of-way of Interstate 95 and State Road No. 9; thence
36	Southwesterly along said Northwesterly and Westerly
37	right-of-way line to an intersection with a line being
38	a Westerly prolongation of the Northeasterly right-of-
39	way line of that portion of Interstate 95 leading to
40	and from the Fuller Warren Bridge over the St. Johns
41	River; thence Southeasterly along said line and
42	Northeasterly right-of-way line to the center line of
43	the St. Johns River; thence Northeasterly and Easterly
44	along said center line to the West right-of-way line
45	of the John T. Alsop (Main Street) Bridge; thence
46	Northerly along said West right-of-way line of the
47	John T. Alsop (Main Street) Bridge to the Point of
48	Beginning.
49
50	The Northside East area is that part of the City of
51	Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida described as:
52
53	Begin on the west, Pearl Street extending from State
54	on the north to Forsyth Street on the south and Julia
55	Street from Forsyth on the north to Bay Street on the
56	south, and Main Street beginning at Bay Street on the
57	north and extending south to the St. Johns River. The
58	northern boundary is State Street, beginning at Pearl
59	Street, and extends eastward to Liberty Street at
60	which point the boundary extends eastward along the
61	Jacksonville Expressway to a point where the
62	Jacksonville Expressway intersects with the Haines
63	Street Expressway. Then north along the Haines Street
64	Expressway to Marshall Street, and then eastward along
65	Marshall Street to Talleyrand Avenue. North along
66	Talleyrand Avenue to Fairway Street, and then eastward
67	along Fairway Street to the St. Johns River. The
68	eastern and southern boundaries are the St. Johns
69	River, beginning at Fairway Street and extending
70	southward to a point beyond the Hart Bridge, then
71	westward to Main Street at a point running north to
72	Bay Street and then west along Bay Street to Julia
73	Street, then north along Julia Street to Forsyth
74	Street, then extending west to Pearl Street.
75
76	The Southbank area is that part of the City of
77	Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida described as:
78
79	Begin at the point of intersection of the North right-
80	of-way line of Gulf Life Drive with the West right-of-
81	way line of South Main Street, State Road No. 5;
82	thence westerly along said North right-of-way line of
83	Gulf Life Drive to the Northeasterly right-of-way line
84	of that portion of the Jacksonville Expressway leading
85	to and from the Acosta Bridge over the St. Johns
86	River; thence Southeasterly along said Northeasterly
87	right-of-way line to an intersection with a
88	Northeasterly prolongation of a line lying 60 feet
89	Southeasterly from, when measured at right angles to,
90	the Southeasterly face of the Prudential Building;
91	thence Southwesterly along said line and a
92	Southwesterly prolongation thereof to an intersection
93	with the South right-of-way line of Prudential Drive;
94	then Easterly along said South right-of-way line of
95	Prudential Drive to an intersection with a
96	Northeasterly prolongation of the Westerly edge of the
97	Easternmost Baptist Medical Center driveway; thence
98	Southwesterly along said line and Westerly edge of
99	driveway and Southwesterly prolongation thereof to an
100	intersection with the Northerly right-of-way line of
101	Interstate 95, State Road No. 9; thence Easterly along
102	said Northerly right-of-way line to a point of
103	intersection with the Southwesterly edge of the
104	Southbound roadway of South Main Street; thence
105	Northeasterly along a line drawn straight from the
106	last described point to the Northwesterly corner of
107	Lot 18, Block 1, Bostwick's Subdivision of Block 46 in
108	South Jacksonville, as shown on plat recorded in Plat
109	Book 3, Page 68 of the Current Public Records of said
110	County, said Northwest corner being located in the
111	Northeasterly right-of-way line of the Northbound
112	approach to said South Main Street from said
113	Interstate 95; thence Southeasterly and Easterly along
114	said Northeasterly right-of-way line and Northerly
115	right-of-way line of Interstate 95 to an intersection
116	with the Southeasterly right-of-way line of Vine
117	Street; thence Northeasterly along said Southeasterly
118	right-of-way line of Vine Street to the Northeasterly
119	line of that certain alley running Southeasterly
120	through Block 17, Reeds Fourth Subdivision of South
121	Jacksonville, as shown on plat recorded in Plat Book
122	1, Page 46 of the former public records of said
123	County; thence Southeasterly along said Northeasterly
124	alley line to an intersection with the Northwesterly
125	right-of-way line of Alamo Street; thence
126	Northeasterly along said Northwesterly right-of-way
127	line of Alamo Street and a Northeasterly prolongation
128	thereof to an intersection with the mean high water
129	line of the St. Johns River; thence Northwesterly
130	along said mean high water line to an intersection
131	with a line being a Northerly prolongation of the West
132	face of the Gulf Life Insurance Company's parking
133	garage; thence Southerly along said line, said West
134	garage face, and a Southerly prolongation thereof to
135	an intersection with the North right-of-way line of
136	Gulf Life Drive; thence Westerly along said North
137	right-of-way line to the Northerly prolongation of the
138	Easterly right-of-way line of Flagler Avenue; thence
139	Northerly along said prolongation of the Easterly
140	right-of-way line of Flagler Avenue to an intersection
141	with a line being the Easterly prolongation of the
142	South face of the multistory Hilton Hotel building;
143	thence Westerly along said line, the said South face
144	of the Hilton Hotel to the Westerly right-of-way line
145	of South Main Street; thence Southerly along said
146	Westerly right-of-way line of South Main Street to the
147	Point of Beginning.
148
149	The Urban Transition area is that part of the City of
150	Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida described as:
151
152	The area bound by Margaret Street to the west,
153	Dellwood Avenue and Interstate 95 to the north and
154	northeast, and the St. Johns River to the east and
155	south.
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157	Section 2.  Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 561.20(1),
158	Florida Statutes, in the areas herein described as Northside
159	West, Northside East, and Southbank, and Urban Transition, the
160	Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco of the Department of
161	Business Regulation may issue a special alcoholic beverage
162	license to any bona fide restaurant containing all necessary
163	equipment and supplies for and serving full course meals
164	regularly and having accommodations at all times for service of
165	100 or more patrons at tables and occupying not less than 1,800
166	square feet of floor space which derive no less than 51 percent
167	of gross income per annum from the sale of food consumed on the
168	premises; provided that such licenses shall be subject to local
169	zoning requirements setting distance requirements between
170	liquor-serving establishments and churches and schools and to
171	any provision of the alcoholic beverage laws of the state and
172	rules of the division not inconsistent herewith.
173	Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.

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