The county is currently accepting applications for the following boards and committees. For a full description, click on the name link for any board or committee below.

Candidates for Boards and Committees are encouraged to apply if they meet the general qualifications.

Adjustment and Appeals Board
Purpose: The purpose of the Adjustment and Appeals Board is to hear requests for code interpretation and cases for unsafe building abatement codes. The Adjustment and Appeals Board primary responsibility is to hear and decide appeals of orders, decision or determinations made by the building official relative to the application and interpretation of the Building Code.

General Qualifications: Seeking members with knowledge and/or experience in technical codes fields and those from the general public. Must be a registered voter in St. Johns County. Regular members as well as alternatives serve a term of two years. Members must file financial disclosure.

District: 2

Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
Purpose: The Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) reviews established policies and procedures, ordinances, land development regulations and adopted local government comprehensive plan to recommend specific action or initiatives to encourage or facilitate affordable housing while protecting the ability of the property to appreciate in value.

General Qualifications: Seeking applicants who reside within St. Johns County, represents employers within St. Johns County, or represents essential services personnel, as defined in the local housing assistance plan. Members serve a term of four (4) years.

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Architectural Review Committee
Purpose: The purpose of the Architectural Review Committee is to ensure enhanced property development while maintaining and encouraging quality character of design within the Ponte Vedra and Ponte Vedra/Palm Valley Overlay Districts in line with the goals and objectives of the St. Johns County Comprehensive Plan.

General Qualifications: Seeking applicants who are a registered architect in the State of Florida or a retired architect formerly registered in the State of Florida and reside within the Ponte Vedra Zoning District or within District 4, but outside of the Ponte Vedra Zoning District. Regular members as well as alternates serve a term of four (4) years.

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Contractors Review Board
Purpose: The purpose of the Contractors Review Board is to ensure proper administration of contractor licensing and discipline of licensees. The Contractors Review Board primary responsibility is to provide qualified trades workers for the citizens of St. Johns County by upholding contractor licensing requirements to assure public safety within the construction industry.

General Qualifications: The Board is comprised of (9) members, each serving a (4) year term. The Board includes representation from each of the following licensed professions; General Building, or Residential Contractor, Roofing Contractor, Swimming Pool Contractor, Electrical Contractor, Plumbing Contractor, Mechanical or Air Conditioner Contractor, Class II Contractor and two citizens with no contractor industry involvement.

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Cultural Resource Review Board
Purpose: The purpose of the Cultural Resource Review Board is to advise the Board of County Commissioners regarding cultural, architectural, archaeological and historical resources of St. Johns County; and to identify, evaluate, document, and designate these resources. The primary responsibility of the Cultural Resource Review Board is to protect these resources that are important community assets which enrich the lives of citizens and visitors.

General Qualifications: Appointees shall be qualified through the demonstration of special interest, experience or education in the preservation of Cultural Resources. Members shall, when possible, have practical and professional experience in one or more of the following fields: archaeology, architecture or architectural history, curation or conservation, planning, professional engineering, real estate, history, historic preservation, or related disciplines.

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Fire Code Board of Appeals
Purpose: The purpose of Fire Code Board of Appeals is to establish within jurisdiction for the purpose of hearing applications for modification of the requirements of the International fire Code pursuant to the provision of Section 108 of the International Fire Code. The board shall be established and operated in accordance with this section, and shall authorize to hear evidence from appellants and the fire code official pertaining to the application and intent of this code for the purpose of issuing ord

General Qualifications: Members and alternates shall be appointed based on their education, experience, and knowledge. Members shall be composed of individuals experienced in the following fields or professions: Engineering or architectural design; General contracting; Fire protection contracting; Fire department operations or code enforcement; Building code enforcement; Legal; General public.

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Mid-Anastasia Island Design Review Board
Purpose: The purpose of the Mid Anastasia Design Review Board is to protect natural resources, maintain and enhance the diverse and unique character of the Mid-Anastasia Overlay District and achieve specific goals and objective of the St. Johns County Comprehensive Plan. The Design Review Board's (DRB) primary responsibility is to determine compliance with Part 3.08.00 Mid-Anastasia Overlay District of the St. Johns County Land Development Code, Ordinance 99-51, as amended.

General Qualifications: Appointees to the Design Review Board shall be qualified through the demonstration of special interest, experience, or education in design, architecture or history of the Mid-Anastasia community. Members shall reside within the Mid-Anastasia Overlay District.

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Ponte Vedra Zoning and Adjustment Board
Purpose: Regulate and restrict the height and size of buildings; to regulate and restrict the intensity of land use; to regulate the area of yards, courts and other space about buildings, to classify, regulate and restrict the location of commerce and industries and the location of buildings designed for specified industrial, commercial, residential and other uses within the Ponte Vedra Zoning District.

General Qualifications: Must be a register voter in St Johns County and reside in the Ponte Vedra Zoning District. Members must file financial disclosure.

District: 4

South Anastasia Design Review
Purpose: The purpose of the South Anastasia Design Review Board is to protect and preserve the "Old Florida" style, rural beach community in the South Anastasia Overlay District and achieve specific goals and objective of the St. Johns County Comprehensive Plan. The Design Review Board's (DRB) primary responsibility is to determine compliance with Part 3.07.00 South Anastasia Overlay of the St. Johns County Land Development Code, Ordinance 99-51, as amended.

General Qualifications: Applicants serving as Alternate members will have voting privileges only in the absence of one or more regular members. Applicants must reside within the South Anastasia Overlay District. Members serve a term of four (4) years.

District: 2

Tourist Development Council
Purpose: The purpose of the Tourist Development Council is to effectively and efficiently develop, advance, improve and promote St. Johns County tourism. The Tourist Development Councils primary responsibility is to serve as an advisory Council to the Board of County Commissioners by recommending funding of facilities, programs, or contracts which are primarily for the purpose of and related to the development, advancement, furtherance, improvement, or promotion of tourism.

General Qualifications: The Tourist Development Council is comprised of nine members appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. Three (3) are elected officials including the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, or their designee, and two elected municipal officials, one of which must be from the County’s most populous municipality. Up to four (4) members (but not less than 3 members) are owner/operators of tourist accommodations which are subject to bed tax. The remaining members are persons involved in tourist related businesses other than accommodations. All members must be electors of St. Johns County.

District: 2

West Augustine CRA Nuisance Abatement Board
Purpose: The purpose of the West Augustine Nuisance Abatement Board is to promote, protect, and improve the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens, businesses and property owner within the West Augustine CRA. The West Augustine Nuisance Abatement Boards primary responsibility is to impose administrative fines and other noncriminal penalties in order to provide an equitable, expeditious, and effective, and inexpensive method of enforcing County Ordinance 2014-29, within the CRA when a pending or rep

General Qualifications: Applicant must be a County resident for at least one year, 18 years or older, residing within or operating a business within the West Augustine CRA. Members serve a term of two (2) years.

District: 2

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