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REZONING - 300 BLOCK OF NE 39TH AVENUE (B)
Ordinance No. 0-08-83, Petition No. 119ZON-08PB
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the Zoning Map Atlas and rezoning certain property within the City, as more specifically described in this Ordinance, from "BUS: General business district" to "BA: Automotive-oriented business district"; located in the vicinity of the 300 block of Northeast 39th Avenue, as more specifically described in this ordinance; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
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STAFF MEMORANDUM
This petition requests a change in zoning from BUS (General business district) to BA (Automotive-oriented business district) for one parcel owned by Southeast Car Agency, Inc.
The subject property consists of one parcel adjacent to the existing Southeast Car Agency dealership, located on the north side of NE 39th Avenue just west of Main Street. Zoning on the surrounding properties includes Automotive-oriented business (BA) on the existing dealership to the west; Planned Development (PD) (Auto Town Center) to the north; and General business (BUS) zoning to the east and south.
The major difference between the BUS and BA zoning is that the BUS zoning allows more general retail sales uses, whereas BA allows wholesale motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies, automotive dealers and gasoline service stations, and automotive repair, services and parking.
If approved, the requested zoning will encourage the redevelopment of this parcel and allow the expansion of the adjacent auto dealership. Automotive-oriented zoning is found along the North Main Street corridor north of 16th Avenue, consistent with Future Land Use Policy 4.2.5.
Public notice was published in the Gainesville Sun on October 7, 2008. The Plan Board held a public hearing on October 23, 2008.
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