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TEXT CHANGE - RELATING TO NATURAL AND ARCHEOLOGICAL RESOURCES AND REGULATED SURFACE WATERS AND WETLANDS (B)
Ordinance No. 120314; Petition No. PB-12-88 TCH
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, relating to regulated natural and archeological resources and regulated surface waters and wetlands; amending Section 30-182(c) Pre-application conference for concept review; amending Section 30-183(e) Design plat specifications; amending Section 30-190(c) and (i) Cluster subdivisions; amending Section 30-216 Requirements and evaluation of PD; amending Section 30-254(i) commercial tree removal permits; providing directions to the codifier; 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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PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT
The purpose of this petition/ordinance is to amend sections of the Land Development Code for consistency with the updated definition of uplands, removal of the Significant Ecological Communities District, and other changes relating to the regulation of natural resources, archaeological resources, and surface waters and wetlands that were adopted by Ordinance No. 110076 on August 2, 2012. The proposed text amendments are relatively minor and pertain to subdivision requirements, Planned development (PD) district evaluation requirements, and tree removal permits.
Public notice was published in the Gainesville Sun on August 7, 2012. On August 23, 2012, the City Plan Board held a public hearing and, by a vote of 6-0, recommended approval of the petition.
CITY ATTORNEY MEMORANDUM
This ordinance requires two hearings.