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LAND USE CHANGE - COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TEXT AMENDMENT - INNOVATION ZONE MAP (B)
Ordinance No. 100690; Petition No.PB-10-138LUC&PB-10-140CPA
An Ordinance amending the City of Gainesville 2000-2010 Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element; amending the Intergovernmental Coordination Element by repealing the obsolete Innovation Zone Map and adopting the new Innovation Zone Map and adding it to the Future Land Use Map Series; amending Objective 1.7 of the Intergovernmental Coordination Element to reference the Innovation Zone Map in the Future Land Use Map Series; providing directions to the City Manager and the codifier; providing a severability clause; and providing an effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission: 1) receive the report of the Department of Community Affairs and; 2) adopt the proposed ordinance as revised.
explanation
STAFF REPORT
Petition No. PB-10-138LUC - This petition deletes the Innovation Zone map from the Intergovernmental Coordination Element and adds it to the Future Land Use Map Series to give the Innovation Zone a more prominent location in the Comprehensive Plan. In addition, several properties were deleted from the Innovation Zone, and several new properties were added. Some of the deletions/additions were to match property lines and/or streets to better clarify boundaries.
The areas that were added include the former Alachua County Fairgrounds site near the airport (known as the Alachua County Business Industrial Employment Center) and a portion of the Urban Village area proximate to SW 34th Street. Both of these areas have potential for new businesses that specialize in bringing innovative technologies or processes into production in various technology fields. This is consistent with both the Business Industrial land use adopted on the Alachua County site and the Urban Mixed Use-2 proposed for the Urban Village area. There were also some minor expansions in contiguous areas of the Innovation Zone where there were Urban Mixed Use or Industrial designated properties.
The properties that were deleted from the map are primarily residential, which are not expected to become non-residential during the Planning period. As a result, these properties have no potential for Innovation Zone businesses and are more appropriately excluded.
The Plan Board discussed the petition and recommended approval with a 6-0 vote.
Public notice was published in the Gainesville Sun on January 11, 2011. The Plan Board held a public hearing on January 27, 2011.
Petition No. PB-10-140CPA - This petition amends the text of Objective 1.7 in the Intergovernmental Coordination Element (ICE) to add a reference indicating that the Innovation Zone is mapped in the Future Land Use Element Map Series.
Currently, the Innovation Zone map is located at the end of the Intergovernmental Coordination Element. Related Petition PB-10-138 LUC deletes the map from the Intergovernmental Coordination Element and moves it to the Future Land Use Map Series (and adds/deletes properties from the zone) to give the map more prominence in the Comprehensive Plan. Since the map is being moved away from the Innovation Zone policies in the ICE, this recommended text addition is a convenience to readers so that they can easily find the Innovation Zone map.
The Plan Board discussed the petition and recommended approval with a 6-0 vote.
Public notice was published in the Gainesville Sun on January 11, 2011. The Plan Board held a public hearing on January 27, 2011.
CITY ATTORNEY MEMORANDUM
Florida Statutes set forth the procedure for adoption of an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan. The second hearing will be held at the adoption stage of the ordinance and must be advertised approximately five (5) days after the day that the second advertisement is published.
Under the law in effect prior to July 1, 2011, the State of Florida Department of Community Affairs issued a letter dated June 6, 2011, stating that the Department raises no objections to the proposed amendment. A copy of their letter is attached to this memorandum.
Under the newly effective growth management statutory law effective July 1, 2011, the Plan amendment, if not timely challenged, shall be 31 days after the state land planning agency notifies the City that the plan amendment package is complete. If the Plan amendment is challenged, the amendment will become effective on the date the state land planning agency or the Administration Commission (Governor and Cabinet) enters a final order determining this adopted amendment is in compliance. No development orders, development permits, or land uses dependent on this amendment may be issued or commenced before this plan amendment has become effective. Since the first reading of this ordinance occurred prior to July 1, 2011, it is necessary to revise Section 7 of the ordinance (the effective date section) to conform to the new law.