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REZONING - SUNTRUST BANK PROPERTY (B)
Ordinance No. 0-05-62, Petition 31ZON-05PB
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the Zoning Map Atlas and rezoning certain property annexed into the City from the Alachua County zoning category of "BP, business and professional" to the City of Gainesville zoning category of "OF: General office district"; located in the vicinity of 3814 N.W. 43rd Street; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission: 1) approve Petition 31ZON-05PB; and 2) adopt the proposed ordinance.
explanation
STAFF REPORT
This petition was originally submitted for Plan Board recommendation at the March 17, 2005 Plan Board meeting. The Plan Board voted to continue this petition pending further analysis of the proposal for the property adjacent and west of the subject property. Since the March 17th meeting, the owner of this adjacent property has agreed to submit a separate petition for a city zoning designation for the property. Therefore, this petition is being re-submitted to only address the property at 3814 Northwest 43rd Street.
The subject property is 0.95 acres in size. The parcel is currently developed as a Sun Trust Bank. It was annexed into the city in 2004. This property must be brought into conformance with the City's land development regulations. This requires amending the City's zoning map atlas to include this property. This petition would amend the City's zoning map atlas.
Planned Development/Office (PD/OF) zoning is east of the properties. County multi-family residential (R-2) zoning is adjacent and developed to the north. County Business Professional (BP) zoning is adjacent and developed as offices to the south. County Business Professional (BP) zoning is adjacent and vacant to the west.
The character of the nearby property is largely suburban office and medium-density residential. Because the character of nearby properties is compatible, this property is most suitably given an Office zoning. The OF (General Office District) allows banking facilities as a use by right.
The Plan Board heard the petition and recommended that it be approved.
Public notice was published in the Gainesville Sun on May 3, 2005. Letters were mailed to surrounding property owners on May 4, 2005. The Plan Board held a public hearing May 19, 2005. Planning Division staff recommended that the Plan Board approve the petition. The Plan Board recommended that the City Commission approve Petition 31ZON-05 PB Plan Board vote 6-0.
CITY ATTORNEY MEMORANDUM
The petition and ordinance are simultaneously submitted to the City Commission for approval and adoption because city staff and the plan board both recommend approval.
This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon final adoption; however, the rezoning shall not become effective until the amendment to the City of Gainesville 2000-2010 Comprehensive Plan adopted by Ordinance No. 041055 is effective as provided therein.