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REZONING - HISTORIC PRESERVATION CONSERVATION OVERLAY IMPOSED ON PROPERTY AT 1013 NW 7 AVENUE (B)
Legistar No. 100515; Petition No. PB-10-11-ZON
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville amending the Zoning Map Atlas by rezoning and imposing the historic preservation/conservation overlay district on a certain property commonly known as the A. Quinn Jones House, located at 1013 NW 7th Avenue, as more specifically described in this ordinance; providing directions to the codifier; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and, providing an immediate effective date.
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The City Commission (1) approve Petition PB-10-11-ZON; and (2) adopt the proposed ordinance.
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PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPORT
The property that is the subject of this petition and ordinance is owned by the City of Gainesville and located at 1013 NW 7th Avenue, one lot east of NW 10th Street on the south side of NW 7th Avenue. The property is the site of the A. Quinn Jones House.
The A. Quinn Jones Home was built prior to 1925 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The home is a one-story modest building influenced by the Bungalow style that was popular during the first part of the twentieth century. The period of significance, from 1925-1957 is the period of time that Mr. Jones was principal of Lincoln High School and most of his educational work and his community activities were composed and generated from the office in his home.
Due to its association with events that are significant to local, state or national history, the City nominated its property for the Local Register of Historic Places. On February 2, 2010, the Historic Preservation Board, by a vote of 6-0, approved the nomination of the A. Quinn Jones Home to the Local Historic Register of Historic Places. In accordance with Sec. 30-112 of the Land Development Code, the nomination is then processed as a rezoning to impose the historic preservation/conservation zoning district as an overlay on the property.
Public notice of the rezoning petition was published in the Gainesville Sun on March 9, 2010. On March 25, 2010, the City Plan Board, by a vote of 7-0, approved the petition.
In accordance with Sec. 30-112(d) of the Land Development Code, upon approval of this Petition and Ordinance by the City Commission, the City Manager or designee shall issue an official certificate of historic significance and the Historic Preservation Board shall cause the Local Register designation to be recorded in the Public Records of Alachua County, Florida.
CITY ATTORNEY MEMORANDUM
Because this ordinance is a city-initiated rezoning of land involving less than 10 contiguous acres, this ordinance requires only one adoption hearing pursuant to Section 166.041(3)(c), Florida Statutes.