City of Gainesville - File #: 060416.

• File #: 060416.
• Version: 4
• Name: STREET VACATION - SHANDS CANCER HOSPITAL PROJECT (B)
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 1/8/2007
• In control: City Attorney
• Final action: 1/8/2007
• Title: STREET VACATION – SHANDS CANCER HOSPITAL PROJECT (B) Ordinance No. 0-06-111, Petition 111SVA-06PB An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, to vacate, abandon and close that portion of Southwest 14th Terrace located in the vicinity between the south right-of-way line of Railroad Street, north of the south property line of Lot 3 of Block 7 of Little Gandy Subdivision, as more specifically described in this Ordinance; reserving public and private utilities easements; providing conditions and a reversionary interest; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/8/2007	4	City Commission	Adopted on Final Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
12/11/2006	3	City Commission	Continued (2nd Reading)	Pass
11/27/2006	2	City Commission	Adopted on First Reading (Ordinance) and Approved the Recommendation	Pass
9/25/2006	1	City Commission	Approved (Petition) with Conditions, As Modified	Pass

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STREET VACATION - SHANDS CANCER HOSPITAL PROJECT (B)

Ordinance No. 0-06-111, Petition 111SVA-06PB

An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, to vacate, abandon and close that portion of Southwest 14th Terrace located in the vicinity between the south right-of-way line of Railroad Street, north of the south property line of Lot 3 of Block 7 of Little Gandy Subdivision, as more specifically described in this Ordinance; reserving public and private utilities easements; providing conditions and a reversionary interest; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.

recommendation

The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.

explanation

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF REPORT

This is a request to vacate a portion of Southwest 14th Terrace to facilitate the development of a cancer hospital and associated facilities.

The Plan Board's recommendation of approval of the street vacation is conditional upon the following: 1) the Special Use Permit and Site Plan for the Shands Cancer Hospital development must be approved by the City and; 2) the second reading of the ordinance approving the street vacation of a portion of Southwest 14th Terrace located between the south right-of-way line of Railroad Street, as shown on Little Gandy subdivision, to a point 10 feet north of and parallel to the south property line of Lot 3 of Block 7 of Little Gandy Subdivision shall be coordinated with the final sign-off of the site plans for Shands Cancer Hospital.  The Plan Board has at this point approved the Special Use Permit for a height of eight stories for the hospital, along with preliminary development plan approval.

Public notice was published in the Gainesville Sun on August 1, 2006.  Letters were mailed to surrounding property owners on August 2, 2006.  The Plan Board held a public hearing on August 17, 2006.

CITY ATTORNEY MEMORANDUM

The City Commission, at its meeting of September 25, 2006, authorized the City Attorney to draft and the Clerk of the Commission to advertise an ordinance vacating the public right-of-way.  The vacation of the right-of-way is subject to the terms of a Vacation of Right-of-Way Agreement between the City and the applicant.  The Agreement was approved by the City Commission on November 27, 2006 and applies equally to all other street vacation ordinances relating to this Project.