Title
Southwest Annexation Large-Scale Land Use Amendment (B)
Petition PZ-09-145LUC. City of Gainesville. Southwest Annexation Land Use Changes. Amend the City of Gainesville 2000-2010 Future Land Use Map for annexed areas from multiple Alachua County land use designations (Low Density Residential (1-4 DU/acre); Medium Density Residential (4-8 DU/acre); Medium High Density Residential (8-14 DU/acre); High Density Residential (14-24 DU/acre); Recreation; Commercial; Tourist/Entertainment; Institutional; and Industrial/ Manufacturing) to multiple City of Gainesville land use designations (Residential Low-Density (up to 12 units per acre); Residential Medium-Density (8-30 units per acre); Residential High-Density (8-100 units per acre); Mixed-Use Medium-Intensity (12-30 units per acre); Urban Mixed-Use 1 (UMU-1: up to 75 units per acre); Commercial; Conservation; Public Facilities; and Business Industrial). Located in the vicinity of Southwest 20th Avenue and Southwest Archer Road, east of Interstate 75 and west of SW 34th Street; and consisting of approximately 690 acres. Related to PB-09-146 ZON.
Explanation
This petition is a large-scale land use amendment to change Future Land Use categories in a large area of southwest Gainesville. The subject area represents lands annexed by the City in ten separate annexations between 2005 and 2008, located in the vicinity of SW 20th Avenue south to Archer Road. The two largest annexations are the SW 20th Avenue annexation and the Butler Plaza annexation (but this petition excludes those parcels that are part of the Butler Plaza Planned Development).
This petition accomplishes two goals: first, it proposes City land use designations to annexed lands that currently have County designations; and second, it represents the first step in implementation of the Urban Village, adopted by the MTPO in April 2008. Staff selected two of the highest density residential and mixed-use categories available in the current comprehensive plan in order to follow the recommendation of the MTPO: Urban Mixed-Use 1 land use along the SW 34th Street and SW 38th Terrace corridors, and Residential High-Density land use for the primarily residential areas along SW 20th Avenue, SW 24th Avenue, SW 43rd Street, and Windmeadows Boulevard.
Conservation land use is proposed for the northern portion of the subject area. This area includes Hogtown Creek, wetlands, and the ten-year flood channel. It is largely forested and undeveloped, with the exception of one residence accessed from the neighborhood to the north.
The lands adjacent to the interstate along the southern portion of SW 43rd Street were deemed appropriate for Business Industrial. This land use category is intended for office, business, commercial, and industrial uses, which largely reflects the existing uses found in this area.
For the remainder of the annexation areas, staff selected the land use category deemed most appropriate to reflect existing and surrounding land uses. These include a range of residential densities, mixed-use, commercial, and public facilities.
Public notice was published in the Gainesville Sun on November 10, 2009. The Plan Board held a public hearing on December 7, 2009.
Fiscal Note
None.
Recommendation
City Plan Board to City Commission- The City Commission approve Petition PZ-09-145LUC with the proposed changes from RH to UMU-1 as suggested by Mr. Dedenbach and agreed upon by staff, and with the additional direction that staff prepare text changes to the comprehensive plan directing preparation of a special area plan that implements the MTPO's direction for the urban village area. The Plan Board voted 5-1.
Staff to City Commission - The City Commission approve Petition PZ-09-145LUC as recommended by the City Plan Board.
Staff to City Plan Board - Approve Petition PZ-09-145LUC.