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PLANNED DEVELOPMENT - MALLORY SQUARE (B)
Ordinance No. 0-07-113, Petition No. 74PDV-07PB
An Ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida; rezoning certain lands in the City, as more specifically described in this Ordinance, from "RMF-8: 8-30 units/acre multiple-family residential district" to "Planned Development" commonly known as "Mallory Square Planned Development" located in the vicinity of the 3600 block, east side of Southwest 34th Street; adopting a development plan report and development plan maps; providing conditions and restrictions; providing for enforcement and penalties; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF REPORT
This petition proposes a Planned Development (PD) zoning for two parcels on the east side of SW 34th Street in the 3600 block in order to allow for a mixed-use development consisting of residential and non-residential uses. The zoning change is necessary because the current RMF-8 zoning does not allow for the types of non-residential uses being proposed in the PD.
Petition 73LUC-07PB, which is a small-scale Future Land Use Map amendment from RM (Residential medium) to MUL (Mixed use Low Intensity (8-30 units per acre)) is related to this petition. The related land use amendment is required for consistency with the PD proposal and to allow for the types of proposed non-residential uses at the site.
The two parcels total approximately 8.35 acres, and they are currently vacant with the exception of a small recreational volleyball area. The subject property is located near the Archer Road activity center area, which supplies both shopping and employment opportunities. Significant redevelopment and infill development activities are occurring in proximity to the subject parcels.
SW 34th Street, which abuts the parcels, is a major 6-lane arterial also known as State Road 121. There are sidewalks on both sides of the street, and two transit routes service this area (Routes 12 and 35). The property is located in Zone C of the City's Transportation Concurrency Exception Area (TCEA) and one of the PD conditions requires that the developer sign a TCEA Zone C Agreement to mitigate the impact of the associated trips by meeting Concurrency Management Element Policy and 1.1.7 standards.
The proposed name for this development is Mallory Square. The associated PD features buildings fronting along SW 34th Street that contain non-residential uses on the ground floor with residential units above. A total of 122 residential units and a maximum of 30,000 square feet of non-residential uses are proposed for the entire project. The project lies within the Idylwild/Serenola Special Area (an area of special environmental concern) and will be subject to the regulations that protect the sensitive environmental conditions existing on site. The Planned Development rezoning will ensure a development that protects the environmental assets on the site such as an endangered vegetative species, as reported by the City of Gainesville Environmental Coordinator, as well as the existence of a high quality hardwood hammock located in the southeastern portion of the project.
The Plan Board reviewed the petition and recommends approval with minor changes to the PD conditions. Plan Board voted 6-0 for approval.
Public notice was published in the Gainesville Sun on October 3, 2007. The Plan Board held a public hearing on October 18, 2007.
CITY ATTORNEY MEMORANDUM
The City Commission, at its meeting of November 19, 2007, authorized the city attorney's office to prepare and advertise the necessary ordinance amending the planned development known as "Mallory Square Planned Development".