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REZONING 4 PARCELS OF LAND - 3.76 ACRES - VICINITY OF SW 34TH STREET ON THE EAST , SW 43RD STREET ON THE WEST AND NORTH OF WINDMEADOWS BOULEVARD. AND ON THE NORTH SIDE OF SW 20TH AVENUE (B)
Ordinance No. 110417, Petition No. PB-11-105PSZ
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the Zoning Map Atlas and rezoning 4 parcels of land located in the vicinity of SW 34th Street on the East, SW 43rd Street on the West and north of Windmeadows Boulevard, and on the North side of SW 20th Avenue; consisting of approximately 3.76 acres in the aggregate; from the Alachua County zoning categories of "Manufactured mobile home park (RM) district" and "Multiple family high density (R-3) district" to the City of Gainesville zoning category of "PS: Public services and operations district"; to allow utilities as defined in Section 30-23 of the Land Development Code; excepting the requirement of preliminary development plans; providing conditions on certain properties; providing directions to the City Manager; adopting a certain finding; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission: 1) approve petition number PB-11-105PSZ; and 2) adopt the proposed ordinance.
explanation
STAFF REPORT
The purpose of this petition is to provide the appropriate zoning designation to implement the PF (Public Facilities) land use on the properties included in this petition. The petition includes five parcels: 06745-002-001; 06704-001-000; 06810-005-002; 06748-000-000; and 06750-001-000. The parcels are owned by Gainesville Regional Utilities (City of Gainesville). Three of the five parcels are developed with lift stations, and the two remaining contiguous parcels are vacant and were purchased to provide a pump station when needed.
Section 30-75 of the land development code requires that the specific uses permitted on the properties be specified as part of the ordinance which places the PS zoning classification on the properties. Given that the intended purpose for all the properties is to provide a utility service, the use specified for the properties shall be utilities as defined in Section 30-23 of the land development code. The code defines utilities to mean: any water system, electrical power system, sanitary sewer system, stormwater management system, gas, telephone, television cable system, or similar system. Any proposed use of properties will also have to be approved by the City Commission. The ordinance must also specific the dimensional requirements for the proposed use on the properties and the Plan Board must recommend to the City Commission whether a preliminary development plan is required before the property is rezoned or the uses permitted on the property is changed.
The Plan Board reviewed the petition on August 25, 2011 and recommended approval of the petition with staff condition and without preliminary development plan approval. Plan Board vote 4-0. Public notice was advertised in the Gainesville Sun on August 9, 2011.
CITY ATTORNEY MEMORANDUM
The petition and ordinance are submitted simultaneously for City Commission approval.