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VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION - LAKES OF KANAPAHA (B)
Ordinance No. 0-08-84
An Ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, annexing a portion of the City of Gainesville Reserve Area pursuant to Chapter 90-496, Special Acts, Laws of Florida, as amended by Chapter 91-382 and Chapter 93-347, Special Acts, Laws of Florida, known as the Alachua County Boundary Adjustment Act; making certain findings; including within the corporate limits of the City of Gainesville, Florida, that certain compact and contiguous area comprised of Tax Parcel Numbers 06916-000-000, 06929-000-000, 06916-001-000, 06933-000-000, 06935-001-000 and 06917-000-000, generally located south of Tax Parcel 06819-010-000, west of SW 47th Street, north of SW Archer Road, and east of Lake Kanapaha and the City limits, as more specifically described in this Ordinance; providing for inclusion of the area in Appendix I of the City Charter; providing for land use and zoning regulations; providing directions to the City Manager and Clerk of the Commission; providing a severability clause; and providing an immediate effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
explanation
The adoption of an annexation ordinance is the final stage in the annexation process under the provisions of the Alachua County Boundary Adjustment Act. On Thursday, September 18, 2007, at a regular City Commission meeting, the City Commission received and accepted the petitions for annexation, and determined that the petitions bore the signatures of the owners of the property that is the subject of this annexation. On October 16, 2008 and November 6, 2008, the City Commission held advertised public hearings and adopted the Urban Services Report as mandated by the Boundary Adjustment Act. The Urban Services Report contained a map detailing the annexation area.
ANNEXATION ORDINANCE
The annexation ordinance proposes to annex a contiguous, compact, unincorporated portion of the reserve area. The Boundary Adjustment Act requires the ordinance to be adopted as a nonemergency ordinance and to include one reasonably compact area.
In the Ordinance, the City Commission makes certain findings of fact related to the area proposed for annexation. The area must meet certain standards as required by the Boundary Adjustment Act. In this regard, your attention is drawn to Section 1 of this Ordinance and the presentation by the City Manager.
If adopted on first reading, the second and final reading of this ordinance will be February 5, 2009. Pursuant to the Boundary Adjustment Act, notice of adoption of this ordinance was published for two consecutive weeks prior to first reading.