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ANNEXATION (HOME DEPOT) (B)
Ordinance No. 0-00-37
An Ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, annexing a portion of the City of Gainesville Reserve Area Pursuant to Chapter 90-496, 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 generally bounded on the north by a body of water contiguous to the Gainesville city limits and I-75, on the east by Circuit City (tax parcel 6654-7), on the west by Tower Center (tax parcel 6654-3) and on the south by the property line of Home Depot located approximately 300 feet north of University Avenue; 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 Monday, December 13, 1999, at a regular City Commission meeting, the City Commission received and accepted the petition for voluntary annexation, and determined that the petition bore the signature of the owner of the property that is the subject of this annexation. On January 10, 2000 and January 24, 2000, the City Commission held advertised public hearings and adopted the Urban Services Report as mandated by the Boundary Adjustment Act.
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...
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