City of Gainesville - File #: 040373

• File #: 040373
• Version: 3
• Name: COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT - HEIGHT LIMITATIONS IN THE OFFICE AND COMMERCIAL LAND USE CATEGORIES (B)
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 8/22/2005
• In control: City Attorney
• Final action: 8/22/2005
• Title: COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT - HEIGHT LIMITATIONS IN THE OFFICE AND COMMERCIAL LAND USE CATEGORIES (B) Ordinance No. 0-04-103; Petition 148CPA-04 PB An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the Future Land Use Element of the City of Gainesville 2000-2010 Comprehensive Plan, Policy 4.1.1, in the Mixed-Use Low Intensity, Mixed-Use Medium Intensity, Office and Commercial land use categories to allow a height of more than 5 stories by Special Use Permit; providing directions to the city manager; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/22/2005	3	City Commission	Adopted on Final Reading, as amended (Ordinance)	Pass
1/10/2005	2	City Commission	Adopted on First Reading (Ordinance) and Approved the Recommendation	Pass
10/25/2004	1	City Commission	Approved (Petition)	Pass

title
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT - HEIGHT LIMITATIONS IN THE OFFICE AND COMMERCIAL LAND USE CATEGORIES (B)

Ordinance No. 0-04-103; Petition 148CPA-04 PB
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the Future Land Use Element of the City of Gainesville 2000-2010 Comprehensive Plan, Policy 4.1.1, in the Mixed-Use Low Intensity, Mixed-Use Medium Intensity, Office and Commercial land use categories to allow a height of more than 5 stories by Special Use Permit; providing directions to the city manager; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.

recommendation
The City Commission (1) receive the Objections, Recommendations and Comments Report; (2) hear a presentation from staff and receive comments from the public; and (3) adopt the proposed ordinance, as amended.

explanation
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT

The City Commission voted to increase height limits for these land use categories, and directed the City Plan Board to initiate a petition to consider such a regulation. This petition will allow building heights in these land use categories to exceed 5 stories by special use permit. Additional height for these categories would promote infill development and redevelopment, and higher residential and commercial densities and intensities. When designed well and properly located, this additional building height can promote retail and commercial health, transportation choice, and compact development. Special use permit criteria established to grant property owners with the ability to exceed 5 stories should be designed for quality building and urban design.

For example, a greater than 5-story hospital or hotel building along a major roadway, and not adjacent to single-family residential development, could be found to be compatible under appropriate special use permit criteria.

Special use permit criteria should also be designed to mitigate the tendency of talle...