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REZONING - 6600 NE 39th AVENUE (B)
(Quasi-Judicial) Ordinance No. 0-08-33, Petition No. 62ZON-08PB
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the Zoning Map Atlas and rezoning certain property within the City, as more specifically described in this Ordinance, from the Alachua County zoning category of "Agricultural (A) district" to the City of Gainesville zoning category of "CON: Conservation district"; located in the 6600 block of Northeast 39th Avenue; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission: 1) approve Petition No. 62ZON-08PB; and 2) adopt the proposed ordinance.
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STAFF REPORT
This petition requests a rezoning from Alachua County Agriculture (A) to City of Gainesville Conservation (CON).
This 6.2-acre parcel is City-owned land that was annexed by the City in 2007 and must be brought into conformance with the City's Generalized Zoning Map. This area is vacant, forested land located on the south side of Northeast 39th Avenue approximately 2.5 miles from the Gainesville Regional Airport main entrance. It is adjacent to vacant City-owned parcels and County agricultural land. No development is currently planned for this parcel.
Public notice was published in the Gainesville Sun on April 30, 2008. The Plan Board held a public hearing on May 15, 2008.
CITY ATTORNEY MEMORANDUM
The petition and ordinance are simultaneously submitted to the City Commission for approval and adoption because city staff and the plan board both recommend approval.