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LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT - NEW ZONING DISTRICT CATEGORIES, UMU-1 AND UMU-2 (B)
Ordinance No. 0-05-73; Petition 35TCH-05 PB
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, creating new zoning district categories in the Land Development Code, called Urban Mixed-Use 1 (UMU-1: up to 75 units/acre) and Urban Mixed-Use 2 (UMU-2: up to 100 units/acre); providing regulations for UMU-1 and UMU-2; allowing up to an additional 25 units per acre with a special use permit; providing directions to the city manager; providing directions to the codifier; providing a severability clause; and providing an immediate effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
explanation
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT
This is a request to add a new zoning district category to the City's Land Development Code Plan. The concept for this new category was developed after a city government fact-finding trip to Norfolk, Va. and New Haven, Conn. After the trip the City Commission formed the Urban Master Planning Committee. The committee recommended that the City adopt a flexible urban mixed-use land use and zoning district, allowing increased heights and densities, and allowing mixed uses including "tech transfer" uses.
The petition is related to 34CPA-05PB and proposes the zoning district that will be used to implement the Urban Mixed-Use land use category. The Urban mixed-use district (UMU) zoning district provides the detail listing of the uses allowed. The district is very similar to the other mixed-use categories with the exception that it allows Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering and Life Sciences ("tech transfer"), the full range of medical and health related facilities and, hotels and motels. The district will also allow a variety of residential units up to 75 units per acre without density bonus points.
The City Plan Board heard the petition and recommended approval with the cond...
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