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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT - TRANSPORTATION CONCURRENCY EXCEPTION AREA (B)
Ordinance No. 0-09-34, Petition PZ-09-67CPA
An ordinance amending the City of Gainesville 2000-2010 Comprehensive Plan, relating to concurrency and the transportation concurrency exception area (TCEA); amending the Concurrency Management Element by revising the standards and requirements for existing TCEA zones, by creating new TCEA zones with related standards and requirements, by deleting the prohibition on TCEA zones west of I-75, by clarifying the status of annexed property, by creating trip credits for certain redevelopment projects, by creating requirements for certain developments on vacant acreage, by providing for implementation of the Bus Rapid Transit Study and express bus service, by clarifying the requirements for drive-through facilities, by requiring large developments to address regional impacts and by deleting legal descriptions of the existing TCEA zones; amending the Future Land Use Element by specifying TCEA zone requirements for annexed property and by requiring large developments to address regional impacts; amending the Transportation Mobility Element by deleting certain requirements for transportation mitigation outside of the TCEA and by providing for implementation of the Bus Rapid Transit Study and express bus service; amending the Capital Improvements Element by specifying the Concurrency Management level of service standards for the new TCEA zones and by adding new transit and transportation projects to the 5-year schedule of capital improvements; providing directions to the city manager; stating intent to adopt the amended elements as part of the City of Gainesville 2000-2010 Comprehensive Plan; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
explanation
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT
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