City of Gainesville - File #: 090389.

• File #: 090389.
• Version: 1
• Name: CHANGE IN PERMITTED USE - POSSUM CREEK PARK (B)
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 12/3/2009
• In control: City Attorney
• Final action: 12/17/2009
• Title: CHANGE IN PERMITTED USE - POSSUM CREEK PARK (B) Ordinance No.0-09-69, Petition No. PZ-09-53 An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the "PS: Public services and operations district" for the public park commonly known as Possum Creek Park, to permit by right certain uses, recreational facilities and areas, trails and boardwalks, as more specifically provided in this ordinance, and accessory uses customarily and clearly incidental to the permitted principal uses; including the approval of a preliminary development plan; located in the vicinity of 4009 Northwest 53rd Avenue; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/17/2009	1	City Commission	Adopted on Final Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
12/3/2009	1	City Commission	Adopted on First Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
10/1/2009	0	City Commission

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CHANGE IN PERMITTED USE - POSSUM CREEK PARK (B)

Ordinance No.0-09-69, Petition No. PZ-09-53
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the "PS: Public services and operations district" for the public park commonly known as Possum Creek Park, to permit by right certain uses, recreational facilities and areas, trails and boardwalks, as more specifically provided in this ordinance, and accessory uses customarily and clearly incidental to the permitted principal uses; including the approval of a preliminary development plan; located in the vicinity of 4009 Northwest 53rd Avenue; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.

recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.

explanation
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF MEMORANDUM

This petition will amend the PS (Public services and operations) zoning district for the property known as Possum Creek Park, in order to establish uses and adopt uniform development regulations that are consistent with the intended future operation of the park. The park is owned by the City of Gainesville and is located on the south side of NW 53rd Avenue, about 700 feet east of the intersection with NW 43rd Street. The western 19 acres of the park is currently zoned 'PS' (Public Services and Operations) and this is the area that is the subject of this petition. This portion of the park is mostly cleared and has been used for active recreational uses. The proposed amendment will allow for establishment of new uses on the property, specifically a skate park and an off-leash dog park. The proposed development for the site also will include a paved parking area, sidewalk system, mulched recreational path, and associated stormwater basin. The land use designation on the site will remain as 'Recreation', since this land use may be implemented by the PS zoning district under Section 30-46 of the Land Development Code.

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