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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT (TCEA) (B)
Ordinance No. 0-05-16; Petition 78LUC-04 PB
An Ordinance amending the City of Gainesville 2000-2010 Comprehensive Plan; amending the City of Gainesville Future Land Use, Transportation Mobility and Concurrency Management Elements' Map Series and Legal Descriptions to add a Zone C to the Transportation Concurrency Exception Area (TCEA) containing areas annexed in the Archer Road/Southwest area annexation; amending the Future Land Use Map Series to expand the Designated Urban Redevelopment area to include the Archer Road/Southwest area annexation; amending the existing and potential transit hubs, terminals, transfer stations map, Transportation Mobility Map Series; amending the Concurrency Management Element Map Series to add a NW 13th Street Special Concurrency Redevelopment Area Map; 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 preliminary review of the Department of Community Affairs; and (2) adopt the proposed ordinance, as amended (Map 6).
explanation
Florida Statutes set forth the procedure for adoption of an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan. The first hearing is held at the transmittal stage and must be advertised seven days prior to the first public hearing. The second hearing will be held at the adoption stage of the ordinance and must be advertised five days before the adoption hearing.
The State of Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA) issued a letter dated September 27, 2005, stating that this amendment need not be formally reviewed for consistency with Chapter 163, F.S. The Department also waived preparing an Objections, Recommendations and Comments Report. A copy of their letter is attached to this memorandum. Therefore, the City may now proceed with the final adoption of this ordinance.
This ordinance has been amended since fi...
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