City of Gainesville - File #: 060733

• File #: 060733
• Version: 2
• Name: LAND USE CHANGE - UNIVERSITY AVENUE AND 13TH STREET (UNIVERSITY CORNERS) (B)
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adoption Reading
• File created: 5/14/2007
• In control: City Attorney
• Final action: 5/14/2007
• Title: LAND USE CHANGE - UNIVERSITY AVENUE AND 13TH STREET (UNIVERSITY CORNERS) (B) Ordinance No. 0-07-06, Petition No. 148LUC-06PB An ordinance amending the City of Gainesville 2000-2010 Comprehensive Plan, Future Land Use Map; amending Ordinance No. 040656 that imposed the land use category of "Planned Use District" on certain property known as "University Corners", as more specifically described in this ordinance; located between West University Avenue on the South, Northwest 3rd Avenue on the North, Northwest 13th Street (US 441) on the East and Northwest 14th Street on the West; providing revised conditions; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/14/2007	2	City Commission	Adopted (Ordinance) on Adoption Reading	Pass
1/8/2007	1	City Commission	Approved (Petition) with Staff Conditions, as Amended	Pass

title
LAND USE CHANGE - UNIVERSITY AVENUE AND 13TH STREET (UNIVERSITY CORNERS) (B)

Ordinance No. 0-07-06, Petition No. 148LUC-06PB
An ordinance amending the City of Gainesville 2000-2010 Comprehensive Plan, Future Land Use Map; amending Ordinance No. 040656 that imposed the land use category of "Planned Use District" on certain property known as "University Corners", as more specifically described in this ordinance; located between West University Avenue on the South, Northwest 3rd Avenue on the North, Northwest 13th Street (US 441) on the East and Northwest 14th Street on the West; providing revised conditions; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.

recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.

explanation
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF REPORT

The purpose of this petition is to amend portions of PUD ordinance 040656, approved on May 9, 2005, for the mixed-use development known as University Corners, a 1,185,000-square-foot development located on approximately 4.4 acres, located between West University Avenue and Northwest 3rd Avenue and between Northwest 13th Street (US 441) and Northwest 14th Street.

The petitioner is requesting to increase the maximum number of residential units within this development from 400 units to a maximum of 490 dwelling units, without increasing the number of stories or the total square footage. The 490-unit total includes both the standard condominiums (247) and the condo/hotel (243) units. The proposed density would increase from 90 dwelling units per acre to 112 dwelling units per acre. The petitioner intends to convert two-story townhouse units into flats and be allowed to utilize much of the previously approved second-story retail and office space as residential.

In addition to increasing the maximum number of dwelling units allowed, the petitioner is also proposing to increase the number of stories of the above-ground park...