Title
Legislative Matter No. 990709. (Quasi-Judicial) Petition 148ZON-99 PB. Eng, Denman & Associates, Inc., agent for Mike S. Hartman, family representative. (FORMAL QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING) (B)
Explanation
The 98.46-acre subject property is generally bounded by Northwest 13th Street (US 441) on the east, Northwest 53rd Avenue on the north, Northwest 19th Street (platted, not constructed) on the west, and Northwest 45th Avenue on the south. The northeast quadrant of the property has frontage along Northwest 13th Street; the southeast quadrant does not. An abandoned golf driving range and a mobile home sales center occupy a portion of the property, fronting Northwest 13th Street. Other than most of the Northwest 13th Street frontage, the majority of the subject property is undeveloped, with the exception of several single-family homes. The property is mostly forested, but includes three large cleared areas.
The Hartman property was annexed by the City in September 1992. The preexisting Alachua County PUD (Planned Unit Development) zoning was mirrored in the PD (Planned Development) zoning subsequently designated by the City and in effect until its expiration in January 1995. The land use categories (Commercial, Residential Medium and Residential Low Density, and Single Family) adopted by the City for the subject property remain in effect. The applicant is now proposing zoning categories other than PD for the Hartman property. The applicant has stated in the application that these "zonings will provide for [the] ability to create additional single-family, multi-family and commercial use on US 441." The proposed zoning is for BUS (general business district), RMF-7 (8-21 units/acre multiple-family residential district), RMF-5 (12 units/acre residential low-density district), and RSF-4 (8 units/acre single-family residential district).
The November 24, 1999 report by the Alachua County Environmental Protection Department describes the subjec...
Click here for full text