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LEGACY FOUNTAINS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT – SW 52ND STREET (B)
Ordinance No. 100327, Petition No. PB-09-116PDV
An Ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida; rezoning certain lands within the City, as more specifically described in this ordinance, and amending the Zoning Map Atlas from "PS: Public services and operations district" to "Planned Development District"; located in the vicinity of 1420, 1424, 1428, 1432 Southwest 52nd Street; commonly known as “Legacy Fountains, LLC” Planned Development; adopting a development plan report and development plan maps; providing conditions and restrictions; providing for enforcement; providing a severability clause; and providing an immediate effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance as amended.
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PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF REPORT
This is a request to rezone 5.07 (MOL) acres of land from PS (Public service and operations district) to PD (Planned development district) to allow a neighborhood-scale, mixed-use development. The City of Gainesville adopted an associated small-scale land use amendment (Petition No. PB-09-115 LUC) that changed the previous REC (Recreation) land use category to PUD (Planned Use District) at a City Commission public hearing held on October 7, 2010. According to Policy 4.1.1 of the Future Land Use Element, PD (planned development) zoning is required to implement the PUD land use category.
Land surrounding the subject property is primarily zoned for multi-family residential development. One exception is City-owned property located on the north side of Southwest 20th Avenue, just east of I-75. This property is within a PS (Public services and operations district) zoning district and is used for utility purposes.
The proposed PD allows multi-family residential dwelling units and non-residential uses on the subject property. All of the allowable uses are permitted by right. The allowable uses will be hous...
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