City of Gainesville - File #: 160682.

• File #: 160682.
• Version: 4
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 1/18/2017
• In control: City Attorney
• On agenda: 5/18/2017
• Final action: 6/1/2017
• Title: VACATION OF PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY - PORTION OF SOUTH SIDE OF SW 5TH AVENUE LYING BETWEEN SW 11TH DRIVE AND SW 10TH DRIVE (B) Ordinance No. 160682; Petition PB-16-181 SVA An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, to vacate, abandon, and close a certain portion of public right-of-way on the south side of SW 5th Avenue lying between SW 11th Drive and SW 10th Drive, as more specifically described in this ordinance; providing directions to the Clerk of the Commission; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/1/2017	4	City Commission	Adopted on Final Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
5/18/2017	3	City Commission	Approved (Petition) and Adopted on First Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
2/23/2017	2	City Plan Board

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VACATION OF PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY - PORTION OF SOUTH SIDE OF SW 5TH AVENUE LYING BETWEEN SW 11TH DRIVE AND SW 10TH DRIVE (B)

Ordinance No. 160682; Petition PB-16-181 SVA
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, to vacate, abandon, and close a certain portion of public right-of-way on the south side of SW 5th Avenue lying between SW 11th Drive and SW 10th Drive, as more specifically described in this ordinance; providing directions to the Clerk of the Commission; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.

recommendation

The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.

explanation

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT

This ordinance vacates a public right-of-way that is an approximately 10'x150' portion of SW 5th Avenue (south side) lying between SW 11th Drive and SW 10th Drive. The property is located in the University Heights Special Area and University Heights Historic District-South. According to the applicant, the purpose of the request is to allow three relocated historic structures to be closer to the sidewalk; to match a previous vacation of public right-of-way located in the vicinity of SW 5th Avenue; and to allow for a more efficient placement of point of service locations for GRU.

The criteria for the vacation of public streets or public places are found in both Policy 10.2.1 of the Transportation Mobility Element of the Comprehensive Plan and Section 30-192 of the Land Development Code. Specifically, Policy 10.2.1 of the Transportation Mobility Element states that the City shall not close or vacate streets except under the following conditions: A) the loss of the street will not foreclose reasonably foreseeable future bicycle/pedestrian use; B) the loss of the street will not foreclose non-motorized access to adjacent land uses or transit stops; C) the loss of the street is necessary for the construction of a high density, mixed-use project containing b...