City of Gainesville - File #: 081004.

• File #: 081004.
• Version: 2
• Name: AMENDING PERMITTED USES ON NORTHSIDE PARK PROPERTY (B)
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 6/18/2009
• In control: City Attorney
• Final action: 7/2/2009
• Title: AMENDING PERMITTED USES ON NORTHSIDE PARK PROPERTY (B) Ordinance No.0-09-17, Petition No. PZ-09-00022 An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the Zoning Map Atlas by specifying the permitted uses on certain City property known as "Northside Park" with the zoning category of "PS, Public Services and Operations District", as more specifically described in this Ordinance, located in the vicinity of 5701 N.W. 34th Street; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/2/2009	2	City Commission	Adopted on Final Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
6/18/2009	1	City Commission	Approved (Petition) and Adopted on First Reading (Ordinance), as amended	Pass

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AMENDING PERMITTED USES ON NORTHSIDE PARK PROPERTY (B)

Ordinance No.0-09-17, Petition No. PZ-09-00022
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the Zoning Map Atlas by specifying the permitted uses on certain City property known as "Northside Park" with the zoning category of "PS, Public Services and Operations District", as more specifically described in this Ordinance, located in the vicinity of 5701 N.W. 34th Street; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.

recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.

explanation
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF MEMORANDUM

The purpose of this petition is to establish the permitted uses for Northside Park. The property currently has a zoning designation of PS (Public services and operations district) with the Recreation land use. The PS zoning district requires that the specific uses that will be permitted on the property be specified as part of the ordinance which places this PS zoning designation on the property. In 1992 when the property was annexed into the City, the PS zoning did not specify the use. The City has indicated that the park will be the location of the Alachua County Senior Recreation Center. This proposed use as well as the existing uses in the park will be enumerated with this petition. The proposed list of uses for Northside Park includes:

Picnic area;
Playground;
Racquetball and tennis courts;
Disc golf;
Park game area (such as horseshoes, volleyball, shuffleboard, etc...);
Ball fields (such as soccer, baseball/softball);
Skateboarding;
Basketball;
Community center (senior/recreation center);
Nature/exercise trails; and
Accessory uses customarily and clearly incidental to any permitted principal use.

The request also states that the setbacks will comply with the dimensional requirements of the PS zoning district. During the hearing two board members vo...