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LAND USE CHANGE - N MAIN STREET (OLD FLORIDA BUFFET) (B)
Ordinance No. 0-09-20, Petition PZ-08-125LUC
An ordinance amending the City of Gainesville 2000-2010 Comprehensive Plan, Future Land Use Map; by changing the land use category of certain property, as more specifically described in this ordinance, from "Mixed-Use Medium Intensity (12-30 units per acre)" to "Commercial"; located in the vicinity of 2501 North Main Street; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
explanation
STAFF REPORT
This petition requests a land use change from MUM (Mixed-Use Medium-Intensity, 12-30 units per acre) to COM (Commercial) for one parcel located at 2501 North Main Street.
The subject property consists of one 2.43-acre parcel formerly occupied by a restaurant known as Ryan's Steakhouse and the Florida Buffet. This parcel is located north of the intersection of Main Street and 23rd Avenue, and contains one structure that has been vacant for approximately three years.
This parcel is part of a Neighborhood Activity Center identified in the Future Land Use Element Data and Analysis. These centers are part of a long range planning strategy that focuses mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly development and redevelopment at key intersections and employment centers. The Neighborhood Activity Center has been implemented at this intersection with the designation of approximately thirty acres, including the subject property, with mixed-use land use and zoning.
The Staff and the Plan Board recommended denial of the petition based on the conclusion that the requested land use is not compatible with the existing pattern of land uses in this area. The subject property is surrounded on all sides with Mixed-use medium-intensity land use and MU-2 (Mixed use medium intensity) zoning. Changing this one parcel would create a "spot" designa...
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