Title
Staff Review of City of Alachua proposed Large Scale Land Use Plan Amendments (B)
This item involves a staff review and comment regarding City of Alachua proposed large scale land use plan amendments.
Explanation
On January 26, 2009, the City of Alachua approved four large scale amendments to the Future Land Use Map of its Comprehensive Plan for transmittal to the Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA). The City of Alachua has requested that DCA review the amendments and anticipates adoption of the amendments in June, 2009. Notice of the amendments was provided to Planning staff in February for comment.
One of the four amendments has raised a few staff concerns due to its proximity to the City limits and therefore staff requests Commission direction to provide said concerns/comments to pertinent agencies. Due to time constraints, these comments were provided to the North Florida Regional Planning Council as staff comments on Thursday, February 26th. The Department of Community Affairs (DCA) has requested that comments be forwarded to them by March 11, 2009.
The City Commission has provided prior direction to Planning staff that proposed perimeter large scale land use plan amendments, in an Alachua County context, be reviewed by staff and brought forward to the Commission for review and comment. Staff has followed the same principle in this particular situation as well.
Fiscal Note
No fiscal impact at this time.
Recommendation
The City Commission direct staff to forward staff attached comments to the City of Alachua, Alachua County Growth Management, the Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).