City of Gainesville - File #: 060417.

• File #: 060417.
• Version: 4
• Name: STREET VACATION - SHANDS CANCER HOSPITAL PROJECT (B)
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 1/8/2007
• In control: City Attorney
• Final action: 1/8/2007
• Title: STREET VACATION – SHANDS CANCER HOSPITAL PROJECT (B) Ordinance No. 0-06-112 Petition 112SVA-06PB An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, to vacate, abandon and close that portion of Southwest 14th Street located in the vicinity between Southwest 12th Avenue and Southwest 13th Avenue, as more specifically described in this Ordinance; reserving public and private utilities easements; providing conditions and a reversionary interest; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/8/2007	4	City Commission	Adopted on Final Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
12/11/2006	3	City Commission	Continued (2nd Reading)	Pass
11/27/2006	2	City Commission	Adopted on First Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
9/25/2006	1	City Commission	Approved (Petition) with Conditions, As Modified	Pass

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STREET VACATION – SHANDS CANCER HOSPITAL PROJECT (B)

Ordinance No. 0-06-112 Petition 112SVA-06PB
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, to vacate, abandon and close that portion of Southwest 14th Street located in the vicinity between Southwest 12th Avenue and Southwest 13th Avenue, as more specifically described in this Ordinance; reserving public and private utilities easements; providing conditions and a reversionary interest; 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 REPORT

This is a request to vacate a portion of Southwest 14th Street to facilitate the development of a cancer hospital and associated facilities.

The Plan Board's recommendation of approval of the street vacation is conditional upon the following: 1) the Special Use Permit and Site Plan for the Shands Cancer Hospital development must be approved by the City; and 2) the second reading of the ordinance approving the street vacation of a portion of Southwest 14th Street located between Southwest 12th Avenue and Southwest 13th Avenue shall be coordinated with the final sign-off of the site plans for Shands Cancer Hospital. The Plan Board at this point approved the Special Use Permit for a height of eight stories for the hospital, along with preliminary development plan approval.

Public notice was published in the Gainesville Sun on August 1, 2006. Letters were mailed to surrounding property owners on August 2, 2006. The Plan Board held a public hearing on August 17, 2006.

CITY ATTORNEY MEMORANDUM

The City Commission, at its meeting of September 25, 2006, authorized the City Attorney to draft and the Clerk of the Commission to advertise an ordinance vacating the public right-of-way. The vacation of the right-of-way is subject to the terms of a Vacation of Right-of-Way Agreement be...