City of Gainesville - File #: 120210.

• File #: 120210.
• Version: 2
• Name: Rezone property from AL County C-1 to City PS & CON (B)
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Filed
• File created: 9/20/2012
• In control: City Commission
• Final action: 2/7/2013
• Title: REZONING - FOREST PARK - IN THE VICINITY OF 2000 SW 43RD STREET (B) Ordinance No. 120210; Petition No. PB-12-38 ZON An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the Zoning Map Atlas by rezoning approximately 24.7 acres of property located in the vicinity of 2000 SW 43rd Street, as more specifically described in this ordinance, from Alachua County Conservation district (C-1) to City of Gainesville Conservation district (CON) and Public service and operations district (PS); establishing uses permitted by right and minimum setbacks; excepting the requirement of a preliminary development plan for the portion of the property zoned Public services and operations district (PS); providing directions to the City Manager; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/3/2013	2	City Commission	Adopted on Final Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
12/20/2012	1	City Commission	Approved (Petition) and Adopted on First Reading (Ordinance), as modified	Pass

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REZONING - FOREST PARK - IN THE VICINITY OF 2000 SW 43RD STREET (B)

Ordinance No. 120210; Petition No. PB-12-38 ZON
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the Zoning Map Atlas by rezoning approximately 24.7 acres of property located in the vicinity of 2000 SW 43rd Street, as more specifically described in this ordinance, from Alachua County Conservation district (C-1) to City of Gainesville Conservation district (CON) and Public service and operations district (PS); establishing uses permitted by right and minimum setbacks; excepting the requirement of a preliminary development plan for the portion of the property zoned Public services and operations district (PS); providing directions to the City Manager; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.

recommendation

The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.

explanation

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT

This petition/ordinance rezones approximately 24.7 acres of property located in the vicinity of 2000 SW 43rd Street (on the southwest corner of SW 43rd Street and SW 20th Avenue) from Alachua County Conservation district (C-1) to the City of Gainesville Conservation district (CON) and Public services operations district (PS). The property includes Forest Park, a community park with active recreational facilities and an off-leash dog area. Also included is Alachua County Fire Rescue Station #19 and approximately 8.6 acres of environmentally sensitive land.

This rezoning, which is necessary to apply City zoning designations to property annexed in 2009, promotes the stable continuation of existing uses, is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, and implements the City land use classifications of Public Facilities, Recreation and Conservation. The environmentally sensitive western portion of the property will be zoned CON, while the active recreation portion and the fire rescue station w...