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SPECIAL AREA PLAN OVERLAY ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS FOR THE FIVE POINTS AREA WITHIN PLAN EAST GAINESVILLE (B)
Ordinance No. 0-05-47; Petition 195TCH-04 PB
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, establishing the Special Area Plan Overlay Zoning District for an area within the Plan East Gainesville urban area hereafter known as the Five Points Area; adopting a special area plan for this area; providing specific regulations; providing directions to the codifier; providing a severability clause; and providing an immediate effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
explanation
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT
This petition proposes to establish a new special area plan overlay zoning district to partly implement Plan East Gainesville (PEG), a Plan which was approved by the City of Gainesville and Alachua County in 2003.
The highlight strategy articulated by PEG was the "need for focused development and a signature project created in a manner that supports existing residents and local businesses, and leverages private investment." The primary foundation for attaining this leverage is to establish a special area plan to "provide a tiered land use framework to organize land uses in a way that supports the vision. It focuses on the creation of compact, walkable, mixed-use centers..."
PEG concludes by stating that "providing an appropriate land use mixture is not sufficient to create a walkable, transit-supportive community. The design characteristics of an area are a significant determinant of how the area will function." PEG goes on to find that "one of the primary challenges facing East Gainesville is the lack of a definable focal point, or center of activity...the area is largely without a strong organizing structure of land use patterns that promote civic pride and attract private investment...such a critical mass [derived from a definable center] can contribute to increases ...
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