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Petition 57LUC-04 PB. Wal-Mart Stores East, LP, agent for Michael S. Hartman. Amend the Future Land Use Map of the 2000-2010 City of Gainesville Comprehensive Plan from C (Commercial), SF (Single-Family, up to 8 units per acre), RL (Residential Low-Density, up to 12 units per acre), RM (Residential Medium-Density, 8-30 units per acre), and CON (Conservation) to PUD (Planned Use District) on 91.7 acres for a 250,000 square foot Wal-Mart Supercenter, 41,000 square foot of additional commercial development, 140 single-family residential units, a neighborhood park, and conservation areas. Located at the southwest corner of Northwest 53rd Avenue and US 441 intersection. Related to Petition 58PDV-04 PB. (B)
Explanation
This is a request to change the Future Land Use Map from a designation that allows 100,000 square feet of commercial development to one that would allow 291,000 square feet of commercial development. The applicant has requested PUD land use because Gainesville's land development regulations would otherwise limit shopping center development at the subject property to a maximum of 100,000 square feet. Specifically, the City of Gainesville Land Development Code limits shopping centers in business zones (other than CCD or MU-2) to a maximum gross, leasable, nonresidential floor area of 100,000 square feet. A change to PUD land use and subsequent Planned development district (PD) zoning would be needed to allow for development that is not subject to that limitation. The project site is 91.7 acres bordered on the north by Northwest 53rd Avenue, on the east by US 441, on the south by Northwest 45th Avenue, and on the west by unimproved Northwest 19th Street. Except for a mobile home sales center along a portion of US 441 frontage, one abandoned single-family residence, one occupied single-family residence, and several greenhouses in the southern portion of the property, the subject property is undeveloped and mostly wooded. The subject pro...
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