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LAND USE CHANGE - UNIVERSITY CORNERS (B)
Ordinance No. 0-05-33, Petition 160LUC-04PB
An ordinance amending the City of Gainesville 2000-2010 Comprehensive Plan, Future Land Use Map; by overlaying the land use category of "Planned Use District" on certain property with the underlying land use categories of "Mixed-Use Low-Intensity (8-30 units per acre)"and "Mixed-Use Residential (up to 75 units per acre)"; located between West University Avenue on the South, Northwest 3rd Avenue on the North, Northwest 13th Street (US 441) on the East and Northwest 14th Street on the West; providing conditions; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
explanation
STAFF REPORT
The purpose and intent of this project is to construct a 650,000+ sq. ft. mixed-use development containing a combination of commercial, office, residential and a place of religious assembly on approximately 4.4 acres of land located between West University Avenue and Northwest 3rd Avenue and between Northwest 13th Street (US 441) and Northwest 14th Street. The project shall also consist of both an underground and above ground parking structure for approximately 1,300 spaces having a maximum square footage of 450,000 square feet. The redevelopment of this property will allow for the petitioner to provide increased commercial and personal services for the existing and future neighborhood residents as well as University of Florida students and staff. This will assist in reducing the dependency on the use of the automobile as a primary mode of transportation, in the area, by encouraging transit, bicycle and pedestrian modes of transportation by maximizing non-vehicular oriented development within University Corners, located at the intersection of West University and Northwest 13th Street (US 441).
The redevelopment of the three University Corners blocks wi...
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