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PERMITTED USES IN THE BT ZONING DISTRICT (B)
Ordinance No. 100152; Petition PB-10-61-TCH.
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending Section 30-63(c)(1) of the Land Development Code, by adding offices and clinics of doctors of medicine, dentists, doctors of osteopathy and other health practitioners (GN-801 through GN-804) as uses by right in the tourist-oriented business (BT) zoning district; providing directions to the codifier; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date
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The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
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PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT
The petition and ordinance amend Section 30-63(c)(1) of the City's Land Development Code to add the medical uses listed in Industry Group Numbers (GN) 801 through 804 of the Standard Industrial Classification Manual (SIC) as uses by right in the tourist-oriented business (BT) zoning district. These medical uses include offices and clinics of doctors of medicine and osteopathy (including freestanding emergency medical centers), dentists and other health practitioners.
The purpose of the BT zoning district is to accommodate businesses that primarily serve the needs of the traveling public by providing adequate and convenient commercial locations along major transportation arteries. The Land Development Code states that the best location for this district is adjacent to major intersections where development could effectively serve the needs of the community's residents and those of the traveling public without excessive strip development. Medical uses can be appropriate in BT districts because the roads in these locations are major transportation arteries. Also, the traveling public may need the services of a medical office or emergency center and the convenience of a BT location may be very helpful to a traveler seeking medical assistance.
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