City of Gainesville - File #: 041188

• File #: 041188
• Version: 2
• Name: COLLEGE PARK SPECIAL AREA PLAN (B)
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 7/25/2005
• In control: City Attorney
• Final action: 7/25/2005
• Title: REZONING - COLLEGE PARK SPECIAL AREA PLAN (B) Ordinance No. 0-05-58, Petition No. 50ZON-05PB An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending Appendix A, section 3 of the Land Development Code, incorporating a specific change from Type IV (Civic) to Type I (Shopfront/Office/Apartment) for tax parcels 14969-000-000, 14912-000-000, 14978-000-000, 14983-000-000, and 15160-000-000 as shown on the map of the College Park Special Area Plan; 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
7/25/2005	2	City Commission	Adopted on Final Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
7/11/2005	1	City Commission	Approved (Petition) and Adopted on First Reading (Ordinance)	Pass

title
REZONING - COLLEGE PARK SPECIAL AREA PLAN (B)

Ordinance No. 0-05-58, Petition No. 50ZON-05PB
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending Appendix A, section 3 of the Land Development Code, incorporating a specific change from Type IV (Civic) to Type I (Shopfront/Office/Apartment) for tax parcels 14969-000-000, 14912-000-000, 14978-000-000, 14983-000-000, and 15160-000-000 as shown on the map of the College Park Special Area Plan; 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
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF MEMORANDUM

There are 6 subject properties totaling approximately 4 acres in size. The properties are located on the north side of West University Avenue between NW 13th Street and NW 20th Terrace. All are across the street from the University of Florida campus.

This petition would amend the College Park Special Area Plan Master Plan & Regulating Plan for New Construction. The underlying MU-1 zoning of 5 of the properties will remain in place. The 6th property-the UF Foundation building at 2012 W. University Avenue-will retain its underlying Office zoning.

All but one of the properties is a church or is church-related. The remaining subject property is the University of Florida Foundation building. The character of the nearby properties is largely student residential apartments, fraternities, parking and retail.

The proximity of these properties to the university campus, and their location fronting a major east-west street indicates that they would be more suited to a Type I designation (which allows shopfronts, apartments, offices and mixed-use buildings) than a Type IV designation (which only allows churches, libraries, schools, post offices and the like).

Type I would continue to allow uses such as the UF Foundation, as well as church...