City of Gainesville - File #: 081040.

• File #: 081040.
• Version: 1
• Name: DEPOT PARK REZONING (B)
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 8/20/2009
• In control: City Attorney
• Final action: 9/3/2009
• Title: DEPOT PARK REZONING (B) Ordinance No. 0-09-18, Petition No. PZ-09-37 ZON An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the Zoning Map Atlas by rezoning certain property located generally south of Depot Avenue, east of South Main Street, north of Southeast Veitch Street and west of Southeast 4th Street, commonly known as "Depot Park", from "PS: Public services and operations district," "I-1: Limited industrial district" and "I-2: General industrial district" to "PS: Public services and operations district"; specifying permitted uses; specifying dimensional requirements; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/3/2009	1	City Commission	Adopted on Final Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
8/20/2009	1	City Commission	Adopted on First Reading (Ordinance)	Pass

title
DEPOT PARK REZONING (B)

Ordinance No. 0-09-18, Petition No. PZ-09-37 ZON
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the Zoning Map Atlas by rezoning certain property located generally south of Depot Avenue, east of South Main Street, north of Southeast Veitch Street and west of Southeast 4th Street, commonly known as "Depot Park", from "PS: Public services and operations district," "I-1: Limited industrial district" and "I-2: General industrial district" to "PS: Public services and operations district"; specifying permitted uses; specifying dimensional requirements; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.

recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.

explanation
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT

This is a petition to rezone property located generally south of Depot Avenue, east of South Main Street, north of Southeast Veitch Street and west of Southeast 4th Street, commonly known as "Depot Park", from Public services and operations (PS), Limited industrial (I-1) and General industrial (I-2) to Public services and operations (PS). A small portion of the property is already zoned PS; however, it is included in this ordinance for the purpose of further specifying its uses and dimensional requirements for development. The properties that are the subject of this Petition (tax parcels 16004-000-000 and 15706-000-000), consist of approximately 34 acres owned by the City of Gainesville. The current land use classification for the subject property is Industrial and PS zoning is an implementing zoning district for the current land use. The PS zoning district is established for public and private uses of land that serve and are used by the public.

The Depot Park project is an effort to clean up and restore brownfield properties in the area of Depot Avenue and South Main Street. A brownfield is an abandoned, idle, or underus...