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LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE -SIGNIFICANT ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES DISTRICT (B)
Ordinance No. 0-04-68; Petition 22TCH-02 PB
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the City of Gainesville Land Development Code, Chapter 30, amending section 30-309; creating a new overlay district to be known as "Significant Ecological Communities District;" establishing standards for protection of significant ecological communities in the City; providing administrative remedy; creating section 30-309.1; establishing criteria for rezoning; providing directions to the codifier; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
explanation
Introduction: The City Commission at its meeting of June 28, 2004, approved Petition 22TCH-02PB, regarding the Significant Ecological Communities Overlay District (District). According to the Department of Community Development, the purpose of the overlay district is to allow the City to apply a more customized set of regulations to certain environmentally sensitive parcels rather than the more generalized land development regulations. The proposed District is an overlay zoning district and will be applied in conjunction with any underlying zoning regulations on the property; in the event of a conflict, the District standards will prevail. Individual properties will be rezoned into the District by separate rezoning ordinance(s).
Section 30-309, Land Development Code, is amended to state the purpose, intent, and procedures to enable the City to protect and restore significant ecological features of property located within the District while still allowing use of a parcel. A special permit procedure for development of parcels located within this District is established, and the standards and criteria for use in evaluating applications for permits for development are stated.
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