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LAND USE CHANGE - SMALL SCALE - PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 1233 SW 6TH STREET (B)
Ordinance No. 130687; Petition No. PB-13-122 LUC
An ordinance amending the Future Land Use Map of the City of Gainesville Comprehensive Plan by changing the land use category of approximately 3.28 acres of property generally located at 1233 SW 6th Street, as more specifically described in this ordinance, from Industrial (IND) to Urban Mixed-Use 2 (UMU-2); providing directions to the City Manager; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission: (1) approve Petition No. PB-13-122 LUC and (2) adopt the proposed ordinance.
explanation
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPORT
This petition/ordinance is a small-scale future land use map amendment that changes the land use designation for 3.28 acres of property generally located at 1233 SW 6th Street from Industrial (IND) to Urban Mixed-Use-2 (UMU-2). The subject property is vacant and is located along a designated Central Corridor and is currently regulated by the Central Corridors Special Area Plan. This petition/ordinance is related to Ordinance No. 130689, which will change the zoning on the property from I-1 to UMU-2, and update figures in the UMU-2 zoning district section of the Land Development Code to add the subject property to the Archer Triangle area.
The purpose of the proposed land use amendment (and related rezoning) is to enable the development of a multiple-family residential complex on the property. The property is located within close proximity to the University of Florida and Innovation Square. Development on this parcel would be considered infill. The UMU-2 land use category allows up to 100 dwelling units per acre for residential development, as well as a variety of non-residential uses, which increases the viability of any development efforts on this property in the future, in accordance with the desi...
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