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LAND USE AMENDMENT - FRED CONE PARK EXPANSION (B)
Ordinance No. 0-00-91, Petition 106LUC-00PB
An ordinance amending the City of Gainesville 1991-2001 Comprehensive Plan, Future Land Use Map; by changing the land use category of certain property from "Conservation" to "Recreation"; located in the vicinity of East University Avenue between the Southeast 2700 Block and 3000 Block; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission: 1) approve Petition 106LUC-00PB; and 2) adopt the proposed ordinance.
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STAFF REPORT
This application to change the land use of 5.8 acres from Conservation to Recreation will facilitate expansion of the City of Gainesville's Fred Cone Park. The subject property is adjacent to and east of the park. The park, located off of Southeast 27th Street, approximately 300 feet south of East University Avenue, currently has a baseball field, 4 basketball courts, a picnic area, playground, and restroom facilities. The parcels north and west of the subject property carry a Recreation land use and PS zoning. The southern and eastern parcels are outside the city limits and carry a Commercial and Medium Density Residential land use and BR (Retail Sales and Services) and R-2 (Multi-Family) zoning respectively.
The subject 5.8-acre property is part of a 67-acre parcel east of Fred Cone Park. Wetlands and floodplain areas delineated on the eastern portion of the 67-acre parcel dictate the boundaries for expanding the park, thus, they limit the land use change request to the approximate 5.8 acres remaining immediately east of the park. Because of these floodplain and environmental considerations, the majority of the 67 acres would remain as Conservation.
Currently, Regional Transit System bus route 11 is within one-quarter mile of the property. An entrance to Fred Cone Park is available through the Gainesville Housing Authority's r...
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