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LAND USE CHANGE - VICINITY OF 2001 NE 2ND ST (B)
Ordinance No. 0-04-63, Petition 101LUC-04PB
An ordinance amending the City of Gainesville 2000-2010 Comprehensive Plan, Future Land Use Map; by changing the land use category of certain property from "Residential Medium-Density (8-30 units per acre)" to "Residential Low-Density (up to 12 units per acre)"; located at 2001 Northeast 2nd Street; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission: 1) approve Petition No. 101LUC-04PB and, 2) adopt the proposed ordinance.
explanation
STAFF REPORT
The request of this petition is to change the land use from RM to RL (Residential Low Density, up to 12 units per acre) on approximately 6.49-acre vacant property located at 2001 Northeast 2nd Street. This change is requested in order to allow for the development of a single-family residential development at a slightly lower density than would be allowed with the current land use and zoning designations.
The property is located within Zone A of the Gainesville Transportation Concurrency Exception Area (TCEA) and is excepted from transportation concurrency for roadway level of service standards. However, any use proposed for the area would have to meet policy requirements to address transportation needs. The number of new average daily trips that will be generated by any use that may be proposed for the site has yet to be determined, but the proposed land use will likely generate fewer trips than the existing RM land use. This site is within the Gainesville Regional Transit System main bus service area, and is served by the demand-responsive service administered by MV Transportation. Water and sanitary sewer service are also available at the site.
Stormwater management will be addressed at the time of development plan approval if necessary. Land use changes are not required to meet concurrency requirements, a...
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