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REPORT ON BUCK BAY MOBILE HOME PARK (B)
recommendation
(1) Hear the report of the City Attorney; and (2) Authorize the Mayor to execute the Letter Agreement on behalf of the City.
explanation
Introduction
At the City Commission meeting on December 11, 2006, you asked this Office to provide you with a detailed report on the facts leading up to the adoption of the ordinance that amended the Buck Bay Planned Unit Development. This report includes the timelines as to what the petitioner/property owner knew, how the property came to be for sale, the transfer of ownership, and the notice of eviction by the new property owner.
In late December and early January, staff from the City Attorney’s office met with Tom Spain, Susan Spain and John Kish (the former owners), Edwin Dix (the principal owner of Edix Investments, Inc. and current owner of Buck Bay) and Planning staff. Our factual findings are based on these meetings and a review of correspondence, minutes and meeting recordings. Copies of relevant documents and correspondence are attached as Exhibits as noted below.
Facts
Buck Bay consists of approximately 31.13 acres located on the East side of State Road 121, one mile north of its intersection with US 441 (the “Property”)(Composite Exhibit “A”). In 1982, by Resolution #Z-82-43, the Alachua County Commission changed the land use from Agriculture to Medium Density - Mobile Homes (up to 8 dwelling units per acre) and rezoned the property from Agriculture to Planned Use Development (PUD) (Composite Exhibit “B”). The County Resolution does not expressly state the permitted or prohibited land uses; however, the Resolution incorporates by reference the zoning application and the application lists the land use for 17.68 acres as “Mobile Home Lots”. The Property was platted in 1982 and replatted in 1983 as a Planned Unit Subdivision consisting of 144 lots ranging in size from 4,551 square feet to 11,846 square feet, with an average ...
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