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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT - CONSERVATION, OPEN SPACE AND GROUNDWATER RECHARGE ELEMENT (B)
ORDINANCE NO. 0-01-18; PETITION NO. 175CPA-00PB
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the Conservation, Open Space and Groundwater Recharge Element of the City of Gainesville 1991-2001 Comprehensive Plan; revising policies on wetlands; adding provisions concerning the Alachua County Forever program; adding provisions concerning the Alachua County Murphree Wellfield Protection Code; adding provisions concerning Floridan aquifer recharge areas; providing for an Environmentally Significant Land and Resources map series within the Future Land Use Map Series; adding Tumblin Creek and Hogtown Creek to the priority list for improving water quality; removing outdated provisions; amending provisions concerning NPDES permitting; making minor amendments throughout; providing directions to the City Manager; stating intent to adopt the amended element as part of the City of Gainesville 2000-2010 Comprehensive Plan; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance, as amended.
explanation
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF REPORT
The updated Conservation, Open Space and Groundwater Recharge Element of the proposed 2000-2010 Comprehensive Plan reflects recommendations from the Evaluation and Appraisal Report adopted in 1998 and subsequent public input. This element was the subject of City Plan Board workshops on September 28, 2000 and November 30, 2000. The City Plan Board held a public hearing on the proposed updated Element on January 31, 2001, and the Board recommended approval with modifications by a vote of 6-0. The Element was also presented at the February 12, 2001 meeting of the City Commission, and at comprehensive plan workshops on June 20, 2001 and July 26, 2001. The City Commission on December 10, 2001 adopted on first re...
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