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Southeast Gainesville Renaissance Initiative (SEGRI) Special Area Plan Rezoning (B)
Petition PZ-09-03ZON. City of Gainesville. Text change to the Land Development Code to add Southeast Gainesville Renaissance Initiative (SEGRI) Special Area Plan. Related to Petition PZ-09-02TCH.
Explanation
This petition proposes to apply a zoning overlay on properties within the Southeast Gainesville Renaissance Initiative (SEGRI) area. The regulations for this special area plan (SAP), proposed in the related Petition PZ-09-02TCH, will create unique urban design requirements within commercial, mixed-use, and multi-family residential zoning districts in a defined area of southeast Gainesville.
SEGRI is a 930-acre district generally located southeast of the intersection of East University Avenue and Waldo Road. Key features of the SEGRI area include the intersection of Waldo Road and East University Avenue; the Five Points area; Gainesville Technology Enterprise Center, a business incubator supported by the City's Economic Development Department; Lincoln Middle School and Williams Elementary School; and the former Kennedy Homes site.
SEGRI also includes several neighborhood associations, including North Lincoln Heights, Lincoln Estates, Sugarhill, Southeast Evergreen Trails, and portions of the Springhill and Duval neighborhoods.
The SEGRI SAP expands the implementation of Plan East Gainesville, a study adopted by the Gainesville City Commission in 2003. The goal of this planning tool is to ensure high-quality residential development, limit sprawl and traffic congestion, and improve neighborhood, commercial and retail opportunities in east Gainesville. The southeast Gainesville community was heavily involved in meetings and workshops to develop the SEGRI plan.
The SEGRI SAP integrates all regulations of the adopted Five Points SAP, and will replace the existing code as Chapter 30, Appendix A, section 8 of the Land Development Code.
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