Title
AGH/Shands Master Plan (B)
Explanation
Redevelopment of the AGH site and surrounding properties into the Innovation Hub and Innovation Square has the capacity to bring huge benefits to Gainesville. One key component in realizing the potential of Innovation Square is ensuring that the relevant land development regulations are capable of supporting the desired redevelopment.
The CRA engaged David Green of Perkins+Will, a leading urban design professional, in September 2010 to draft a new zoning regulation that would replace the current University Heights Special Area Plan, The goal for these regulations is to provide a simple, straightforward, flexible framework that will facilitate high quality redevelopment, while also ensuring high quality design. The new zoning regulation will provide a framework for current and future urban redevelopment. The draft zoning regulations were presented and approved by the Community Development Committee, a subset of the City Commission, in late October 2010 and CRA staff will present the item to the City Commission as an agenda item at a December 2010 City Commission meeting.
In October 2010, Shands engaged Perkins & Will to develop a Master Plan for the former AGH site that would incorporate the new zoning regulations with special consideration for the Innovation Hub and the future development of the Innovation Square and adjacent properties. A Master Plan has been developed that will integrate the former AGH site as part of the City of Gainesville and provide a framework for current and future redevelopment. The Master Plan will delineate the boundary between the public and private realm; include standards that define the condition of the public streets and alleys; include standards that regulate the building envelope and its relationship to the public realm; include standards that regulate height and density allowed within the private realm; and include proposed block dimensions, street connectivity, ped...
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