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LAND USE CHANGE - NW 39TH AVENUE (B)
Ordinance No. 0-06-22, Petition 110LUC-05PB
An ordinance amending the City of Gainesville 2000-2010 Comprehensive Plan, Future Land Use Map; by overlaying the “Planned Use District” category over certain property, as more specifically described in this ordinance, with the underlying Alachua County land use category of “COMM, Commercial”; located in the vicinity of 4405 N.W. 39th Avenue; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
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STAFF REPORT
This petition is a request by the property owner to change the Alachua County Commercial Land Use designation for the property to the City of Gainesville Planned Use District designation to allow commercial development. Without the petitioner's request for Planned Use District, staff would have recommended Office land use for the property, based on the surrounding land uses and existing conditions.
The property is an undeveloped 1.26-acre parcel located along the south side of Northwest 39th Avenue, west of Northwest 43rd Street, adjacent to a bank. It is the only undeveloped parcel within the block and is within 200 feet of the intersection of two major roadway corridors, Northwest 39th Avenue and Northwest 43rd Street. The four corners of that intersection are developed as follows:
1. Northwest Corner - Multi-family Residential (Alachua County)
2. Northeast Corner - A low activity family medical emergency center (Office Land Use)
3. Southeast Corner - A financial institution and offices (Office Land Use)
4. Southwest Corner - A financial institution and offices (Office Land Use)
This northwest quadrant of the City has been planned with three mixed-use centers to serve both employment and residential uses: the Millhopper Village/Thornebrook Activity Center, Magnolia Park Mixed-Use Center and the Hunter's Crossing Activi...
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