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AMENDMENT OF PS ZONING ORDINANCE 060015 FOR 837 SOUTHEAST 7TH AVENUE - COTTON CLUB MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER INC. (B)
Ordinance No. 0-08-59; Petition No. 76PSZ-08PB
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending Ordinance No. 060015, adopted by the City Commission of the City of Gainesville on October 23, 2006, that rezoned certain property located in the vicinity of 837 Southeast 7th Avenue and commonly referred to as the "Cotton Club," to "PS: Public services and operations district;" by adding certain uses to the list of uses permitted by right on the property; by specifying the setbacks for certain uses on the property; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.
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The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
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PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT
This is a request to amend Ordinance No. #060015 which rezoned the site at 837 Southeast 7th Avenue from RSF-4, Single-Family Residential District, to PS, Public Services and Operations District, and established a list of permitted uses on the site. That ordinance was adopted by the City Commission on October 23, 2006.
The applicant for this request is the Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center, Inc. (CCMCC), an organization formed to manage the historic rehabilitation of the six vacant historic structures on the site for use as a museum and cultural center. The purpose of this request is to reflect recent changes made by the CCMCC to its long term development plans for the Cotton Club site.
The subject parcel is 1.84 acres in size and is located in Southeast Gainesville's Springhill Neighborhood. The subject parcel is the northern half of a block bounded by 8th Street on the west, 9th Street on the east, 8th Avenue on the south, and 7th Avenue on the north. The largest building on the site was moved from Camp Blanding to its current location after World War II and has ...
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