City of Gainesville - File #: 100682.

• File #: 100682.
• Version: 2
• Name: REZONING - 1308 E. UNIVERSITY AVENUE AND 13 NORTHEAST 13TH STREET (B)
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 3/17/2011
• In control: City Attorney
• Final action: 4/7/2011
• Title: REZONING - 1308 E. UNIVERSITY AVENUE AND 13 NORTHEAST 13th STREET (B) Ordinance No. 100682, Petition No. PB-10-119ZON An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the Zoning Map Atlas and rezoning certain property, as more specifically described in this Ordinance, from the zoning category of "RMF-7: 8 - 21 units/acre multiple-family residential district" to "MU-1: 8 - 30 units/acre mixed use low intensity"; located in the vicinity of 1308 E. University Avenue and 13 Northeast 13th Street; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/7/2011	2	City Commission	Adopted on Final Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
3/17/2011	1	City Commission	Approved (Petition) and Adopted on First Reading (Ordinance)	Pass

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REZONING - 1308 E. UNIVERSITY AVENUE AND 13 NORTHEAST 13th STREET (B)

Ordinance No. 100682, Petition No. PB-10-119ZON
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the Zoning Map Atlas and rezoning certain property, as more specifically described in this Ordinance, from the zoning category of "RMF-7: 8 - 21 units/acre multiple-family residential district" to "MU-1: 8 - 30 units/acre mixed use low intensity"; located in the vicinity of 1308 E. University Avenue and 13 Northeast 13th Street; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.

recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.

explanation
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF MEMORANDUM

This request is to change the zoning from RMF-7 (8-21 units/acre multi-family residential district) to MU-1 (8-30 units/acre mixed use low intensity district) on the subject property, which consists of two parcels. Parcel 11525 is located at 1308 E. University Avenue, is approximately 0.41 acres in size, and has split land use designations of Mixed Use-Low (MUL) and Residential-Medium (RM), and split zoning designations of MU-1 (8-30 units/acre mixed use low intensity district) and RMF-7 (8-21 units/acre multi-family residential district). The parcel is developed with a convenience store, internet café and parking. The building is primarily located on the MU-1 portion of the parcel, but the northern section of the building extends approximately 50 feet into the RMF-7 portion of land, which creates a non-conformity. Several parking spaces are also located on the residential side of this property. The commercial uses are nonconforming uses in the RM land use/RMF-7 zoning district, but are allowed uses by right in the proposed MUL and MU-1. Parcel 11526 is a vacant property of approximately 0.18 acres, located at 13 N.E. 13th Street, with RM land use and RMF-7 zoning. Although this parcel is vacant, an unpaved second...