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LAND USE CHANGE - VICINITY OF SW 34TH STREET AND SW 20TH AVENUE (B)
Ordinance/Legistar No. 100698; Petition No. PB-10-137 LUC
An ordinance amending the City of Gainesville 2000-2010 Comprehensive Plan, Future Land Use Map; by changing the land use categories of certain property, as more specifically described in this ordinance, from the Alachua County land use categories of "Low Density Residential (1-4 DU/acre)", "Medium Density Residential (4-8 DU/acre)", "Medium High Density Residential (8-14 DU/acre)", "High Density Residential (14-24 DU/acre)", "Commercial" and "Institutional" to the City of Gainesville land use categories of "Urban Mixed-Use 2 (UMU-2: up to 100 units per acre)", "Conservation (CON)" and "Public Facilities (PF)"; consisting of approximately 396 acres located generally east of Interstate 75, west of Southwest 34th Street and north and south of Southwest 20th Avenue; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission (1) receive and consider the letters from the Florida Department of Community Affairs, the Florida Department of Transportation and the Florida Department of State; (2) adopt the ordinance, as revised, to add new language to be consistent with the Chapter Law 2011-139 and to remove two parcels that were given the incorrect land use designation on first reading.
explanation
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT
On May 5, 2011, the City Commission approved this ordinance by a vote of 7-0 and transmitted this ordinance as part of the Amendment No. 11-1 package to the Department of Community Affairs.
In accordance with the new growth management statutory law (House Bill 7207, now Chapter Law 2011-139) effective June 2, 2011, the Department of Community Affairs issued a letter dated June 6, 2011 stating it identified no comments related to important state resources and facilities that will be adversely impac...
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