City of Gainesville - File #: 100721.

• File #: 100721.
• Version: 1
• Name: UMU-2 TEXT AMENDMENT (INNOVATION SQUARE) (B)
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 6/16/2011
• In control: City Attorney
• Final action: 7/7/2011
• Title: UMU-2 TEXT AMENDMENT (INNOVATION SQUARE) (B) Ordinance No. 100721; Petition No. PB-10-145 TCH An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the Land Development Code and rezoning certain property; by adding new definitions to Section 30-23(c); by deleting the existing regulations for the urban mixed-use district 2 (UMU-2) as set forth in Section 30-65.2 of the Land Development Code and adopting new regulations for the urban mixed-use district 2 (UMU-2) as more specifically described in this ordinance; by repealing the existing map and adopting a new map of the Special Area Plan for University Heights as set forth in Appendix A, Section 6 of the Land Development Code; by removing obsolete references to the UMU-2 zoning district from the Special Area Plan for University Heights as set forth in Appendix A, Section 6 of the Land Development Code; by amending the zoning map atlas to remove all of the properties currently zoned UMU-2 from the Special Area Plan for University...

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/7/2011	1	City Commission	Adopted on Final Reading, as revised (Ordinance)	Pass
6/16/2011	1	City Commission	Adopted on First Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
3/17/2011	0	City Commission	Approved (Petition), as amended	Pass

title
UMU-2 TEXT AMENDMENT (INNOVATION SQUARE) (B)

Ordinance No. 100721; Petition No. PB-10-145 TCH
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the Land Development Code and rezoning certain property; by adding new definitions to Section 30-23(c); by deleting the existing regulations for the urban mixed-use district 2 (UMU-2) as set forth in Section 30-65.2 of the Land Development Code and adopting new regulations for the urban mixed-use district 2 (UMU-2) as more specifically described in this ordinance; by repealing the existing map and adopting a new map of the Special Area Plan for University Heights as set forth in Appendix A, Section 6 of the Land Development Code; by removing obsolete references to the UMU-2 zoning district from the Special Area Plan for University Heights as set forth in Appendix A, Section 6 of the Land Development Code; by amending the zoning map atlas to remove all of the properties currently zoned UMU-2 from the Special Area Plan for University Heights overlay zoning district; providing directions to the City Manager; providing directions to the codifier; providing a severability clause; providing for operation to pending applications for development order; and providing an immediate effective date.

recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.

explanation
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT

This ordinance proposes to delete the existing Urban Mixed-Use District 2 (UMU-2) zoning regulations and adopt new form-based UMU-2 zoning regulations. In addition, this ordinance proposes to remove all UMU-2 zoned properties from the Special Area Plan for University Heights.

While the City's special area plan overlay zoning districts are form-based in their approach, this is the first time the City has taken such an approach with an underlying zoning district. Form-based codes differ from conventional zoning in that they focus more on the integrated built form by regu...