City of Gainesville - File #: 110246.

• File #: 110246.
• Version: 2
• Name: COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT - CONSERVATION, OPEN SPACE & GROUNDWATER RECHARGE AND FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENTS (B)
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Second Reading
• File created: 10/20/2011
• In control: City Attorney
• Final action: 1/5/2012
• Title: COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT - CONSERVATION, OPEN SPACE & GROUNDWATER RECHARGE AND FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENTS (B) Ordinance No. 110246; Petition No. PB-11-75 CPA An ordinance amending the City of Gainesville Comprehensive Plan; by amending the Conservation, Open Space & Groundwater Recharge Element Policies 1.1.1, 1.1.1.b, 1.1.1.b.2, 1.1.1.b.3, 1.1.1.b.4, 1.1.1.b.11, 1.1.1.c, 1.1.1.f, Objective 2.4, and Policies 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.11, and 2.4.12; by amending the Future Land Use Element Policies 3.1.1, and 3.1.2; by creating and adding a Policy 3.2.4 to the Future Land Use Element; by deleting the Uplands map and replacing it with a Strategic Ecosystems map in the Environmentally Significant Land and Resources Map Series within the Future Land Use Map Series; providing directions to the city manager; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/5/2012	2	City Commission	Adopted on Final Reading (Ordinance) and Approved the Recommendation	Pass
10/20/2011	1	City Commission	Approved (Petition) and Adopted (Ordinance) on Transmittal Hearing	Pass

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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT - CONSERVATION, OPEN SPACE & GROUNDWATER RECHARGE AND FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENTS (B)

Ordinance No. 110246; Petition No. PB-11-75 CPA
An ordinance amending the City of Gainesville Comprehensive Plan; by amending the Conservation, Open Space & Groundwater Recharge Element Policies 1.1.1, 1.1.1.b, 1.1.1.b.2, 1.1.1.b.3, 1.1.1.b.4, 1.1.1.b.11, 1.1.1.c, 1.1.1.f, Objective 2.4, and Policies 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.11, and 2.4.12; by amending the Future Land Use Element Policies 3.1.1, and 3.1.2; by creating and adding a Policy 3.2.4 to the Future Land Use Element; by deleting the Uplands map and replacing it with a Strategic Ecosystems map in the Environmentally Significant Land and Resources Map Series within the Future Land Use Map Series; providing directions to the city manager; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.

recommendation
The City Commission: 1) receive letters of "no comment" from the North Central Florida Regional Planning Council, the St. Johns River Water Management District, the Florida Department of Education and the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity; and 2) adopt the proposed ordinance.

explanation
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT

This ordinance provides Comprehensive Plan support and consistency for the proposed changes being made to the City's regulations for natural and archaeological resource protection as approved by the Plan Board on March 24, 2011 (Petition PB-10-143 TCH) and the City Commission on August 4, 2011 (Legistar #110076).

In addition to the changes made in support of the proposed environmental regulations, staff is proposing several text changes in policies for clarity or consistency with the Land Development Code.

Explanations for the changes are shown in the backup along with the proposed revisions to text in underline and strike-through. The first set of changes includes general policy ...