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REZONING - NORTH SIDE OF N. 53RD AVENUE IN THE VICINITY FROM THE NORTHWEST 3400 BLOCK TO THE NE 3000 BLOCK (B)
Ordinance No. 110047, Petition No. PB-11-30PSZ
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the Zoning Map Atlas and rezoning certain properties from undesignated right-of-way and the Alachua County zoning category of “Agricultural (A) district” to the City of Gainesville zoning category of “PS: Public services and operations district”; to allow pipelines, except natural gas; electric, gas and sanitary services, any use customarily incidental to any permitted principal use, utility lines, and water conservation areas, water reservoirs and control structures, drainage wells and water wells, as uses permitted by right; excepting the requirement of a preliminary development plan; consisting of approximately 35 acres, and located in the vicinity of the north side of North 53rd Avenue, extending from Northwest 3400 block to the Northeast 3000 block; providing directions to the City Manager; 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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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF MEMORANDUM
This petition requests a rezoning for two City-owned parcels. Parcel 1 is 75 feet wide and approximately 2 miles long, totaling 25.1 acres; it extends along the north side of North 53rd Avenue in three segments from NW 34th Street to NE 15th Street. This parcel is not currently designated with any zoning category. Approximately one-third of this parcel was annexed in 2010, and the remainder was created from right-of-way in 2008.
Parcel 2 (07874-001-001) is located on the north side of NE 53rd Avenue east of the Murphree Water Treatment Plant and is 150 feet wide and approximately 2,900 feet long, totaling 9.9 acres. It was annexed in 2010 and its current zoning designation is Alachua County Agricultural (A).
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