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LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE - LEVELS OF SERVICE STANDARDS AND WATER AND WASTEWATER FACILITIES (B)
Ordinance No. 120001; Petition No. PB-12-37 TCH
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the Land Development Code; by amending Section 30-35 Level of service standards and Section 30-271 Centralized water and wastewater facilities for consistency with the Potable Water & Wastewater, Recreation, Solid Waste, and Stormwater Management Elements of the City of Gainesville Comprehensive Plan; providing directions to the codifier; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
explanation
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT
This ordinance amends the Land Development Code of the City of Gainesville so that it is consistent with the following recently updated Elements of the City's Comprehensive Plan: Potable Water & Wastewater, Recreation, Solid Waste, and Stormwater Management. The updated Potable Water & Wastewater Element was adopted by Ordinance No. 110249 on January 5, 2012. The updated Solid Waste Element (Ordinance No. 110171) and the Stormwater Management Element (Ordinance No. 110172) were adopted on January 19, 2012. The updated Recreation Element was adopted by Ordinance No. 110608 on May 17, 2012.
The proposed text amendments to Chapter 30 pertain to various level of service requirements, and to requirements regarding the provision of centralized potable water systems, centralized wastewater systems, and water supply.
Public notice was published in the Gainesville Sun on April 10, 2012. On April 26, 2012, the City Plan Board held a public hearing and, by a vote of 5-0, recommended approval of the petition.
CITY ATTORNEY MEMORANDUM
This ordinance requires two hearings. Should this ordinance pass on first reading, second and final reading will be held on Thursday, September 20, 2012.