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REZONING - URBAN VILLAGE (B)
Ordinance No. 120279; Petition No. PB-12-73 ZON
An ordinance amending the Zoning Map Atlas of the City of Gainesville, Florida, by rezoning approximately 313 acres of annexed properties, as more specifically described in this ordinance, located in the Urban Village (in the vicinity of SW 20th Avenue, SW 24th Avenue, SW 34th Street, and SW 43rd Street) from the Alachua County zoning categories of Business and professional (BP), Retail sales and services (BR), Planned development (PD), Single family low density (R-1a & R-1c), Multiple family medium density (R-2), Multiple family medium-high density (R-2a), Multiple family high density (R-3), and Manufactured mobile home park (RM) to the City of Gainesville zoning category of Urban mixed-use district 2 (UMU-2); providing directions to the City Manager; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
explanation
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT
This ordinance will rezone approximately 313 acres in the Urban Village from various Alachua County zoning districts to the City of Gainesville zoning category of Urban mixed-use district 2 (UMU-2). Most of the properties under consideration were annexed into the City in June 2009, while some were annexed in 2008. The City adopted land use designations for these properties on November 3, 2011 (Ordinance 100698). On June 7, 2012 (Ordinance 110642), the City amended the text of the Urban mixed-use 2 (UMU-2) zoning district to add regulations specific to these Urban Village properties in anticipation of this rezoning.
These Urban Village properties proposed for rezoning are located in southwest Gainesville in the vicinity of SW 20th Avenue and SW 24th Avenue, west of SW 34th Street and east of Interstate 75. The primary east-west corridors are SW 20th Avenue and SW 24th Avenue (each two lanes). ...
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