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ANNEXATION ORDINANCE - NORTHWEST - AREA 2 (B)
Ordinance No. 120307
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, annexing a portion of the City of Gainesville Reserve Area pursuant to Chapter 90-496, as amended, Special Act, Laws of Florida, known as the Alachua County Boundary Adjustment Act; making certain findings; annexing to include within the corporate limits of the City of Gainesville, Florida, certain compact and contiguous area generally located: west of NW 43rd Street (& that portion west of NW 43rd Street lying between NW 23rd & 29th Avenues east of NW 49th Terrace, including Buck Ridge Unit 2, already in the city limits), east of NW 63rd Street, north of NW 23rd Avenue and south of NW 39th Avenue, excluding tax parcels No. 06111-001-000 and 06111-003-001 located at the southwest corner of NW 39th Avenue and NW 43rd Street (already within the city limits), but including tax parcel No. 06064-000-000 located at the northwest corner of NW 39th Avenue and NW 43rd Street ("Area 2"); providing for inclusion of the area in Appendix I of the City Charter; providing for a referendum election; providing directions to the City Manager and Clerk of the Commission; providing ballot language; providing for land use plan, zoning and subdivision regulations, and enforcement of same; providing for persons engaged in any occupation, business, trade or profession; providing a severability clause; and providing effective dates.
recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
explanation
Prior to the annexation of area into a municipality, the Alachua County Boundary Adjustment Act ("Act") requires municipalities to prepare and adopt by nonemergency ordinance a report setting forth plans to provide urban services to the reserve area to be annexed. Following the adoption of the Urban Services Report, municipalities must adopt an annexation ordinance. Then, in the case of a non-voluntary annexation, the Act requires a referendum at the nex...
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