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LAND USE CHANGE - SMALL SCALE - APPROXIMATELY 2.8 ACRES OF TAX PARCEL NO. 06724-000-000 (B)
Ordinance No. 120303; Petition No. PB-12-85 LUC
An ordinance amending the Future Land Use Map of the City of Gainesville Comprehensive Plan by changing the land use category of approximately 2.8 acres of property generally located north of SW 17th Avenue, west of SW 38th Terrace, east of SW 40th Terrace, and south of SW 16th Avenue, as more specifically described in this ordinance, from Conservation (CON) to Urban Mixed-Use 2 (UMU-2); providing directions to the City Manager; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.
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The City Commission: (1) approve Petition PB-12-85 LUC and (2) adopt the proposed ordinance.
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PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT
This petition and ordinance amend the Future Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan by changing the land use designation for a portion (?2.8 acres) of one parcel (Tax Parcel No. 06724-000-000) from Conservation to Urban Mixed Use-2 (UMU-2). This approximately 2.8 acre portion of the 44-acre parent property is generally located north of SW 17th Avenue; west of SW 38th Terrace; east of SW 40th Terrace; and south of SW 16th Avenue. The property described in this petition was annexed into the City of Gainesville in June 2009.
Based on the environmental features present on the property (Hogtown Creek, 10-year flood channel, and a portion of Strategic Ecosystem), the City of Gainesville Conservation future land use was adopted on the northernmost portion of the property (33.1 acres) and the remaining developable 10.9 acres received the Urban Mixed-Use 2 land use (Ordinance No. 100698) in November 2011. However, staff subsequently discovered that the 10-year flood channel delineation line, used to divide the property between the developable UMU-2 and conservation areas, was not as extensive as previously determined dur...
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