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TEXT CHANGE - OFF-STREET UNPAVED PARKING IN THE COLLEGE PARK AND UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS AREAS (B)
Ordinance No. 120908; Petition No. PB-12-19 TCH
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the Land Development Code to regulate off-street unpaved parking, as further described in this ordinance, by amending Sections 30-328, 30-329, and 30-330 of Article IX. - Additional Development Standards, Division 2. - Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations; 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.
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PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPORT
This ordinance will amend the Land Development Code to regulate off-street unpaved parking in the College Park and University Heights areas. The proposed regulations are summarized as follows:
Applicability and Exemptions
The proposed regulations are applicable only to properties with unpaved parking areas within either College Park or University Heights, but exempt properties where these regulations would impose an inordinate burden on the property owner due to design constraints.
Access and the Parking Plan
The proposed regulations require that any parking area must be accessed via a legal driveway connection. Non-existent or substandard driveway access connections to parking areas can result in automobiles unlawfully driving over the curb to reach a parking space (LDC Sec.
26-51), and thereby damaging curbs, sidewalks, and landscaping and decreasing pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular safety.
The proposed regulations require a parking plan that clearly depicts the proposed parking areas, how the parking area will be accessed from the driveway connection, and the types and distribution of the parking area borders and coverage materials.
Borders and Parking Area Coverage Materials
The proposed regulations require...
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