City of Gainesville - File #: 120934.

• File #: 120934.
• Version: 3
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 3/12/2013
• In control: City Commission
• On agenda: 5/16/2013
• Final action: 6/6/2013
• Title: REZONING - APPROXIMATELY 2.8 ACRES OF PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 1303 NE 23rd AVENUE FROM PUBLIC SERVICES AND OPERATIONS DISTRICT (PS) TO EDUCATION SERVICES DISTRICT (ED) (B) Ordinance No.120934; Petition PB-13-008 ZON An ordinance amending the Zoning Map Atlas of the City of Gainesville, Florida, by rezoning approximately 2.8 acres of property generally located at 1303 NE 23rd Avenue, as more specifically described in this ordinance, from Public services and operations district (PS) to Educational services district (ED); providing directions to the City Manager; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/6/2013	3	City Commission	Adopted on Final Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
5/16/2013	2	City Commission	Approved (Petition) and Adopted on First Reading (Ordinance)	Pass

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REZONING - APPROXIMATELY 2.8 ACRES OF PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 1303 NE 23rd AVENUE FROM PUBLIC SERVICES AND OPERATIONS DISTRICT (PS) TO EDUCATION SERVICES DISTRICT (ED) (B)

Ordinance No.120934; Petition PB-13-008 ZON
An ordinance amending the Zoning Map Atlas of the City of Gainesville, Florida, by rezoning approximately 2.8 acres of property generally located at 1303 NE 23rd Avenue, as more specifically described in this ordinance, from Public services and operations district (PS) to Educational services district (ED); 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 petition/ordinance rezones approximately 2.8 acres of property from Public services and operations district (PS) to Educational services district (ED). The property is generally located at 1303 NE 23rd Avenue and is the former location of the McGurn Family YMCA, and includes a large main building, smaller accessory structures, roofed and fenced basketball courts, a swimming pool, a wading pool and open space. This petition/ordinance is related to Ordinance No. 120933, which changes the land use category for the property from Recreation (REC) to Education (E).

This petition/ordinance will allow the unoccupied site to be redeveloped into a charter school, because a charter school is not an allowable use within the current zoning district. All of the property adjacent to the site has single-family residential district (RSF-2) zoning. On the east and west side of the property are single-family homes. To the south of the property is vacant undeveloped land. North of the subject property across NE 23rd Avenue is a place of religious assembly and single-family homes. The ED zoning district identifies appropriate locations for educational facilities through...