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LAND USE CHANGE - SMALL SCALE - MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT ON NW 13TH (B)
Ordinance No. 130514; Petition No. PB-13-86 LUC
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the City of Gainesville Comprehensive Plan, Future Land Use Map, by overlaying the Planned Use District (PUD) land use category on approximately 1.67 acres of property located at 1226 NW 3rd Avenue, 303 NW 13th Street, 1249 NW 4th Avenue and 1227 NW 4th Avenue, as more specifically described in this ordinance; providing development conditions; 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 amends an existing 1.53 acre Planned Use District (PUD) located on NW 13th Street by adding an additional 0.14 acres, reducing the maximum building height limit, increasing the allowable residential units, and clarifying provisions for nonresidential square footage. The added parcel is located at 1226 NW 3rd Avenue and is currently developed with a single-family residence. This amendment will allow the applicant to develop a mixed-use redevelopment project that will include commercial and multiple-family residential uses.
The PUD land use overlay was created to allow unique, innovative and narrowly construed land use proposals that are compatible with the character of the surrounding land uses. The PUD overlay allows for a mix of residential and nonresidential uses and unique design features that may not otherwise be provided for in the underlying land use category.
This ordinance makes the following specific changes to the development conditions for the PUD:
1. Remove the requirement for 20,000 square feet of office and clarify that a total of 26,000 square feet of nonresidential uses are allowed.
2. Increase the maximum number of multiple-family re...
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