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VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION - CITY-OWNED PARCEL LOCATED NORTH OF MORNINGSIDE NATURE CENTER AND EAST OF NORTHEAST WALDO ROAD (B)
Ordinance No. 130339
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, annexing a certain portion of the City of Gainesville reserve area, as petitioned for by the City as the property owner pursuant to Chapter 90-496, as amended, Special Act, Laws of Florida, known as the Alachua County Boundary Adjustment Act, that includes Tax Parcel No. 10860-000-000, which is generally located south of NE 39th Avenue, west of Morningside Nature Center, north of E University Avenue, and east of NE Waldo Road; making certain findings; providing for inclusion of the area in Appendix I of the City Charter; 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 directions to the Clerk of the Commission; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
explanation
This ordinance will annex, at the request of the City of Gainesville as the property owner, a parcel that is unincorporated, compact, and contiguous to the current boundaries of the City of Gainesville. The parcel is within the City of Gainesville reserve area and is generally located south of NE 39th Avenue, west of Morningside Nature Center, north of E University Avenue, and east of NE Waldo Road. The adoption of an annexation ordinance is the final stage in the annexation process under the provisions of the Alachua County Boundary Adjustment Act. On August 1, 2013, the City Commission received and accepted the petition for voluntary annexation. On September 5, 2013, the City Commission adopted the Urban Services Report for the area as mandated by the Boundary Adjustment Act as a prerequisite to the adoption of an annexation ordinance. Bec...
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