Title
Rezone property located at 301 & 503 SE 4th Avenue (B)
Petition PB-14-76 ZON. eda engineers-surveyors-planners, inc., agent for City of Gainesville. Rezone property from Public services and operations district (PS) and CCD: Up to 150 units /acre central city district to UMU-2: 10 - 100 units/acre, and up to 25 additional units/acre by special use permit, urban mixed-use district. Located at 301 & 503 SE 4th Avenue. Related to PB-14-75 LUC & PB-14-77 TCH. *expected presentation time 5 minutes*
Explanation
This proposed rezoning is for an approximately 5.07-acre, City-owned, developed property on the south edge of downtown Gainesville, four blocks south of East University Avenue (State Road 26) and three blocks east of South Main Street. The property is the site of the Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) administration building and of GRU fleet management facilities. The property fronts SE 3rd Street on the west, SE 4th Avenue on the north, and SE 5th Avenue on the south. It is immediately west of City-owned property previously used by GRU. It is within both the Innovation Zone and the Traditional City Special Area Plan, and is not within or adjacent to the Southeast Historic District. The property is within the Downtown Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) and within the Power District. (The CRA Board in December 2013 approved the Power District Redevelopment Plan. This redevelopment plan consists of a general master plan (street and block layout), public works standards, building design standards, and development controls. These development controls include a six-story height limit and a 3-story height limit with a step back for areas that face adjacent residential areas.)
This petition is related to Petition PB-14-75 LUC, which proposes a small-scale comprehensive plan amendment from Public & Institutional Facilities (PF) and Mixed-Use High-Intensity, up to 150 units per acre (MUH), to Urban Mixed-Use 2 (UMU-2: 10 to 100 units per acre; ...
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