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VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION - CITY AND STATE-OWNED LAND THAT ENCOMPASSES THE PAYNES PRAIRIE SHEETFLOW RESTORATION PROJECT (B)
Ordinance No. 140618
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, annexing a certain portion of the City of Gainesville urban reserve area that includes city-owned Tax Parcel Nos. 15672-002-001 and 16246-001-001, state-owned Tax Parcel No. 15672-001-000, and a portion of state-owned Tax Parcel Nos. 16246-003-001, 16246-001-000, 16258-042-000 and 16257-000-000, which are generally located south of Southeast Williston Road, west of the Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail, north of Tax Parcel Nos. 16287-000-000 and 16286-000-000, and east of the intersection of South Main Street and Southwest Williston Road, as more specifically described in this ordinance, as petitioned for by the property owners pursuant to Chapter 90-496, as amended, Special Act, Laws of Florida, known as the Alachua County Boundary Adjustment Act; 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 land into the City of Gainesville that is unincorporated, compact, and contiguous to the current boundaries of the City, and was voluntarily initiated at the request of the City of Gainesville and the State of Florida as the property owners. The property is within the City of Gainesville reserve area and is located south of Southeast Williston Road, west of the Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail, north of Tax Parcel Nos. 16287-000-000 and 16286-000-000, and east of the intersection of South Main Str...
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