City of Gainesville - File #: 160389.

• File #: 160389.
• Version: 3
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 9/15/2016
• In control: City Attorney
• On agenda: 11/17/2016
• Final action: 12/1/2016
• Title: TEXT CHANGE - ADD VETERINARY SERVICES AND ANIMAL SPECIALTY SERVICES AS PERMITTED USES BY RIGHT IN THE AUTOMOTIVE-ORIENTED BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT (B) Ordinance No. 160389, Petition PB-16-101 TCH An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending Section 30-62 - Automotive-oriented business district (BA) of the Land Development Code (Chapter 30 of the City of Gainesville Code of Ordinances) to add veterinary services and animal specialty services (except veterinary) as permitted uses by right within the BA zoning district; providing directions to the codifier; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/1/2016	3	City Commission	Adopted on Final Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
11/17/2016	2	City Commission	Approved (Petition) and Adopted on First Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
9/22/2016	1	City Plan Board

title
TEXT CHANGE - ADD VETERINARY SERVICES AND ANIMAL SPECIALTY SERVICES AS PERMITTED USES BY RIGHT IN THE AUTOMOTIVE-ORIENTED BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT (B)

Ordinance No. 160389, Petition PB-16-101 TCH
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending Section 30-62 - Automotive-oriented business district (BA) of the Land Development Code (Chapter 30 of the City of Gainesville Code of Ordinances) to add veterinary services and animal specialty services (except veterinary) as permitted uses by right within the BA zoning district; providing directions to the codifier; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.

recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.

explanation
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT

This petition and ordinance propose to amend the list of permitted uses within the Automotive-oriented business district (BA) to add veterinary services as a specially regulated use within enclosed structures and animal specialty services (except veterinary) within enclosed structures. Veterinary services include establishments of licensed practitioners primarily engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine, dentistry, or surgery, for a variety of animal species. Animal specialty services include establishments providing services to animals that do not include veterinary care, such as grooming, boarding services, animal shelters, and training. Currently, veterinary services are permitted within enclosed buildings as a specially regulated use in a wide range of commercial and mixed-use, and office zoning districts as a specially regulated use. Similarly, animal specialty services are also permitted within the mixed-use, commercial, industrial, and downtown (Central City district) zoning districts within enclosed buildings.

The BA district is established to identify and delineate those commercial land uses involved in automotive sales as well as ot...