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Quasi-Judicial - Rezoning 1,778 Acres of Property Known as Plum Creek (B)
Ordinance No. 190534
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the Zoning Map Atlas by rezoning approximately 1778 acres of property generally located north of U.S. 441 and NW 74th Place, east and west of SR 121 and CR 231, and south of NW 121st Avenue, as more specifically described in this ordinance, from Alachua County Agriculture (A) district to City of Gainesville Agriculture (AGR) district; 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
STAFF REPORT
This ordinance amends the Zoning Map Atlas of the City of Gainesville by rezoning approximately 1,778 acres of property generally located north of U.S. 441 and NW 74th Place, east and west of SR 121 and CR 231, and south of NW 121st Avenue, as more specifically described in this ordinance, from Alachua County Agriculture (A) district to City of Gainesville Agriculture (AGR) district.
The southernmost portion of the property (approximately 460 acres) was annexed in 1992, and the remaining acreage was annexed in 2007. At the time of annexation the property had a future land use designation of Alachua County Rural/Agricultural and a zoning designation of Alachua County Agriculture. In 2009, the City adopted Ordinance No. 070447 and assigned the following four City land use designations with conditions to specified portions of the subject property: 1) Planned Use District (PUD) overlay, with an underlying land use designation of City Agriculture); 2) Single-Family; 3) Residential Low-Density; and 4) Conservation. This 2009 ordinance included a requirement that the subject property's owner timely apply for an obtain City Planned Development (PD) zoning on the PUD portion within 18 months of the effective date of the 2009 ordinance. If the prope...
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