City of Gainesville - File #: 210956.

• File #: 210956.
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: First Reading
• File created: 2/24/2022
• In control: City Attorney
• On agenda: 9/1/2022
• Title: Voluntary Annexation - 29.869 Acres of Privately-Owned Property on the west side of I-75 and north of SW 8th Avenue (B) Ordinance No. 210956 An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, annexing approximately 29.869 acres of privately-owned property generally located on the west side of Interstate 75, north of SW 8th Avenue, as more specifically described in this ordinance, as petitioned for by the property owner(s) pursuant to Chapter 171, Florida Statutes; making certain findings; providing for inclusion of the property 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 City Clerk; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/17/2022	1	City Commission	Approved as Recommended

title
Voluntary Annexation - 29.869 Acres of Privately-Owned Property on the west side of I-75 and north of SW 8th Avenue (B)

Ordinance No. 210956

An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, annexing approximately 29.869 acres of privately-owned property generally located on the west side of Interstate 75, north of SW 8th Avenue, as more specifically described in this ordinance, as petitioned for by the property owner(s) pursuant to Chapter 171, Florida Statutes; making certain findings; providing for inclusion of the property 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 City Clerk; 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 into the corporate limits of the City of Gainesville tax parcel 06655-002-003 owned by Gainesville Land Investors LLC, and tax parcel 06655-200-001 owned by 212 Acquisitions LLC. The annexation area consists of approximately 29.869 acres of privately-owned property generally located on the west side of Interstate 75 and north of SW 8th Avenue. On March 17, 2022, the City Commission received and accepted a petition for voluntary annexation and directed the City Attorney to prepare this annexation ordinance.

Municipal annexation in Florida is governed by the Municipal Annexation or Contraction Act (the "Act"), which is found in Chapter 171, Florida Statutes. Section 171.044, F.S., sets forth the requirements and procedure for voluntary annexation, whereby property owners may voluntarily request a municipality to include their property within the corporate limits of that municipality. Besides various procedural requirements, Section 171.044, F.S., sets forth the following subs...