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VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION – EASTSIDE PROPERTIES (B)

Ordinance No. 110505
An Ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, annexing a portion of the City of Gainesville Reserve Area pursuant to Chapter 90-496, Special Act, Laws of Florida, as amended by Chapter 91-382 and Chapter 93, 347, Special Acts, Laws of Florida, known as the Alachua County Boundary Adjustment Act; making certain findings; including within the corporate limits of the City of Gainesville, Florida, that certain compact and contiguous area located generally in an area comprised of Tax Parcel Numbers 10890-000-000, 10889-000-000, 10889-002-000, and 10889-003-000.  Tax parcel 10890-000-000 is generally located south of East University Avenue, west of the vicinity of S.E. 43rd Street, north of tax parcel 10890-002-000, and east of the Gainesville City Limits.  Tax parcel 10889-000-000 is generally located south of East University Avenue, west of the vicinity of S.E. 43rd Street, north of tax parcels 16127-002-002 and 16127-002-001, and east of tax parcels 10890-000-000 and 10890-002-000.  Tax parcels 10889-002-000 and 10889-003-000 are generally located south of East University Avenue, west of the vicinity of S.E. 43rd Street, north of tax parcels 16127-003-000 and 16125-001-001, and east of tax parcel 10889-000-000, as more particularly described in the ordinance; providing for inclusion of the area in Appendix I of the City Charter; providing for land use and zoning regulations; providing for persons engaged in any occupation, business, trade or profession within the area; providing directions to the City Manager and Clerk of the Commission; providing a severability clause; and providing an effective date.

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The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.

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The adoption of an annexation ordinance is the final stage in the annexation process under the provisions of the Alachua County Boundary Adjustment Act.  On November 19, 2009, at a regular City Commission meeting, the City Commission received and accepted the petitions for annexation, and determined that the petitions bore the signatures of the owners of the properties that is the subject of this annexation.  On July 7, 2011 and July 21, 2011, the City Commission held advertised public hearings and adopted the Urban Services Report as mandated by the Boundary Adjustment Act.

Subsequent to the City Commission’s acceptance of the petitions, property owners of the southern segment of the proposed area for annexation withdrew their petitions.  Therefore, at this time, the City is only pursuing annexation of four parcels owned by Demetree Metro at Forest Creek LLC.

ANNEXATION ORDINANCE

The annexation ordinance proposes to annex a contiguous, compact, unincorporated portion of the reserve area.  The Boundary Adjustment Act requires the ordinance to be adopted as a nonemergency ordinance and to include one reasonably compact area.

In the Ordinance the City Commission makes certain findings of fact related to the area proposed for annexation.  The area must meet certain standards as required by the Boundary Adjustment Act.  In this regard, your attention is drawn to Section 1 of this Ordinance and the presentation by the City Manager.

If adopted on first reading, the second and final reading of this ordinance will be January 19, 2012.  Pursuant to the Boundary Adjustment Act, notice of adoption of this ordinance was published for two consecutive weeks prior to first reading.