Summary The proposed Site Specific Amendment to the Official Zoning Map (rezoning) is a request by Ryan Thompson, AICP, of CHW, Inc., agent for 10.47, LLC. & Wyndswept Hills, LLC, owners, that would change the zoning designations for four tax parcels from Planned Development-Commercial (“PD-COMM”) to Residential Multifamily-15 (“RMF-15”) and Community Commercial (“CC”) on an approximate 18 acre subject property (Parcel Numbers 03869-006-000, 03869-007-000 and 03869-009-000).
The subject parcels are current vacant lands located to the north of One 51 Place Apartments and Wydnswept Hills Subdivision, south of the Park Vegetariana Subdivision, west of the Alachua Professional Plaza, and near the western terminus of NW 151 Boulevard.
As of 2005, the subject property was designated High Density Residential, and the subject parcels were zoned PD-COMM on March 19, 2007. This zoning designation approval subsequently expired June 15, 2012.
On July 12, 2016, the Planning & Zoning Board (PZB) held a public hearing on the proposed Rezoning and voted 5-0 to transmit the proposed Rezoning to the City Commission with a recommendation to approve.
The proposed zoning districts are described as follows in Section 3.2.1, City of Alachua Land Development Regulations:
The Residential Multiple Family (“RMF-15”) Zone District is described as follows in Section 3.4 .2 (H) of the Land Development Regulations (LDRs):
“The RMF-15 district is established and intended to encourage a wide range of high-density housing types, especially multifamily development, but also single-family attached, townhouses, and two- to four-family dwellings, to meet the diverse needs of the Alachua housing market, in areas served by water and sewer systems. Complementary uses customarily found in residential zone districts, such as community facilities, religious institutions, parks and playgrounds, and schools, are also allowed. Limited, neighborhood-serving commercial uses are also allowed. The maximum residential density allowed is 15 dwelling units an acre.”
The Community Commercial (“CC”) Zone District is described as follows in Section 3.5.2(C) of the Land Development Regulations (LDRs):
“The CC district is established and intended to provide lands for business uses that provide goods and services to residents of the entire community. Because these commercial uses are subject to public view, they should provide appropriate appearance, adequate parking, controlled traffic movement, suitable landscaping, appropriate pedestrian facilities, and protect abutting residential areas from adverse impacts. The CC district should typically be located along major arterials or at the intersection of an arterial and highway.”
The Planned Development - Commercial (“PD-COMM”) Zone District is described as follows in Section 3.6.1 (B) (4) of the Land Development Regulations (LDRs):
The purpose and intent of the Planned Development-Commercial (PD-COMM) District is to provide mixed-use retail and office development, with limited moderate and higher density residential uses integrated into the development above street levels and as separate stand-alone uses. |