Summary The proposed Large Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment (LSCPA) is a request by Craig Brashier, AICP, of Causseaux, Hewett, & Walpole, Inc., agent for Tara Village, Inc., property owner, for the consideration of a Large Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment (LSCPA) to the City of Alachua Future Land Use Map (FLUM) from Agriculture to Moderate Density Residential on an approximate 21.64 acre subject property. The subject property is comprised of two contiguous tax parcels (Numbers 03974-004-000; 03974-005-000). The subject property is located in the 12000 block of NW 157th Street, east of the Savannah Station subdivision. The subject property is currently undeveloped, except for one dilapidated structure on site.
The applicant has submitted a concurrent rezoning application, which proposes to amend the zoning designation of the subject property from Agricultural (A) to Planned Development – Residential (PD-R). The proposed PD-R would permit a maximum of twenty (20) single family residential dwellings on the subject property. In addition, the applicant has submitted an application for a Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment which would create Policy 1.2.a.1 of the Future Land Use Element to limit development on the subject property to a maximum of twenty (20) dwelling units. Policy 1.2.a of the Future Land Use Element establishes the Moderate Density Residential land use category, and states that this category allows residential development at a maximum density of 4 dwelling units per acre. The following are examples of uses permitted within the Moderate Density Residential land use category: single family, conventional dwelling units; accessory dwelling units; residential planned developments; and supporting community services, such as schools, houses of worship, parks, and community centers.
On September 13, 2016, the Planning & Zoning Board (PZB) held a public hearing on the proposed large scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment to the Future Land Use Map. During the public hearing, four (4) individuals commented on the proposed amendment. Draft minutes of the September 13, 2016, PZB Meeting, summarizing public comment, are included within the materials attached to this item. Comments pertained to: existing traffic along NW 157th Street; existing traffic to the south of the subject property; the existing/proposed densities of the subject property; the character of the surrounding area; programmed improvements to NW 157th Street; the potential for the project's traffic to travel through Pilot Forest; the areas where stormwater management facilities may be located within the project; the required buffering as proposed; and the intended use of other contiguous parcels owned by the applicant. Following the close of the public hearing, the PZB voted 3-0 to transmit the proposed large scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment to the Future Land Use Map to the City Commission, with a recommendation to approve the application.
The City Commission held the first reading and public hearing of Ordinance 17-01 on November 28, 2016, and voted 3-0 to approve Ordinance 17-01 on first reading. During the public hearing, four (4) individuals commented on the proposed amendment. Comments pertained to: impacts to trees along NW 157th Street that could result by the proposed improvements to NW 157th Street; traffic speeds along NW 157th Street; the possibility of traffic calming devices along NW 157th Street; the potential for the project's traffic to travel south from the project site to NW 110th Avenue, NW 161st Street, and NW 94th Avenue; densities within Pilot Forest and Savannah Station; and the intended use of other contiguous parcels owned by the applicant.
On December 6, 2016, in accordance with Chapter 163.3184 (3)(b)1, Florida Statutes, the City submitted the proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendment to the Department of Economic Opportunity and the following agencies/ jurisdictions: The Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the Florida Department of Transportation - District 2 Office, the Florida Department of State, the North Central Florida Regional Planning Council, the Department of Economic Opportunity (Bureau of Economic Development), the Suwannee River Water Management District, the Department of Education, the City of Gainesville, the City of High Springs, Alachua County Department of Growth Management, and the School Board of Alachua County. The Florida Department of Transportation, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, the Florida Department of Transportation, and the Suwannee River Water Management District submitted letters of no comment on the proposed amendment. The North Central Florida Regional Planning Council submitted a report stating that no adverse impacts to regional resources and facilities were anticipated as a result of this proposed amendment. | | |