Summary The proposed Site Specific Amendment to the City of Alachua Official Zoning Atlas (Rezoning) is a request by Ryan Thompson, AICP, of CHW, Inc., applicant and agent for DM Alachua Investments, LLC, property owner, for the consideration of the rezoning of the subject property from Agricultural (“A”) to Commercial Intensive (“CI”).
The subject property is comprised of a portion of Tax Parcel Numbers 05936-001-000, and is approximately 9.99 acres in size. The subject property is located at 9900 NW US Highway 441; northwest of the intersection of US Highway 441 and NW 43rd Street, southeast of the Brooke Pointe subdivision, south of the Staghorn subdivision, west of US Highway 441.
The subject property presently has a Commercial Future Land Use Map (FLUM) Designation, which was approved by the City Commission of the City of Alachua through Ordinance 10-19 on August 9, 2010. This proposed rezoning would align the property's zoning designation with its Future Land Use Designation.
The proposed CI zoning district allows for a maximum of 217,852 square feet of nonresidential development on the subject property, which is consistent with the maximum intensity of the current FLUM Designation. However, actual total development on the site is likely to be significantly less than the maximum allowed by the zoning district, due to the fact that all developments must meet required regulations for open space, stormwater, environmental buffers, tree preservation, and landscaping.
The proposed zoning district is described as follows in Section 3.2.1, City of Alachua Land Development Regulations:
The Commercial Intensive (“CI”) Zone District is described as follows in Section 3.5 .2 (E) of the Land Development Regulations (LDRs):
The CI District is established and intended to provide lands and facilitate highway-oriented development opportunities within the City, for uses that require high public visibility and an accessible location. The CI district should be located along major arterials or highways and at the US 441/Interstate-75 interchange.
At the December 12, 2017 hearing before the Planning and Zoning Board, eight individuals spoke on the application. Concerns included possible impacts to potential wetlands, increased traffic, increased noise, litter, and stormwater runoff from future development. A copy of the draft minutes from this hearing have been included. By a vote of 3-1, the Planning and Zoning Board transmitted the proposed amendment to the City Commission with a recommendation to approve. | | |