Summary The proposed Site Specific Amendment to the Official Zoning Map (rezoning) is a request to amend the Official Zoning Atlas from Agricultural (“A”) (Alachua County) to Industrial General (“IG”) on the subject property.
The subject property was annexed through Ordinance 18-17 (adopted July 23, 2018) and as a part group of annexations for which the application fee to be annexed had been waived (Resolutions 17-11 and 17-19). Through Resolution 18-03, the City Commission had also waived application fees for Comprehensive Plan Amendment and Rezoning applications for those properties annexed through the fee waiver resolution, to comparable City designations.
The subject property currently has an Agriculture (Alachua County) Future Land Use designation. A companion application proposes an amendment to the City’s Comprehensive Plan that would amend the subject property to Industrial Future Land Use designation.
The Industrial General (“IG”) Zone District is described as follows in Section 3.4.2 of the Land Development Regulations (LDRs):
The IG district is established and intended to provide lands for industrial uses which can be operated in a relatively clean and quiet manner and which will not be obnoxious to adjacent residential or business districts. Allowable uses include limited manufacturing and functionally related uses such as distribution, storage, and processing. General commercial uses are allowed, but are considered incidental to the predominantly industrial nature of the district. Residential uses, other than caretaker dwellings, are not permitted. Any uses that generate hazardous wastes shall have a hazardous materials management plan and operate in accordance with all local, State, and Federal requirements. |