Summary The proposed Site Specific Amendment to the City of Alachua Official Zoning Atlas (Rezoning) is a request by Clay Sweger, AICP, LEED AP, EDA Engineers – Surveyors – Planners, Inc., applicant and agent for Property 441, LLC, property owner, for the consideration of the rezoning of the subject property from Alachua County Agriculture (A [County]) to City of Alachua Community Commercial (CC).
The subject property is approximately 8.5 acres in size, and is located south of NW US Highway 441, approximately 600 feet west of the intersection of NW US Highway 441 and Turkey Creek Boulevard. The subject property is primarily comprised of natural wooded areas. There is an existing single family residence located in the northwest corner of the subject property. Areas to the east, south, and west are presently vacant.
The property was annexed into the City of Alachua in 2010. A City of Alachua Future Land Use Map (FLUM) Designation was applied to the property in 2011, however, the property has retained its Alachua County zoning since this time. The property owner seeks to rezone the subject property to place a zoning designation on the property that is consistent with the underlying FLUM Designation.
The general purposes of the Business zone districts are established and described in Section 3.5.1 of the City’s Land Development Regulations (LDRs):
3.5.1 General purposes. The business zone districts are established for the general purpose of ensuring there are lands in the City that provide a wide range of office, retail, service, light industrial and related uses to meet household and business needs, and more specifically:
(A) Provide appropriately located lands for business uses consistent with Comprehensive Plan. Provide appropriately located lands in areas served by water and sewer for the full range of business uses needed by Alachua's residents, businesses, and workers, consistent with the goals, objectives, and policies of the Comprehensive Plan;
(B) Strengthen economic base. Strengthen the City's economic base, and provide employment opportunities close to home for residents of the City and surrounding communities;
(C) Provide suitable environment for business uses. Create suitable environments for various types of business uses, and protect them from the adverse effects of incompatible uses; and
(D) Minimize impact of business development on residential districts and uses. Minimize the impact of business development on residential districts and uses.
The specific purpose of the Community Commercial zone district is established and described in Section 3.5.2(C) of the City’s Land Development Regulations (LDRs):
3.5.2(C) CC, Community Commercial District. 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.
At the October 8, 2019 Planning and Zoning Board hearing, the Board voted 5-0 in favor of transmitting the rezoning application to the City Commission with a recommendation to approve.
On November 4, 2019, the City Commission held the first reading of Ordinance 20-02 and voted 4-0 to approve on first reading.
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