Board/Committee Agenda Item

MEETING DATE:  6/9/2020

SUBJECT:  Small Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment: A request by Clay Sweger, AICP, LEED AP, of EDA Consultants, Inc., applicant and agent for Black Flag Metalsmith, LLC, property owner, to amend the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) from Agricultural to Industrial on a ±6.98 acre subject property. The property subject to the proposed amendment is located north of NW County Road 235. Consisting of Tax Parcel Number 03918-003-000 (Legislative Hearing).

PREPARED BY:  Justin Tabor, AICP, Principal Planner

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Staff recommends that the Planning & Zoning Board transmit the proposed Small Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment EDA Consultants, Inc. on behalf of Black Flag Metalsmith, LLC to the City Commission with a recommendation to approve upon making the following motion:

Based upon the presentation before this Board and Staff’s recommendation, this Board finds the application for a Small Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment submitted by EDA Consultants, Inc. on behalf of Black Flag Metalsmith, LLC to be consistent with the City of Alachua Comprehensive Plan and transmits the application to the City Commission, with a recommendation to approve.

Summary

The proposed Small Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment (SSCPA) is a request by Clay Sweger, AICP, LEED AP, EDA Consultants, Inc., for the consideration of Small Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment (SSCPA) to the City of Alachua Future Land Use Map (FLUM) which would amend the FLUM Designation of the subject property from Agriculture to Industrial.

The applicant has submitted a companion application for a Site-Specific Amendment to the Official Zoning Atlas which proposes to amend the zoning of the subject property from Agricultural (A) to Light & Warehouse Industrial (ILW).

The subject property is located north of NW County Road 235 approximately 600 feet west of the intersection of NW County Road 235 and NW 148th Terrace. The property historically has consisted of natural vegetation, however, a large portion of the site was recently cleared.

The property is generally surrounded by single-family residential uses to the south, industrial uses (Sandvik Mining) to the east, a CSX rail line to the north, and Interstate 75 to the west. 

Objective 1.5 of the Future Land Use Element establishes the Industrial land use category, and states that this category and states that this category allows a broad range of clean industry, warehousing, research, and technology industries, to provide a variety of job opportunities to the citizens of Alachua and the North Central Florida Region.