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 Consultants, Inc., applicant and agent for 441 Development Group of Alachua County, LLC, property owner, for the consideration of the rezoning of the subject property from Alachua County Agriculture (A [County]) to Community Commercial (CC) on ±18 acres and to Residential Single Family – 4 (RSF-4) on ±10.2 acres) on a ±28.2 acre subject property.
The subject property is located south of NW US Highway 441, approximately 1,300 feet west of the intersection of NW US Highway 441 and Turkey Creek Boulevard and approximately 800 feet east of the intersection of NW US Highway 441 and County Road 237. Approximately half of the subject property is comprised of planted pecan trees with the remainder comprised natural wooded areas.
The property is presently vacant. Farm Credit of Florida and part of the Turkey Creek community are located to the west of the subject property. Turkey Creek is also located to the south of the subject property. In addition a single family residence is located on a large lot to the south. Lands to the east are undeveloped and wooded. US Highway 441 is located to the north.
The Future Land Use Map (FLUM) Designations of the subject property were amended in 2009 to Community Commercial and Moderate Density Residential, 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 Designations.
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.
The general purposes of the residential zone districts established by the City’s Land Development Regulations (LDRs) are described in Section 3.4.1 of the LDRs:
The residential zone districts contained in this section are established and intended to provide a comfortable, healthy, safe, and pleasant environment in which to live. More specifically, they are intended to:
(A) Provide appropriately located lands for residential development.Provide appropriately located lands for residential development that are consistent with the goals, objectives, and policies of the Comprehensive Plan;
(B) Protect from harmful effects.Protect residents from the harmful effects of noise, traffic congestion, and other significant adverse environmental effects; and
(C) Provide lands with varying degrees of density.Provide for residential lands with varying density, together with public and semipublic buildings and facilities, accessory structures, and nonresidential services, as may be compatible with such development.
The specific purpose of the RSF-4 zoning district are described in Section 3.4.2(C) of LDRs:
RSF-4, Residential Single-Family-4. The RSF-4 district is established as a district in which the principal use of land is single-family residential development at a moderate density for use in areas served by water and sewer systems. The regulations of this district are intended to discourage any use that would substantially interfere with the development of single-family dwellings and that would be detrimental to the residential nature of the district. Complementary uses customarily found in residential zone districts, such as community facilities, religious institutions, parks and playgrounds, and schools are also allowed. The minimum lot area for single-family detached is 7,500 square feet and the maximum density allowed is four dwelling units an acre.
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