ALACHUA – The Alachua City Commission approved on first reading an ordinance during the Aug. 27 commission meeting that will change the zoning status of a substantial parcel of land in Alachua.The 143-acre property is located north of U.S. Highway 441 and south of Meadowglen Subdivision. The current plans have allotted a 250,000-square-foot plot for commercial development. There are also 590 residential units that will be built.
In 2005, the zoning designation on the land was changed from Agriculture to a Planned Unit Development. After the Planned Unit Development status expired on June 15, the developers moved to change the zoning of the property to allow for residential and commercial developments.
The current proposal states that about 74 acres will be used for residential single-family units and about 36 acres will be used for residential multi-family units. About 33 acres are reserved for commercial development.
According to Brandon Stubbs, Alachua city planner, an informational meeting was held on May 17 for property owners within 400 feet of the property. No members of the public attended.
Monday’s city commission meeting focused on zoning, and there weren’t any discussions about what businesses or subdivisions might be built on the land.
“Nothing is being reserved here for them,” city attorney Marian Rush said. “This is just the zoning.”
The City has scheduled a second public hearing on Sept. 10.
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The 143-acre property is located north of U.S. Highway 441 and south of Meadowglen Subdivision. The current plans have allotted a 250,000-square-foot plot for commercial development. There are also 590 residential units that will be built.
In 2005, the zoning designation on the land was changed from Agriculture to a Planned Unit Development. After the Planned Unit Development status expired on June 15, the developers moved to change the zoning of the property to allow for residential and commercial developments.
The current proposal states that about 74 acres will be used for residential single-family units and about 36 acres will be used for residential multi-family units. About 33 acres are reserved for commercial development.
According to Brandon Stubbs, Alachua city planner, an informational meeting was held on May 17 for property owners within 400 feet of the property. No members of the public attended.
Monday’s city commission meeting focused on zoning, and there weren’t any discussions about what businesses or subdivisions might be built on the land.
“Nothing is being reserved here for them,” city attorney Marian Rush said. “This is just the zoning.”
The City has scheduled a second public hearing on Sept. 10.
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