Newberry rezones 13 tax Parcels

NEWBERRY ‒ Thirteen tax parcels in the City of Newberry have been rezoned. A legislative public hearing on Ordinance 2020-17/CPA 20-01 received unanimous approval on second and final reading at the Aug. 10 City Commission meeting.

On April 27, the City Commission adopted seven ordinances, approving the voluntary annexation of 13 tax parcels that are contiguous to Newberry’s boundaries. “With the land now annexed into the City, the next step was to bring the property into conformance with the City’s Land Development Regulations (LDRs), which include the adopted Future Land Use Map (FLUM) (part of the City’s Comprehensive Plan) and the City’s Official Zoning Atlas,” said Newberry Principal Planner Wendy Kinser-Maxwell at that time.

Following the City Commission’s approval on June 22, the City transmitted the FLUM changes to the State of Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. Receiving no objections from the State, the City was able to consider adoption of this ordinance on second reading at which time it passed.

Following approval of CPA 20-01, the Commission was able to consider Ordinance 2020-18/LDR 20-03, which is an application by the City to amend the Official Zoning Atlas by changing the zoning on the same properties from Alachua County Agriculture (A) to City of Newberry Agriculture (A).

A quasi-judicial public hearing was conducted at which time the Commission also approved the rezoning of the same properties on second reading. This zoning category is the closest match to the County’s zoning, which allows one dwelling unit per five acres and is consistent with the City’s Comprehensive Plan.

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