Commission Approves Annexation and Rezoning

ALACHUA ‒ The Alachua City Commission approved at its May 9 meeting a voluntary annexation request by William and Margaret Kirkland. The property, located in the 15000 block of Peggy Road, is currently a vacant .54-acre parcel with an Alachua County Future Land Use Map (FLUM) designation of Agricultural and Alachua County Zoning designation of Rural Agriculture. Property annexed into the City retains its current unincorporated zone district classifications until a Future Land Use Map Amendment and change to the Official Zoning Atlas is adopted, and no development, redevelopment or expansion can be done until the amendments have been adopted.

In other business, the Commission approved a request by Tomoka Hills Farms, Inc, to amend the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) on 25.48 acres from Agriculture (6.42 acres) and Moderate Density Residential (19.08 acres) located east of CR 235A/Northwest 173rd Street and south of Northwest 162nd Lane.

The approved amendment changed the FLUM Designation to Moderate Density Residential on approximately 13.81 acres and Medium Density Residential on approximately 11.67 acres. The Moderate Density Residential FLUM Designation permits a density of up to four dwelling units per acre or a maximum of 55 dwelling units for the property; the Medium Density Residential FLUM Designation permits a density of four to eight dwelling units per acre or a maximum of 93 dwelling units for this property.

In related action, the Commission approved rezoning the 25.48-acre property to Residential Single Family – 4 (RSF-4) on 13.81 acres and Residential Multiple Family – 8 (RMF-8) on the remaining 11.67 acres. The Commission approved both requests on first readings with a second reading to be scheduled for a future meeting.

The City of Alachua has been awarded the Florida League of Cities 2021 Hometown Health Award for the third straight year. Lindsey Larson, Health Account Executive and Gwen Mahabir, Hometown Health Manager, presented the Hometown Health Award to the City Commission.

The award signifies that the City of Alachua has demonstrated commitment to employee well-being and has played a vital role in creating a workplace that supports a healthy environment and health-conscious culture.

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