Newberry Approves Land Use and Zoning Changes

NEWBERRY ‒ The Newberry City Commission, during its Sept. 23, 2024, meeting, approved three small-scale amendments to the city’s Future Land Use Map, alongside several zoning changes. These amendments, which pertain to properties of 50 acres or fewer, were unanimously approved on second reading after earlier annexation into the city.

Small-Scale Land Use Amendments

The first amendment came from a petition by Robert F. Phillips and Gena M. Phillips, Trustees of the Robert F. Phillips and Gena M. Phillips Revocable Living Trust. They requested a change in the land use designation of a 0.24-acre site at 25909 West Newberry Road. The property was reclassified from Residential Low Density to Commercial, and the Commission approved the amendment on second reading.

Another approved amendment involved a 9.85-acre property located at 17406 S.W. 46^th Avenue, Archer, owned by Daniel and Meghan Shore. This change reclassified the land from Alachua County Rural/Agriculture to City of Newberry Agriculture, maintaining the current density of one dwelling unit per five acres.

Similarly, Jamie Nelson, the owner of a 4.76-acre property, requested a land use amendment for his land, reclassifying it from Alachua County Rural/Agriculture to City of Newberry Agriculture. Like the Shore property, this amendment does not alter the allowed density of the land.

Zoning Changes

In addition to the land use amendments, the Commission approved several zoning changes. The first was for the Phillips' 0.24-acre property, which was rezoned from Residential Single-Family (RSF-2) to Commercial Central Business District (C-CBD). Located at the southwest corner of State Road 26 and Pearl Street, the property is currently undeveloped, and any future redevelopment will require a site and development plan.

The second zoning change, also for the Shore property, involved rezoning from Alachua County Agriculture to City of Newberry Agriculture, aligning with the property's recent annexation.

A similar zoning change was approved for Jamie Nelson’s 4.76-acre property, which was also rezoned from Alachua County Agriculture to City of Newberry Agriculture following its annexation into the city.

Finally, a zoning change was approved for a 1.34-acre property located at 311 N.W. 250^th Street. Owned by Thamina Kadery and Mohammed Abul Chowdury, the property’s zoning was changed from Commercial Intensive (CI) to Commercial Central Business District (C-CBD).

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