Dear City Commissioners:
My concerns arise from three (3) areas:
1. How can the ordinances be written so the result is single-family use only since the intention is home ownership?
2. What are the permitted uses for the new category? Has a chart been drawn up? It would appear that rentals of all kinds, including short-term, are not excluded.
Department: Office of the City Attorney
Description: Ordinance No. 2022-677: An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Gainesville by amending the Future Land Use Element to allow for density bonuses related to affordable housing or tree preservation, as more specifically described in this ordinance; providing directions to the City Manager; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.
Fiscal Note: N/A
Recommendation: The City Commission to adopt the proposed ordinance.
Department: City Attorney
Description: Ordinance No: 2022-679: An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the Land Development Code (Chapter 30 of the City of Gainesville Code of Ordinances) relating to residential density bonuses and the provision of affordable housing, as more specifically described in this ordinance; providing directions to the codifier; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.
Fiscal Note: This item has no fiscal impact.
Recommendation: The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
Department: Office of the City Attorney
Description: Ordinance No. 2024-267: An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending Policy 4.1.1 in the Future Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan by amending the Single-Family (SF) land use category, as more specifically described in this ordinance; providing directions to the City Manager; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.
Fiscal Note: N/A
Recommendation: The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
Department: Office of the City Attorney
Description: Ordinance No. 2024-263: An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the Land Development Code (Chapter 30 of the City of Gainesville Code of Ordinances) to provide more flexibility for single-family home development by reducing minimum lot size and building setback requirements, as more specifically described in this ordinance; providing directions to the codifier; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.
Fiscal Note: This item has no fiscal impact.
Recommendation: The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
