Media Release

ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – The Alachua County Planning Commission will meet on, Wednesday, September 18, 2013, at 6 p.m. The Alachua County Development Review Committee will meet on Thursday, September 19, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. Both meetings are in room 209 of the County Administration Building located at 12 SE 1st Street downtown Gainesville.

Item for the Planning Commission

ZOM-11-13 (rezoning) is a request to rezone from A(Agriculture) district to R-1C (Single Family Residential) district in a Low Density Residential land use designation (1-4 dwelling units per acre) on approximately 5.12 acres located immediately south of 5505 SW Archer Road on Tax Parcel Number 06946-000-000.  The rezoning request would allow single family residential development on the property if approved.  For more information, please contact Mehdi Benkhatar (Planner) at 352-374-5249.

ZOM-09-13 (rezoning) is a request to rezone from R-1a (Single Family, Low Density)  district and A (Agriculture) district to a Planned Development (PD) district to allow a place of religious assembly (First Assembly of God) including a sanctuary and accessory buildings as well as a caretaker residence.  The property has Low Density Residential (1-4 dwelling units per acre) and Rural/Agriculture (1 dwelling unit per 5 acres) land use designations and is approximately 50.41 acres located at 11500 NW 39th Avenue on Tax Parcel Numbers 04193-004-001 and 04193-004-010.  If approved, the PD would ultimately encompass approximately 250,000 square feet of development including buildings for education, assembly, offices as well as a gymnasium.  For more information please contact Jerry Brewington (Senior Planner) at 352-374-5249.

ZOS-04-13 (Special Use Permit) is a request by for a special use permit to allow a 170 foot unipole cellular tower to be constructed in an RE-1 (Residential Estate - 1) zoning district with a Low Density Residential (1-4 dwelling units per acre) land use designation on approximately 16.35 acres located at 8105 NW 23rd Avenue, which is the United Pentecostal Church site.  A unipole is a cell tower designed to resemble a large flag pole where all of the antenna are internal to the pole.  For more information, please contact Missy Daniels (Senior Planner) at 352-374-5249.

View the Planning Commission Agenda.

Item for the Development Review Committee

TownePlace Suites by Marriott - A public hearing to consider a Revised Final Development Plan for the construction of a 53,070 square foot four story hotel; located in the 7400 Block on the south side of West Newberry Road.  Please contact the Alachua County Growth Management Department at 374-5249 or Leslie McLendon at lmclendon@alachuacounty.us for further information.

Finley Woods Planned Development, Phase 1A - A public hearing to consider a Final Development Plan and a Plat for a 29 lot subdivision with associated infrastructure; located in the 4600-5050 blocks of SW 62nd Avenue.  Please contact the Alachua County Growth Management Department at 374-5249 or Leslie McLendon at lmclendon@alachuacounty.us for further information.

Finley Woods Planned Development, Phase 1B - A public hearing to consider a Final Development Plan and a Plat for a 26 lot subdivision with associated infrastructure; located in the 4600-5050 blocks of SW 62nd Avenue.  Please contact the Alachua County Growth Management Department at 374-5249 or Leslie McLendon at lmclendon@alachuacounty.us for further information.

Countryside Forest Unit 4 - Lot 69 - A public hearing to consider a Revised Final Development Plan and Replat to change the rear setback; located at 10830 NW 31st Place.  Please contact the Alachua County Growth Management Department at 374-5249 or Christine Berish at cberish@alachuacounty.us for further information.

View the Development Review Committee Agenda.