Agenda Item Name:
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Preliminary Development Plan for Springhills SW Quadrant
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Presenter:
Leslie McLendon/374-5249
Description:
Preliminary Development Plan for Springhills SW Quadrant - proposed maximum of 149 residential units and maximum of 455,000 sf of light industrial, office, and warehousing.
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approve with condition the proposed Preliminary Development Plan and Resolution DR-21-18, based on a finding of consistency with the Alachua County Comprehensive Plan and the Alachua County Unified Land Development Code.
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Prior Board Motions:
20-0616 (CPA-01-20); 20-0608 (ZOM-01-20)
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
N/A
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Background:
The proposed Preliminary Development Plan is for up to 149 residential units and up to 20,000 sf of office space, up to 120,000 sf of business park uses, and up to 315,000 sf of light industrial (455,000 sf total of non-residential uses) on approximately 116 acres.
The purpose of the Preliminary Development Plan stage is for the reviewing body and the applicant to determine the specific characteristics of the site that will influence its design. ULDC 402.43 (a) Development plan review steps states that the Preliminary Development Plan shall detail regulated natural resources that exist on site, approximate access points, and location of utilities that serve the site. Minimum open space areas and tree protection defined with the Preliminary Development Plan shall be utilized in the Final Development Plan.
It is anticipated that Final Development Plans will be submitted in phases to implement the Preliminary Development Plan, if approved.
There is significant upland habitat on this property, which will be set aside as a conservation management area. In addition, there are several large high quality specimen trees scattered throughout the site. This is the first project being reviewed since the ULDC update to Article II of Chapter 406 for Trees and Native Vegetation. The ULDC now prohibits removal of high quality specimen trees 60 inches or greater unless the applicant can demonstrate that the development activity cannot occur in any other location on the site, or that removal is unavoidable due to site conditions that minimize impacts to other regulated resources. At this time, specific development proposals within each phase are not known and the Preliminary Development Plan does not propose to remove any of these trees. The details of avoidance or removal will be reviewed with each Final Development Plan.
The proposed Preliminary Development Plan exceeds the threshold established in Unified Land Development Code (ULDC) Section 402.44 for review by the Development Review Committee. According to Table 402.44.1 Development Thresholds single family residential subdivisions that exceed 25 dwelling units require approval by the Board of County Commissioners (BoCC).