Agenda Item Name:
Title
Second of two required Public Hearings for an Ordinance Adopting Amendments to the Unified Land Development Code (ULDC) for Alternative Fuel Sales, Home-Based Businesses, Distribution Electric Substations and Parcel Disaggregation.
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Presenter:
Angeline Jacobs and Jeff Hays 352-256-1329
Description:
Second of two required Public Hearings on Proposed Amendments to the Unified Land Development Code.
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Convene as the Land Development Regulation Commission and find the proposed amendments to the Unified Land Development Code consistent with the Alachua County Comprehensive Plan. Reconvene as the Board of County Commissioners and approve the ordinance.
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Prior Board Motions:
Request to advertise approved for the first hearing at the Regular Board of County Commissioners meeting on March 14, 2023, agenda item 23-0477.
Request to advertise approved for the second hearing at the Regular Board of County Commissioners meeting on April 11, 2023, agenda item 23-0599.
Planning Disaggregation, as related to “Planning Parcel”. The Board of County Commissioners approved a motion at its regular meeting on April 12, 2022 asking that staff review “planning parcel” concepts and options for amendments. Then at a special meeting on September 6, 2022 the Board of County Commissioners approved a motion to review and develop a Unified Land Development Code amendment to affect the circumventing of land development regulations by splitting out parcels.
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
Sufficient budget exists to cover the fees associated with advertising costs for this 2nd public hearing. (001.65.6500.554.49.04)
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Strategic Guide:
Strategic Guide
All Other Mandatory and Discretionary Services
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Background:
Alternative Fuel Sales Florida Statute 377.707 preempts local governments from requiring a fuel retailer to invest in a particular fueling infrastructure. The proposed changes to the Unified Land Development Code will remove the current requirement to provide specific fueling infrastructure in a Traditional Neighborhood Development or Transit Oriented Development.
Home-Based Businesses Florida Statute 559.955 requires changes to our existing Unified Land Development Code to comply with the requirements of the law. These changes primarily consist of not treating any home-based business differently than a similarly situated home without a business.
Distribution Electric Substation The Unified Land Development Code standards for substation development review, per special exception, does not comply with Florida Statute section 163.3208 related specifically to “Distribution Electric Substations”. The proposed changes would be to conform with the requirements of the law.
Parcel Disaggregation proposes a Unified Land Development Code amendment to prevent the disaggregation/piecemeal development and would create standards to master plan commonly owned adjacent property.