GAINESVILLE - The staff of the Gainesville Planning Department is recommending approval of plans for a 7,700-square-foot office building on a vacant lot on Thompson Bridge Road. The site is across from the new Walmart Neighborhood Market.
Chris Patton wants to amend a condition of zoning from a rezoning request that was approved in 1998. The planning staff's recommendation - which will be considered by the Gainesville Planning and Appeals Board Tuesday - comes with these conditions, however:
1. The exterior architecture of the proposed building shall be generally consistent with the photograph submitted with the application to be constructed with a minimum of 50% of brick, stone or rock materials on the exterior walls.
2. The subject property shall contain a minimum 25-foot wide perimeter buffer area along the easterly property line adjacent to the single-family residential property. The buffer shall consist of a combination of existing and new vegetation in order to provide for a solid buffer. The new vegetation shall consist of a mixture of Cryptomeria trees, Leyland Cypress trees and other similar evergreen vegetation at a minimum height of six feet (6’) upon installation. The final number, type and location of trees shall be subject to the approval of the Community Development Department Director.
3. The northerly side yard property line shall contain an 8-foot tall, opaque, vinyl fence.
4. The subject property shall be limited to uses permitted within the Neighborhood Business (N-B) zoning district excluding a convenience store, coin laundry or tattoo parlor.
The property was part of a four-parcel proposed commercial development that was conditionally rezoned from Residential-I (RI) to Neighborhood Shopping (N-S), now Neighborhood Business (N-B). One of the zoning conditions required a 30-foot wide rear "vegetated" buffer. Patton is asking the city to to reduce the buffer requirement from 30 feet to 15 feet in width in order for the lot to accommodate the building and parking area. The buffer would also include a six-foot high wooden fence.
The planning and appeals board meets at 5:30 p.m. at the Gainesville Justice Center on Queen City Parkway.
Chris Patton wants to amend a condition of zoning from a rezoning request that was approved in 1998. The planning staff's recommendation - which will be considered by the Gainesville Planning and Appeals Board Tuesday - comes with these conditions, however:
1. The exterior architecture of the proposed building shall be generally consistent with the photograph submitted with the application to be constructed with a minimum of 50% of brick, stone or rock materials on the exterior walls.
2. The subject property shall contain a minimum 25-foot wide perimeter buffer area along the easterly property line adjacent to the single-family residential property. The buffer shall consist of a combination of existing and new vegetation in order to provide for a solid buffer. The new vegetation shall consist of a mixture of Cryptomeria trees, Leyland Cypress trees and other similar evergreen vegetation at a minimum height of six feet (6’) upon installation. The final number, type and location of trees shall be subject to the approval of the Community Development Department Director.
3. The northerly side yard property line shall contain an 8-foot tall, opaque, vinyl fence.
4. The subject property shall be limited to uses permitted within the Neighborhood Business (N-B) zoning district excluding a convenience store, coin laundry or tattoo parlor.
The property was part of a four-parcel proposed commercial development that was conditionally rezoned from Residential-I (RI) to Neighborhood Shopping (N-S), now Neighborhood Business (N-B). One of the zoning conditions required a 30-foot wide rear "vegetated" buffer. Patton is asking the city to to reduce the buffer requirement from 30 feet to 15 feet in width in order for the lot to accommodate the building and parking area. The buffer would also include a six-foot high wooden fence.
The planning and appeals board meets at 5:30 p.m. at the Gainesville Justice Center on Queen City Parkway.
A 7,700-square-foot office building is planned on this vacant lot on Thompson Bridge Road across from the Walmart Neighborhood Market.
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