Application CPA-04-11 (Large Scale Map Amendment)

A request initiated by the County to amend Future Land Use Map 2030 from Rural/ Agriculture to Preservation for tax parcel # 16893-000-000 on approximately 242 acres owned by Alachua County Board of County Commissioners, and generally located in northeastern Alachua County, approximately 4 miles northwest of the City of Waldo at the intersection of CR 225 and CR 1475.

Application CPA-04-11

Process• LPA Hearing Date: April 20, 2011• BoCC Transmittal Hearing Date: May 10, 2011

The reviewing agencies identified in Section 163.3184(1)(c), F.S. reviewed the proposed comprehensive plan amendment pursuant to Sections 163.3184(3)(b)2, 3, and 4, F.S., and letters were received by the County from the State Land Planning Agency, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and the Florida Department of Education by June 15, 2011, which had no comments on amendment CPA 06-11; and, pursuant to Section 163.3184(3)(b)(c), the County is required to hold a public hearing on whether to adopt the comprehensive plan amendment within 180 days after receipt of agency comments.

SITE

BRADFORD COUNTY

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Feet Northeast Flatwoods Request Initiated by the County to amend Future Land Use Map 2030 from Rural/Agriculture to Preservation

CPA-04-11 Location Map

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Northeast Flatwwods

CPA-04-11 Zoning

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Feet

Northeast Flatwwods

CPA-04-11 Existing

Future Land Use

±0 1,000500

Feet

Rural/Agriculture

Future Land Use

Preservation

Site BoundaryArea to be changed to Preservation

Northeast Flatwwods

CPA-04-11 Proposed

Future Land Use

±0 1,000500

Feet

Rural/Agriculture

Future Land Use

Preservation

Site BoundaryArea to be changed to Preservation

CPA 04-11 Northeast Flatwoods

View looking west along CR 1475

Application CPA-04-11 (Large Scale Map Amendment)

STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Adopt CPA-04-11 to designate publicly owned parcel # 16893-000-000 as Preservation on the Future Land Use Map 2030.

Bases:a. The designation of this publicly owned parcel, acquired for use as a natural resource and managed conservation land, would be consistent with COSE Objective 3.2 and related policies and the definition of Preservation Area/Land, i.e. ”intended for use as natural reserves or managed conservation lands for the preservation of natural resources.”