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County approves preliminary plan for Ironwood Industrial Park with conditions on 30th Street access

5534356 · July 8, 2025
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Summary

The board approved a preliminary development plan July 8 for the Ironwood Industrial Park (approx. 1.4 million sq ft) on two parcels totaling about 137 acres, limiting access on NE 30th Street to gated emergency use unless traffic mitigation is shown; wetland conservation areas and well-field protections were key conditions.

The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners approved a preliminary development plan (PDP) for the Ironwood Industrial Park on July 8 with conditions that limit access from NE 30th Street and require traffic and environmental mitigation for any full access connection.

Planner Jacob Stout presented the PDP for two parcels totaling about 137.5 acres at 6505 County Road 225 and 6310 NE Waldo Road. The site carries heavy-industrial future land use and MP (manufacturing/processing) zoning. Staff—s review noted several conservation management areas (CMAs) that contain wetlands and tree-canopy preservation areas; together the CMAs represent roughly 18% of the site area.

Stout said existing tertiary and secondary well-field…

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