Alachua County planning commission recommends special‑use permit for private K–12 school on 39th Avenue

Alachua County planning staff and the applicant told the local planning agency on Dec. 18 that a church‑site on 39th Avenue is suitable for a private K–12 school, and the commission voted to approve the special‑use permit application Z2400009 with staff conditions.

Jerry Bruington, senior planner with the Alachua County Department of Growth Management, told commissioners the application is for a school accessory to an existing religious facility on an 8.6‑acre planned development parcel. "The applicant wishes to establish a K through 12 private school on the property, which would be an accessory use to this religious structure," Bruington said, and staff recommended approval because the request meets the locational criteria in the Comprehensive Plan (future land use policy 5.2.1) and the Unified Land…