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Gainesville council approves six-unit condominium PUD amendment after neighbor parking concerns
Summary
Gainesville approved a Planned Unit Development amendment to allow two three-unit condominium buildings on Hidden Cove Court, adding a trash-screening condition after neighbors raised parking and maintenance concerns; the vote was unanimous.
Gainesville — The mayor and council voted unanimously on Nov. 4 to amend a Planned Unit Development to allow six residential condominiums on a 0.45-acre tract at the northwest corner of Hidden Cove Court and Old Thompson Bridge Road.
The project, proposed by Paul Brown, would build two two-story buildings with three units each, each unit about 1,700 square feet, and provide 12 on-site parking spaces. Planning staff told the council the application meets the multifamily land-use designation and recommended conditional approval with four conditions.
The matter drew a neighbor opposition from resident Matthew Minor, who said existing parking in the area is already constrained and warned that two spaces per unit would be insufficient. "2 parking spaces is not I don't feel like gonna be enough," Minor said, noting narrow roadway conditions near Holly Park Drive that make on-street parking difficult.
An agent for the applicant, James Urban of Foothills Land Design, said the proposal meets the city's off-street parking requirements and described a one-way entry and exit circulation pattern intended to improve safety. He also offered that trash receptacles could be accommodated in a screened area rather than left visible at front porches.
Council members emphasized long-term maintenance concerns for housing located farther from the city core, citing prior complaints about overflowing containers and bulky waste visible on properties. In response the council added a condition requiring the applicant to plan and construct a screened area for trash receptacles; the plan must be reviewed and approved by the Gainesville Community and Economic Development Director before a development permit is issued.
A councilmember moved to approve the rezoning ordinance as read with the stated conditions, the motion received a second and passed unanimously. With the vote, the applicant may proceed to finalize permit plans and satisfy the listed conditions before obtaining development permits.
The council returned to other business after the vote.
