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Neighbors oppose rezoning at Northeast 8th Avenue as commission approves denser Urban Mixed Use and U6 rezoning with abstention
Summary
The commission approved a land‑use map amendment and rezoning on NE 8th Avenue that increases allowed density and permits additional nonresidential uses (including funeral homes/crematoria in U6), prompting strong neighborhood opposition and a commissioner abstention on the rezoning vote.
The Gainesville City Commission voted on April 2 to approve a future land‑use change and companion rezoning for about 1.38 acres in the 1200 block of Northeast 8th Avenue. The actions convert the parcels from Mixed Use Office‑Residential (MOR, 20 units/acre) to Urban Mixed Use (UMU) and rezone from U4 to U6, increasing maximum allowed density and widening the table of permitted uses.
Planner Nathaniel Chan outlined staff’s review and said the change meets comprehensive‑plan and land‑development code criteria; the plan board recommended approval in December. Clay Swagger, representing the property owner, said the change…
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