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Commission recommends medium‑high residential designation for 8‑acre Archer Tower parcel, forwards rezoning

Alachua County Planning Commission · February 18, 2026
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Summary

Staff recommended, and the planning commission recommended, changing an ~8‑acre parcel in the Archer Tower Activity Center from medium density to medium‑high density residential (8–14 dwelling units per acre), with a companion rezoning to R‑2A to allow multifamily development; commissioners debated traffic and whether higher density should be pursued.

The Alachua County Planning Commission recommended approval of a small‑scale comprehensive plan amendment to change an approximately 8‑acre parcel from medium density residential (4–8 dwelling units per acre) to medium‑high residential (8–14 du/acre) and forwarded a companion rezoning (to R‑2A) to the Board of County Commissioners.

Senior planner Jerry Brewington (Speaker 12) told the commission the parcel is within the Archer Tower Activity Center and, if approved at the highest end of the requested density,…

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