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Alachua County DRC approves 109,000‑sq.‑ft. Gainesville Climate Controlled self‑storage plan with tree‑mitigation condition
Summary
The Alachua County Development Review Committee on Nov. 21 approved a final development plan for a three‑story, ~109,000‑square‑foot climate‑controlled self‑storage building on NW 75th Street, subject to a tree‑mitigation condition requiring payment of $18,850 or a revised plan demonstrating compliance.
The Alachua County Development Review Committee on Nov. 21 approved with conditions the final development plan for Gainesville Climate Controlled’s proposed 109,000‑square‑foot, three‑story self‑storage facility at 606 NW 75th Street.
Leslie McClendon, senior planner with Alachua County Growth Management, told the committee staff found the final development plan consistent with the county comprehensive plan and Unified Land Development Code but recommended conditions related to tree mitigation. McClendon said the applicant must "pay the tree mitigation fee of $18,850 to Alachua County Parks and Conservation lands via the growth management department or provide a revised plan demonstrating compliance with the tree mitigation requirements" prior to issuance of a construction permit.
The plan covers about 2.02 acres at the western end of an existing plaza off Northwest 75th Street, where the project will redevelop a former restaurant site and its parking area. Staff noted three large trees on the southern portion of the site — recorded in staff materials as roughly 90 inches, 54 inches and 60 inches in diameter — and explained the design seeks to avoid encroachment into canopy protection areas. Existing stormwater infrastructure will remain; staff said some pipes and a storm structure will be relocated or replaced in‑kind and that the project proposes underground vaults for storage carried forward from the preliminary plan.
Michelle Bach, who identified herself as representing 1784 Holdings (the developer), described the facility as a climate‑controlled, Class A self‑storage building with contemporary finishes and a maximum parapet height of about 42 feet. Bach said the facility will have interior loading bays adjacent to an office area, security cameras with no blind spots, keypad access for tenants, and typical operating hours of roughly 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.; the office would generally be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. or 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. She characterized the use as a low trip generator, estimating roughly four trips per day during typical demand periods.
At the hearing the committee had no questions and no public comments. A member moved to approve the final development plan with the staff‑recommended conditions; another member seconded, and the motion passed by voice vote with no recorded opposition.
The committee’s approval is a DRC final action under the Unified Land Development Code; if further action is required by the Board of County Commissioners staff will provide the date and time of that meeting, the committee said.
