DRC approves Fletcher Center East revised final development plan with conditions

The Alachua County Development Review Committee approved a revised final development plan for Fletcher Center East (phases 1–6) during its March 20, 2025 meeting, with conditions including a $126,555 tree mitigation payment and several landscaping and civil-plan requirements.

Jacob Stout, county staff, presented the plan and said the 12.5-acre site—located in the Jonesville Low Activity Center on parcels west of Southwest 138th Terrace and south of Newberry Road—would include 13,000 square feet of retail buildings, a 3,400-square-foot car wash with a support/storage building, a 3,400-square-foot office building and a 9,000-square-foot indoor training facility (batting cages), plus associated infrastructure. Stout said the proposal is consistent with the Alachua County comprehensive plan and the Unified Land Development Code and noted the project must meet the county’s TND design standards, including varied build-to lines oriented toward pedestrian facilities.

Stout identified key technical conditions: prior to issuance of a building-construction permit the applicant must either pay tree mitigation of $126,555 to Alachua County Parks and Conservation Lands (via the growth management department) or provide a revised plan showing compliance with tree-mitigation requirements; landscaping for phase 1 must be installed before the first certificate of occupancy or final inspection for any building in phases 2–6 (landscaping for phases 2–6 may be tied to each building’s certificate of occupancy); and the civil plans must be updated to add soil notes specifying soil low in phosphorus content or with high phosphorus-sorption capacity and to delineate mow/no-mow areas for the stormwater management facility and swales. Stout also described site features including tree-canopy protection areas, a southern stormwater basin and a proposed street network and sidewalks. He said the plan proposes 26 off-street parking spaces; the code’s parking ratio would allow up to about 88 spaces.

Daniel Young, representing the applicant MB5, said the applicant did not have an additional presentation, that "staff did a fantastic job explaining it," and that the applicant accepts the conditions included in the packet and was available to answer questions.

With no public comment, Chair moved to approve the revised final development plan and a committee member seconded; the Chair called for aye votes and declared the motion passed by voice. The approval was recorded as a committee action to approve the revised final development plan with the conditions presented by staff.

The committee also approved draft minutes from its Feb. 20, 2025 meeting by motion and voice vote. The Chair adjourned the meeting at 1:47 p.m.