BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS LEON COUNTY, FLORIDA

PCM130107 9 th and Thomasville Rd.
B. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL:
1. Meets the intent of Neighborhood Boundary as a transition land use intended to
protect existing commercial and office uses and adjacent stable and viable residential
areas.
2. Reinstates, but limits, commercial use designations that were in place prior to the
City-wide rezoning in 1992.
3.2.Promotes walkable opportunities for small-scale employment, service opportunities,
and housing, in close proximity to residential areas, and subject to mandatory design
standards required to promote compatibility with adjacent residential development.
C. APPLICANT’S REASON FOR THE AMENDMENT:
The applicant is the City of Tallahassee. The intent of the proposed land use change is to
make the land use and zoning designations more consistent with the long-term use of the
property as a business, and to implement the terms of the settlement agreement as part of the
Special Master’s recommendation approved by the City Commission on September 19, 2012.
D. STAFF ANALYSIS:
Location
These two contiguous parcels and a portion of a third contiguous parcel are located
approximately 100’ south of the intersection of 9 th Avenue and Thomasville Road on the east
side of Thomasville Road.
History
The historical zoning atlas indicates the site was in the Automotive Commercial (C-4) zoning
district prior to adoption of the Comprehensive Plan in 1990 and the City-wide rezoning in
1992 (Attachment #1). The Planning Department has previously indicated that inclusion of
these parcels in the Residential Preservation district appears to have been in error.
This is the third time this property has been subject to a proposed land use and zoning
change. The most recent proposed land use and zoning change was considered during the
2012-1 Cycle. A history of the proposed amendments from 1992 through 2012 is presented
in Attachment #2. The applicant, who is also the property owner, proposed a land use and
zoning change for parcels 11-30-57-000-0120, 11-30-57-000-0130, and 11-30-57-000-0140
to go from Residential Preservation to Neighborhood Boundary. This proposal was denied at
the Joint City-County Commission Adoption Public Hearing on June 26, 2012, based in part
on complaints brought by neighborhood residents who objected to the continuing use of an
adjoining residential lot that provided access to Grape Street, which was temporarily blocked
on the day of the Public Hearing.
At the same time this proposed comprehensive plan amendment was being considered, the
applicant applied for a Certificate of Previously Existing Land Use Conformity (PELUC) for
the properties being considered in the 2012-1 Cycle. A PELUC allows land uses legally
established prior to adoption of the Comprehensive Plan on July 16, 1990, but made non-
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