Development Site Selection For Four Alachua County Municipalities

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Development Site Selection For Four Alachua
County Municipalities

• URP 4273
• Jennifer, Sue Ann, Jack, Alex

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Presentation Layout

• Introduction / Selection Criteria
• Site Selection For Municipalities
• Inferences / Conclusion

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Background

• Alachua County, FL has experienced rapid growth
  over the last several decades.
• Unique area (U of F campus/activities, natural
  areas, I-75 corridor)
• Balance of development / conservation

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Statement and Justification

• Alachua County municipalities must match
  development needs with the aesthetic and
  historical landmarks of their respective areas.

Development without consideration of these
factors is dangerous and may lead to decreased
economic revenue, citizen uneasiness, and
environmental degradation .
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Study Area Overview

• Alachua County, FL
• Four Municipalities Selected (Alachua, Hawthorne,
  High Springs, Newberry).
• Extensive GIS Database (FGDL) with economic,
  social, and environmental information.

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Objectives

• To identify a suitable development area that will
  house a small apartment complex.
• To ensure that this development meets our
  selection criteria based upon social, physical,
  economic, and environmental factors.

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Selection Criteria

• Social
• Target Ages (20-30 yrs),
• Historic Landmarks/Buildings (Build Nearby)
• Physical
• Roads (within 1 mile of existing roads),
• Site Size (between 5-10 acres)

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Selection Criteria

• Economic
• Market value consideration (what parcel to buy
  and how location might influence it)
• Non-Developed Areas (expensive to tear down
  structures and rebuild).
• Environmental
• Creation of 500ft buffer around conservation
  areas and flood zones.

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Methodology
Conservation Areas
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Methodology
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Methodology
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Municipality of Alachua
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Municipality of Alachua
Absent Features

• No Lakes
• No Historical Landmarks
• Few Historical Structures

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Municipality of Alachua
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Alachua Parcel Information

• No Buildings / PUSE 6800 Dairy-Area
• 8 Acres
• Land Market Value 28,800k
• Less than 1 mile to Mill Creek and other streams
• 1 mile to I-75 and U.S. Hwy 441 interchange
• Near other developing areas (1 mile to downtown
  Alachua)

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Municipality of Newberry
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Municipality of Newberry
Absent Features

• No Lakes
• No Streams
• No Historical Landmarks
• One Historical Structures

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Newberry Parcel Location
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Newberry Parcel Information

• No Buildings / PUSE 0000 Vacant
• 10 Acres
• Land Market Value 45,000k
• ¾ mile to NW 34th Ave
• 3 ½ miles from Conservation Area
• 4 miles to downtown Newberry
• In developing area but still retains some rural
  features

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Municipality of High Springs
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Municipality of High Springs
Features

• No lakes
• One river
• -Santa Fe River
• Five historic structures
• -Folk Victorian Houses
• Two historic markers

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High Springs Parcel Location
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High Springs Parcel Information

• Undeveloped PUSE 0000 Vacant
• 6 Acres
• Land Market Value 18,200
• Within 1/4 mile of a conservation area
• Within 1 mile of a historic marker
• (Railroading in High Springs)
• Within 700 feet of US 27

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Hawthorne

• Unique Values to Hawthorne
• No streams
• No Conservation Areas
• One lake located within the flood zone

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Hawthorne
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Hawthorne

• The selected parcel is located in South Hawthorne
• The parcel fits the area criteria with 5.5 acres
  of land
• The market value of the land is 13,800
• The tax amount for the land is 372.59
• PUSE 0000 Vacant

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Hawthorne

• The selected parcel cannot be located in the
  flood zone where Little Orange Lake is located,
  however, the parcel is relatively close to the
  lake for recreational purposes
• The average market value for Hawthorne property
  is 12,273

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Hawthorne
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Hawthorne

• The selected parcel is worth 13,800
• Surrounding parcels of 6.97 acres worth 69,700,
  4.5 acres worth 88,200, 4.13 acres worth
  35,100, 1.63 acres worth 9,300, and 2.63 acres
  worth 18,400
• The market land values of these adjacent
  properties show a potential for the selected
  parcels value to increase significantly

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Conclusion
Next Steps

• Consult with private landowners
• Discuss development plan with surrounding
  neighborhood
• Find interested developers / contractors
• Develop timeline for construction