The City of Gainesville Planning Department is holding a series of neighborhood workshops to discuss proposed land use and zoning changes for properties within the City of Gainesville. Planning staff has started the process of mailing out more than 10,000 notices to property owners and affected parties.

The City of Gainesville is in the process of updating the Land Development Code and these proposed land use and zoning changes are in conjunction with this effort. The purpose of the workshops is to inform the public of the nature of the changes and to seek comments, and answer questions about the proposal. All workshops will take place at 6 p.m. on the dates listed below in the GRU Multi-Purpose Room, which is located at 301 SE Fourth Ave.

Zoning District Workshop Dates T-6: Urban Core Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 6 p.m. T-5: Urban Mixed-Use high intensity Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 6 p.m. T-4 R: Urban residential low density Wednesday, March 5 at 6 p.m. T-3: Single-family residential Wednesday, March 12 at 6 p.m. T-4 T: Residential Mixed-Use Transition Wednesday, March 19 at 6 p.m. T-4 M: Urban Mixed-Use Wednesday, March 26 at 6 p.m.

More information about the update of the Land Development Code, including the draft code and an interactive map of the areas proposed for land use and zoning changes, can be found by calling 352-334-5022.