Submitted By: Breah J. Miller, Planner II
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Presentation By: Breah J. Miller, Planner II
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Department: Growth Management
STAFF RECOMMENDATION (Motion Ready):
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Public Hearing to amend the Florida Professional Park PUD (formerly known as Shady Road PUD), Planned Unit Development, to remove a note prohibiting parking in the front yard along SW 34th Street Road (also known as SW 24th Avenue) for a 2.78-acre property located northwest of intersection at SW 32nd Place and SW 24th Avenue (Case No. PH24-0001) (Quasi-Judicial).
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OCALA'S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Quality of Place, .
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
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BACKGROUND:
* Petitioner: Sylvester, LLC
* Property Owner: Sylvester, LLC
* Agent: Sylvester Ajufo
The subject property was once part of a 72-acre Planned Unit Development named Shady Road PUD. The Shady Road PUD was approved in November 1996 and went through 4 amendments between 1999 2003. In 2005, Tract C of the Shady Road PUD was replated and recorded as the Florida Professional Park PUD with an associated Concurrency Development Agreement Amendment. The subject property consists of Lots 3, 4, and 5 within Block "A" of the Florida Professional Park subdivision. The associated PUD plan has 9 underlying conditions in which condition number 6 states "No parking will be allowed in the front yard along S.W. 34th Street Road (also known as S.W. 24th Avenue)."
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS:
During the site plan review, the applicant found that subject property's existing topography presented challenges on the building placement for the site. Specifically, the property slopes vertically, approximately 17-feet from the southwest portion of the property to the northeast portion. Placing the building in the east to accommodate parking to the rear as currently required, would require additionally earthwork and infrastructure to prevent water run-off impact to the proposed building.
As proposed by the applicant, removing the note in its en...
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