Submitted By: Emily Johnson
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Presentation By: Endira Madraveren
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Department: Growth Management
STAFF RECOMMENDATION (Motion Ready):
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Resolution to consider an amendment to the PD Plan and Standards book for property located at 3610 NW 1st Loop (a portion of Parcel 22817-000-00), approximately 9.31 acres (Case PD20-0003) (Quasi-Judicial)
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OCALA’S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Quality of Place.
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
N/A
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BACKGROUND:
• Applicant and Property Owner: Saving Mercy Corporation
• Agent: Chuck Pigeon, P.E., Ardurra Group, Inc
Key Points:
The applicant is requesting an amendment to the Saving Mercy Planned Development (PD) Plan and Standards Book to allow for the following modifications:
• Increase the total number of residential units from 144 to 200, consisting of 20 duplex units and 180 multi-family (apartment) units.
• Increase the maximum permitted building height from 35-feet to 45-feet.
• Revise the development layout to reflect four phases, including 20 existing duplex units and three multi-family apartment buildings.
• Incorporate additional minor, non-substantial revisions, including: a reduction in administrative office and other ancillary uses; removal of previously proposed storage units and a pavilion; relocation (with no change in size) of amenity areas; an increase in the number of vehicle parking spaces; a decrease in the number of bike parking spaces; and the addition of architectural details for a new freestanding monument entrance sign.
Zoning and Land Use Details:
For consideration of the rezoning, there are several key factors to consider:
• The existing PD zoning district was approved by Ordinance 2021-14 on December 15, 2020, with the associated PD Plan and Standards Book adopted by Resolution 2021-7.
• The subject property encompasses a total of approximately 9.31 acres and is currently developed with 20 duplex units, an administrative office building and a two-story apartment building containing 59 multi-family units are under construction.
• The subject property is currently designated as Employment Center Future Land Use (FLU) category. This designation allows for a maximum density of 24 dwelling units per acre.
• The existing PD was granted a variation from Section 122-1010(a)) to reduce the amount of parking required from 1.5 parking spaces to one parking space per unit. There are no additional variations from the Code of Ordinances proposed as part of the amendment request.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS:
• The existing PD was approved to provide transitional housing and support services for individuals experiencing homelessness.
• The proposed amendment would increase the total number of units from 144 to 200 and the maximum allowable building height from 35-feet to 45-feet.
• The proposed amendment revises the development layout to reflect four phases; Phase I is complete, and Phase II is currently under construction.
• The Employment Center FLU category requires a maximum density of 24 dwelling units per acre. The revised PD Plan increases the proposed density from 15.47 to 21.48 dwelling units per acre. This density is still within the maximum allowed under the Employment Center FLU.
• The PD Plan is consistent with the minimum standards for a PD District (Section 122-942).
• The proposed rezoning is compatible with the Comprehensive Plan, and the City’s Code of Ordinances.
• City utilities are available at this location, and no level of service issues have been identified for public facilities as a result of the zoning amendment.
Staff recommends approval with the following conditions:
• A final sign package, compliant with the approved PD Standards Book, shall be submitted with the Phase III site plan.
FISCAL IMPACT:
N/A
PROCUREMENT REVIEW:
N/A
LEGAL REVIEW:
The ordinance is pending review by the City Attorney, William E. Sexton.
ALTERNATIVE:
• Approve with changes.
• Deny
• Table
SUPPORT MATERIALS:
• Staff Report
• Exhibit A - PD Plan
• Exhibit B - PD Standards Book
• Previously Approved PD Documents
• Case Map
• Aerial Map
RESOLUTION 2026-XX
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (PD) PLAN AND ASSOCIATED PD STANDARDS BOOK (SAVING MERCY PD) FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3610 NW 1ST LOOP (A PORTION OF PARCEL 22817-000-00), APPROXIMATELY 9.31 ACRES (CASE NO. PD20-0003).
WHEREAS, Chuck Pigeon, Ardurra Group, Inc. submits a revised PD plan and Standards Book (Case PD20-0003) for property located at 3610 NW 1st Loop (a portion of parcel 22817-000-00), approximately 9.31 acres to increase the total number of residential units from 144 to 200, consisting of 20 duplex units and 180 multi-family (apartment) units; increase the maximum permitted building height from 35-feet to 45-feet; revise the development layout to reflect four phases, including 20 existing duplex units and three multi-family apartment buildings; incorporate additional minor, non-substantial revisions, including: a reduction in administrative office and other ancillary uses; removal of previously proposed storage units and a pavilion; relocation (with no change in size) of amenity areas; an increase in the number of vehicle parking spaces; a decrease in the number of bike parking spaces; and the addition of architectural details for a new freestanding monument entrance sign; and
WHEREAS, the existing PD, Planned Development, zoning district was approved by Ordinance 2021-14 on December 15, 2020, with the associated PD Plan and Standards Book adopted by Resolution 2021-7; and
WHEREAS, on April 13, 2026, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended _________ of the applicant’s request by a X-X vote.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OCALA, FLORIDA, in regular session, as follows:
1. The City of Ocala does hereby approve the amended Saving Mercy PD plan (Exhibit “A”) and PD standards book (Exhibit “B”), with the following condition:
a. A final sign package, compliant with the approved PD Standards Book, shall be submitted with the Phase III site plan.
2. The effective date for this resolution will be _______________, 2026.
3. The approved PD plan and associated PD standards book shall apply to the following described land located in Ocala, Marion County, Florida, to wit:
A PORTION OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 15 SOUTH, RANGE 21 EAST, MARION COUNTY, FLORIDA, MORE FULLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 14, THENCE SOUTH 89°28’38” EAST ALONG THE SOUTH BOUNDARY OF SAID NORTHWEST 1/4, 191.82 FEET TO THE CENTERLINE OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY NO. 75, THENCE SOUTH 0°31’12” WEST ALONG SAID CENTERLINE 16.94 FEET TO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION OF SAID CENTERLINE WITH THE CENTERLINE OF STATE ROAD NO. 40, THENCE SOUTH 89°41’48” EAST ALONG SAID STATE ROAD 40 CENTERLINE 821.88 FEET, THENCE NORTH 0°31’12” EAST, 53.75 FEET TO THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SAID STATE ROAD, FOR THE POINT OF BEGINNING, THENCE NORTH 0°31’12” EAST 250.00 FEET, THENCE NORTH 89°41’48” WEST 150.00 FEET, THENCE NORTH 0°31’12” EAST 816.54 FEET TO A POINT THAT IS 80.00 FEET SOUTHERLY OF AND AT RIGHT ANGLE TO THE CENTERLINE OF THE ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD, THENCE SOUTH 78°11’52” WEST PARALLEL WITH SAID CENTERLINE 477.85 FEET, THENCE NORTH 11°37’34” WEST 45.00 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SAID RAILROAD, SAID POINT BEING 35.00 FEET FROM AND AT RIGHT ANGLE TO SAID RAILROAD CENTERLINE, THENCE NORTH 78°11’52” EAST ALONG SAID RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE 149.37 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 11°48’08” EAST, PERPENDICULAR TO SAID CENTERLINE, 25.00 FEET, THENCE NORTH 78°11’52” EAST ALONG SAID RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE 804.95 FEET TO THE EAST BOUNDARY OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION, THENCE SOUTH 0°31’59” WEST ALONG SAID EAST BOUNDARY 1186.05 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SR 40 THAT IS NORTH 0°31’59” EAST 40.48 FEET FROM THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF NORTHWEST 1/4, THENCE NORTH 89°41’48” WEST ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SAID STATE ROAD, 311.10 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING,
LESS AND EXCEPT [LESS & EXCEPT NO. 1]:
A PORTION OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 15 SOUTH, RANGE 21 EAST, MORE FULLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 14, THENCE SOUTH 89°28’48” EAST ALONG THE SOUTH BOUNDARY OF SAID NORTHWEST 1/4, 191.82 FEET TO THE CENTERLINE OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY NO. 75, THENCE SOUTH 0°31’12” WEST ALONG SAID CENTERLINE 16.94 FEET TO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION OF SAID CENTERLINE WITH THE CENTERLINE OF STATE ROAD NO. 40, THENCE SOUTH 89°41’48” EAST ALONG SAID STATE ROAD 40 CENTERLINE 821.88 FEET, THENCE NORTH 0°31’12” EAST, 53.75 FEET TO THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SAID STATE ROAD, FOR THE POINT OF BEGINNING, THENCE NORTH 0°31’12” EAST 236 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 89°41’48” EAST PARALLEL TO THE CENTERLINE OF STATE ROAD NO. 40, 175 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 0°31’12” WEST 236 FEET TO THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF STATE ROAD NO. 40, THENCE NORTH 89°41’48” WEST ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SAID STATE ROAD, 175 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
AND LESS AND EXCEPT [LESS & EXCEPT NO. 2]:
LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR RIGHT OF WAY TAKING [AS DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT “A” OF THE WARRANTY DEED RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 2680, AT PAGE 1139, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF MARION COUNTY, FLORIDA]
COMMENCE AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE EAST BOUNDARY OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 14. TOWNSHIP 15 SOUTH, RANGE 21 EAST, IN MARION COUNTY, FLORIDA AND THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF STATE ROAD 40 (107.50 FEET WIDE); THENCE RUN N.00°32’42”E., ALONG SAID EAST BOUNDARY, FOR A DISTANCE OF 1126.05 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING NORTHERLY ALONG SAID LINE, FOR A DISTANCE OF 60.30 FEET TO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE ABANDONED FLORIDA NORTHERN RAILROAD, FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE RAILROAD (120.00 FEET WIDE); THENCE RUN S.78°11’49”W., ALONG SAID RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY LINE, FOR A DISTANCE OF 276.48 FEET; THENCE DEPARTING SAID RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY LINE, RUN S.89°55’24”E. FOR A DISTANCE OF 210.81 FEET TO THE POINT OF CURVATURE OF A TANGENT CURVE, CONCAVE TO THE SOUTH, AND HAVING FOR ITS ELEMENTS: A RADIUS OF 520.00 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 06°32’36”, A CHORD DISTANCE OF 59.35 FEET, AND A CHORD BEARING OF S.86°39’06”E.; THENCE RUN EASTERLY ALONG SAID CURVE FOR A DISTANCE OF 59.38 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
AND LESS AND EXCEPT [LESS & EXCEPT NO. 3]:
A PORTION OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 15 SOUTH, RANGE 21 EAST, MORE FULLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 14, THENCE SOUTH 89°28’48” EAST ALONG THE SOUTH BOUNDARY OF SAID NORTHWEST 1/4, 191.82 FEET TO THE CENTERLINE OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY NO. 75, THENCE SOUTH 0°31’12” WEST ALONG SAID CENTERLINE 16.94 FEET TO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION OF SAID CENTERLINE WITH THE CENTERLINE OF STATE ROAD NO. 40, THENCE SOUTH 89°41’48” EAST ALONG SAID STATE ROAD 40 CENTERLINE 821.88 FEET, THENCE NORTH 0°31’12” EAST, 53.75 FEET TO THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SAID STATE ROAD; THENCE CONTINUE NORTH 0°31’12” EAST 236 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 89°41’48” EAST PARALLEL TO THE CENTERLINE OF STATE ROAD NO. 40, 175 FEET, FOR THE POINT OF BEGINNING, THENCE CONTINUE SOUTH 89°41’48” EAST, 136.15 FEET, TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE EAST BOUNDARY OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 14; THENCE SOUTH 0°31’59” WEST ALONG SAID EAST BOUNDARY 236 FEET TO A POINT ON THE AFOREMENTIONED NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SR 40 THAT IS NORTH 0°31’59” EAST 40.48 FEET FROM THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF NORTHWEST 1/4, THENCE NORTH 89°41’48” WEST ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SAID STATE ROAD, 136.10 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0°31’12” EAST 236 FEET, TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING,
AND LESS AND EXCEPT [LESS & EXCEPT NO. 4]:
A PORTION OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 15 SOUTH, RANGE 21 EAST, MARION COUNTY, FLORIDA, MORE FULLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 14, THENCE SOUTH 89°28’38” EAST ALONG THE SOUTH BOUNDARY OF SAID NORTHWEST 1/4, 191.82 FEET TO THE CENTERLINE OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY NO. 75, THENCE SOUTH 0°31’12” WEST ALONG SAID CENTERLINE 16.94 FEET TO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION OF SAID CENTERLINE WITH THE CENTERLINE OF STATE ROAD NO. 40, THENCE SOUTH 89°41’48” EAST ALONG SAID STATE ROAD 40 CENTERLINE 821.88 FEET, THENCE NORTH 0°31’12” EAST, 53.75 FEET TO THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SAID STATE ROAD, THENCE CONTINUE NORTH 0°31’12” EAST 250.00 FEET, THENCE NORTH 89°41’48” WEST 150.00 FEET, THENCE NORTH 0°31’12” EAST 816.54 FEET TO A POINT THAT IS 80.00 FEET SOUTHERLY OF AND AT RIGHT ANGLE TO THE CENTERLINE OF THE ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD FOR THE POINT OF BEGINNING, THENCE SOUTH 78°11’52” WEST PARALLEL WITH SAID CENTERLINE 477.85 FEET, THENCE NORTH 11°37’34” WEST 45.00 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SAID RAILROAD, SAID POINT BEING 35.00 FEET FROM AND AT RIGHT ANGLE TO SAID RAILROAD CENTERLINE, THENCE NORTH 78°11’52” EAST ALONG SAID RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE 149.37 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 11°48’08” EAST, PERPENDICULAR TO SAID CENTERLINE, 25.00 FEET, THENCE NORTH 78°11’52” EAST ALONG SAID RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE 332.71 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 0°31’12” WEST, 20.47 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
CONTAINING 9.31 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.
AKA: A PORTION OF 22817-000-00
4. A certified copy of the Resolution shall be recorded by the Clerk of the City of Ocala in the public records of Marion County, Florida.
This resolution adopted this _______ day of ____________________________, 2026.
ATTEST: CITY OF OCALA
By: By:
Angel B. Jacobs Ire J. Bethea Sr.
City Clerk President, Ocala City Council
Approved as to form and legality:
By: _________________________________
William E. Sexton
City Attorney
Ordinance No: 2026-XX
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