Submitted By: Emily Johnson
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Presentation By: Jeff Shrum
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Department: Growth Management
STAFF RECOMMENDATION (Motion Ready):
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Public Hearing to consider a Concurrency Development Agreement pursuant to Chapter 163, Florida Statutes (West Oak) for approximately 198.80 acres located south of NW 35th Street, east of NW 27th Avenue, north of NW 21st Street, and west of the Florida Northern Railroad Right-of-Way (CDA25-0001); this is the first of two public hearings; the second will be held on February 3, 2026, before the City Council
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OCALA’S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Quality of Place, Economic Hub
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
Published in the Ocala Gazette on January 9, 2026, and January 23, 2026
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BACKGROUND:
• Owner: West Oak Developers, LLC
The Owner has submitted a Concurrency Development Agreement pursuant to Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, for the West Oak development.
The amended Planned Development (PD) plan and Standards Book for the West Oak PD were approved by City Council in August 2023, via Resolution 2023-35. The associated traffic impact analysis (TIA22-44794) was subsequently reviewed and approved by the City on April 11, 2024.
The traffic impact analysis indicates that, based on the adopted level-of-service standards of the City and County, certain transportation facilities are projected to operate with inadequate capacity during the PM peak hour at build-out of the property. This finding accounts for existing background traffic, projected growth in existing traffic, vested background traffic, and traffic generated by the proposed development.
Pursuant to Chapter 86 of the City’s Code of Ordinances, when transportation facility capacity is determined to be inadequate, a property owner may enter into a concurrency development agreement with the City to provide or fund necessary transportation system improvements.
Accordingly, the proposed agreement identifies the affected transportation facilities and outlines required modifications and a proportionate share payment to be made by the Owner to the City to mitigate the transportation impacts associated with the proposed development of the property.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS:
• The proposed agreement between the Owner and the City of Ocala is consistent with the approved traffic impact analysis.
• The agreement identifies transportation facility deficiencies and proportionate share obligations to address the deficiencies.
• The proportionate share cost estimates have been reviewed and approved by the Deputy City Engineer.
• The Agreement grants concurrency for 892 peak-hour project trips, increasing to 1,082 upon satisfaction of the proportionate share with Marion County.
Staff recommends approval.
FISCAL IMPACT:
N/A
PROCUREMENT REVIEW:
N/A
LEGAL REVIEW:
This Agreement has been reviewed and approved for form and legality by City Attorney, William E. Sexton.
ALTERNATIVE:
• Approve with amendments
• Deny
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