Submitted By: Emily Johnson
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Presentation By: Emily Johnson
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Department: Growth Management
STAFF RECOMMENDATION (Motion Ready):
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Ordinance to rezone approximately 251.09 acres located in the 3000 and 4000 to 4300 blocks of SW 43rd Court (Parcel 23812-001-00 & 2380-000-001) from PUD-06, Planned Unit Development, and OP, Office Park, to PD, Planned Development (Case PD25-0001) (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: Jameson Frederick, P.E., Kimley-Horn & Associates
• Property Owner: KAS Ocala, LLC
• Agent: Fred N. Roberts Jr., Esq., Klein & Klein, PLLC
Key Points:
The applicant is requesting to rezone two parcels, totaling 251.09-acres, from PUD-06, Planned Unit Development, and OP, Office Park, to PD, Planned Development. In conjunction with the rezoning request, the applicant is also seeking approval of a PD Plan and Standards Book, which establishes a mixed-use development program with four general land uses:
• Residential Single-Family (RES SF) - Maximum density of 5 units per acre (up to 328 single-family residential units) on 65.63 acres.
• Residential (RES) - Maximum of 18 units per acre (up to 1,809 single-family or multi-family residential units) on 100.50 acres.
• Commercial/Residential (COM/RES) - Maximum of 5 units per acre (up to 140 single-family residential units); or maximum of 18 units per acre (up to 506 multi-family residential units); or maximum floor area ratio (FAR) of 0.25 (up to 306,335 square feet of commercial, retail, office, recreational outdoor uses/sportsplex, outdoor event space/venue, and other uses allowed in the B-2 zoning district) on 28.13 acres.
• Commercial (COM) - Maximum FAR of 0.25 (up to 595,683 square feet of commercial, retail, office, recreational outdoor uses/sportsplex, outdoor event space/venue, and other uses allowed in the B-2 zoning district) on 54.70 acres.
A request to remove the associated Future Land Use Policies (FLUP25-0001) was transmitted to state agencies on November 3, 2025 and is being presented to City Council concurrently for consideration. There were no objections received from any state agency; however, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) determined the proposed amendment has the potential to adversely impact transportation resources or facilities of state importance including SR 200, SR 40, and I-75 (a SIS facility). FDOT requested continued intergovernmental coordination on the traffic study and as the project buildout progresses. A Traffic Study (TIA25-0003) is under review and anticipated to be presented to City Council concurrently for consideration.
Zoning and Land Use Details:
For consideration of the rezoning, there are several key factors to consider:
• The existing PUD-06, Planned Unit Development zoning district (Land Development Regulations Section 122-948) was adopted in conjunction with the Conceptual Plan for the West Ocala PUD, however, a final PUD plan was never submitted nor approved. As a final PUD plan was not adopted for the properties, it is necessary to come into compliance with current Code requirements by rezoning to PD.
• The Medium Intensity/Special District Future Land Use category requires that any new development be regulated by a form-based code, Planned Development (PD) zoning district, or Chapter 163 Development Agreement, and is intended for the development of a mixed-use node containing a variety of residential, commercial, and office uses.
• Access to the project site will be at two points, off of SW 43rd Court approximately one half mile south of SW 20th Street, and off of SW 38th Avenue also approximately one half mile south of SW 20th Street. Planned internal circulation for the PD will be through a collector boulevard that runs East/West between the proposed access points and continues west from SW 43rd Court.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS:
• The proposed PD includes a mix of land uses at different densities. The commercial and more intense mixed-use areas are located at the east end of the project site adjacent to I-75. The detached single-family areas are located at the west of the project adjacent to existing single family and vacant land.
• The PD proposes a minimum density of 5 dwelling unit/acre and maximum of 18 dwelling units/acre, and commercial FAR of 0.25, which is consistent with the density/intensity established by the Medium Intensity/Special Projects Future Land Use.
• The PD Standards Book proposes 30-foot landscape buffers along the northern and southern boundaries of the project, in excess of the 10-foot landscape buffer typically required in section 122-260. To further ensure appropriate transitions between the project and adjacent land uses there is a 100-foot wide building height restriction area along the northern and southern boundaries adjacent to existing single-family homes. The building height restriction area limits buildings to a maximum of 35-feet.
• The PD Plan is consistent with the minimum standards for a PD District (Section 122-942), with exception to the following:
o Requested variation to allow a 100-foot maximum allowed building height within the Commercial land use area.
• The proposed rezoning is compatible with the surrounding development, 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 first phase of construction.
• Street lighting be installed on all publicly dedicated right-of way at the time of construction.
• All sanitation services shall be provided by the City of Ocala.
• An avigation easement is required and may be completed by phase or for the entirety of the development. The avigation easement must be in place prior to the first submittal of development plans.
• Any use permitted by special exception in the B-2 zoning district which are not otherwise called out as allowed, shall require an approved special exception.
• Accessory dwelling units permitted within the Residential Single Family (RES SF) phase shall be counted toward the overall density and maximum unit number within the phase.
• Any vegetative gaps in the natural, undisturbed perimeter buffer shall be supplemented with additional plantings of trees and shrubs.
• Subdivision improvement requirements as outlined by Chapter 114 of the Land Development Code shall be provided.
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
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SUPPORT MATERIALS:
• Staff Report
• PD Standards Book
• PD Plan
• West Ocala Conceptual PUD Plan
• Letters of Objection
• Case Map
• Aerial Map
ORDINANCE 2026-XX
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF OCALA, FLORIDA, CHANGING THE ZONING FROM PUD-06, PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, AND OP, OFFICE PARK, TO PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE 3000 AND 4000 TO 4300 BLOCKS OF SW 43RD COURT (PARCEL 23812-001-00 & 2380-000-001), APPROXIMATELY 251.09 ACRES (CASE NO. PD25-0001); PROVIDING DIRECTION TO STAFF; REPEALING INCONSISTENT AND/OR CONFLICTING PROVISIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY OF ORDINANCE PROVISIONS; PROVIDING FOR MODIFICATIONS ARISING FROM CONSIDERATIONS AT A PUBLIC HEARING; PROVIDING DIRECTION TO THE CODIFIER; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OCALA, FLORIDA, in regular
session, as follows:
Section 1. The lands described below are hereby rezoned and reclassified according to the zoning regulation of the City of Ocala, Florida, as PD, Planned Development:
A portion of Sections 27 and 28, Township 15 South, Range 21 East, Marion County, Florida, being more particularly described as follows:
Begin at the N.W. corner of said Section 27, also being the S.W. corner of "Bear Track Ranch" as per Plat thereof recorded in Plat Book "R", Pages 51 and 52 of the Public Records of Marion County, Florida; thence along the North boundary of the N.W. 1/4 of said Section 27 and the South boundary of "Bear Track Ranch", North 89°41'40" East, a distance of 1754.67 feet; thence departing the North boundary of said N.W. 1/4 of Section 27, and the South boundary of "Bear Track Ranch", South 00°01'23" East, a distance of 1318.42 feet; thence South 90°00'00" East, a distance of 891.05 feet to a point on the East boundary of the N.W. 1/4 of Section 27; thence along the East boundary of said N.W. 1/4 of Section 27, North 00°01'31" West, a distance of 1323.03 feet to the North 1/4 corner of Section 27; thence along the North boundary of the N.E. 1/4 of Section 27, North 89°43'07" East, a distance of 661.98 feet; thence departing the North boundary of said N.E. 1/4 of Section 27, South 00°00'32" East, a distance of 662.09 feet; thence North 89°43'36" East, a distance of 1955.45 feet to a point on the West right-of-way line of S.W. 38th Avenue, a 60 foot right-of-way as now existing (October 04, 2005); thence along said West right-of-way line of S.W. 38th Avenue, South 00°01'58" East, a distance of 1100.61 feet to a point on the North right-of-way line of S.W. 28th Place, a 50 foot right-of-way as now existing (October 04, 2005); thence departing the West right-of-way line of S.W. 38th Avenue, along said North right-of-way line of S.W. 28th Place, South 89°44'14" West, a distance of 998.75 feet to a point on a right-of-way curve of S.W. 39th Court, a 50 foot right-of-way as now existing (October 04, 2005), said curve having a central angle of 24°18'53", a radius of 425.00 feet and a chord bearing and distance of South 11°42'56" West 179.01 feet; thence Southerly along said right-of-way curve an arc distance of 180.36 feet to the point of tangency; thence along the West right-of-way of S.W. 39th Court, South 00°12'27" East, a distance of 75.16 feet to a point on the North right-of-way line of S.W. 29th Place, a 50 foot right-of-way as now existing (October 04, 2005); thence departing the West right-of-way line of S.W. 39th Court, along said North right-of-way line of said S.W. 29th Place, South 89°44'10" West, a distance of 1075.01 feet to the point of curvature of a right-of-way curve having a central angle of 48°08'55", a radius of 375.00 feet, and a chord bearing and distance of North 66°13'21" West 305.94 feet; thence Northwesterly along said right-of-way curve an arc distance of 315.13 feet to a point on the North boundary of Block 4 of "Magnolia Garden Estates" as per Plat thereof recorded in Plat Book K, Page 37 of the Public Records of Marion County, Florida; thence along the North boundary of said Block 4, South 89°46'36" West, a distance of 227.51 feet to a point on the East boundary of the N.W. 1/4 of Section 27; thence departing the North boundary of said Block 4, along the East boundary of said N.W. 1/4 of Section 27, South 00°01'31" East, a distance of 761.00 feet to the Southeast corner of the N.W. 1/4 of Section 27; thence along the South boundary of said N.W. 1/4 of Section 27 and the North boundary of "G.W. Brown's Subdivision" as per Plat thereof recorded in Plat Book E, Page 5 of the Public Records of Marion County, Florida, South 89°41'52" West, a distance of 595.23 feet; thence continuing along the South boundary of said N.W. 1/4 of Section 27 and the North boundary of "G.W. Brown's Subdivision", South 89°40'37" West, a distance of 2051.56 feet; to the S.W. corner of said N.W. 1/4 of Section 27 also being a point on the East right-of-way line of S.W. 49th Avenue (per Plat of "Timberwood Second Addition" recorded in Plat Book U, Pages 67 and 68 of the Public Records of Marion County, Florida), a 40 foot right-of-way as now existing (October 04, 2005); thence along the West boundary of said N.W. 1/4 of Section 27, and along said East right-of-way line of S.W. 49th Avenue, North 00°07'30" East, a distance of 273.56 feet; thence departing the West boundary of said N.W. 1/4 of Section 27, and said East right-of-way line of S.W. 49th Avenue, along the North boundary of Blocks C and D of said "Timberwood Second Addition", and Block C of "Timberwood", as per Plat thereof recorded in Plat Book S, Pages 148 and 149 of the Public Records of Marion County, Florida, North 89°52'36" West, a distance of 2638.72 feet to a point on the West boundary of the N.E. 1/4 of Section 28; thence along the West boundary of said N.E. 1/4 of Section 28, North 00°02'37" West, a distance of 1052.88 feet; thence departing the West boundary said N.E. 1/4 of Section 28, South 89°49'15" East, a distance of 1317.67 feet; thence South 00°03'14" West, a distance of 662.14 feet; thence South 89°50'10" East, a distance of 1322.35 feet to a point on the East boundary of the N.E. 1/4 of Section 28; thence North 00°00'54" West, along the East boundary of said N.E. 1/4 of Section 28, a distance of 1987.29 feet to the Point of Beginning.
LESS AND EXCEPT
The parcel of land described in that certain warranty deed recorded July 25, 2008 in Official Records Book 5072, Page 183, of the Public Records of Marion County, Florida, being more particularly described as follows:
For a Point of Commencement (POC), begin at the N.E. corner of the N.W. 1/4 of Section 27, Township 15 South, Range 21 East, Marion County, Florida. From the POC thus described proceed South 00°23'47" West, 446.07 feet along the East line of said N.W. 1/4 of Section 27 to the Point of Beginning.
From the Point of Beginning thus described, proceed South 17°25'56" East, 100.21 feet to the point of curvature of a curve concave Westerly having a central angle of 17°49'44", a radius of 1693.33 feet, a chord length of 524.79 feet and a chord bearing of South 08°31'05" East, proceed Southerly, along the arc of said curve, 526.91 feet to the point of tangency thereof; thence South 00°23'47" West, 198.13 feet; thence South 44°35'27" East, 49.51 feet; thence South 89°34'41" East, 12.03 feet; thence South 0°25'19" West, 60.00 feet; thence South 45°24'49" West, 49.48 feet to a point on a curve concave Westerly having a central angle of 10°17'37", a radius of 1119.51 feet, a chord length of 200.86 feet and a chord bearing of South 05°17'52" West, proceed Southerly, along the arc of said curve, 201.13 feet to the point of tangency thereof; thence South 25°03'24" West, 52.14 feet to a point on a curve concave Northwesterly having a central angle of 08°46'50", a radius of 1106.11 feet, a chord length of 169.35 feet and a chord bearing of South 17°27'10" West, proceed Southwesterly, along the arc of said curve, 169.51 feet to the point of tangency thereof; thence South 21°50'35" West, 98.58 feet to the point of curvature of a curve concave Southeasterly having a central angle of 31°48'06", a radius of 905.00 feet, a chord length of 495.89 feet and a chord bearing of South 05°56'32" West, proceed Southerly, along the arc of said curve, 502.31 feet to the point of tangency thereof; thence South 09°57'27" East, 270.17 feet to the S.W. corner of the N.E. 1/4 of said Section 27; thence North 89°49'56" West, 101.58 feet; thence North 09°57'31" West, 252.31 feet to the point of curvature of a curve concave Southeasterly, having a central angle of 31°48'06", a radius of 1005.00 feet, a chord length of 550.69 feet and a chord bearing of North 05°56'32" East, proceed Northerly, along the arc of said curve, 557.82 feet to the point of tangency thereof; thence North 21°50'35" East, 98.58 feet to the point of curvature of a curve concave Northwesterly having a central angle of 21°26'48", a radius of 1006.11 feet, a chord length of 374.41 feet and chord bearing of North 11°07'11" East, proceed Northeasterly, along the arc of said curve, 376.60 feet to the point of tangency thereof; thence North 00°23'47" East, 5.02 feet; thence North 44°35'27" West, 49.51 feet; thence North 89°34'41" West, 12.03 feet; thence North 00°25'19" East, 30.00 feet; thence South 89°34'41" East, 35.01 feet; thence North 00°23'47" East, 876.92 feet to the Point of Beginning.
ALSO LESS AND EXCEPT those portions of the above described lands as conveyed to the City of Ocala by Special Warranty Deed recorded in Official Records Book 8397, Page 1791, of the Public Records of Marion County, Florida.
Section 2. Direction to Staff. The City Council of the City of Ocala, Florida directs staff to take any and all steps necessary to effectuate the adoption and implementation of this ordinance; and all other matters as provided for above and herein as well as to ensure the orderly and effective administration and implementation of the intent of this ordinance and the specific matters outlined herein.
Section 3. Repealing Inconsistent and/or Conflicting Provisions. The City Council of the City of Ocala, Florida hereby specifically repeals, to the extent of any such conflict, any and all ordinances, resolutions, policies, procedures, and/or other articles which are conflicting and/or inconsistent with this ordinance and the intent and direction provided by the City Council herein.
Section 4. Severability of Ordinance Provisions. If any section, phrase, sentence or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, it is the intent of the City Council of the City of Ocala, Florida that (1) such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision; (2) such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions hereof; and (3) this ordinance be adopted as though any such provision was not included herein.
Section 5. Modifications Arising from Consideration at a Public Hearing. It is the intention of the City Council of the City of Ocala, Florida that (1) the provisions of this ordinance may be modified as a result of its consideration by the City Council of matters that may arise during the public hearing(s) at which this ordinance is considered; and (2) any such modifications shall be incorporated into the final version of this ordinance.
Section 6. Direction to the Codifier. It is the intention of the City Council of the City of Ocala, Florida that (1) the zoning map of the City of Ocala is hereby amended to reflect the change in zoning classification PUD-06, Planned Unit Development, and OP, Office Park, to PD, Planned Development, as to lands described in Section 1 of this ordinance; (2) the sections and paragraphs of this ordinance may be renumbered or relettered in order to accomplish said intention; (3) terms or headings not affecting the intent of this ordinance may be changed to further accomplish said intention; and (4) any scrivener’s error(s) contained herein which do not affect the intent of this ordinance be corrected with the authorization of the City Manager or their designee and without the need for additional public hearings or consideration by City Council.
Section 7. This ordinance shall become effective upon approval by the mayor, or upon becoming law without such approval.
ATTEST: CITY OF OCALA
By: By:
Angel B. Jacobs Ire J. Bethea Sr.
City Clerk President, Ocala City Council
Approved/Denied by me as Mayor of the City of Ocala, Florida, on __________________, 2026.
By: __________________________________
Ben Marciano
Mayor
Approved as to form and legality:
By: _________________________________
William E. Sexton
City Attorney
Ordinance No: 2026-XX
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