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 Planned Development Plan and Standards book for property located at 5451 SW 66th Street (Parcel 2389-100-009), approximately 32.22 acres (Case PD25-0003) (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: Eisenhower Property Group, LLC
• Property Owner: Keys at Ocala II, LLC
• Agent: Robert W. Batsel, Gooding & Batsel, PLLC
Key Points:
The applicant is requesting an amendment to the Kinward at Heath Brook (formerly known as Keys at Ocala II) Planned Development (PD) Plan and Standards Book to allow for the following modifications:
• Revision of building types from two-family duplex units to multi-family quadraplex units. The maximum number of units (146) and density (4.53 units per acre) will remain the same.
• Reduce the minimum lot size from 100-feet to 15-feet, to allow for subdivision of the development into fee-simple lots.
• Modification to the interior layout and circulation plan and access.
• Requested Variances to standards for:
o Dead end streets and cul-de-sac requirements.
o Block lengths.
• Modifications to amenity (dog park) location
• Modification to aggregate open space (increasing from 41 percent to 53 percent).
• Modification to the architectural standards, including new elevations for the proposed units, amenity center, and signage.
• Modification to the landscape plan, providing a landscape buffer section with a retaining wall, where required for elevation.
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 2022-43 on May 17, 2022, with the associated PD Plan and Standards Book adopted by Resolution 2022-33.
• While the proposed amendment does not increase the overall unit count or density, it modifies the PD Plan site layout and internal circulation to accommodate quadraplex structures in lieu of duplexes.
• The amendment reduces the minimum lot size from 100-feet to 15-feet, to accommodate the potential for subdivision into fee-simple lots.
• The amendment revises the project’s access configuration. The previously approved PD Plan included one full access point on Tartan Road (SW 60th Street Road) and one emergency-only access on SW 66th Street. The proposed PD Plan provides two access points on Tartan Road, one full access and one emergency-only access, and eliminates access to SW 66th Street.
• The width of the previously approved perimeter buffer is not anticipated to change as a result of this amendment request; however, additional alternative buffer types are proposed to accommodate variations in site elevation and topography.
• The amendment increases the amount of preserved open space from 41% to 53% of the development (from 13.158 acres to approximately 17.18 acres). Additionally, approximately 17% of the open space is proposed to be aggregate open space (2.96 acres).
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS:
• The proposed PD amendment maintains the same density and entitlements of the prior PD zoning district, consistent with the Heath Brook DRI.
• The PD Plan is consistent with the minimum standards for a PD District (Section 122-942), with exception of the following:
o Requested variations to allow for dead end streets, and block lengths varying between 118-feet and 764-feet on private roadways within a gated subdivision.
• 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:
• All sanitation services shall be provided by the City of Ocala.
• A final sign package, compliant with the approved PD Standards Book, shall be submitted with the site plan or subdivision plan.
• If the development is subdivided into fee-simple lots, groups of adjacent units shall not be sold to the same individual owner.
• Subdivision improvements shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 114 of the Land Development Code.
• The requested amendments are consistent with the comprehensive plan, land development regulations, and the code of ordinances.
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
• Exhibit A - PD Plan
• Exhibit B - PD Standards Book
• Previously Approved Documents
• Case Map
• Aerial Map
RESOLUTION 2026-XX
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (PD) PLAN AND ASSOCIATED PD STANDARDS BOOK (KINWARD AT HEATHBROOK F/K/A KEYS AT OCALA II PD) FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5451 SW 66TH STREET (PARCEL 2389-100-009), APPROXIMATELY 32.22 ACRES (CASE NO. PD25-0003).
WHEREAS, Eisenhower Property Group, LLC, submits an amended PD plan and Standards Book (Case PD25-0003) for property located at 5451 SW 66th Street (parcel 2389-100-009), approximately 32.22 acres to revise the building types from two-family duplex units to multi-family quadraplex units; reduce the minimum lot size from 100-feet to 15-feet, to allow for subdivision of the development into fee-simple lots; modify the interior layout and circulation plan; modify the architectural standards, including new elevations for the proposed units, amenity center, and signage; modify the landscape plan, providing a landscape buffer section with a retaining wall, where required for elevation; and
WHEREAS, the existing PD, Planned Development, zoning district was approved by Ordinance 2022-43 on May 17, 2022, with the associated PD Plan and Standards Book adopted by Resolution 2022-33; and
WHEREAS, on March 9, 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 Kinward at Heath Brook PD plan (Exhibit “A”) and PD standards book (Exhibit “B”), with the following conditions:
a. All sanitation services shall be provided by the City of Ocala.
b. A final sign package, compliant with the approved PD Standards Book, shall be submitted with the site plan or subdivision plan.
c. If the development is subdivided into fee-simple lots, groups of adjacent units shall not be sold to the same individual owner.
d. Subdivision improvements shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 114 of the Land Development Code.
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:
COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 16 SOUTH, RANGE 21 EAST, MARION COUNTY, FLORIDA; THENCE NORTH 00° 37' 42" EAST 40.19 FEET TO THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SOUTHWEST 66TH STREET (A MAINTENANCE RIGHT OF WAY); THENCE ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT OF WAY SOUTH 89° 25' 18" WEST, 1544.34 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; SAID POINT ALSO BEING THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF "HEATH BROOK HILLS" SUBDIVISION AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 7, PAGES 120 AND 121, OF PUBLIC RECORDS OF MARION COUNTY, FLORIDA; THENCE CONTINUE ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT OF WAY SOUTH 89° 25' 18" WEST, 436.94 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00° 31' 20" EAST, 499.53 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89° 43' 12" WEST, 219.96 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00° 32' 25"WEST, 499.87 FEET TO THE AFOREMENTIONED NORTH RIGHT OF WAY OF WILLIAMS ROAD (SW 66TH STREET); THENCE ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY, NORTH 89° 44' 43" WEST, 1103.74 FEET; THENCE DEPARTING SAID NORTH RIGHT OF WAY, NORTH 00° 29' 25" EAST, 694.35 FEET TO THE SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY OF STATE ROAD 200; SAID POINT BEING ON A CURVE CONCAVE SOUTHEASTERLY HAVING A RADIUS OF 23002.31 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 00° 49' 55" AND A CHORD BEARING AND DISTANCE OF NORTH 40° 24' 29" EAST, 333.97 FEET; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID CURVE 333.98 FEET; THENCE ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY SOUTH 49° 42' 28" EAST, 16.16 FEET TO A POINT ON A CURVE CONCAVE SOUTHEASTERLY HAVING A RADIUS OF 22818.31 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 00° 14' 59" AND A CHORD BEARING AND DISTANCE OF NORTH 40° 25' 02" EAST, AT 99.50 FEET; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID CURVE AND SAID RIGHT OF WAY, 99.50 FEET; THENCE CONTINUE ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY NORTH 49° 27' 28" WEST, 17.00 FEET TO A POINT ON A CURVE CONCAVE SOUTHEASTERLY HAVING A RADIUS OF 22835.31, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 00° 19' 14" AND A CHORD BEARING AND DISTANCE OF NORTH 40° 42' 09" EAST, AT 127.74 FEET; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID CURVE AND RIGHT OF WAY OF STATE ROAD 200, 127.74 FEET; THENCE DEPARTING SAID RIGHT OF WAY OF STATE ROAD 200, SOUTH 48° 11' 23" EAST 652.19 FEET; THENCE NORTH 41° 48' 37" EAST 412.06 FEET TO THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY OF TARTAN ROAD, SAID POINT BEING ON A CURVE CONCAVE NORTHEASTERLY HAVING A RADIUS OF 730.00 FEET; A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 42° 22' 44" AND A CHORD BEARING AND DISTANCE OF SOUTH 69° 22' 46" EAST, AT 527.72 FEET; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID CURVE AND RIGHT OF WAY OF TARTAN ROAD, 539.94 FEET TO A CORNER OF "HEATHBROOK SOUTH B-2" SUBDIVISION AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 7, PAGES 116 THROUGH 119 OF PUBLIC RECORDS OF MARION COUNTY, FLORIDA; SAID POINT ALSO BEING THE NORTHWESTERLY CORNER OF THE AFOREMENTIONED "HEATH BROOK HILLS" SUBDIVISION AND ON A CURVE CONCAVE EASTERLY HAVING A RADIUS OF 1080.00 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 05° 44' 39" AND A CHORD BEARING AND DISTANCE OF SOUTH 14° 53' 05" EAST, AT 108.23 FEET; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID CURVE AND WEST BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID "HEATH BROOK HILLS" SUBDIVISION, 108.28 FEET TO THE POINT OF TANGENCY; THENCE SOUTH 17° 45' 25" EAST, 356.11 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00° 00' 12" WEST, 365.81 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
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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