Submitted By: Breah Miller
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Presentation By: Endira Madraveren
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Department: Growth Management
STAFF RECOMMENDATION (Motion Ready):
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Ordinance 2025-40 to rezone approximately 39.33 acres of property comprised of two parcels (Parcel 23311-000-00 & 23817-004-00) located in the 5100 block, along the south side of SW 20th Street from R-3, Multi- Family Residential (County), to PD, Planned Development (Case PD24-45706) (Quasi-Judicial)
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OCALA’S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Quality of Place
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
N/A
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Since the City Council's Introduction hearing on this agenda item, staff have provided an updated staff report for the record. The updated report includes minor corrections, additional staff analysis, and formatting changes to provide improved, competent, and substantial evidence. To clarify, this updated report did not change or alter the staff’s recommendations. Please utilize the “Updated” staff report for your review of this case. The original staff report is still included as an attachment.
BACKGROUND:
• Applicant: Dessiree Troncoso (Anna Jo Partnership, LLC)
• Property Owner: Anna Jo Partnership, LLC
Key Points & Concurrent Applications:
The petitioner is requesting to rezone the subject property from Multi-Family (R-3) (County) to Planned Development (PD)(City), along with the associated PD Plan and Standards Book. The proposed PD combines the existing multi-family Timberland Apartments with additional development to include a mix of residential use types, including multi-family development, single-family homes, and townhomes.
PD Plan and Standards Book Details:
The associated PD Plan proposes a mixed residential community on approximately 39.33 acres, to be developed in three phases. Key elements of the PD Plan include:
• Permitted uses comprised of single-family detached homes (courtyard and cottage homes), single-family attached townhomes, and multi-family dwellings.
• Maximum of 459 dwelling units (including the existing 42 multi-family units within the Timberland Apartments)
• Density is proposed at 11.67 dwelling units per acre
• Maximum building height of 50 feet (four stories) for multi-family buildings and 35 feet for single-family attached and detached homes.
• Gross Open space of 37.9 percent (may increase to 42.46 percent with an optional 1.8-acre wet retention pond).
• Amenities include a 3,600-square-foot clubhouse with a pool and a 2,400-square-foot community building, walking paths, linear parks, and centralized lake areas.
• A 10-foot-wide landscape buffer with a six-foot-high vinyl fence is proposed along the southern, eastern, and western boundaries.
• A 40-foot-wide right-of-way reservation area for future access has been reserved along the southern property line to provide for a future east/west roadway connection, subject to further agreement with the City of Ocala.
Development standards, including lot sizes, parking, landscaping, signage, and required buffers, will be consistent with the City’s Land Development Regulations, with the exception of four variation requests submitted within the PD Plan. Section 5 of this report lists the specific requested variations along with the staff analysis of each request.
Planning & Zoning Commission:
Staff made a presentation at the June 2025 meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission outlining the rezoning request and other associated applications (annexation, future land use amendment, and PD Plan and Standards Book). The Commission recommended approval to City Council for the zoning amendment with a vote of six to one.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS:
• The proposed rezoning is consistent with the proposed Medium Intensity/Special District Future Land Use classification pursuant to Code of Ordinances Section 122-244.
• The PD Plan is consistent with the minimum standards for a PD District (Section 122-942), with the following proposed variations to the Code of Ordinances:
a. Alternate fencing material to allow for a six-foot vinyl fence with the 10-foot landscape buffer.
b. Reduced alley width to provide 20-foot wide alleys instead of the code-required 30-foot alley right-of-way width.
c. Reduced parking to one parking space per unit for single-family attached townhomes (150 units) instead of the required 1.5 parking spaces per unit.
d. Specific lot standards:
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Single-family Detached (Courtyard Home) |
Single- Family Detached
(Cottage Home) |
Single- Family Attached (Townhome) |
Multi-Family |
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Front Yard Setback (Minimum Feet) |
5’ |
5’ |
5’ |
5’ |
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Interior Side Yard Setback (Minimum Feet) |
3’ |
3’ |
0’ |
15’ |
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Street/Alley Side Yard Setback (Minimum Feet) |
8’ |
8’ |
5’ |
10’ |
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Interior Rear Yard Setback (Minimum Feet) |
25’ |
10’ |
25’ |
10’ |
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Alley Rear Yard Setback (Minimum Feet) |
25’ |
10’ |
25’ |
10’ |
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Lot Width (Minimum Feet) |
32’ |
28’ |
16’ |
200’ |
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Lot Area (Minimum Square Feet) |
2,800 |
1,500 |
1,400 |
18,000 |
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Building Coverage (Maximum %) |
45% |
50% |
45% |
65% |
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Building Height (Maximum Feet) |
35’ |
34’ |
35’ |
4 stories or 50’ |
• The proposed rezoning is compatible with the surrounding development and adjacent properties, the Comprehensive Plan, and the City’s Code of Ordinances.
• No level of service issues have been identified for public facilities as a result of the PD rezoning.
Staff recommends approval.
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
• Case Map
• Aerial Map
ORDINANCE 2025-40
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF OCALA, FLORIDA, CHANGING FROM R-3, MULTI- FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (COUNTY), TO PD, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (CITY), FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2275 SW 53RD AVENUE (PARCEL 23311-000-00) ALONG WITH THE ADJACENT PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH (PARCEL 23817-004-00), APPROXIMATELY 39.33 ACRES (CASE NO. PD24-45706); 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 following described lands are hereby rezoned and reclassified according to the zoning regulation of the City of Ocala, Florida, as PD, Planned Development:
THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 15 SOUTH, RANGE 21 EAST, MARION COUNTY, FLORIDA. LESS AND EXCEPT THE NORTH 33 FEET THEREOF.
ALSO, LESS AND EXCEPT THAT PORTION THEREOF CONVEYED TO THE CITY OF OCALA, A FLORIDA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION BY VIRTUE OF WARRANTY DEED RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 4524, PAGE 1957, PUBLIC RECORDS OF MARION COUNTY, FLORIDA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 15 SOUTH, RANGE 21 EAST, MARION COUNTY, FLORIDA; THENCE SOUTH 89°24’45” EAST, ALONG THE SOUTH BOUNDARY OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 21, FOR A DISTANCE OF 659.98 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 21; THENCE NORTH 00°32’16” EAST, ALONG THE WEST BOUNDARY OF THE SAID EAST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4, FOR A DISTANCE OF 1,265.35 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE NORTH 00°32’16” EAST, ALONG SAID WEST BOUNDARY, FOR A DISTANCE OF 28.58 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EXISTING SOUTH RIGHT- OF-WAY LINE OF SW 20TH STREET, SAID POINT BEING 33.00 FEET SOUTH OF, AS MEASURED PERPENDICULAR TO, THE NORTH BOUNDARY OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF AFORESAID SECTION 21; THENCE SOUTH 89°24’45” EAST, PARALLEL WITH THE SAID NORTH BOUNDARY, AND ALONG THE SAID SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SW 20TH STREET, FOR A DISTANCE OF 660.81 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST BOUNDARY OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF AFORESAID SECTION 21, SAID POINT ALSO BEING THE POINT OF CURVATURE OF A NON-TANGENT CURVE, CONCAVE TO THE SOUTH, AND HAVING FOR ITS ELEMENTS: A RADIUS OF 5,679.58 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 03°25’02”, AND A CHORD DISTANCE OF 338.68 FEET BEARING SOUTH 88°47’42” WEST; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY, ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE, FOR A DISTANCE OF 338.73 FEET TO THE POINT OF TANGENCY; THENCE SOUTH 87°05’11” WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 228.44 FEET TO THE POINT OF CURVATURE OF A CURVE, CONCAVE TO THE NORTH, AND HAVING FOR ITS ELEMENTS: A RADIUS OF 5,779.58 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 00°56’09”, AND A CHORD DISTANCE OF 94.39 FEET BEARING SOUTH 87°33’15” WEST; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY, ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE, FOR A DISTANCE OF 94.39 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
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THE EAST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 28, TOWNSHIP 15 SOUTH, RANGE 21 EAST, 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 from R-3, Multi-Family Residential (County), to PD, Planned Development (City), 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 later of:
1. Approval by the mayor, or upon becoming law without such approval;
or
2. The effective date of Ordinance No. 2025-_____ (Ref: Land Use Case LUC24-45705).
ATTEST: CITY OF OCALA
By: By:
Angel B. Jacobs Kristen M. Dreyer
City Clerk President, Ocala City Council
Approved/Denied by me as Mayor of the City of Ocala, Florida, on __________________, 2025.
By: __________________________________
Ben Marciano
Mayor
Approved as to form and legality:
By: _________________________________
William E. Sexton
City Attorney
Ordinance No: 2025-40
Introduced: 8/19/2025
Adopted: Click or tap to enter a date.
Legal Ad No: Click or tap here to enter text.