Submitted By: David Sablan, Planner II
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Presentation By: David Sablan, Planner II
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Department: Growth Management
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Ordinance 2026-XX to rezone approximately 2.80 acres for a property located at 5203 SW 20th Street (Parcel 23320-005-05) from B-1A, Limited Neighborhood Business, to B-1, Neighborhood Business (Case ZON26-0015) (Quasi-Judicial)
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OCALA’S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Quality of Place, Economic Hub
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PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
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BACKGROUND:
Applicant/Owner: Valentin Jimenez
Agent: David Dinkins, Davis Dinkins Engineering, P.A.
Key Points:
The applicant is requesting to rezone Parcel 23320-005-05, totaling 2.80 acres from B-1A, Limited Neighborhood Business to B-1, Neighborhood Business. The owner/applicant has submitted a concurrent application to terminate a Developer’s Agreement recorded against the subject property, recorded in Book 5069, Pages 323-334, which restricts the permitted principal uses allowed on the property.
The subject property was annexed into the City in 1997 but was not given a zoning designation until 2008. In 2007, the property owner applied to rezone the subject property to M-1, Light Industrial, but later amended the application to rezone to B-1A, Limited Neighborhood Commercial, instead. The associated Developer’s Agreement was offered by the applicant as a condition of approval to prohibit alcoholic beverage location establishments.
In review of the surrounding area, the subject property appears to be an isolated (north of SW 20th Street) existing non-residential zoning designation that is adjacent to and in proximity to primarily residential uses with a cemetery located to the SW across SW 20th Street. Typically, allowing a non-residential zoning district within an area of existing residential development would not be recommended as concerns for compatibility and potential inappropriate scale of development could occur. Further, with this proposed amendment, the request ...
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