Submitted By: Breah Miller
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Presentation By: Breah Miller
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Department: Growth Management
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Public Hearing for Ordinance 2025-XX requesting to change the Future Land Use designation from Neighborhood to Medium Intensity/ Special District for property located at the southeast corner of the intersection at NW 21st Street and NW 27th Avenue (Parcel 22437-000-00); approximately 2.55 acres
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OCALA'S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Quality of Place
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
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BACKGROUND:
* Petitioner: Juan Manuel Vasquez
* Property Owner: Serenity Holistic Residential Care. LLC
The 2.55-acre undeveloped and wooded property is located in a predominantly single-family residential area with homes dating back to the 1940s. Originally designated for Low Density Residential use, the property's Future Land Use (FLU) was changed to Neighborhood in 2013 as part of citywide amendments aligned with the Ocala 2035 Vision. These amendments also reclassified surrounding properties to support neighborhood-oriented and mixed-use development.
The property, annexed into the City in 1975, falls within the West Ocala Vision & Community Plan area, which promotes infill development, preservation, and neighborhood compatibility.
The applicant first proposed rezoning from R-1 to R-3 to allow for 12 units per acre or 30 multi-family units for the subject property. City staff recommended a Planned Development (PD) approach due to surrounding single-family homes and compatibility concerns. The applicant chose to submit this application for a future land use amendment to the Medium Intensity/Special District, to provide an increase in density. The request (if approved) would result in the potential increase to 30 dwelling units per acre, or 76 units for the subject property an increase of 46 residential units for the property.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS:
* The proposed land use amendment is inconsistent maximum historic future land use densitie...
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