Submitted By: Emily W. Johnson, AICP
Presentation By: Emily Johnson
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Department: Growth Management
STAFF RECOMMENDATION (Motion Ready):
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Introduce Ordinance 2024-7 amending Land Development Regulations Section 122-1225 regarding materials recovery facility (MRF) criteria
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OCALA'S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Economic Hub, Quality of Place
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
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BACKGROUND:
An application has been received to amend the Land Development Regulations, submitted by Robert W. Batsel, Jr., Gooding & Batsel, PLLC (the "Agent"), on behalf of Paglia & Associates, LLC (the "Petitioner"). The Petitioner requests the amendment of Section 122-1225 to revise the buffering requirements for a materials recovery facility (MRF) and clarify the criteria for delivery areas within such facilities.
Currently, the Code requires a MRF to provide a 30-foot vegetative buffer and be completely screened from public view by a six-foot-high block or panel wall, or a six-foot-high berm with landscaping. The proposed amendment specifies these buffering requirements will only apply to a MRF operated within 750-feet of a church, daycare facility, school, hospital, residence, or residentially zoned property. A MRF located more than 750-feet from the uses listed above will defer to the buffering requirements contained under Section 122-260.
The Planning and Zoning Commission, on October 9, 2023, voted four to one to recommend approval of the requested amendment.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS: Staff has reviewed the proposed amendment and finds the revised locational criteria will not negatively impact any existing MRF operating within City limits. The proposed ordinance is consistent with comparable ordinances concerning similar types of uses. The proposed amendment is consistent with the City's code of ordinances and with the comprehensive plan.
FISCAL IMPACT: N/A
PROCUREMENT REVIEW: N/A
LEGAL REVIEW: The ordinance will be reviewed by the City Attorney, William E....
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