Submitted By: David Sablan
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Presentation By: David Sablan
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Department: Growth Management
STAFF RECOMMENDATION (Motion Ready):
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Ordinance to rezone from M-2, Medium Industrial, and M-3, Heavy Industrial, to G-U, Governmental Use, for property located 1700 block of NW Martin Luther King Jr Avenue (Parcel 25502-000-00, 25502-002-00, and 25491-001-00), approximately 11.20 acres (Case ZON26-0007) (Quasi-Judicial)
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OCALA'S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Operational Excellence.
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
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BACKGROUND:
* Petitioner and Property Owner: City of Ocala
Key Points:
In an effort to provide the appropriate future land use and zoning designations for city owned properties that are anticipated to further the city's ability to provide for or enhance city services and infrastructure, staff has identified several properties throughout the city and have initiated amendments to establish them with the appropriate city designations of the Public future land use category and the G-U, Governmental Use zoning district, as needed.
This is a city staff-initiated request to rezone the subject property from M-2, Medium Industrial, and M-3, Heavy Industrial, to G-U, Governmental Use. An associated application to change the future land use designation to Public is also being considered (LUC26-0002).
Zoning and Land Use Factors for Consideration:
* The subject property, identified as Parcels 25502-000-00, 25502-002-00, and 25491-001-00, consists of approximately 11.20 acres and was acquired by the City in two separate transactions in 2018 and 2026.
* The subject property consists of three contiguous parcels; two parcels (25502-000-00 & 25502-002-00) totaling 10.65-acres are zoned M-3, Heavy Industrial, and one parcel (25491-001-00) totaling 0.55 acres is zoned M-2, Medium Industrial.
* The M-2 zoning district is intended primarily for the wholesale distribution, warehouse storage, outdoor storage and sales, research and development and light m...
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