Submitted By: Endira Madraveren, AICP
Presentation By: Endira Madraveren
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Department: Growth Management
FORMAL TITLE:
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Ordinance 2026-15 to establish the Mockingbird Ridge Community Development District generally located west of Interstate 75, southeast of Southwest College Road, north of SW 66th Street and south of SW 40th Street, approximately 169.31 acres (Case CDD26-0001) (Quasi-Judicial)
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OCALA'S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Quality of Place, Fiscally Sustainable
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
Pursuant to F.S. 190.005(1)(d) an Ocala Gazette advertisement was placed once a week for four successive weeks with an additional week included: April 10, 2026, April 17, 2026, April 24, 2026, May 1, 2026, May 8, 2026, and May 15, 2026.
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BACKGROUND:
* Petitioner: Mockingbird Ridge LLC
* Property Owner: 42nd Street Flyover LLC
* Agent: Jere Earlywine, Kutak Rock LLP
A community development district (CDD) is an independent unit of special-purpose local government authorized to plan, finance, construct, operate, and maintain community-wide infrastructure in planned community developments. A CDD provides a "solution to the state's planning, management, and financing needs for delivery of capital infrastructure to service projected growth without overburdening other governments and their taxpayers," per Section 190.002(1)(a), F.S.
A CDD is not a substitute for the local, general-purpose government unit, i.e., the city or county in which the CDD lies. A CDD does not possess the permitting, zoning, or policing powers typically held by general-purpose governments. A CDD is an alternate means of financing, constructing, operating, and maintaining public infrastructure for developments, such as Mockingbird Ridge.
The District is proposing to fund the following facilities:
If established, the District will provide its proposed budget to the City annually at least 60 days prior to adoption for informational purposes. The District will also provide a publi...
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