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 change the Future Land Use designation from Medium Intensity/Special District to Public, for property located in the 1700 block of NW Martin Luther King Jr Avenue (Parcels 25502-000-00, 25502-002-00, and 25491-001-00), approximately 11.20 acres (Case LUC26-0002) (Quasi-Judicial)
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OCALA'S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Operational Excellence.
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
N/A
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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 G-U, Governmental Use zoning district as needed. As a result of the recent acquisition by the city for parcel 25502-000-00, the combined 11.2 acres of land representing the three subject properties provide further opportunity for the expansion of city public services and infrastructure in this area.
This is a city staff-initiated request to change the Future Land Use designation for the subject property from Neighborhood to Public.
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, one in 2018 and the other more recently in 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...
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