Submitted By: David Sablan
Presentation By: Endira Madraveren
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Department: Growth Management
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FORMAL TITLE:
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Ordinance 2027-4 to rezone approximately 2.80 acres for a property located at 5203 SW 20th Street (Parcel 23320-005-05) from B-1A, Limited Neighborhood Business, to B-1, Neighborhood Business (Case ZON26-0015) (Quasi-Judicial)
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OCALA’S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Quality of Place, Economic Hub
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PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
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BACKGROUND:
Applicant/Owner: Valentin Jimenez
Agent: David Dinkins, Davis Dinkins Engineering, P.A.
Concurrent Application(s):
The owner/applicant submitted a concurrent application to terminate a Developer’s Agreement recorded in Book 5069, Pages 323-334, that restricts the property's permitted principal uses.
Key Points:
The applicant requests rezoning of Parcel 23320-005-05, totaling 2.80 acres, from B-1A, Limited Neighborhood Business, to B-1, Neighborhood Business.
The subject property was annexed into the City in 1997 but was not given a zoning designation until 2008.
In 2007, the property owner applied to rezone the subject property to M-1, Light Industrial, but later amended the application to rezone to B-1A, Limited Neighborhood Commercial.
The applicant offered an associated Developer’s Agreement as a condition of approval to prohibit the location of alcoholic beverage establishments.
In review of the surrounding area, the subject property appears to be an isolated existing non-residential zoning designation (north of SW 20th Street). The subject property is adjacent to and in proximity to primarily residential uses, with a cemetery located to the southwest and across SW 20th Street. Typically, allowing a non-residential zoning district within an area of existing residential development is not recommended due to potential compatibility impacts and the potential for an inappropriate scale of development compared to surrounding properties. Further, this proposed amendment requests changing an ...
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