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 2025-10 to rezone approximately 15.00 acres of property generally located in the 2000-3000 block of NW 35th Avenue Road, approximately 660-feet northwest of the intersection of NW 35th Avenue Road and NW 21st Street, (Parcel 21466-000-00) from R-1, Single-Family Residential, to B-2, Community Business (Case ZON24-45826) (Quasi-Judicial)
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OCALA'S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Quality of Place
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
N/A
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BACKGROUND:
* Petitioner/Property Owner: Clausson P. Lexow, Trustee
Key Points:
The petitioner requests to change the zoning from R-1, Single-Family Residential, to B-2, Community Business, to comply with the underlying Employment Center future land use category.
Zoning and Land Use Details:
On November 4, 2008, the City Council adopted Ordinance 5934, which amended the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) from a future land use category of Low-Density Residential to Retail Services. This was followed by the adoption of Ordinance 5935, which included development conditions, such as a cap on development intensity. A Land Use Blending Overlay (LUBO) was also approved, further limiting development intensity and traffic generation.
Following adoption of the 2035 Vision, changes to the Comprehensive Plan eliminated the Retail Services land use classification and in 2013 the subject property was given an Employment Center future land use designation. Subsequently, the LUBO was rescinded. Consequently, the existing R-1 zoning, intended primarily for residential development, is inconsistent with the subject property Employment Center future land use classification. The proposed zoning change to B-2 would allow non-residential uses and provide for a zoning district consistent with the Employment Center classification. It is noted that B-2 zoned properties in the Employment Center fut...
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