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File #: ORD-2025-6   
Type: Ordinance Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 10/22/2024 In control: City Council
On agenda: 11/5/2024 Final action:
Title: Introduce Ordinance 2025-6 to rezone approximately 12.61 acres for property located at the northeast corner of the intersection of NE 25th Avenue and NE 28th Street (Parcel 24274-000-00) from INST, Institutional to PD, Planned Development (Case PD24-45735) (Quasi-Judicial)
Introduced By: Kristen M. Dreyer
Attachments: 1. PD24-45735 Staff Report P&Z Final, 2. PD24-45735 Case Map, 3. PD24-45735 Aerial Map, 4. Letter of Objection #1
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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 2025-6 to rezone approximately 12.61 acres for property located at the northeast corner of the intersection of NE 25th Avenue and NE 28th Street (Parcel 24274-000-00) from INST, Institutional to PD, Planned Development (Case PD24-45735) (Quasi-Judicial)
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OCALA'S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Quality of Place, Economic Hub

PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
N/A

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BACKGROUND:
* Petitioner: Boyd Real Estate, LLC
* Property Owner: Green Family Trust
* Agent: David Tillman, Tillman & Associates Engineering, LLC
Key Points:
The petitioner has submitted the request to facilitate the development of a single-family residential subdivision. The subject property is vacant, undeveloped, and lies at the northernmost boundary of the City limits along NE 25th Avenue. The surrounding area is residential in nature and primarily developed with single-family residences.
PD Plan and Standards Book Details:
The associated PD Plan depicts a maximum of 55 lots, constituting an overall density of 4.36 dwelling units per acre on the 12.61-acre site. The PD Plan proposes 55.04 percent open space, including 11.67 percent aggregate open space. Aggregate open space is proposed to consist of an amenity area with a pavilion, a playground, and a perimeter walking trail. While buffering is not required, the developer proposes some natural landscape buffers along the perimeter, enhancing the buffers to ensure adequate screening.
Planning & Zoning Commission:
While presenting the case, staff addressed a discrepancy in the open space shown on the PD Plan. The PD Plan previously reflected a total of 53 lots, 36.08 percent open space, and 19.06 percent aggregate open space. Upon recalculation of the open space to include the non-buildable yards of individual lots, the applicant revised the totals to 56.54 percent open space, ...

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