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 2025-37 to rezone approximately 0.45 acres for the property located at 3235 SE Maricamp Road (Parcel 29793-002-02) from B-2, Community Business, to SC, Shopping Center (Case ZON25-0011) (Quasi-Judicial)
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OCALA'S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Quality of Place
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
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BACKGROUND:
* Applicant: Irvin Homes, LLC
* Agent: Fred Roberts, Klein & Klein, PLLC
* Property Owner: Sumner Real Estate Investments, LLC
Key Points:
The applicant requests to rezone from B-2, Community Business, to SC, Shopping Center, to allow for future development of a drive-through restaurant with shared access and parking facilities. Records indicate that the existing baseball batting cages were developed in 1996, and that the business tax receipt for Batter Up of Ocala LLC expired on September 30, 2024.
Zoning and Land Use Details:
The subject property is designated as Low Intensity Future Land Use Category (FLUC), which is intended to identify areas that are generally oriented towards the automobile as the primary mode of transportation.
Incorporating the subject property into the shopping center to the north and west necessitates the rezoning of the subject property to SC, Shopping Center, pursuant to Subsection 122-904(b) of the Code of Ordinances.
Planning & Zoning Commission:
Staff presented the rezoning to the Planning & Zoning Commission at the meeting on July 14, 2025. The Commission voted four to zero to recommend approval.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS:
* The proposed rezoning is consistent with the existing Low Intensity Future Land Use classification, pursuant to Section 122-244 of the Code of Ordinances, and is compatible with the surrounding area.
* The proposed rezoning is consistent with the existing Shopping Center (SC) zoning of the adjacent properties.
* The proposed SC, Sho...
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