Submitted By: Emily Johnson
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Presentation By: Emily Johnson
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Department: Growth Management
STAFF RECOMMENDATION (Motion Ready):
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Ordinance to rezone approximately 0.95 acres located at 2242 NW 1st Avenue (Parcel 25291-000-00) from R-1A, Single-Family Residential, to R-3, Multi-Family Residential (Case ZON25-0017) (Quasi-Judicial)
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OCALA'S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Quality of Place.
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
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BACKGROUND:
* Applicant: Remon Faragalla, Rehabber Depot LLC
* Property Owner: Rehabber Depot LLC
Key Points:
The petitioner is requesting to rezone 0.95-acres of property from R-1A, Single-Family Residential, to R-3, Multi-Family Residential. The subject property is developed with a single-family residence, which was constructed in 1948. The subject property has been zoned R-1A since its annexation in 1964. The subject property is currently designated as Neighborhood Future Land Use category.
Zoning and Land Use Details:
For consideration of the rezoning, there are several key factors to consider:
* The subject property is surrounded on three sides (north, south, and west) by R-1A and single-family residential uses.
* The property is located west of NW 1st Avenue, a local roadway which is primarily characterized by single-family residential development.
* The R-3 District in closest proximity is across the street, to the east. The only R-3 District located along the same side of the street is a city-owned Water Retention Area, approximately 200-feet south of the subject property.
* The rezoning would create an isolated pocket of higher-intensity multifamily zoning that is inconsistent with the established single-family residential development pattern on the same side of the street as the subject property.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS:
* The proposed rezoning is not compatible with the prevailing single-family residential development pattern on the same side of the street as the subject property.
* The intensity of the...
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