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File #: 2025-1598   
Type: P&Z Rezoning Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 6/30/2025 In control: Planning & Zoning Commission
On agenda: 7/14/2025 Final action:
Title: A public hearing requesting a rezoning from R-1, Single-Family Residential, to R-1AA, Single-Family Residential, for property located approximately 320-feet east of the intersection at NE 31st Street and NE Jacksonville Road (Parcel 24728-000-00) approximately 7.23 acres (Case ZON25-0010) (Quasi-Judicial)
Attachments: 1. ZON25-0010 Blitch Plantation Staff Report, 2. ZON25-0010 Blitch Plantation Aerial Map, 3. ZON25-0010 Blitch Plantation Case Map, 4. ZON25-0010 Letter of Opposition
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Submitted By: Breah Miller, Planner II
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Presentation By: Breah Miller
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Department: Growth Management

STAFF RECOMMENDATION (Motion Ready):
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A public hearing requesting a rezoning from R-1, Single-Family Residential, to R-1AA, Single-Family Residential, for property located approximately 320-feet east of the intersection at NE 31st Street and NE Jacksonville Road (Parcel 24728-000-00) approximately 7.23 acres (Case ZON25-0010) (Quasi-Judicial)
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OCALA'S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Quality of Place, Economic Hub

PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
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BACKGROUND:
* Applicant/Property Owner: Blitch Plantation, LTD
* Agent: Paolo Mastroserio, Mastroserio Engineering, Inc.

Key Points:
The petitioner is requesting to rezone the subject property from R-1, Single-Family Residential, to R-1AA, Single-Family Residential, to allow for future single family detached homes. If approved, the proposed zoning change will reduce the minimum lot area from 13,500 square feet to 6,000 square feet, lot width from 100-feet to 60-feet, and setback requirements, as provided for in the Ocala Code of Ordinances, Section 122-286. Staff analysis of surrounding residentially zoned properties, within a 300-foot radius indicate an average lot area of 16,132 square feet and an average lot width of 101-feet. Also, within the same radius, there are two R-1AA zoned properties with a combined total of 19.97-acres under common ownership.
Zoning and Land Use Details:
The subject property was annexed into the City of Ocala in 2016. The property was previously rezoned from R-1, Single Family Dwelling (County) and R-4, Residential Mixed Use (County), to R-1, Single-Family Residential (City), via Ordinance 5636 for the potential development of single-family residences.
Additionally, the properties were designated as Neighborhood Future Land Use Category after the 2013 Comprehensive Plan Updated.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS:
* The proposed rezoning is consistent with the Neighbor...

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