Submitted By: Emily Johnson
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Presentation By: Endira Madraveren
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Department: Growth Management
FORMAL TITLE:
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Resolution 2026-26 to consider a PD Plan and Standards Book for property located west of Interstate 75 and north of SW 66th Street, the 4000 block of SW 66th Street (Parcel 23875-000-01 & 35364-000-00), approximately 283.55 acres (Case PD25-0007) (Quasi-Judicial)
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OCALA'S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Quality of Place
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
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BACKGROUND:
* Applicant: Mockingbird Ridge, LLC
* Property Owner: 42nd Street Flyover, LLC
* Agent: Fred N. Roberts Jr., Esq., Klein & Klein, PLLC
Key Points:
The applicant is requesting a rezoning of two parcels totaling 283.55 acres from PUD-02, Planned Unit Development, to PD, Planned Development. In conjunction with the rezoning request, the applicant is also seeking approval of a PD Plan and Standards Book, which establishes a development program for up to 592 single-family residential units.
The subject properties are currently vacant and are two of the last remaining undeveloped parcels within the Heath Brook Development of Regional Impact (DRI). The DRI was originally established in 1999, via Resolution 99-130, and has undergone several amendments and extensions. In 2018, the City Council adopted the Amended and Restated Development Order for the Heath Brook DRI via Resolution 2018-42.
Following the Planning & Zoning Commission hearing, the applicant identified potential encroachments from an adjoining single-family residential development. These encroachments are created by improvements that do not require City permitting, such as fences and landscaping. The applicant has since provided an additional buffer type to the PD plan for a designated area within the PD to address the potential encroachment issue (see the attached revised PD plan). The buffer area is subject to the requirements of the PD standards book, which is unchanged from the Planning & Zoning Commission...
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