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260207ZP- 8M Holdings, LLC, Zoning Change for a Modification of Planned Unit Development (170419ZP) to (1) Revise Existing Plan Text to Delete the Language "PROPOSED CONVENIENCE/STORE/LAUNDROMAT/HAIR SALON. THIS CONVENIENT STORE WILL SERVE THE OAKWATER VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT ONLY, and (2) to Add “RV PARKING SPACES MAY BE USED FOR VEHICULAR PARKING FOR GUESTS OR EMPLOYEES“ to Enable Potential Non-RV User/Public Guest Access for RV Park Features/Amenities, 140.91 Acre Parcel, Parcel 02781-000-00, Site Address 18365 NW 45th Avenue Road, Citra, FL 32113
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Kenneth Weyrauch, Deputy Director |
Growth Services |
DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
Fred N. Roberts, Jr., Esq. Klein & Klein, PLLC., filed a rezoning application on behalf of 8M Holdings, LLC., to modify a ±140.91-acre existing Planned Unit Development (PUD), currently identified as the Orange Lake RV Resort. Parcel 02781-000-00 site address is 18365 NW 45th Avenue Road wherein the site is currently under development and is located on the east side of NW 45th Avenue Road, and the main area of the site is located approximately 0.25 miles north of West Highway 318. The site adjoins the Grand Lake RV Resort to the west, with the Ocala Jai-Alai Fronton & Card Room located to the west/southwest. The legal description is provided within the application. The site is outside the Urban Growth Boundary, but in the Farmland Preservation Area (FPA), Silver Springs Secondary Springs Protection Zone (S-SPOZ), and Marion County's Northwest Regional Utility Service Area. The site’s current PUD was approved in 2017, and the project Master Plan, and subsequent Major Site Plans have proceeded through the development review process, and development of the site has been underway with opening of the facility anticipated in early 2026.
The recreation and community amenities were anticipated to be limited to the RV park overnight customers; however, the developer is seeking the ability to enable day-uses of the facilities, expected to occur typically in the RV off-season period when fewer overnight customers are present, enabling continued use of the park facilities by allowing them to be available to the surrounding community residents and other sources such as tourism. The RV park complex includes an elevated tower and slide complex that does conform to the RV park’s PUD maximum height standards and does not require authorization of an increased height allowance as previously anticipated.
Staff is recommending approval of the request at this time. Staff notes the project’s final traffic study is completing review, and the developer will be required to comply with the findings of the study regarding necessary improvements subject to County Engineer review and approval. The Planning and Zoning Commission agreed with staff’s findings and recommendation and recommended approval of the request 5-1.
BUDGET/IMPACT:
None
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
Staff recommends approval with conditions. Planning and Zoning Commission recommends approval with conditions (5-1).
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