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250606ZP - Golden Ocala Equestrian Land, LLC, et. al., requests a Zoning Change, Articles 2 and 4, of the Marion County Land Development Code, to amend two existing Planned Unit Development (PUD) projects to combine the PUDs into a single united PUD and amend a portion of the united PUD to allow for an indoor/outdoor sports complex and event venue facility, along with establishing and modifying development standards for the new and existing uses, on a ±4,276.21 Acres consisting of 391 parcels, including, but not limited to, primary Parcel Identification Number of interest 21069-007-001, 21081-000001, 21081-001-00, 21081-048-00, 21087-001-00, 21087-001-02, and 21623-000-00, and Other Numerous Parcels, Multiple Address and/or No Addresses Assigned
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DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
Tillman and Associates Engineering, LLC, on behalf of Golden Ocala Equestrian Land, LLC, et. al. (Developer), has applied to amend two existing Planned Unit Developments (PUDs), specifically 200201Z(P), Golden Ocala-WEC and 210302Z(P), Golden Ocala Garcia, in order to accomplish the following: 1) unify the two PUDs into a single consolidated PUD, and 2) revise the development program for the southern portion of the unified PUD to introduce new potential uses consisting of indoor/outdoor sports complex and event venue facilities. In addition, the application proposes to establish and modify development standards to accommodate both new and existing uses across the combined PUD.
The properties lying east of NW 100th Avenue are the focus of this PUD Amendment, are predominantly located in Marion County’s Urban Growth Boundary, as well as in the Secondary Springs Protection Zone. The PUD includes portions of Flood Zone and Flood Prone areas, along with areas within a declared Opportunity Zone. The subject properties currently carry a range of Future Land Use designations, including Rural Land (RL), Low Residential (LR), Medium Residential (MR), High Residential (HR), Commercial (COM), Public (P), and World Equestrian Center (WEC). The current zoning for all parcels is Planned Unit Development (PUD). No changes are proposed for the existing PUD portion lying west of NW 100th Avenue within the Rural Land and Farmland Preservation Area.
The proposed PUD amendment has been submitted concurrently with Comprehensive Plan Amendments CPA 25-L01 (Text Amendment) and CPA 25-L02 (Map Amendment), that proposes to revise the World Equestion Center future land use designation definition to enable the requested sports/event facilities within the Urban WEC land use designation; additionally, a Development Agreement (25-02DM). In the event the Amendments are not approved in an appropriate form, this application will be ineligible for approval as it would not be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.
Staff is recommending approval of the request at this time; however, the Office of the County Engineer Traffic Division has recommended denial of the request due to outstanding concerns regarding potential traffic impacts. The amended project's Traffic Methodology is currently under review, and upon completion the project Traffic Study may be conducted. Final Board of County Commissioners consideration of the request is not expected until September 2025 at the earliest, and staff anticipates that completion of the Traffic Study at that time will enable final proper evaluation of the request to identify transportation impacts and transportation improvement requirements necessary to mitigate identified negative transportation impacts.
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