SUBJECT:
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250109ZC - 8640 SE 73 LLC., Zoning Change from General Agriculture (A-1) to Regional Business (B-4), 4.42 Acres, Parcel Account Number 3564-023-000, Site Address 8640 SW 73rd Avenue, Ocala, FL 34476 (APPLICANT REQUESTS CONTINUATION)
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INITIATOR: DEPARTMENT:
Kenneth Weyrauch, Deputy Director Growth Services
DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
Paolo Mastroserio, P.E., Mastroserio Engineering, Inc., on behalf of 8640 SE 73, LLC, filed a Rezoning Application to change from General Agriculture (A-1) to Regional Business (B-4). The Property Identification Number(s) associated with the property is 3564-023-000, the street address is 8640 SW 73rd Avenue, Ocala, on Lot 23 in the Green Turf Acres Unrecorded Subdivision. The subject property is in the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB), in the Silver Springs Secondary Springs Protection Overlay Zone (SSPOZ), and in Marion County Utilities’ Southwest Utilities Service Area, but is not within the Farmland Preservation Area (FPA). A concurrent Small-Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment (Case Number 25-S01) has also been filed for this subject property, and this Rezoning Application is dependent upon approval of the approval of that concurrent Amendment Application; however, staff recommends DENIAL of that concurrent Amendment Application.
The site is the subject of a now closed Code Enforcement Case for improper storage/parking of manufactured homes on the site. That case was closed when the manufactured homes were removed; however, the site and that code case appear to be related to ongoing code cases for the site to the east, across SW 73rd Avenue, that is the subject of a comparable parallel Small-Scale Amendment Application and companion Rezoning Application, similar to this site (25-S02 and 250110ZC, respectively).
No letters of opposition or support have been received to date.
Staff recommends DENIAL of the rezoning application. Staff finds the requested zoning does not conform to LDC Section 2.7.3.E(2) would adversely affect the public interest, is not compatible with the Marion County Comprehensive Plan, and is not compatible with the surrounding area.
BUDGET/IMPACT:
None
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
Staff recommends denial. Planning and Zoning recommends denial.
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