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250508ZP - Maro Management, LLC, Zoning Change from Planned Unit Development (PUD) to Planned Unit Development (PUD) to Amend the Existing Maro 111 PUD (Formerly Maro 200 PUD) to Revise the Townhome Development Standards to Reduce the Minimum Townhome Unit Width from 25-feet to 20-feet for a Maximum Total of 499 Residential Units with No Other Changes Proposed, ±111.13 Acres, Parcel Account Number 35770-055-05, No Address Assigned
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DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
Tillman and Associates Engineering, LLC., filed a rezoning application to amend the Maro 111 (originally Maro 200) Planned Unit Development (PUD - 170405Z, Approved 4/18/2017) as a rezoning from PUD to PUD, on behalf of Maro Management, LLC., on a ±111.13 acre site. The Parcel Identification Number for the property is 35770-055-05; no address is currently assigned to the property that is located on the south side of the 7800 block of SW Hwy 200. Staff notes that the PUD was approved in 2017, and has received a series of extensions per the Land Development Code (LDC) and Florida Statutes due to State of Florida Emergency Declarations - the PUD’s current expiration date is January 13, 2027. The PUD Amendment proposes to reduce the minimum width of the PUD’s townhouse dwelling units from 25’ to 20’ that will also result in an adjustment to the reduce each end-unit townhouse’s unit minimum width from 40’ to 35’, along with a reduction in the minimum lot size from 4,000 SF to 2,000 SF. Staff notes the Development Review Committee (DRC) approved a final PUD Master Plan for the project on 12/9/2024; however, the developer is now proposing a townhouse lot minimum width reduction, which must be approved as a PUD Amendment and before the final PUD Master Plan may be updated for re-review through the DRC review process.
The site is located in the Urban Growth Boundary, in the Silver Springs Secondary Springs Protection Zone (S-SPOZ), and in Marion County's SW Utility Service Area. The Countryside Farms Subdivision adjoins the site’s north and east sides, while the Hidden Lake Subdivision adjoins the site’s south side. Lands west of the site are approved as the West Point PUD (20151214Z; a multiple-family residential development). This PUD includes a requirement to provide for cross-access connections to SW 80th Avenue through adjoining commercial properties to the northwest and to the West Point PUD to the southwest; no connections are proposed to Countryside Farms, SW 100th Street, SW 74th Terrace, or the Hidden Lake Subdivision.
No letters of opposition or support have been received to date.
Staff recommends APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS of the applicant’s request because it is consistent with LDC Section 2.7.3.E.2, which requires that granting a rezoning will not adversely affect the public interest, that the rezoning is consistent with the Marion County Comprehensive Plan (MCCP), and that the rezoning is compatible with land uses in the surrounding area, and with LDC Section 4.2.31 on Planned Unit Development. The proposed PUD will not adversely affect the public interest based on the intensity of use, consistency with the Comprehensive Plan, and compatibility with the surrounding uses.
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