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25-S05 - Jax Road, LLC, Small-Scale Land Use Change from Public (P) to High Residential (HR), 29.51 Acres, Parcel Account Number 14976-004-00, No Address Assigned, North Side of the 1600-1700 Block of NE 49th Street, Adjoining the Fore Acres, First Addition, Subdivision
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DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
Tillman and Associates Engineering, LLC., filed a small-scale comprehensive plan amendment application on behalf of Jax Road, LLC., to change a ±29.51 acre site from Public (P) to High Residential (HR; 4-8 DU/AC). The Parcel Identification Number for the property is 14976-004-00; no address is currently assigned to the property that is located on the north side of the 1600-1700 block of NE 49th Street, adjoining the Fore Acres, First Addition, Subdivision, and the legal description is provided within the application. The site is located in the Urban Growth Boundary, in the Silver Springs Primary Springs Protection Overlay Zone (P-SPOZ), and in Marion County's NE Utility Service Area. Marion County purchased the site in 2006, and the property was sold as surplus property in April/May 2022; the owner is now requesting a land use change to pursue a desired plan of development. A concurrent rezoning application to change the site's zoning from General Agriculture (A-1) to Planned Unit Development (PUD) has also been submitted (250305ZP); that concurrent zoning application is dependent upon the granting of this amendment application.
No letters of opposition or support have been received to date.
Staff recommends APPROVAL of the request as it resolves the site’s no longer applicable Public (P) land use designation and will provide for a transition area between a designated Commercial node and surrounding residential areas while providing for the use of the area’s existing roadway network and future utilization of the ongoing utility services work in the surrounding area. The request is consistent with Land Development Code Section 2.3.3.B, which requires amendments to comply and be consistent with the Marion County Comprehensive Plan as well as the provisions of Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, be compatible with the surrounding uses, and not adversely affect the public interest.
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