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Meeting Details

Meeting Name: Development Review Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/14/2026 9:00 AM Action Summary status: Draft  
Meeting location: Office of the County Engineer
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     MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED THAT THIS MEETING / HEARING IS A PUBLIC PROCEEDING, AND THE CLERK TO THE BOARD IS MAKING AN AUDIO RECORDING OF THE PROCEEDINGS, AND ALL STATEMENTS MADE DURING THE PROCEEDINGS, WHICH RECORDING WILL BE A PUBLIC RECORD, SUBJECT TO DISCLOSURE UNDER THE PUBLIC RECORDS LAW OF FLORIDA. BE AWARE, HOWEVER, THAT THE AUDIO RECORDING MAY NOT SATISFY THE REQUIREMENT FOR A VERBATIM TRANSCRIPT OF THE PROCEEDINGS, DESCRIBED IN THE NOTICE OF THIS MEETING, IN THE EVENT YOU DESIRE TO APPEAL ANY DECISION ADOPTED IN THIS PROCEEDING.   Not available
   1. ROLL CALL   Not available
   2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE   Not available
   3. ADOPT THE FOLLOWING MINUTES:   Not available
2026-24348 13.1.MinutesAugust 31, 2026   Not available
   4. PUBLIC COMMENT   Not available
   5. CONSENT AGENDA: STAFF HAS REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL   Not available
2026-24349 15.1.ConsentLot 4 Planet Fitness - Major Site Plan Parcel #: 35679-004-02 #MajorSite-000928-2026 MJ Stokes Consulting, LLC   Not available
2026-24350 15.2.ConsentExalt Health Summerfield - Major Site Plan Parcel #: 47696-000-00 #MajorSite- 000600-2026 Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.   Not available
2026-24351 15.3.ConsentSunset Hills Phase 4 - Preliminary Plat Parcel #: 4820-0000003 #31419 Tillman & Associates Engineering, LLC   Not available
2026-24352 15.4.ConsentFawn Lakes - Master Plan Parcel #: 9027-0000-02 #MasterPlan-000864-2026 Tillman & Associates Engineering, LLC   Not available
   6. SCHEDULED ITEMS:   Not available
2026-24353 16.1.New BusinessGolden Ocala WEC Flex Z Arena - Major Site Plan - 001129 - Waiver Request to Major Site Plan in Review Parcel #: 12674-001-00 #WaiverPIR-001308-2026 Tillman & Associates Engineering, LLC LDC 2.1.3 - Order of plan approval CODE states Plans listed below may be reviewed concurrently, but must be approved in the order listed below, when applicable and when the proper land use and zoning are in place: A. Master Plan. B. Preliminary Plat. C. Improvement Plan. D. Final Plat. E. Major Site Plan. However, a Major Site Plan can be substituted for the Improvement Plan and can be approved before approval of the Final Plat in cases when the infrastructure improvements supporting the plat are proposed as part of the Major Site Plan application. APPLICANT - The Owner/Developer respectfully requests a waiver from Order of Plan approval to allow the Major Site Plan to be approved prior to the required November 24, 2026, Master Plan submittal date (as previously approved for separate AR 32969), subject to the Owner proceeding at their own risk, and subject to a hold on the request for fina   Not available
2026-24354 16.2.New BusinessBaseline Road Industrial - Waiver Request to Landscaping Parcel #: 37490-000-00 #WaiverSTA-001286-2026 Kimley-Horn & Associates LDC 6.8.7.D Trees within parking areas CODE states (1) All trees required for parking areas and vehicular use areas shall be shade trees, unless required otherwise by provisions in this section. (2) All parking lot islands, including terminal parking lot islands, shall contain one shade tree unless site lighting fixtures are proposed in said island. Double parking lot islands (where double-loaded parking bays are proposed) shall contain two shade trees. (3) In parking lot islands with site lighting fixtures, an arrangement of one or two accent/ornamental trees shall be installed depending on the size and configuration of the island. (4) Parking lot islands with control signage may contain other tree (or palm) species, in lieu of shade trees, which will not conflict with the visibility of such signage. APPLICANT requests waiver from the requirement to provide trees (shade, accent or ornamental) within the parking lot islands. Due to conflicts with    Not available
2026-24355 16.3.New BusinessMonopole Tower - Waiver Request to Major Site Plan Parcel #: 32651-000-01 #WaiverSTA-001211-2026 B+T Group LDC 2.21.1.A(1) - Applicability CODE states a Major Site Plan shall be submitted for review and approval prior to the issuance of a Building Permit or prior to the construction of site improvements when proposed improvements exceed any of the following thresholds (select all that are applicable): (1) Collectively, all existing and proposed impervious ground coverage equals or exceeds 35 percent of the gross site area or 9,000 square feet. APPLICANT request - Existing and proposed impervious surface is 12,280 square feet of which 680 square feet exists and 11,600 square feet is proposed. While this does exceed the 9,000 square feet level, it is only 0.42% of the overall parcel. The proposed impervious surface is mostly gravel drive and gravel compound as well as turn arounds required by the fire code. The project is a small cell tower site that would normally not trigger a Major Site Plan Review; therefore, we are asking to waive the Major Site Plan.   Not available
2026-24356 16.4.New BusinessHarbinson Agricultural Lot Split - 001223 - Waiver Request to County MSBU Parcel #: 08512-000-00 #WaiverPIR-001221-2026 Rogers Engineering & Land Surveying, LLC The Declaration of Easements is contained in the DRC packet. Notation is made that the County is being released from liability of easement. LDC 2.16.1.B(8)(g) Division of Land - Applicability CODE states A County MSBU shall be established for the maintenance of the improvements created by this division prior to final approval and recordation. A waiver to this provision may only be granted by the Board upon review and recommendation by the DRC. APPLICANT requests to waive County MSBU and provide an Easement Agreement for maintenance requirements and HOA documents.   Not available
2026-24357 16.5.New BusinessFreedom Crossings Commercial Phase 2 - Final Plat - Waiver to Final Plat in Review Parcel #: 35699-006-04 #WaiverPIR-001305-2026 RM Barrineau and Associates, Inc. LDC 2.17.1 Preliminary Plat CODE states Preliminary Plats shall be submitted for each development where plating is required in this code by Florida Statute. APPLICANT - requests waiver because there is no planned infrastructure for this proposed commercial subdivision. Each lot will be required to submit a Marion County drainage plan for design and stormwater drainage. Access to each lot will be by cross parallel access easement. LDC 2.18.1 Improvement Plans CODE states Improvement Plans shall be submitted for construction, including but not limited to public or private roads, road modifications, traffic signal installations/modifications, offsite road improvements, and other offsite linear type construction such as utility and stormwater installations. All public or private road improvements shall comply with this Code. Offsite improvements and traffic signal installations/modifications shall be submitted as   Not available
2026-24358 16.6.New BusinessOcala Highlands Estates - Final Plat - 000834 - Waiver to Final Plat in Review Parcel #: 1471-024-003 #WaiverPIR-001114-2026 Majestic Homes FL This item is being re-heard from the 8/3/26 DRC meeting because the conditioned approval requirements could not be met. LDC 6.8.6.K(5) - Buffering (Landscape requirements 2.12.24) CODE states E-Type buffer shall consist of a five-foot wide landscape strip without a buffer wall. The buffer shall contain at least four shade trees for every 100 lineal feet or fractional part thereof. Shrubs shall be planted in a double-staggered row and be capable of reaching a maintained height of six feet within three years. Groundcovers and/or turfgrass shall not be used in this buffer. APPLICANT - The applicant requests a rehearing for the waiver, which was previously conditioned on the easterly neighbor’s consent. While consent was secured from one co-owner, the other declined. However, because the eastern parcel is non-farming and creates a residential-to-residential boundary, omitting the buffer aligns with the existing neighborhood and the unbuffere   Not available
2026-24359 16.7.New BusinessQuick Service Restaurant Silver Springs Shores - Major Site Plan Parcel #: 37491-003-09 #MajorSite-000609-2026 Clymer Farner Barley This project has been placed under the Scheduled Items due to conditional approval by staff. Conditional approval comment by Growth Services, “Conditional approval - Please add setback label for monument sign on sheet 04. All other Growth Services have been adequately addressed.”   Not available
2026-24360 16.8.New BusinessSowder Job - Waiver Request to Major Site Plan Parcel #: 1611-002-025 #WaiverSTA-001244-2026 Cardinal Construction LDC 2.21.1.A(1) - Major Site Plan CODE states a Major Site Plan shall be submitted for review and approval prior to the issuance of a Building Permit or prior to the construction of site improvements when proposed improvements exceed any of the following thresholds: Collectively, all existing and proposed impervious ground coverage equals or exceeds the lesser of 35 percent of the gross site area or 9,000 square feet. APPLICANT request waiver to Major Site Plan based on impervious coverage exceeding limit.   Not available
2026-24361 16.9.New BusinessRoad Closing - SE 136th Court Road - Closing/Abrogation Parcel #: 48899-000-01 #RoadClose-000686-2026 Road closing in connection with Preliminary Plat Gooding & Batsel, PLLC   Not available
2026-24362 16.10.New BusinessRoad Closing - Between Blocks 96 & 133, 133 & 134, 134 & 171, 134 & 135, 171-&170 - Closing/Abrogation Parcel #: 0870-000-000 #RoadClose-001285-2026 David Ion III & Robin Doyle   Not available
   7. CONCEPTUAL REVIEW ITEMS:   Not available
2026-24363 17.1.Committee ItemKona Ice - Conceptual Plan Parcel #: 37482-014103 #Conceptual-001240-2026 Clymer Farner Barley   Not available
   8. DISCUSSION ITEMS:   Not available
   9. OTHER ITEMS:   Not available
   10. ADJOURN:   Not available