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Meeting Name: Development Review Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 8/11/2025 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
2025-20220 13.1.MinutesAugust 4, 2025   Not available
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   5. CONSENT AGENDA: STAFF HAS REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL   Not available
2025-20221 15.1.ConsentLiquor Lane LLC - Major Site Plan Revision Project #2023070013 #33036 Parcel #41200-071-01 EDA Consultants, Inc.   Not available
2025-20222 15.2.ConsentAndrew Clark New Construction - Underground Pool - Waiver Request to a Major Site Plan Silver Hammock Preserve Lot 15 Project #2025080002 #33157 Parcel # 16132-015-00 Premier Pools of Central Florida   Not available
2025-20223 15.3.ConsentNSC Hwy 27 W - Major Site Plan Project #2024100001 #32055 Parcel #21602-000-00 Davis Dinkins Engineering, P.A.   Not available
2025-20224 15.4.ConsentOrange Blossom Replat #2 - Preliminary Plat Orange Blossom Replat #2 Project #2025050014 #32813 Parcel #48288-000-00 Clymer Farner Barley, Inc   Not available
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2025-20225 16.1.New BusinessOrange Blossom Replat #1 - Preliminary Plat - Waiver Request to a Preliminary Plat in Review Project #2025050013 #32811 Parcel #47695-000-01 Clymer Farner Barley, Inc LDC 6.12.12(D) - Sidewalks CODE states at the discretion of the Development Review Committee, in lieu of construction along external streets, the developer may pay a sidewalk fee to the County in an amount necessary to complete construction. This amount shall be determined by the project engineer and approved by the County with payment required prior to final plan approval. The County may use these funds toward the construction of sidewalks throughout the County based on priorities established by the Board. APPLICANT request per previous discussion with Marion County, it is our understanding that they would support a fee in lieu of waiver for sidewalks considering none of the roadways in the Orange Blossom Hills subdivision have sidewalks, and we are trying to ensure our design fits in with what currently exists around it. LDC 6.11.4 - Access Management CODE states A. All developments shall be responsible for    Not available
2025-20226 16.2.New BusinessMSP PID 8009-1274-19 - Minor Site Plan - Waiver Request to Minor Site Plan in Review Project #2025060058 #32991 Parcel #8009-1274-19 MCA Consulting Engineers, Inc LDC 6.12.12(D) - Sidewalks CODE states - At the discretion of the Development Review Committee, in lieu of construction along external streets, the developer may pay a sidewalk fee to the County in an amount necessary to complete construction. This amount shall be determined by the project engineer and approved by the County with payment required prior to final plan approval. The County may use these funds toward the construction of sidewalks throughout the County based on priorities established by the Board. APPLICANT requests a waiver due to no sidewalks existing in this region. Requesting approval to pay fee in lieu of sidewalk construction, sidewalks are warranted.   Not available
2025-20227 16.3.New BusinessChitolie Enterprises LLC - Minor Site Plan - Waiver Request to Minor Site Plan in Review 2101 Ne 97th Street Rd Anthony Project #2025060060 #32992 Parcel #14260-000-00 MCA Consulting Engineers, Inc. LDC 6.8.6 Buffers CODE states A. It is the intent of this section to eliminate or reduce the negative impacts of the adjacent uses upon each other such that the long term continuance of either use is not threatened by such impacts and the uses may be considered compatible. B. Buffers shall provide a year-round screen and provide an aesthetic quality, especially along public rights-of-way, which enhance travel corridors and screen unsightly areas from public view. C. Plant species shall be mixed to provide diversity and appeal. D. Buffers may consist of landscaping, buffer walls, fencing, berms, or combinations thereof which work cohesively to achieve the intent of buffering. E. Every development, with the exception of the construction of an individual single-family residence or duplexes on an individual parcel of record, shall provide sufficient buffering when topographical or    Not available
2025-20228 16.4.New BusinessScrubs - Minor Site Plan (Waiver to Approved AR32133) - Standalone Waiver Request 16714 S US Hwy 441 Summerfield Project #2024100054 #33136 Parcel #4716-006-009 Mastroserio Engineering, Inc. LDC 6.8.6.K (2) Buffers CODE states (2) B-Type buffer shall consist of a 20-foot wide landscape strip with a buffer wall. The buffer shall contain at least two shade trees and three accent/ornamental trees for every 100 lineal feet or fractional part thereof. Shrubs and groundcovers, excluding turfgrass, shall comprise at least 50 percent of the required buffer. APPLICANT request - The Minor Site Plan was approved with a Type "B" buffer with a wall. A waiver is requested to install a 6-foot-high vinyl opaque fence in lieu of the buffer wall. Discussions with the Landscape reviewer prior to the plan being approved indicated that a fence could be used in lieu of a wall, but due to construction deadlines, the plan was moved forward with a wall to get approval. There is an existing heavily vegetated buffer screen in place. The intent is to remove existing invasive trees & vegetati   Not available
2025-20229 16.5.New BusinessWestwood Trails (fka Villa Verde PUD) Improvement Plan - Waiver Request to Improvement Plan in Review Villa Verde 7875 SW 75th Ave Ocala Project #2023050058 #32544 Parcel #35461-000-00 Mastroserio Engineering, Inc. LDC 6.13.3 - Type Of Stormwater Management Facilities CODE states A. Existing public. (1) An adjacent public retention/detention area may be utilized for disposal of runoff generated by an applicant's improvements if it can be proven that capacity is sufficient. (2) A Stormwater Connection Application is required for any connection to or expansion of a County detention/detention area, including but not limiting to drainage retention/detention areas or conveyance systems, not previously designed or permitted to consider the applicant's improvements. (3) If the retention/detention area is still under a maintenance agreement, approval in writing must be received from the maintenance entity, when not the County, stating no objection to the use of the facility. B. Natural. (1) A natural facility may be used without further excavation upon the applicant's submittal of   Not available
2025-20230 16.6.New BusinessFirestone Ocala Freedom - Major Site Plan - Waiver Request to a Major Site Plan in Review Project #2024090064 #32039 Parcel #35699-006-06 Common Oak Engineering, LLC LDC 6.13.2.A(3) - Stormwater Management - Minimum Requirements CODE states the location and design parameters for all retention/detention areas including: (a) Dimensions or coordinates for constructability. (b) Cross sections, to scale, along the width and length of each pond, showing the design high water elevation, estimated seasonal high water elevation, pond top elevation, pond bottom elevation, side slope steepness, maintenance berm width, sod stabilization of the pond side slopes, and appropriate vegetative cover on the pond bottom. A typical cross section can be used instead when sufficient information is shown on the plan view which minimally includes pond width and length call outs as measured at the pond's top and bottom elevations. (c) Soil boring location with labels. APPLICANT request - we are seeking this waiver to allow the two pond bottoms to either be sodded or seeded.   Not available
2025-20232 16.7.New Business8009-1279-19 Fourplex WM Ext (Oak Villas III - Minor Site Plan) - Waiver Request to Minor Site Plan in Review Project #2025050021 #32971 Parcel #8009-1279-19 Cycorp Engineering, Inc. LDC 6.12.12 Sidewalks CODE states A. Sidewalks shall be provided in the Urban Area, Rural Activity Centers, and Specialized Commerce Districts along arterial, collector, and major local streets where these streets adjoin the project and minimally along one side of the internal streets. Sidewalks shall be constructed with all-weather surfaces and shall meet Americans with Disabilities Act, Florida Building Code, and FDOT Design Standards. B. Sidewalks outside the right-of-way and independent of the street system are encouraged as an alternative to sidewalks parallel to a roadway, provided equivalent pedestrian needs are met. C. The sidewalk system shall provide connectivity between existing and proposed developments. D. At the discretion of the Development Review Committee, in lieu of construction along external streets, the developer may pay a sidewalk fee to the County in an amount necessa   Not available
2025-20233 16.8.New BusinessStanton Weirsdale Drainage Retention Area - Waiver Request to Major Site Plan Project #2025080017 #33178 Parcel #49794-000-00 NV5, Inc. LDC 6.8.6.(J) Buffers CODE states Required buffer types between land uses. (1) Specialized Commerce Districts include a mix of both commercial and industrial land uses, therefore, buffer requirements shall apply only to lots on the perimeter of the district. (2) Buffer installation and maintenance shall be provided concurrently with the development of the more intense land use, with the following deviations:(a) When a new but less intense land use is developed adjoining a pre-existing developed site with a higher intensity use, the new use is subject to providing the required land use buffer. (b) When a new but less intense land use is responsible for providing the required land use buffer, the developer may reduce the required buffer by one buffer type with acknowledgement of the buffer reduction clearly noted on the development plan. (c) The development of an individual single family residence or duplex is exempt from providing the r   Not available
2025-20234 16.9.New BusinessWest Mini Farms - Agricultural Lot Split - Waiver Request to a Major Site Plan Project #2025050076 #33131 Parcel #34979-000-00 Tillman & Associates Engineering, LLC Per the Office of the County Attorney and Office of the County Engineer, the prior motion and order approving the waiver of MSBU is illegal and must be reheard and redetermined. LDC 2.16.1.B(8)(g) - County MSBU 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 a waiver to allow a Property Owner's Association be created for the maintenance of roads and drainage in lieu of the MSBU.   Not available
2025-20235 16.10.New BusinessTribble Family Pool - Waiver Request to Major Site Plan Deer Path Estates Phase 2 Project #2025070093 #33147 Parcel # 3188-039-000 Terry H. Tribble LDC 2.21.1.A - 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: (1) Collectively, all existing and proposed impervious ground coverage equals or exceeds 35 percent of the gross site area or 9,000 square feet. (2) The combined driveway trip generation meets or exceeds 50 peak hour vehicle trips. (3) A 24-inch diameter pipe, its equivalent, or larger is utilized to discharge stormwater runoff from the project area. APPLICANT requests a waiver to a Major Site Plan for a pool and deck. The site will be over the allowed 3,600 square feet per the Deer Path Estates Phase 2 Improvement Plan. The proposed amount of impervious being added to the site is 639 square feet.   Not available
2025-20236 16.11.New Business9961 SW 39th Terrace Ocala FL - Waiver Request to Major Site Plan 9961 SW 39th Ter Ocala Project #2025060040 #32968 Parcel #3507-009-022 Permit #2025060048 Edwin Tejada This item was heard on July 7, 2025. There was a motion to not reconsider. The applicant has worked with the necessary departments and is requesting to be reheard. LDC 2.21.1.A 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:(1) Collectively, all existing and proposed impervious ground coverage equals or exceeds 35 percent of the gross site area or 9,000 square feet.(2) The combined driveway trip generation meets or exceeds 50 peak hour vehicle trips.(3) A 24-inch diameter pipe, its equivalent, or larger is utilized to discharge stormwater runoff from the project area. APPLICANT request - I would like to extend my existing driveway to the start of my vinyl fence.   Not available
2025-20237 16.12.New BusinessCarriage Trail - Unit 1 - Tract F - Application to Release Easement Across 1’ Strip Plat Book I, Page 139 Seth McBride and Karly McBride This is a request for the release of an easement across a 1’ strip of land (a portion of Parcel ID 36659-001-00). The legal description for this parcel includes Tract F of Carriage Trail - Unit 1, Plat Book I, Page 139. The release is for Tract F which is adjacent to the Applicant’s parcel (Parcel ID 36659-001-00).   Not available
   7. CONCEPTUAL REVIEW ITEMS: NONE   Not available
   8. DISCUSSION ITEMS:   Not available
   9. OTHER ITEMS:   Not available
   10. ADJOURN:   Not available