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City council OKs transmittal of KS Ocala comprehensive-plan text amendment to state

5969186 · October 21, 2025
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The Ocala City Council voted to transmit a proposed text amendment to the comprehensive plan for properties tied to KS Ocala LLC to the Florida Department of Commerce for review. Staff and the applicant said the action only starts the state review and that detailed development standards will return to the council in a later hearing.

The Ocala City Council voted to transmit a proposed comprehensive-plan text amendment for properties associated with KS Ocala LLC to the Florida Department of Commerce on Oct. 21. The vote was a procedural step to allow state review; no final approval of the amendment occurred at the meeting.

Growth Management Director Jeff Schrum told the council the transmittal starts the state’s expedited review and that a related planned development (PD) rezoning, PD plan and standards book and a development agreement will follow for final consideration. “This is not an approval of the amendment at this point,” Schrum…

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