Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Land Use Development topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Council approves annexation, small‑scale comp plan amendment and rezoning for Racetrack convenience store site on US‑90
Summary
The Lake City City Council on May 19 approved on first reading a small‑scale comprehensive plan amendment and rezoning to allow redevelopment of 3882 W. U.S. Highway 90 for a Racetrack convenience store with fuel pumps.
The Lake City City Council on May 19 approved on first reading a package of land‑use actions to allow redevelopment of a former bank site at 3882 West U.S. Highway 90 into a Racetrack convenience store with fuel pumps. The actions included: adoption of a small‑scale comprehensive plan amendment to change the future land use to City Commercial and a companion rezoning to City Commercial Highway Interchange. Both ordinances passed first reading.
Why it matters: The property was recently annexed into the city. The applicant explained the proposal is a redevelopment of an existing commercial parcel and that the requested city designations are consistent with surrounding uses. Because the parcel involved less than 2 acres of the larger site, the amendment qualified as a “small‑scale” change under Florida statutes and did not require state transmittal review.
Staff and applicant presentations: Planning staff recommended approval, noting the parcel is contiguous to the city and surrounded by commercial uses. The Planning & Zoning Board had earlier recommended approval. Cynthia Spiedel of Stearns Weaver Miller, representing the applicant, said the development planned is a standard convenience center with fuel pumps and amenities; she clarified the proposal is not a large truck stop or travel center with trailer parking and rest facilities. “There are diesel fuel pumps, but this is a typical Racetrack convenience store with fuel pumps,” she said.
Council action and next steps: Council voted to adopt both the comprehensive plan amendment and rezoning on first reading; the Planning & Zoning Board record and staff reports are part of the backup materials. The project team said a final site plan will be submitted to planning staff; under local procedures site plan review will proceed through Planning & Zoning and city staff review prior to issuance of permits.
What remains: The council completed first‑reading votes. A final site plan and permits are required before construction work may begin; those documents will show detailed layout, fuel pump configuration and any diesel‑fuel specifics the council and staff noted in the hearing.
