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Planning & Zoning approves several rezoning requests, including R-1 to R-1AA parcel amid wildlife concerns

5385742 · July 14, 2025
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Summary

The commission approved four rezoning requests, including a residential parcel near Northeast 30th Street and multiple commercial and industrial rezonings; public commenters urged wildlife protections on one site.

The Ocala Planning and Zoning Commission approved four rezoning requests on July 14, clearing property-specific zoning changes across residential, commercial and industrial districts.

The commission voted to approve ZON25-0010, a request to rezone a parcel approximately 320 feet east of the intersection of Northeast 30th Street and Northeast Jacksonville Road from R-1 (single-family residential) to R-1AA (single-family residential with reduced lot sizes). Planner Bria Miller told the commission the rezoning does not change permitted uses but reduces minimum lot area from 13,500 square feet to 6,000 square feet and lot frontage from 100 to 60 feet; staff analysis showed average lot area in a 300-foot radius of about 16,132 square feet and average lot width of about 101 feet. Miller also noted a Duke…

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