Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Zoning topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Ocala planning panel approves rezoning to allow additional duplexes at NE 14th Street sites
Summary
The City of Ocala Planning and Zoning Commission approved rezoning for two parcels at 1533 and 1541 NE 14th Street, allowing R-3 multifamily zoning and permitting additional duplex units; staff said the change is consistent with the comprehensive plan and surrounding development.
The City of Ocala Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to approve ZON25-0003, rezoning approximately 1.34 acres at 1533 and 1541 Northeast 14th Street from RO (residential office) to R-3 (multifamily residential). The action clears the way for proposed additional duplex units on each parcel.
Planner Bria Miller, Planner II for the City of Ocala, told commissioners that the two properties had been split into separate parcels in 2021, each about 0.67 acres, and were developed in 2022 with a duplex on each lot. Miller said the applicant proposes adding one duplex to the rear of each lot; Florida Department of Transportation required the parcels to use a shared ingress and egress. Staff concluded the requested R-3 zoning is consistent with the city—s low-intensity land-use designation, the East Ocala Vision and Community Plan, the comprehensive plan and the city code of ordinances, and recommended approval of case ZON25-0003.
No members of the public addressed the commission during the public-comment period for the item. After the staff presentation, a commissioner moved to approve ZON25-0003 and another commissioner seconded; the roll call vote recorded all present commissioners voting aye. Recorded votes were: Carlock — yes; Boudreau — yes; Branson — yes; Martin — yes; McDonnell — yes; London — yes; Lopez — yes. The motion carried.
The commission did not attach conditions beyond the zoning change during the meeting. Commissioners noted no questions for staff on the substance of the rezoning; administrative items earlier in the agenda included a housekeeping concern about missing clickable links in the posted agenda packet. The commission noted its next scheduled meeting is April 14.
