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Planning commission backs Homestead Villas PUD expansion, sends land‑use change to county commissioners
Summary
The Marion County Planning & Zoning Commission on Aug. 11 recommended approval of a small‑scale future land‑use amendment and an associated Planned Unit Development rezoning that would allow a 50‑home single‑family‑attached community north of State Road 40; neighbors raised traffic, lighting and buffer concerns.
The Marion County Planning & Zoning Commission on Aug. 11 recommended approval of a small‑scale future land‑use amendment and a Planned Unit Development rezoning for a proposed 50‑unit single‑family‑attached neighborhood immediately north of State Road 40 near Ocala International Airport.
County growth‑services staff told the commission the proposal would change two western parcels from rural lands to medium residential and convert three parcels to a single PUD. Staff said the site is inside the county's urban‑growth boundary, has access to municipal water and sewer from the City of Ocala, meets the PUD's open‑space requirement and produces a relatively small traffic impact: an estimated 360 daily trips and roughly 31 peak hour trips, according to the applicant's traffic statement. Based on those analyses, staff concluded…
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