The Ocala City Council on a unanimous vote approved a request to reduce parking requirements for a proposed 102‑unit senior affordable apartment complex in West Oak Phase 1.

Bria Miller, Planner II with the City of Ocala, told the council the site is required by the city code to provide 153 parking spaces but the applicant is proposing 106 spaces. Miller said staff’s parking analysis, using the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) parking generation manual, indicated the proposed 106 spaces would exceed the projected demand by 17 spaces and that staff recommended approval with conditions, including that a new parking study be submitted if the proposed use changes.

Stacy Banick of New South Residential, representing applicant Madison Oaks East LLC, said the developer supports staff’s recommendation and cited the company’s historical parking data from 13 comparable affordable developments in Florida showing roughly 0.7–0.79 spaces per unit. “We’re still doing 1 to 1 — we’re proposing 102 units and proposing 106 parking spaces,” Banick said, arguing that lower vehicle ownership among elderly residents and use of transit reduce demand compared with standard multifamily requirements.

Council members closed public comment without speakers, moved to approve the staff‑recommended conditions for PS25‑0001, and recorded a unanimous roll‑call vote in favor. The motion carried.