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Board approves storage, contractor yard, crematorium and zoning changes; PUD amendment clears with buffer conditions
Summary
Marion County approved a group of land‑use and special‑use items including covered outdoor storage, a contractor yard for Chinchor Electric (20‑year term), a crematorium special‑use permit, and a PUD amendment that legalized existing pickleball courts after the applicant agreed to targeted buffer and easement conditions.
The Marion County Board voted unanimously to approve a slate of land‑use and special‑use items that will reshape several commercial and industrial sites across the county.
Partner Self Storage: the board approved a special‑use permit allowing covered outdoor storage stalls as part of a planned self‑storage campus after the applicant revised screening and landscape plans to place opaque siding and evergreen plantings between the stalls and the road.
Chinchor Electric contractor yard: the board approved a special‑use permit to allow Chinchor Electric to use a former RV sales site as a regional contractor yard and satellite headquarters. The applicant asked for a 20‑year initial permit (staff proposed 10 years); the board agreed to the extended initial term with conditions for buffering and maintenance. James Hartley, counsel for Chinchor, said the company will bring local jobs and invest in the site.
Crematorium: the board approved a special‑use permit for a flame‑based crematorium in a heavy‑business zone. Staff and the applicant agreed to a modified Type C buffer and monitoring conditions; the applicant indicated the units will be EPA‑certified and subject to later FDEP permitting and stack monitoring.
Zoning and PUD items: the board approved a rezoning from R‑1 to B‑2 for a property in Anthony intended to support an adjacent metal shop and parking needs. The board also approved a PUD amendment for a large mixed‑use property (gaming facility, RV park, pickleball courts and temporary modular buildings). The amendment regularized two unpermitted pickleball courts and two temporary manufactured structures, but staff had pushed back against open‑ended buffer deferrals. The applicant and staff agreed to a compromise requiring a modified Type D buffer along the public‑right‑of‑way and an affidavit from a neighboring owner to cover certain boundary deferrals; recorded drainage easements will be required for shared retention areas.
Each approval included site‑specific conditions and staff recommendations. Board members emphasized conditions will be enforced through development review and code enforcement where necessary.
Next steps: applicants will complete required technical approvals, record easements where required, and submit final site‑plan materials. The county will track compliance through development review and periodic inspections.
