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A staff member said the statute was written broadly and could preclude amendments to development regulations, fee changes and other local requirements. \"This is preempting us from really amending all of our code of ordinances, not just our development regulations,\" the staff member told the commission, and added local governments across Florida are trying to determine how the law will play out and whether the Legislature will revisit it.

Staff noted the law has immediate operational effects: the city paused pursuit of proposed local regulations that would add restrictions (staff cited recent proposals for short-term rental regulations and regulations of recovery residences as examples). The staff member also warned the city could face legal challenges and potential exposure for attorney fees under the statute if a challenge succeeds.

Staff recommended commissioners be aware the law may limit the city’s ability to adopt new regulations for the affected communities and that the city will evaluate specific proposals in light of the statute before proceeding.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Ocala - Contractors Board of Examiners and Appeals","oneSentenceSummary","City staff briefed the Planning and Zoning Commission about a recently signed state law (Senate Bill 180) that restricts municipalities impacted by recent storms from adopting more burdensome development regulations, affecting planned local code updates and enforcement through 2027.","taxTitle","Ocala, Marion County, Florida","taxId",4898,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6503492,"Commission approves temporary parking reduction for industrial site after staff conditions",439,2139000,2578000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5558996-a63f333fa6280ce3c995e29a8dfacdea&start=2139&end=2578","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5558996-a63f333fa6280ce3c995e29a8dfacdea/thumbnail_2139000.jpg","/articles/6503492/Ocala/Marion-County/Florida/Commission-approves-temporary-parking-reduction-for-industrial-site-after-staff-conditions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6503492-1c4816ea85899f3e1ffe8ead022c082f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770450850&Signature=BcRMUnNxVF4nfu-HtTEI8C9eEpMzZj~fB5eM59iomcpNyTGfQAF1GFMShNLo9WahTQlmVVOJBeDF2io9Ifx7-8elhtkB3F~wWe7wJAJpwEG1-uAPV~y6OD4JBLOoA0cl7sHjWgcbXKaDmDNVoogjbBmBcDUrm8mE40S8F4o5Qazl53D2g-6qWf1wFUq9u3V1DHtaXmIWSMWR9ffww8HortWaK6d0FGSBej8dCoiB8YNPZlXJ3BSuh32ov7GfNI8VNl7yLSwFiV~pWsxOl-11gyQ9iWTr00IpACL4R~6bsx2AUvzfcNFLLJ6p4lpwOq-bqYoWrIr6EDfvQmo4iVuugg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a request to reduce required parking at the IG/Cardinal Glass industrial site following staff review and conditions.

Planner Bria Miller presented the case and said the site was built in stages: the IG glass plant received site-plan approval in 2017 and was completed in February 2019; a tech center was approved in 2020 and completed in February 2023. The proposed expansion would remove 18 existing spaces and reduce the on-site parking count from 205 to 187. Miller said the Ocala code requires 272 spaces for the new improvements, placing the site at an 85-space deficit; using the ITE parking manual raises the requirement to 315 spaces (a 128-space deficit). Miller said staff’s parking study assumed 203 employees, and that the plant’s shift-based, highly automated operations mean not all employees are on site at once.

Staff recommended approval with conditions: (1) the 21 additional parking spaces that were previously approved must be installed within six months of approval, and (2) any increase in employment beyond the study’s 203 employees requires an updated parking review. When asked who enforces employee-count-based conditions, staff acknowledged practical limits but said the condition is intended to require a new review if employment rises or if future building expansions are proposed.

Tom Hartman, representing Cardinal Glass/owner Roger Shaughnessy, told the commission the 21 spaces have already been completed. \"We've already completed the 21 spots that were requested,\" Hartman said, and he described the plant as a large, lightly populated facility with shift scheduling that mitigates peak parking demand.

With no public opposition, the commission voted to approve the parking reduction subject to the staff conditions. The approval includes the requirement that the 21 spaces be fully built out as specified and that the site return for review if employment increases.","The commission granted a request for a parking reduction at an industrial site (IG/Cardinal Glass) after staff found the facility operates with fewer on-site employees at one time; approval is conditioned on building 21 approved spaces within six months and returning if employment increases.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6503496,"Planning panel recommends denial of land-use change for 2.55-acre NW 20th Ave parcel",1579,545000,2124000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5558996-a63f333fa6280ce3c995e29a8dfacdea&start=545&end=2124","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5558996-a63f333fa6280ce3c995e29a8dfacdea/thumbnail_545000.jpg","/articles/6503496/Ocala/Marion-County/Florida/Planning-panel-recommends-denial-of-land-use-change-for-255-acre-NW-20th-Ave-parcel","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6503496-77fd4f5eb2200547e31f841d823d063a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770450850&Signature=lvt7F5O5zG~pbBi4glDhBZQY-7WeGOwL6bryQOiWP~tiBzenyrH5H5UWmAS~JKcJgOsSRBgCDWgwug7bCh4GdaosmqM~KAlnk3rqAaZSo8XKBweAVCPMW09SfV9Nx3GNwJqMz4glzJuJuVMQ4AByRgIZ9feClZqD8eu1QQj9-k6hexRZk95rIo9nPgdYArE8vSuvyWxAK4zdTsSb3ELwDUTO5TWaL-QxEmlFenyWxzEvl5gWpCVk7vhs1jqTxQPl51NjL5E3zTRLQ3MYvSKvu9Jw9JXw9b9UgM5WMXIbporQbs03Wrq5Jy69pzJz3oJ1w1ul8Q0auK~H3MWbWfR0jg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of Ocala Planning and Zoning Commission recommended denial of a proposed future land use change for a 2.55-acre parcel at the southeast quadrant of NW 20 First Street and NW 20 Seventh Avenue.

Indira Madreveran of the Growth Management Department summarized staff analysis and recommended denial. She said the site's current designation is \"neighborhood\" (maximum 12 multifamily dwelling units per acre or 5 single-family units per acre) and that the requested \"medium intensity special district\" designation allows up to 30 dwelling units per acre. \"The proposed future land use amendment is not compatible with the existing development pattern of the surrounding area, Ocala 2035 Vision, City Of Ocala Comp Plan, or the West Ocala Vision and Community Plan,\" she said.

Growth-management staff said their analysis of properties within a half-mile found 375 residentially developed parcels with an average density of 4.03 dwelling units per acre, making the proposed maximum (30 units per acre) a significant increase. Staff emphasized the comprehensive plan’s Objective 8 and related policies that identify which areas are appropriate for medium intensity special district designation; the subject parcel is not on that list.

Applicant Juan Vasquez, who said he owns the property, told the commission he has prepared a Planned Development (PD) application and neighborhood meeting and said his PD would propose 56 apartment units (less than the 76-unit theoretical maximum for 30 units/acre on 2.55 acres). \"I am proposing 56 apartment units in the development in the PD,\" Vasquez said, and said he had neighborhood support from attendees and emails.

Commissioners raised traffic and compatibility concerns, noting the nearby intersection is a four-way stop and that any traffic mitigation would be handled at the development stage. One commissioner said he preferred the land-use amendment to accompany a PD submittal so the commission could review a specific plan rather than open the site to all uses allowed by the new land-use category.

After discussion, a motion to recommend denial carried. The commission’s recommendation will be included in the record sent to City Council for final action.","The commission recommended denial of a request to change a heavily wooded 2.55-acre parcel from 'neighborhood' to 'medium intensity special district,' citing incompatibility with surrounding densities and the Ocala comprehensive plan; the applicant said he plans 56 apartments if the land-use change is approved.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6503501,"Ocala commission approves floodplain code change to pursue higher CRS rating",437,106000,543000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5558996-a63f333fa6280ce3c995e29a8dfacdea&start=106&end=543","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5558996-a63f333fa6280ce3c995e29a8dfacdea/thumbnail_106000.jpg","/articles/6503501/Ocala/Marion-County/Florida/Ocala-commission-approves-floodplain-code-change-to-pursue-higher-CRS-rating","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6503501-73357672a54faf1fd23d3055e5f5e6d0/orig.mp4?Expires=1770450850&Signature=TYlenTXTuDMS5t3xzCTTSI-uiRegVCrwcZKJbqyDytZ8k~0kbyy~WPbvaBiyKeYk3VTq3iLKwsNL81EcC4WJLT~MQyM0CI6T-gEPj6j8MhHGUNGngacm5z7IMmNg444w3dvpy9VupdPyuM6eeKplqKEtReMhT90MKhmiRcSjcdsF~FriTuJWGQCzv00BmYtvu6F98gWB3H5jWekykhQlAklYvRZau1mthdtrKYmbvoLGbZH57YXstrToWBezVqkgDFwsOn-KF878Zb0FToS483N-FePz4p3oCDFAIzfj5haCyYbSatXqJ5KhZOK61X1Ws9Iw-eEh4e3CUWDTBq83Xw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of Ocala Planning and Zoning Commission on the evening of the meeting approved an amendment to Section 90 of the city’s floodplain ordinance to prohibit enclosures beneath elevated structures in flood hazard areas.

City Engineer Sean Lanier told the commission the change is intended to help Ocala earn additional points in the National Flood Insurance Program’s Community Rating System (CRS). \"We currently have a CRS class 3,\" Lanier said, \"and we're going through a reverification every 3 years. As part of that, we'd like to see if we can move up to class 2.\" He said moving to class 2 would increase the flood-insurance discount for residents and that prohibiting enclosures under elevated structures is worth about 160 CRS points toward the roughly 450 points needed to move up a class.

Lanier explained the specific amendment affects section 90-20 (building and structures portion of the floodplain ordinance) and that the addition labeled section D bars enclosed spaces beneath elevated buildings where the first floor is more than 4 feet above grade. He said recent permitting records show new residential construction in flood hazard areas over the last 10 years has been slab-on-grade, so the change is unlikely to affect many current construction patterns but would still deliver a large CRS benefit if approved.

Commissioners asked whether the restriction applied only to pile-and-beam (post) construction and whether past buildings would be grandfathered. Lanier answered it applies to elevated structures with enclosed space beneath and that existing development would be grandfathered: \"This is just a new construction since the order. Everything that's in the past is grandfathered in.\" He added that the 4-foot threshold excludes many local post-and-beam houses that have 2–3 feet of crawl space.

With no public comments, the commission voted to approve the ordinance amendment. The commission’s recommendation will be transmitted to city council as provided on the agenda.

The amendment is filed on the meeting agenda as Ordinance 2025-XX and references Section 90 of the City of Ocala floodplain code.","The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a code amendment that prohibits enclosures beneath elevated structures over 4 feet in flood hazard areas to help the city move from CRS Class 3 to Class 2 and increase flood-insurance discounts for residents.","actionData","errors"]

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