Marion County Board of County Commissioners Date: 4/26/26 P&Z: 4/25/26 BCC: 5/17/26 Item Number 160509Z Type of Application Request to rezone the property from the Rural Commercial (RC-1) District to the Residential Estate (RE) District. Owner/Applicant Theodore Hall Parcel #/Acreage 14867-0-02/1.09 Acres Future Land Use Low-Density Residential LR Existing Zoning RC-1 Rural Commercial District Code Enforcement Action: None Case #: Source: Open Date: Remarks: Close Date: Staff Recommendation Approval P&Z Recommendation Approval (on consent) Project Planner Lisa Wargo, Sr. Planner Summary The applicant, Theodore Hall is requesting to rezone the property located at 2520 E. Hwy. 326 from the Rural Commercial (RC-1) District to the Residential Estate (RE) District to allow for the residential use of the property. Public Notice Notice of public hearing was mailed to 9 property owners within 3 feet of the subject property. No written comments in opposition have been received at the time of this report s distribution. Background Location: The subject property is generally located on the southeast corner of the intersection of E. Hwy 326 and NE 25 th Avenue. The property consists of approximately 1.09 acres and is currently improved with a single-family home. 1
Land Use: The following table summarizes adjacent future land use designation, zoning districts and existing uses: ADJACENT PROPERTY CHARACTERISTICS Direction Future Land Use Zoning Existing Use MCPA Property Class Subject Property North East South West Low-Density Residential Rural Lands Low-Density Residential Low-Density Residential Low-Density Residential RC-1 Rural Commercial A-3 Residential Agricultural Estate Single-Family Residential Autumn Woods Farm/Vacant Land (17) Office-Non- Professional Non-classified acreage A-1 General Agriculture Single-Family Residential () Improved-SFR A-1 General Agriculture Single-Family Residential (62) Grazing Land A-1 General Agriculture Single-Family Residential () Improved-SFR Current Zoning Map Surrounding Future Land Use Access Road(s) Class Maintained By Transportation Surface No. Lanes Total ROW Width Bike Lane Y/N E. Hwy. 326 Urban Arterial State 25 paved 2 1 N N NE 25 th Ave. Urban Collector County 20 paved 2 50 N N Side-walk Y/N Utility Services Utility Service Provider Existing Proposed water Marion County Utilities Well Well sewer Marion County Utilities Septic Septic Environmental Floodplain None Spring Protection Zone Primary MCAVA More Vulnerable Protected Species None 2
RC-1 Rural Commercial The Rural Commercial Classification is intended to provide for agricultural related commercial uses that would be appropriate on Rural Lands not located in a Rural Activity Center. Staff Analysis 1. The property was rezoned in 10 from the A-1, General Agriculture District to the B-4, General Business District, and then again in 17 from the B-4, General Business District to the RC-1, Rural Commercial District. The Rural Commercial Classification is intended to provide for agricultural related commercial uses that would be appropriate on Rural Lands not located in a Rural Activity Center 2. The subject property is the only parcel at that intersection currently zoned as Rural Commercial and is surrounded by agricultural zoning districts. 3. The property meets the one acre minimum requirement for the RE, Residential Estate Zoning District which would also be consistent with the surrounding agricultural zoning. a. Granting the requested rezoning will not adversely affect the public interest. It is not believed that the proposed use would adversely affect the public interest of the surrounding neighboring properties, especially when single family homes already exist on the surrounding properties. b. The requested rezoning is consistent with the current Comprehensive Plan. The Marion County 2035 Future Land Use Map indicates that the subject property as being planned for Low-Density Residential uses in the future. The rezoning request is consistent with the designated low-density residential land use assigned to the property. c. The requested rezoning would be compatible with land uses in the surrounding area. The proposed residential use would be compatible with the surrounding residential and agricultural uses. Additional Property Photos In front of the property facing south Behind the existing home facing southeast 3
Property located across NE 25th Ave. to the west. Property to the east of subject property Autumn Woods Farms across E. Hwy. 326, facing north Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of the rezoning request. 4
Aerial 160509Z NE 25TH AVENUE RD NE 70TH ST Subject Property NE 25TH AVE Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community 0 0.02 0.04 0.08 0.12 0.16 Miles
Existing Land Use Designation 160509Z 94 69 NE 22ND COURT RD SUMMERHILL AUTUMN DOWNS 53 NE 25TH AVENUE RD 02 NE 70TH ST 52 _ 14777-0- Wood Work Shop Subject Property 94 NE 25TH AVE 17 _ 14865-0- 08 ACLF 14865-3- 08 02 62 _ Williams Classic Cars. 02 02 02 PLEASANT MANOR 02 02 02 08 02 02 08 02 08 DOVE HILL NE 66TH ST 91 94 Use per MC Property Appraiser Single Family Res 50-60/ Agricultural /10/40/70 Vacant 71 Church 02 Mobile Home 06-07/11-39 Commercial 41-39 Industrial 83-98 Public 82 Recreation 03-05/08 Multi-Family 77 Club/Lodge/Union Hall 1 inch = 541 feet OWNER: THEODORE HALL AGENT: SAME PARCEL(S): 14867-0- LOCATION: 2520 NE 70TH ST OCALA The information shown hereon is compiled from the best available data. For use by the County offices only. This data should not be used for surveying or land tranfer of any type. Legend All Amendments Rural Land (1 du/10 ac) Urban Residential (8-16 du/ac) Employment Center (0-12 du/ac; FAR 2.0) Policy 1.20 _ Low Residential (0-1 du/ac) Medium Residential (1-4 du/ac) High Residential (4-8 du/ac) Rural Activity Center (0-2 du/ac; FAR 0.35) Rural Community (0-3 du/ac; FAR 0.70) Commercial (0-6 du/ac; FAR 1.0) Commerce District (N/A; FAR 2.0) Public (N/A; FAR 1.0) Preservation (N/A; N/A) Municipality