TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Consideration of Petition No. DMA-23-249 (PMCPA-23-00000249), Tuscola Commons Development Master Plan Amendment (QUASI-JUDICIAL).
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Recommended Action
Option 1: Approve the proposed Development Master Plan Amendment for Petition No. DMA-23-249 (PMCPA-23-00000249), Tuscola Commons Self Storage.
City Commission Options
Option 1: Approve the proposed Development Master Plan Amendment for Petition No. DMA-23-249 (PMCPA-23-00000249), Tuscola Commons Self Storage.
• Pros:
o The self-storage use offers a low intensity commercial development, which is most appropriate for the site location.
o The development provides a functional commercial use that does not rely on high visibility nor customer turnover, generates minimal infrastructure demands and traffic impact, does not include occupied structures, and does not rely on municipal water or sewer services, thereby limiting impacts to public facilities and services.
• Cons: Staff has not identified any foreseeable consequences to approving the proposed Development Master Plan Amendment.
Option 2: Deny the proposed Development Master Plan for Petition No. DMA-23-249 (PMCPA-23-00000249), Tuscola Commons.
• Pros: Staff has not identified any foreseeable benefits to denying the proposed Development Master Plan Amendment.
• Cons: Denial of a use that is otherwise consistent with the Activity Center Future Land Use designation and Planned Community Development zoning limits the property owner’s use of the property.
General Information
Matthew Morris (Authorized Agent), on behalf of Tuscola Commons, LLC (Applicant), requests an amendment to the Tuscola Commons Development Master Plan (DMP). The applicant proposes developing a 29,209-square-foot, 4-story self-storage facility on the final remaining northwestern commercial outparcel.
The DMP history and the impact of the proposed amendment on the total building area are summarized below:
• 2016 Original Approval: 97,458 square feet (6 outparcels to be developed in phases).
• 2021 Amendment: Increased total building area to 100,355 square feet.
• Proposed Amendment: Adds 23,209 square feet, bringing the final total building area at build out to 123,564 square feet.
As this application was submitted before the current Unified Land Development Code (ULDC) was effective on October 28, 2024, it has been evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the 2010 ULDC and applicable regulations at the time of submittal.
Notice of Public Hearings were mailed to the owner and property owners within a 1,320-foot radius of the subject property on May 19, 2026. The petition was also advertised in a newspaper of general circulation within the City of North Port on May 19, 2026, (Exhibit D - Public Notice).
The agenda will be published prior to the availability of the Planning and Zoning Advisory Board (PZAB) action report, and the PZAB results will be communicated to the Commission during the staff presentation.
Strategic Plan
Economic Development & Growth Management
Financial Impact
Not applicable.
Procurement
Not applicable.
Attachments:
1. Proposed Development Master Plan Amendment
2. Staff Report with Exhibits
3. Staff Presentation
Prepared by: Adriana Silva, Planner II, Development Services Department
Lori Barnes, AICP, CPM, Deputy Director, Development Services Department
Department Director: Alaina Ray, AICP, Director, Development Services Department