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Consideration of Petition No. PFLU-25-02427 Small-Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment to the Future Land Use Map for property located at 4043 Jennings Boulevard
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TO: Planning and Zoning Advisory Board
FROM: Lori Barnes, AICP, CPM, Deputy Director, Development Services Department
SUBJECT: Consideration of Petition No. PFLU-25-02427 Small-Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment to the Future Land Use Map for property located at 4043 Jennings Boulevard
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Recommended Action
Recommend that the City Commission approve PFLU-25-02427 via Ordinance No. 2025-22 and find that the amendment is consistent with the standards and intent of the Florida Statutes, City of North Port Comprehensive Plan and the decision criteria listed in Section 2.2.6.D. of the Unified Land Development Code have been met.
Planning and Zoning Advisory Board Options
Motion to Approve: I move to recommend that the City Commission approve PFLU-25-02427 via Ordinance No. 2025-22 and find that the amendment is consistent with the standards and intent of the City of North Port Comprehensive Plan and Florida Statutes.
Motion to Deny: I move to recommend that the City Commission deny PFLU-25-02427 via denial of Ordinance No. 2025-22 and find that the amendment is not consistent with the standards and intent of the Florida Statutes, City of North Port Comprehensive Plan and the decision criteria listed in Section 2.2.6.D. of the Unified Land Development Code, including:
[Select one or more WITH SUPPORTING REASONS:]
(1). Consistent with the Florida Statutes 163.3184 or 163.3187 as applicable;
(2). Discourages the proliferation of sprawl pursuant to Florida Statutes 163.3177(6)(a) 9.a. and b.;
(3). Consistent with the Comprehensive Plan;
(4). Consistent with the Strategic Plan;
(5). Consistent with this ULDC;
(6). Forming an orderly and logical development pattern;
(7). Capable of being made compatible with existing and potential adjacent land uses;
(8). Justified by changing conditions on the site or in the City; and
(9). Served or will be served by adequate capacity for public facilities, infrastructure, and services.
General Information
The subject property is a privately-owned ?3.30-acre vacant tract of land that is surrounded by the public lands of the Myakka State Forest. Prior to the creation of this parcel in 1986, the subject land formed part of a broader area that, according to the 1988-1998 North Port Comprehensive Plan and the 1998 Myakka State Forest Five-Year Resource Management Plan, was formerly known as "Myakka Estates" and was to be developed by the General Development Corporation (GDC) in accordance with the former Myakka Estates Development of Regional Impact.
The subject City-initiated petition is the result of an effort to correct the future land use designations of privately-held lands that are currently assigned a Conservation future land use designation on the City's Future Land Use Map (FLUM), but that were not intended to be included in the Conservation land use category. The Conservation future land use designation is described in the Future Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan as follows:
FLUE Policy 1.2.3(C) - These lands are designated to protect environmentally sensitive lands by maintaining them in a nearly pristine state as aquatic preserves, wilderness areas, wildlife sanctuaries, passive recreation, or government uses. No other uses may be permitted within Conservation Areas, with the exception of the Winchester Boulevard hurricane evacuation route through the Myakka State Forest, which is deemed necessary to protect human life from the threat of natural disasters provided that such facility is constructed so that the impact upon native habitat and wildlife populations are minimized consistent with the policies in the Conservation Plan, and consistent with the requirements of all permitting agencies.
The Conservation future land use designation prohibits the establishment of any uses not listed in the Policy above including the use of the property for the construction of one single-family residence. Due to the restrictive nature of this designation, Conservation future land use designations are typically reserved for environmentally sensitive lands and other properties that are held publicly or are otherwise intended to be held and maintained solely for the uses listed above. The subject property was excluded from the State Forest, and from the conservation program associated with the Forest, because the property was held in separate private ownership. While the property does contain portions of land considered environmentally sensitive, the Unified Land Development Code and existing state and federal regulations provide controls on any development proposed for the site that ensure a balanced approach to protection of those natural resources and reasonable use of the site.
Attachments:
1. Ordinance No. 2025-22
2. Staff Report with Exhibits
3. Staff Presentation
Prepared by: Gabriel Quintas, AICP, CFM, Assistant Director, Development Services Department
Lori Barnes, AICP, CPM, Deputy Director, Development Services Department
Department Director: Alaina Ray, AICP, Director, Development Services Department