TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Rezoning ± 27.7816 Acres of Land Located South of S. Tamiami Trail (US-41) East of S. West Villages Parkway in Sections 32 and 33, Township 39 South, Range 20 East of Sarasota County and Further Described in Instrument No. 2015141220 in Official Records of Sarasota County, from No Zoning Designation District (NZD) Classification to Village (V) Classification; Amending the Official Zoning Map; Providing for Findings; Providing for Filing of Approved Documents; Providing for Severability; Providing for Conflicts; and Providing an Effective Date (Petition No. REZ-24-079). (QUASI-JUDICIAL)
Recommended Action
City Commission continue Ordinance No. 2024-25, Rezoning ± 27.7816 acres from No Zoning Designation District (NZD) Classification to Village (V) Classification to second reading on August 6, 2024.
Recommended Action for Second Reading
The City Commission approve Ordinance No. 2024-25, Rezoning ± 27.7816 acres from No Zoning Designation District (NZD) Classification to Village (V) Classification for adoption.
Background Information
Jackson R. Boone, Esq., representing the Sarasota County Public Hospital District (Owner), has filed a Rezone (REZ) petition to rezone a ±27.7816-acre property. The proposed petition seeks to change the zoning from No Zoning Designation District (NZD) Classification to Village (V) Classification. The site is located to the south and adjoining S. Tamiami Trail (US-41) and to the east and adjoining S. West Villages Parkway (PID 0785-00-3010).
The property subject to this petition was annexed into the City on October 30, 2000, under Ordinance No. 2000-18A as part of the Taylor Ranch annexation. In addition, a Comprehensive Plan Amendment CPA-02-83 amending the Future Land Use to Village was adopted by the City Commission on March 22, 2004, by Ordinance No. 03-28.
The City Attorney has reviewed and approved Ordinance No. 2024-25 as to form and correctness.
Pursuant to Section 53-5.E. of the Unified Land Development Code, the applicant held a neighborhood meeting on June 27, 2024, at 5:00 PM in person at Solis Hall, 19745 Wellen Park Blvd, North Port, FL, 34293.
Notice of Public Hearings were mailed to the owner and property owners within a 1,320 feet radius of the subject property on June 25, 2024. The petition for a Rezone was also advertised in a newspaper of general circulation within the City of North Port on June 25, 2024, July 12, 2024, and July 26, 2024, in accordance with the provisions of Section 166.041(3)(a), Florida Statutes and Section 7.01(c) of the Charter of the City of North Port, and Chapter 1, Article II, Section 1-12 of the City’s Unified Land Development Code (ULDC) as amended.
Pursuant to Florida Statutes Section 166.041(4)(c), a business impact estimate was not required because this ordinance is enacted to implement Part II of Florida Statutes Chapter 163, relating to growth policy, county and municipal planning, and land development regulation, including zoning, development orders, development agreements, and development permits.
The Planning and Zoning Advisory Board held a hearing on July 11, 2024, and voted 5 to 0 (with 2 members absent) to recommend the City Commission approve REZ-24-079 via Ordinance No. 2024-25.
Information for Second Reading
The City Commission voted unanimously to continue Ordinance No. 2024-25 as presented to second reading at their August 6, 2024, special meeting.
Strategic Plan
Economic Development & Growth Management
Financial Impact
Not Applicable
Procurement
Not Applicable
Attachments: 1. Ordinance No. 2024-25, Second Reading
2. Ordinance No. 2024-25, First Reading
3. Staff Report with Exhibits
4. Staff Presentation
5. Public Notice July 12, 2024 and July 26, 2024
Prepared by: Sherry Willette-Grondin, Planner III
Hank Flores, AICP, CFM, Planning and Zoning Manager
Lori Barnes, AICP, CPM, Assistant Director, Development Services Department
Department Director: Alaina Ray, AICP, Director, Development Services Department