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 ? 3.30 Acres of Land Located West of Jennings Boulevard in Section 24, Township 40 South, Range 20 East of Sarasota County and Further Described in Instrument No. 2022010157 in Official Records of Sarasota County, From Environmental Conservation Classification (EC) to Agriculture (AG) 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. (QUASI-JUDICIAL).
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Recommended Action
Option 1: Approve Ordinance No. 2025-21 on first reading and continue to second reading on September 23, 2025.
Recommended Action for Second Reading
Adopt Ordinance No. 2025-21.
City Commission Options
Option 1: Approve Ordinance No. 2025-21 on first reading and continue to second reading on September 23, 2025.
* Pros: The rezoning will not adversely affect the public interest, health, safety, and general welfare.
* Cons: The comprehensive staff analysis concluded that there are no identifiable drawbacks to the approval of Ordinance No. 2025-21.
Option 2: Deny Ordinance No. 2025-21.
* Pros: The comprehensive staff analysis concluded that there are no identifiable pros to the denial of Ordinance No. 2025-21.
* Cons: Denying Ordinance No. 2025-21 would create a hardship for the property owner and could result in a takings claim.
General Information
Information for Second Reading
The City Commission voted unanimously to continue Ordinance No. 2025-21 to second reading on September 23, 2025.
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 subjec...
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