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 commerci...
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