File #: ORD. NO. 2025-28    Version: 1 Name: An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the Central Parc at North Port (Activity Center 9) Pattern Plan to Revise the Buffer Plan; Amending Article III, Table 3.3.1.2: Dimensional Standards and Article IV, Development Standards of the Un
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 8/21/2025 In control: City Commission Regular Meeting
On agenda: 10/28/2025 Final action: 10/14/2025
Title: An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the Central Parc at North Port (Activity Center 9) Pattern Plan to Revise the Buffer Plan; Amending Article III, Table 3.3.1.2: Dimensional Standards and Article IV, Development Standards of the Unified Land Development Code to Reference the Amended Central Parc at North Port Pattern Plan; Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; Providing for Codification; and Providing an Effective Date. (QUASI-JUDICIAL).
Attachments: 1. Ordinance No 2025-28 - Second Reading, 2. Ordinance No 2025-28 - First Reading, 3. Staff Report with Exhibits, 4. Staff Presentation, 5. Ex-Parte through 10-13-25, 6. Ex-Parte 10-14-25 through 10-28-25, 7. PZAB Action Report, 8. Option 4 Alternative Buffer Plan and Supporting Documents, 9. Public Notice
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, Amending the Central Parc at North Port (Activity Center 9) Pattern Plan to Revise the Buffer Plan; Amending Article III, Table 3.3.1.2: Dimensional Standards and Article IV, Development Standards of the Unified Land Development Code to Reference the Amended Central Parc at North Port Pattern Plan; Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; Providing for Codification; and Providing an Effective Date. (QUASI-JUDICIAL).


Recommended Action

Option 1: Approve Ordinance No. 2025-28 including approval of the amended buffer plan as presented by the Applicant; denying the grant of Waivers 1 and 2; denying the change proposed to the buffer adjacent to Lake 13; and requiring the buffers adjacent to Lakes 5, 9 and 13 to meet the planting/screening specifications of a Type 2 buffer; and continue to second reading on October 28, 2025.

Recommended Action for Second Reading

Option 1: Adopt Ordinance No. 2025-28 including approval of the amended buffer plan as presented by the Applicant; denying the grant of Waivers 1 and 2; denying the change proposed to the buffer adjacent to Lake 13; and requiring the buffers adjacent to Lakes 5, 9 and 13 to meet the planting/screening specifications of a Type 2 buffer.

City Commission Options

Option 1: Approve Ordinance No. 2025-28 including approval of the amended buffer plan as presented by the Applicant; denying the grant of Waivers 1 and 2; denying the change proposed to the buffer adjacent to Lake 13; and requiring the buffers adjacent to Lakes 5, 9 and 13 to meet the planting/screening specifications of a Type 2 buffer; and continue to second reading on October 28, 2025.

* Pros:
o Allows unobstructed enjoyment of lake views by surrounding communities, while maintaining adequate screening in place in locations w...

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