TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, MPA, ICMA-CM, City Manager
SUBJECT: An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Amending the City of North Port Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element Regarding Goal 2, Figure 1: Standards for Activity Centers, AC #7 Area A, Warm Mineral Springs; Amending the Density, Intensity, and Percentage Of Land Use; and Amending Goal 2, Activity Center #7 Area A, Policies 2.7.11 Through 2.7.22, Providing for Findings; Providing for Adoption; Providing for Transmittal of Documents; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date. (QUASI-JUDICIAL)
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Recommended Action for First Reading
The City Commission approve the transmittal of Ordinance No. 2023-18 and related documents to the State of Florida Department of Economic Opportunity for review and continue the Ordinance to second reading on a date to be determined.
Recommended Action for Second Reading
The City Commission approve Ordinance No. 2023-18 with an amendment to strike Policy 2.7.17.
General Information
During the City Commission Regular Meeting held on June 22, 2015, the City Commission approved Ordinance No. 2015-02, establishing "Area A" within Activity Center 7, which area is also known as Activity Center 7A. Acreage percentages by land use type, density, and intensity, were incorporated into the Future Land Use Element, Figure 1, Standards for Activity Centers as follows: 30% Medium Density Residential at 10 dwelling units per acre, 90% Commercial and Office at and intensity of 0.6, and 36% public rec/open. Immediately following the adoption of Ordinance No. 2015-02, the City Commission approved rezoning of the property via Ordinance No. 2015-03, which ordinance directly conflicted with the Comprehensive Plan (allowed 72 multi-family dwelling units vs. 47 maximum). Furthermore, the rezoning ordinance...
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