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 Future Land Use Designation From Conservation to Agricultural Estates for ? 3.30 Acres of Land Generally 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; Amending the City of North Port Comprehensive Plan Chapter 2, Future Land Use Map 2-7; Providing for Findings; Providing for Adoption; Providing for Transmittal of Documents; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.
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Recommended Action
Option 1: Approve Ordinance No. 2025-22 on first reading and continue to second reading on September 23, 2025.
Recommended Action for Second Reading
Adopt Ordinance No. 2025-22.
City Commission Options
Option 1: Approve Ordinance No. 2025-22 on first reading and continue to second reading on September 23, 2025.
* Pros: The Comprehensive Plan amendment assigns an appropriate designation to privately owned property and 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. 2025-22.
Option 2: Deny Ordinance No. 2025-22.
* Pros: The comprehensive staff analysis concluded that there are no identifiable advantages to the denial of Ordinance No. 2025-22.
* Cons: Denying Ordinance No. 2025-22 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. 2025-22 to second reading on September 23, 2025.
The subject property is a privately-owned ?3.30-a...
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