Marion County, FL

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Notice of Change to Land Use Designation on the Future Land Use Map of the Future Land Use Element of the Marion County Comprehensive Plan

NOTICE OF CHANGE TO LAND USE DESIGNATION ON THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP
OF THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE MARION COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MARION COUNTY, FLORIDA; ADOPTING THE FOLLOWING LARGE-SCALE TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE MARION COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:

25-L01, GOLDEN OCALA EQUESTRIAN LAND, LLC
FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT TEXT AMENDMENTS:
POLICY 2.1.28 - WORLD EQUESTRIAN CENTER,
TABLE 2-1 - SUMMARY OF FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATIONS,
POLICY 10.5.1 - GOLDEN OCALA,
MAP 15.h - GOLDEN OCALA;

PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA STATUTES; PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS; PROVIDING FOR APPEALS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

A SERIES OF HEARINGS to consider proposed changes to the MARION COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN as proposed by Golden Ocala Equestrian Land, LLC., to amend the text within the Marion County Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element as shown in this advertisement shall be conducted as follows:

A public hearing conducted by the Marion County Planning & Zoning Commission will be held on June 30, 2025, at 5:30 p.m., at the McPherson Governmental Campus Auditorium, 601 SE 25th Avenue, Ocala, Florida, to consider the listed Large-Scale Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment 25-L01.

A transmittal public hearing conducted by the Marion County Board of County Commissioners will be held on July 21, 2025, at 1:30 p.m., at the McPherson Governmental Campus Auditorium, 601 SE 25th Avenue, Ocala, Florida, to consider transmitting the listed Large-Scale Comprehensive Plan land use designation on the future land use map Amendment 25-L01 to the State and Regional Agencies for their review regarding the amendment.

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS may appear at this public hearing and be heard regarding the proposed amendment to the Comprehensive Plan.

Amend. No.

Applicant

PROPOSED LARGE-SCALE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TEXT AMENDMENT

25-L01

Golden Ocala Equestrian Land, LLC

  • Future Land Use Element Policy 2.1.28 - World Equestrian Center (changes to the future land use designation definition) with corresponding change to Future Land Use Element Table 2-1 - Summary of Future Land Use Designations; and
  • Future Land Use Element Policy 10.5.1 - Golden Ocala (changes to the non-residential uses and maximum entitlements) with corresponding change to Future Land Use Map Series Map 15.h - Golden Ocala

The proposed 2025 Large-Scale Text Amendment to the Marion County Comprehensive Plan may be inspected by the public, and information and materials are available at the Marion County Growth Services Department/Planning & Zoning Division, 2710 East Silver Springs Blvd, Ocala, Florida, 34470, and Telephone (352) 438-2600.

If reasonable accommodations of a disability are needed for you to participate in this meeting, please contact the ADA Coordinator/HR Director at (352) 438-2345 at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the hearing, so appropriate arrangements can be made.

Any person who decides to appeal any decision of the Board of County Commissioners with respect to any matter considered at this hearing will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made. For more information: https://www.marionfl.org/legalnotices

PLEASE BE GOVERNED ACCORDINGLY.

Dated this 30th day of May, 2025
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MARION COUNTY FLORIDA
KATHY BRYANT, CHAIRMAN

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