Development Brief: Approval for Ocala South Townhomes/Longreen Farms
Here is a development brief on projects on Southwest 60th Avenue and 52 Street.
| Location | SW 60th Avenue and 52nd Street, north of Fairfield Village Mobile Home Park, east of Kinderoo Child Care Center and proposed Calibrex PUD of 1,200 homes and apartments previously approved |
| Type of request | PUD to PUD, expansion from 288 units to 360 units via a Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) acquisition. High-density residential. |
| # of dwelling units on # of acres | 360 townhomes on 36.13 acres. Parcel number 35369-027-01 |
| Sales info | Sold to Sunbelt Land Fund I Ocala South LLC for $2.5 million by Longreen Farms, Inc. in September 2022
TDR from Merrimac SWC Ocala, LLC in May 2023 |
| Links to application info from agenda | https://marionfl.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=12157255&GUID=4F100FBE-FCD3-4E2D-9F4D-60EB02E7D017
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| Commissioner/council district contact | District 5, Commissioner Michelle Stone [email protected] |
| Affected schools | Saddlewood Elementary School, Hammett Bowen Elementary School, Liberty Middle School and West Port High School. |
| Notes of interest | This PUD for 288 homes was previously approved unanimously by the BOCC in October 2021.
From the current staff report: “The High Residential FLUMS allows for 4-8 dwelling units per acre. The subject property, by FLUMs, allows for a minimum of 144 dwelling units and a maximum of 288 dwelling units. The proposed 360 dwelling units is 125% of the maximum residential development allowed by the FLUMs of the subject property. The additional 72 units are the result of a purchase of Transfer Development Credits (TDCs). [emphasis added.] The proposed density of the PUD is 10 dwelling units per acre.”
The parcel is outside the Farmland Preservation Area and inside the Urban Growth Boundary.
The staff report shows proposed entrances on SW 60th Avenue and one on 52nd Street with no mention of traffic signals. |
| Previous recommendations | Both the Development Review Committee and Planning & Zoning staff recommended approval on consent. |
| Agenda item 15.1.3 | The board passed 4-0 this item with no discussion per its placement on the consent agenda with no opposition received. |
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