A proposal to rezone more than 81 acres of a former mining site in southwest Ocala for the development of 590 residential units will go before city leaders for its first reading next week.
A first reading and introduction for the proposed development will come before the Ocala City Council during its next regular meeting on Tuesday, July 21.
While Tuesday’s meeting will see the first reading the of proposal, a second reading and final vote will be scheduled for a subsequent council meeting (likely, the council’s first or second meeting in August).
City records show that the developer, Ocala 52 Partners, LLC, along with their agent Tillman & Associates Engineering, LLC, is requesting to rezone approximately 82.10 acres located at 5575 SW 52nd Street from county general agriculture to city planned development…