MARION COUNTY, FL (352today.com) – Marion County commissioners on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, unanimously approved amendments to the planned unit development (PUD) governing the Oxford Downs gaming complex in Summerfield following lengthy discussion over landscaping buffers, drainage easements and structures built without permits at the property.
The request, filed by Tillman and Associates Engineering on behalf of Marion Gaming Management LLC, applies to the property at 17996 S. U.S. HWY 301, home to Oxford Downs and one of Marion County’s operating card rooms.
County staff said the roughly 65-acre property has a lengthy zoning history dating back more than a decade. The site was originally zoned agricultural before receiving approval in 2010 for a horse racetrack and clubhouse. In 2020, Marion County approved a land-use change and rezoned the property to planned unit development status for uses including gaming, horse racing, RV parks and commercial development…