OCALA, FL (352Today.com) – On Tuesday, July 21, 2026, the Ocala City Council approved a request to rezone roughly three acres in the 2800 block of SW 20th Street from multi-family residential to institutional zoning to allow expansion of an existing preschool.
The ordinance appeared on the consent agenda and was not pulled for discussion. A second reading and potential final adoption is scheduled for the Aug. 4, 2026, city council meeting.
The applicant, Z&T Partners LLC, is seeking to rezone the northern 1.19 acres of parcel 23472-001-00 and all of parcel 23472-004-00 (approximately 1.79 acres) from R-3, Multi-Family Residential, to INST, Institutional. The total area is about 2.99 acres at 2781 SW 20th Street and the northern portion of 2801 SW 20th Street…