TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Dr. Gerald Newton, AICP - Development Services Director
FROM: Demetrios Moutos - Planner I
DATE: October 27, 2025
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Approve P25-45: Request to rezone 2.55 acres (PIN 0425754360000) from County M(P) to LI, owned by CRA Commercial Development, represented by Lori Epler of Larry King & Assoc.
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
2 - Council Member Malik Davis
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
(FY2025 Strategic Plan, Goals II & III)
The request is to rezone ~2.55 acres from M(P) (county) to LI - Light Industrial in conjunction with annexation; the site is vacant and within an area mapped as Employment Center on the City's Future Land Use Map. This land-use direction supports industrial and employment center activity near the airport.
All future structures and uses will be subject to the Airport Overlay standards and FAA Part 77 airspace review, and high-occupancy assembly or bird-attracting uses are restricted.
While the parcel lies within the Employment Center area, portions depict Low-Density Residential on the adopted Future Land Use Map; approval should include a concurrent Map update to Employment Center for consistency.
* Goal II - Diverse & Viable Economy - Consistent
o Advances a diverse tax base and job creation by positioning a small, airport-proximate parcel for light-industrial use consistent with the FLU "Employment Center" designation.
o Supports the City's objectives to leverage partnerships for job creation/retention and to sustain a favorable development climate; industrial zoning enables recruitment/expansion efforts led by FCEDC and partners.
o Relevant Strategic Plan performance measures include % increase in tax base, jobs created by ECD programs, and industrial vacancy rate - all positively influenced by appropriate LI entitlements.
* Goal III - City Investment Planning - Consistent
o Implements Objective 3.2: manage the City's future growth an...
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