Kristen Dreyer

This document outlines the City of Ocala's Vision 2050, building upon the foundation of the Ocala 2035 Vision. It details strategies and priorities for the city's long-term growth, character, and functionality through citywide initiatives focusing on urban form and design, mobility and community connectivity, recreation, cultural and open spaces, and gateways. The plan also identifies four specific focus areas: East Ocala, High-Intensity Central Core, West Ocala, and the Airport Area. The overarching goal is to achieve significant economic growth, enhanced infrastructure, and an improved quality of life, ensuring Ocala remains a dynamic and attractive place to live, play, and prosper by 2050.

The Ocala 2035 Vision describes the community's desired future, aiming to transform Ocala into a great place to live, play, and prosper by 2035 and beyond. This roadmap focuses on key design topics: Urban Form & Open Space, Building & Site Design, and Mobility & Community Connectivity. It emphasizes preserving natural and cultural resources, fostering distinct neighborhoods, developing diverse mixed-use centers, revitalizing downtown as a vibrant hub, strengthening regional employment, establishing a comprehensive recreation and park system, and creating viable, safe, and interconnected mobility options for all citizens.

This document outlines the Ocala 2035 Vision, which primarily focuses on future land use planning initiatives for the City of Ocala. The plan aims to provide a long-term strategic direction for the city's development and growth.

The document provides updated impact fee schedules for the City of Ocala and Marion County. It includes fees for water and sewer usage based on residential unit size and meter size, fire impact fees for various land uses, transportation impact fees based on ITE land use codes, and educational system impact fees. The schedules are effective from October 1, 2025, for most categories, with specific exceptions like the Fast Food w/ Drive-Thru category and the Educational System Impact Fee schedule effective July 1, 2024.

The Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP) for the City of Ocala focuses on meeting the housing needs of very low, low, and moderate-income households, expanding affordable housing production, and aligning with the local government's comprehensive plan. Key strategies include purchase assistance, owner-occupied rehabilitation, special needs barrier-free rehabilitation, foreclosure prevention, new construction for homeownership, demolition/reconstruction, rental assistance, and disaster recovery. The plan leverages partnerships between government, lenders, developers, and community organizations to reduce housing costs and increase affordability.