☐ Consent Agenda ☒Quasi-Judicial Public Hearing
☐ Regular Business 5:30 pm
☐ Public Hearing Other
DEPARTMENT: Planning & Zoning
SUBMITTED BY: Laura McClelland
PRESENTED BY: Misty Servia
TITLE & DESCRIPTION:
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Ordinance / DCIP Commercial Data Processing Facility rezone (RZNE-0077-2025)
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REQUESTED MOTION:
A motion to enter into the record this development review report and all other competent substantial evidence presented at the hearing and make a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners to adopt/deny the findings and conclusions contained herein and adopt/deny the proposed ordinance.
SUMMARY:
The request before the DeSoto County Board of County Commissioners, is an Official Zoning District Atlas Amendment application (Rezoning) (RZNE - 0077-2025) filed by Kerri J. Burns of SWCA, Inc., on behalf of the Applicant, Desoto County Industrial Park, LLC, to rezone a 34.22 acre parcel. The applicant is requesting approval of the proposed Planned Unit Development (PUD) zoning district to allow a 35,134 SF data center facility and office with a Floor Area Ration (FAR) not to exceed 0.7, as more particularly reflected in the Concept Development Plan.
The property is located in central DeSoto County, on the north side of NE Roan Street, approximately 2 miles east of Turner Avenue with a property address of 3800 NE Roan Street.
BACKGROUND:
The General Development Order Application states the request is to amend the Official Zoning District Atlas by changing the zoning district for 34.22 acres from Agricultural - 5 (A-5) Zoning District to Planned Unit Development (PUD) to allow a 35,134 SF data center facility and office with an FAR not to exceed 0.7 and associated infrastructure with a Concept Development Plan. The site was previously used as an electric generating facility, with operations ceasing in 2017. The 11,526 SF office building/storage has remained operational since the facility was constructed between 2001 and 2002. Remnant and functional infrastructure remains on the Property, including a 1.3-million-gallon water aboveground storage tank (AST), a 1.5-million-gallon diesel fuel AST with associated unloading station, a 750-thousand-gallon raw water AST, three (3) water wells, two (2) intact exhaust stacks, two (2) transformers, a fire pump house, septic system, Florida Gas Transmission (FGT) gas conditioning station metering/heating station, as well as the existing office building and 15 parking spaces.
The Interim 2040 Future Land Use Map shows the property is designated as Rural/Agricultural. Future Land Use Element Objective 1.3 defines the Rural/Agricultural category. The PUD Concept Development Plan shows the existing office building, proposed data center, stormwater, parking, accessory uses (such as water tanks and electric generation equipment) as well as wetlands and buffers. The proposed Concept Development Plan indicates the project will meet the minimum required 25% open space, with 8.68 acres (25.37%) of impervious proposed and 25.54 acres (74.63%) of pervious proposed.
The applicant has coordinated with the DeSoto County Economic Development Department, proposing 25 full time employees, and taking part in the County’s rapid response project program.