☐ Consent Agenda ☒Quasi-Judicial Public Hearing
☐ Regular Business 5:30 pm
☐ Public Hearing Other
DEPARTMENT: Planning & Zoning
SUBMITTED BY: Tara Wilson
PRESENTED BY: Misty Servia
TITLE & DESCRIPTION:
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Ordinance / DCIP - Swisher Properties / Rezone (RZNE-0087-2026)
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REQUESTED MOTION:
Alternative Motions:
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 the findings and conclusions contained herein, and
a) approve the rezoning to PUD and Concept Development Plan, with conditions; OR
b) approve the rezoning to PUD and Concept Development Plan, with conditions, but not including the electric generating facility nor the proposed neighborhood mixed use development; OR
c) deny the rezoning to PUD and Concept Development Plan.
SUMMARY:
The request is for approval of an Official Zoning District Atlas Amendment Application (RZNE-0087-2026) filed by Kerri J. Burns and Erin Grafton of SWCA, Inc., and Jon Brown of DCIP on behalf of the property owners, Swisher Mildred E TR & Swisher Properties, LLC TIC, to rezone +/- 553.79 acres from Agricultural-5 (A-5) to Planned Unit Development (PUD).
A Concept Development Plan (Exhibit A) is provided with the PUD application, showing 2,100,000 square feet of gross floor area (9 buildings) for an industrial Data Center and 24.32 acres for a proposed Electric Generation Facility, noted as “Behind the Meter Energy Infrastructure”, located in the NE portion of the site, just south of N.E. Roan Street.
with a future amendment to the Concept Development Plan in accordance with the LDR requirements.
The subject project is made up of 3-parcels located in central DeSoto County, on the south side of NE Roan Street, extending to NE State Road-70 and to NE Hansel Drive, located approximately 1 mile east of NE Turner Avenue.