Concrete Batch Plant on Emerald Road Leads Marion County Planning and Zoning Hearing Oct. 26

The Marion County Planning and Zoning Commission meets Monday, Oct. 26, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. in the McPherson Governmental Campus Auditorium, 601 SE 25th Ave., Ocala. First on the list is a request from Shores Sand Mine, LLC to rezone part of its property at 375 Emerald Road, Ocala, FL 34472 and to allow a concrete batch plant there, according to the county's amended notice of public hearing, posted Oct. 14.

The commission's vote does not settle any of the cases. The notice says its action "is solely advisory" to the Board of County Commissioners, which makes the final decision.

AI-generated illustration. Not a photo of the Emerald Road site.

At a Glance

• What: Marion County Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing, 14 land use, rezoning and special use permit cases plus a development agreement termination


• When: Monday, Oct. 26, 2026, 5:30 p.m., or as soon after as the items can be heard


• Where: McPherson Governmental Campus Auditorium, 601 SE 25th Ave., Ocala


• Lead case: Shores Sand Mine, LLC, 375 Emerald Road: rezone 9.16 of 43.69 acres from R-3 to M-1, plus a special use permit for a concrete batch plant


• Who decides: the commission recommends; the Board of County Commissioners makes the final decision at a later hearing


• Case files: Growth Services Department, Planning and Zoning Division, 2710 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, 352-438-2600

The Concrete Batch Plant Request

Shores Sand Mine, LLC has two linked cases on parcel 9030-0728-01, a 43.69-acre property at 375 Emerald Road:

• Case 261102ZC: a zoning change from Multiple Family Dwelling (R-3) to Light Industrial (M-1), for all permitted uses, on about 9.16 acres of the parcel.


• Case 261103SU: a special use permit to allow a concrete batch plant in the M-1 zone, on the full 43.69-acre parcel.

The notice does not describe the plant's size, hours or truck traffic. Those details normally appear in the staff report and application package. As of Oct. 20, the county's meeting calendar had not posted the Oct. 26 agenda or staff reports. The notice says the materials can be reviewed now at the Growth Services Department.

The Other Cases on the Agenda

The notice lists 12 more cases:

• On Top of the World PUD (261108ZP): Colen Built Development, LLC and On Top of the World Communities, LLC ask to amend their existing Planned Unit Development to modify development standards on a 1,865.87-acre tract. The notice does not list the changes.


• U-Haul vehicle sales (261003SU): U-Haul Co. of Florida asks for a special use permit to sell U-Haul vehicles in a Community Business (B-2) zone on 13.38 acres at 6615 and 6621 SW Highway 200, Ocala. The commission continued this case at its Sept. 28 meeting.


• Cell tower (260702SU): The Overcash-Evans Family Trust asks for a special use permit for a 195-foot telecommunication tower in a General Agriculture (A-1) zone on 7 acres at 11405 and 11411 SE 132nd Place, Ocklawaha.


• Private shooting range (261005SU): Douglas Ray Marcum asks for a special use permit for a private outdoor shooting range in an A-1 zone on 10 acres at 3805 NE 77th St., Ocala.


• Pawn shop (261105SU): Henedina Garcia asks for a special use permit for a pawn shop with outdoor storage in a B-2 zone on 0.69 acres, parcel 8003-0318-08. No street address has been assigned.


• Package alcohol sales (261106SU): Kalasa II LLC asks for a special use permit for alcohol sales for off-premises consumption in a B-2 zone at 2512 SE 58th Ave., Ocala, on a 5.77-acre parcel.


• B-4 to B-5 (261007ZC): 4C Family Trust LLC asks to rezone 10 acres, parcel 41520-101-04, from Regional Business (B-4) to Heavy Business (B-5), with a proposed developer's agreement. No address has been assigned. This case was also continued on Sept. 28.


• Dunnellon area (261104ZC): Tevel Bennoon asks to rezone 2.32 acres at 18565 SW 60th St., Dunnellon, from Single-Family Dwelling (R-1) to Improved Agriculture (A-2).


• SE 95th Street (260807ZC): Dawn and Felix Charlemagne ask to rezone 6.87 acres at 3242 SE 95th St., Ocala, from General Agriculture (A-1) to Residential (R-E).


• Land use change (26-S08): 301 Enfield Street LLC asks to change 0.34 acres from Medium Residential to High Residential.


• Mark Glenn property (26-S09 and 261107ZC): Mark Glenn asks to change 10.31 acres from Medium Residential to Rural Land and to rezone them from Mixed Residential (R-4) to General Agriculture (A-1).

A separate county notice says the commission will also hold the first of two hearings that night on ending an existing development agreement for the Mark Glenn property (case 26-DT01). The land is about 10.31 acres in the Ocklawaha area, along the west side of SE 129th Court, from about 300 feet north of SE 22nd Place north to SE 120th Street. The notice says the land could hold up to eight homes under the requested Rural Land and A-1 designations.

For context on some of these uses, see our guides to shooting ranges in Ocala, the Highway 200 corridor and Ocklawaha.

How Residents Can Comment

The notice says "all interested parties may appear at the public hearing and be heard" on the applications. The proposed ordinance, staff reports and application packages can be reviewed at the Growth Services Department, Planning and Zoning Division, 2710 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, phone 352-438-2600. The county also points residents to the meetings tab on its website for the latest agenda.

People who need a disability accommodation to take part should call the county's ADA Coordinator/HR Director at 352-438-2345 at least 48 hours before the hearing. The notice also warns that anyone who plans to appeal a County Commission decision based on these recommendations may need a verbatim record of the hearing.

What Happens Next

The Planning and Zoning Commission makes recommendations only. Each case then goes to the Board of County Commissioners for a final vote. As of Oct. 20, the county had not posted the date of the County Commission hearing for these cases. Separately, the board holds its own zoning session on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 1:30 p.m., and a public hearing on Thursday, Oct. 22, at 5:30 p.m., according to the county's meeting calendar. One Oct. 22 item is covered in our report on the billboard setback hearing. Commissioner contact information is on our Marion County commissioners page, and permit basics are in our Marion County permits guide.

Sources: Marion County amended notice of public hearing by the Planning and Zoning Commission (notice 2026-0270a, posted Oct. 14, 2026); Marion County notice of public hearing on development agreement termination 26-DT01 (notice 2026-0271); Marion County Legistar meeting calendar and Sept. 28, 2026 Planning and Zoning Commission agenda and actions. Checked Oct. 20, 2026.