Lake Okeechobee News
January 7, 2026
HENDRY COUNTY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
Notice is hereby given that the Local Planning Agency of Hendry County (LPA) held a public hearing on the following ordinance to amend the zoning on property on January 14, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., at the Hendry County Courthouse, Commission Chambers, 25 E. Hickpochee Ave, LaBelle, Florida. The LPA will determine if the petition is consistent with the Hendry County Comprehensive Plan and will review the petition for consistency with the Hendry County Land Development Code.
The recommendations of the LPA will be made to the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) for final consideration at a public hearing. This hearing will be held on January 27, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., at the Hendry County Courthouse, Commission Chambers, 25 E. Hickpochee Ave., LaBelle, Florida.
Interested parties may appear and be heard at the public hearings with respect to the proposed ordinance. Oral and written comments will be accepted. A copy of the petition and the ordinance are available for inspection at the Hendry County Planning and Zoning Department, 640 S. Main St., LaBelle, FL between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Any questions pertaining to this matter should be directed to the Planning and Zoning Department by phone (863-675-5240), e-mail (marlen.lorences@hendryfla.net), U.S. Mail (P.O. Box 2340, LaBelle, FL 33975).
If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the board, agency, or commission with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
If you have a disability that will require special assistance or accommodation for your participation in either meeting, please contact Marlen Lorences at (863) 675-5240; Hearing Impaired: Florida Relay 7-1-1; or e-mail marlen.lorences@hendryfla.net.
Hendry County is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
Si necesita la asistencia de un intrprete que hable espaol para participar un esta reunin, por favor pngase en contacto con Marlen Lorences al (863) 675-5240.
Petition Number: RZ25-0007
Applicant: SWJR Land Development, LLC
Ordinance Title: AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF HENDRY COUNTY, FLORIDA, GRANTING AN AMENDMENT TO A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (ORD. 2023-21) FOR THE ALLOWANCE OF A SELF-STORAGE PROPERTY TO BE OPEN AND AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, ALLOW ACCESS OF THE SELF-STORAGE PARCEL THROUGH TOWNSEND CANEL GRADE, ALLOW THE WELCOME CENTER TO BE USED AS A REAL ESTATE SALES OFFICE ON +/- 168 ACRES; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS OF LAW; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR SCRIVENERS ERRORS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Project size: 168 +/- acres
Location: SR 80, LaBelle, FL 33935
Parcel ID: 1 28 43 30 a00 0003.0100 & 1 28 43 31 A00 0003.0000
Request: To amend the existing Planned Unit Development (Ord. 2023-21)
Legal description of subject properties:
A parcel of land lying and being in the Southwest one-quarter (S.W. 1/4) of Section 30, Township 43 South, Range 28 East, and the Northwest one-quarter (NW 1/4) of Section 31, Township 43 South, Range 28 East, all lying and being in Hendry County, Florida, Said lands being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest (N.W.) corner of said section 31, said point also being the Southwest (S.W.) corner of said Section 30. Thence run North 89 degrees 35' 08" East along the North line of the N.W. 1/4 of said Section 31, 1317.91 feet to the N.W. corner of the N.E. 1/4 of said N.W. 1/4 and the Point of Beginning of the lands herein described; thence run South 00 degrees 00' 05" West, along the West line of said N.E. 1/4, of the N.W. 1/4, 1135.02 feet to the North line of the Carlos Waterway as described in Official Records Book (O.R.B.) 575, Page 1695 of the Public Records of Hendry County, Florida; Thence run South 89 degrees 40' 19" East, along said North line, 1319.29 feet to the East line of said N.E. 1/4 of the N.W. 1/4; Thence run North 00 degrees 06' 10" West, along said East line, 1133.05 feet to the N.E. corner of said N.W. 1/4, said point also being the S.E. corner of the S.W. 1/4 of said Section 30 Thence run North (N 00 degrees 00' 00" E), along the East line of said S.W. 1/4, 1319.81 feet to the N.E. corner of the S.E. 1/4 of said S.W. 1/4; Thence run North 89 degrees 29' 36" West, along the North line of said S.E. 1/4 of the S.W. 1/4, 616.12 feet; Thence run North (N 00 degrees 00' 00" E), parallel to the East line of said S.W. 1/4, 1268.50 feet to the South right of way line of State Road 80; Thence run South 89 degrees 25' 16" West, along said South right of way line, 706.77 feet to an intersection with the West line of the N.E. 1/4 of said S.W. 1/4; Thence South 00 degrees 07' 29" East, along said West line, 2577.09 feet to the S.W. corner of said S.E. 1/4 of the S.W. 1/4, said point also being the N.W. corner of the N.E. 1/4 of the N.W. 1/4 of said Section 31 and the Point of Beginning.
TOGETHER WITH an irrigation pump easement as described in O.R. Book 489, Page 396, Public Records of Hendry County, Florida.
LESS AND EXCEPT THE FOLLOWING:
Parcel 1:
A parcel of land located in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 30, Township 43 South, Range 28 East, Hendry County, Florida, being more particularly described as follows: Commence at the Southeast corner of Section 30, Township 43 South, Range 28 East, Hendry County, Florida; thence run North 89 degrees 52' 11" West along the South line of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 30, for a distance of 2636.53 feet to the South 1/4 corner of said Section 30, the same being a point on the East right-of-way line of a 50 foot wide road right-of-way easement, as recorded in Official Records Book 489 at Page 391 of the Public Records of Hendry County, Florida; thence run North 00 degrees 20' 46" West along said right-of-way line for a distance of 1,019.53 feet to the Point of Beginning of the parcel of land herein described; thence continue North 00 20' 46" West along said right-of-way line for a distance of 300.01 feet; thence run North 89 degrees 50' 33" West for a distance of 616.12 feet; thence run South 00 degrees 20' 46" East for a distance of 300.01 feet; thence run South 89 degrees 50' 33" East for a distance of 616.12 feet to the Point of Beginning.
Parcel 2:
A 20.00 foot strip of land located in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 30, Township 43 South, Range 28 East, Hendry County, Florida, being more particularly described as follows: Commence at the Southeast corner of Section 30, Township 43 South, Range 28 East, Hendry County, Florida; thence run North 89 degrees 52' 11" West along the South line of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 30, for a distance of 2636.53 feet to the South 1/4 corner of said Section 30, the same being a point on the East right-of-way line of a 50 foot wide road right-of-way easement, as recorded in Official Records Book 489 at Page 391 of the Public Record of Hendry County, Florida; thence run North 00 degrees 20' 46" West along said right-of-way line for a distance of 1,019.53 feet; thence Run North 89 degrees 50' 33" West for a distance of 616.12 feet to the Point of Beginning of the 20.00 foot wide strip of land herein described; thence continue North 89 degrees 50' 33" West for a distance of 20.00 feet; thence run North 00 degrees 20' 46" West for a distance of 1567.90 feet to a point on the South right-of-way line of State Road 80, as recorded in Official Records Book 537 at Page 856 and in Official Records Book 537 at Page 859 of the Public Records of Hendry County Florida; thence run North 89 degrees 03' 52" East along said South right-of way line for a distance of 20.00 feet; thence run South 00 degrees 20' 46" East for a distance of 1568.28 feet to the Point of Beginning.
Parcel II
A parcel of land In Sections 30 and 31, Township 43 South, Range 28 East, Hendry County, Florida, being more particularly described as follows: Government Lot 5 and the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 LESS that part lying within the right-of-way for State Road 80 all being in Section 30, Township 43 South, Range 28 East, Hendry County, Florida. - AND-The Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 31, Township 43 South, Range 28 East. LESS the South 25 feet of the East 120 feet thereof. AND- Including a strip of land described as the West 1200 feet of the North 30 feet of The Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 31, Township 43 South, Range 28 East, Hendry County, Florida.
LESS AND EXCEPT THEREFROM that portion as described in that certain Order of Taking for State Road 80 recorded in Official Records Book 537, page 856, being more particularly described as follows: Commence at the Southwest corner of said Section 30, Township 43 South, Range 28 East, Hendry County, Florida, thence North 01 degrees 02' 02" West along the Western line of said Section 30, a distance of 2597.24 feet to the Southerly existing right-of-way line of State Road 80 (per 0701-Project 805) for a Point of Beginning; thence North 89 degrees 47' 22" East along said Southerly existing right-of-line a distance of 1322.97 feet; thence South 00 degrees 55' 25" East, a distance of 16.82 feet; thence South 88 degrees 36' 43" West, a distance of 1322.85 feet; thence North 01 degrees 02' 02" West, a distance of 44.01 feet to the Point of Beginning.
ALSO LESS AND EXCEPT THEREFROM that portion as described in that certain agreed Order of Taking in favor of the East County Water Control District, a Drainage District and a public corporation recorded November 2, 1998 in Official Records Book 575, page 1692 of the public records of Hendry County, Florida; being more particularly described as follows: The West 400.00 feet and the South 214.97 feet of those lands described as parcel D in Official Record Book 508, page 408, lying in Sections 30 and 31, Township 43 South, Range 28 East, of the public records of Hendry County, Florida, being more particularly described as follows: Begin at the Southeast corner of said lands described in Official Record Book 508, page 408; thence run South, 89 degrees 34' 13" West a distance of 539.24 feet thence continue South 89 degrees 34' 13" West, a distance of 659.98 feet; thence nun North 00 degrees 41' 48" West a distance of 1351 97 feet; thence run North 01 degrees 00' 04" West, a distance of 1323.57 feet; thence continue North 01 degrees 01' 04" West, a distance of 1229.56 feet; thence run North 88 degrees 36' 43" East a distance of 400.01 feet; thence run South 01 degrees 01' 04" East, a distance of 2556.83 feet; thence run South 00 degrees 41' 48" East, a distance of 1139.998 feet; thence run North 89 degrees 34' 13" East a distance of 798.99 feet; thence run South 00 degrees 45' 31" East, a distance of 160.00 feet; thence continue South 00 degrees 45' 31" East a distance of 54.97 feet to the Point of Beginning.
ALSO LESS AND EXCEPT THEREFROM the South 160.00 feet of those lands described as Parcel E in Official Record Book 508, page 411, Public Records of Hendry County, Florida, being more particularly described as follows: Begin at the Southeast corner of said lands described In Official Record Book 508, page 411; thence run South 89 degrees 33' 27" West, a distance of 250.01 feet; thence continue South 89 degrees 33' 27" West, a distance of 1189.24 feet; thence run North 00 degrees 45' 31" West a distance of 160.00 feet; thence run North 89 degrees 33' 27" distance of 1439.10 feet; thence run South 00 degrees 48' 43" East, a distance of 160.00 feet to the Point of Beginning. 35465 LON/Hendry 12/31/2025 and 01/07/2026
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