NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

FOR A

SPECIAL EXCEPTION REQUEST

HEARING NUMBER BOA 1957

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a PUBLIC HEARING will be held before the Highlands County Board of Adjustment on the 11th day of February 2025, beginning at 3:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, in the County Commissioners' Board Room, Highlands County Government Center Building, 600 South Commerce Avenue, Sebring, Florida, to consider a Special Exception to allow a special exception to allow a sand, gravel, rock or stone pit quarry or other mining operation involving the extraction of natural materials, removing of earth or topsoil, and a landfill limited exclusively to natural vegetative material, and/or clean and asbestos free concrete, cinder block, bricks, and ceramic tile within the area described as follows: Farm Lots 24 and 25, in Section 22, Township 35 South, Range 29 East, Map of Suburban Tracts & Farms of DeSoto, Florida, according to the map or plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 3, Page 21, Public Records of DeSoto County, Florida, which Highlands County was formerly a part.

Any person or persons interested or affected by this change are invited to attend this hearing. You may submit comments in writing to the attention of Melony Culpepper, Zoning Supervisor, 501 South Commerce Avenue, Sebring, Florida 33870, or you may call (863) 402-6638, for further information.

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND.

All interested persons may appear and be heard at the time and place specified above. Any person who might wish to appeal any decision made by this committee/group, in public hearing or meeting is hereby advised that 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 will include the testimony and evidence upon which such appeal is to be based.

The Board of Adjustment and the Board of County Commissioners of Highlands County, Florida, do not discriminate upon the basis of any individual's disability status. This non- discriminatory policy involves every aspect of the Board's functions, including one's access to, participation, employment or treatment in its programs or activities. Anyone requiring reasonable accommodation as provided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act or Section 286.26 Florida Statutes should contact Human Resources, ADA Coordinator at: 863-402-6509 (voice), or via Florida relay service 711, or by email: hrmanager@highlandsfl.gov. Requests for cart or interpreter services should be made as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours in advance to permit coordination of the service.

ONE OR MORE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY BE PRESENT AT THE MEETING.

Mr. Frank Youngman, Chairman

Jan. 26; Feb. 1, 2025