NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE OKEECHOBEE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

NOTICE: A PUBLIC HEARING will be held before the Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners on Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. in the Judge William L. Hendry Courtroom, Room 270, Historic Okeechobee County Courthouse, 304 NW 2nd Street, Okeechobee, Florida. The purpose of the public hearing is to consider an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan of Okeechobee County, Florida and to consider authorizing transmittal of the amendment to the Florida Department of Commerce

The proposed amendment to the comprehensive plan is to change approximately 150 acres from the Rural Estate future land use classification to the Lazy Seven Rural Activity Center future land use classification with a maximum density of 1 residential unit per 2 acres. Following the public hearing, the Board of County Commissioners will consider transmittal of the proposed comprehensive plan amendment to the state reviewing agencies.

The property owner is John F. Hales, as Trustee of the Norman and Carol Hales Grandchildrens Trust for Audra Hales Madrigal UAD November 19, 2004. The applicant is Audra Hales Madrigal. The property is located on SW 87th Terrace, approximately one-half mile south of State Road 70 West and just west of Lazy Seven Estates, and is further described as follows:

A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 37 SOUTH, RANGE 34 EAST, OF OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

COMMENCE AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 22, THENCE SOUTH 0009'06" EAST, ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 22, A DISTANCE OF 27.91 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF STATE ROAD 70, AS PER STATE ROAD DEPARTMENT RIGHT-OF-WAY MAP FOR STATE ROAD DEPARTMENT RIGHT-OF-WAY MAP FOR STATE ROAD 70, SECTION 91070-2507, SHEETS 2 AND 3 OF 4; THENCE CONTINUE SOUTH 0009'06" EAST ALONG SAID WEST LINE OF SECTION 22, A DISTANCE OF 1,910.43 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING;

THENCE NORTH 8957'28" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 2512.94 FEET TO THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SOUTHWEST 87TH TERRACE; THENCE SOUTH 1535'30" WEST, ALONG SAID WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 22.10 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVATURE TO A CURVE TO THE LEFT, SAID CURVE HAVING A RADIUS OF 335.00 FEET AND A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 6330'17"; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE AND SAID WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 371.30 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 4754'47" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 3.15 FEET TO THE NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT'S LEVEE #62, AS PER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT'S RIGHT-OF-WAY AND TOPO MAP FOR THE LEVEE #62, SHEETS 2 AND 3 OF 6; THENCE SOUTH 4130'21" WEST, ALONG SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT-0F-WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 379.99 FEET; THENCE NORTH 4629'39" WEST, ALONG SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 60.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 4130'21" WEST, ALONG SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 100.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 4629'39" EAST, ALONG SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 60.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 4130'21" WEST, ALONG SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 1819.17 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVATURE TO A CURVE TO THE RIGHT, SAID CURVE HAVING A RADIUS OF 685.00 FEET AND A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 4050'00"; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE AND SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 630.72 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 8220'21" WEST, ALONG SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 221.26 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVATURE TO A CURVE TO THE LEFT, SAID CURVE HAVING A RADIUS 615.00 FEET AND A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 2137'43"; THEN SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE AND SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 232.16 FEET; THENCE NORTH 3202'27" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 66.02 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 5600'57" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 69.95 FEET TO SAID WEST LINE OF SECTION 22; THENCE NORTH 0009'06" WEST, ALONG SAID WEST LINE OF SECTION 22, A DISTANCE OF 2456.35 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

TOGETHER WITH:

A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 37 SOUTH, RANGE 34 EAST, OF OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

COMMENCE AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 22, THENCE SOUTH 0009'06" EAST, ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 22, A DISTANCE OF 27.91 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF STATE ROAD 70, AS PER STATE ROAD DEPARTMENT RIGHT-OF-WAY MAP FOR STATE ROAD DEPARTMENT RIGHT-OF-WAY MAP FOR STATE ROAD 70, SECTION 91070-2507, SHEETS 2 AND 3 OF 4;

THENCE CONTINUE SOUTH 0009'06" EAST ALONG SAID WEST LINE OF SECTION 22, A DISTANCE OF 1,910.43 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING;

THENCE NORTH 8957'28" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 2,738.14 FEET TO THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SOUTHWEST 87TH TERRACE AND A POINT ON A NON-TANGENT CURVE, SAID CURVE BEING CONCAVE TO THE WEST AND HAVING A RADIUS OF 665.00 FEET, A DEGREE OF CURVATURE OF 0850'08", A CHORD BEARING OF SOUTH 1110'26" WEST, AND A CHORD DISTANCE OF 102.45 FEET;

THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID CURVE, AN ARC DISTANCE OF 102.55 FEET;

THENCE SOUTH 1535'30" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 755.83 FEET TO THE NORTHEASTERLY CORNER OF THOSE LANDS DESCRIBED IN OFFICIAL RECORD FILE 2020010555 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA;

THENCE SOUTH 8957'28" WEST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LANDS, A DISTANCE OF 2,512.94 FEET TO SAID WEST LINE OF SECTION 22;

THENCE NORTH 0009'06" WEST ALONG SAID WEST LINE OF SECTION 22, A DISTANCE OF 828.36 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

A SECOND PUBLIC HEARING to consider the proposed amendment to the comprehensive plan will be held before the Board of County Commissioners and noticed as required by state law.

The title of the proposed ordinance is:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA AMENDING THE OKEECHOBEE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE STATE LAND PLANNING AGENCY; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

A copy of the proposed ordinance shall be available for inspection by the public during normal business hours at the Okeechobee County Community Development Department, 1700 NW 9th Avenue, Suite A, Okeechobee, Florida, 34972. Interested parties may appear at the meeting and be heard with respect to the proposed ordinance and may submit written comments to the Community Development Department prior to the hearing.

Any person deciding to appeal any decision by the Board of County Commissioners with respect to any matter considered at a meeting or hearing will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made and that the record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal will be based. County Clerk and Community Development tapes are for the sole purpose of backup for official records of the County Clerk and of the Community Development Department.

Okeechobee County Community Development Department 1700 NW 9th Avenue, Suite A; Okeechobee, Florida 34972 Petition C-2024-0001

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