THE CITY OF TAVARES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the City of Tavares will consider at the public hearings set forth below enactment of proposed Ordinance 2026-12 titled as follows:

ORDINANCE NO. 2026-12

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TAVARES, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE FOR NEW COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE COMMERCIAL COMPONENT OF NEW MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT; PROVIDING FOR THE TEMPORARY WAIVER AND REDUCTION OF CERTAIN CITY IMPACT FEES; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS AND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING FOR A TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD DURING WHICH QUALIFYING DEVELOPMENT SHALL RECEIVE A ONE HUNDRED PERCENT (100%) WAIVER OF APPLICABLE CITY IMPACT FEES; PROVIDING FOR AN ADDITIONAL SIX-MONTH PERIOD DURING WHICH QUALIFYING DEVELOPMENT SHALL PAY FIFTY PERCENT (50%) OF OTHERWISE APPLICABLE CITY IMPACT FEES; PROVIDING FOR ADMINISTRATION; PROVIDING FOR NON-APPLICABILITY TO COUNTY, SCHOOL BOARD, OR OTHER NON-CITY IMPACT FEES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

Proposed Ordinance 2026-12 will be considered at the following public meetings:'

1. Tavares Planning & Zoning Board (LPA) meeting on October 15, 2026, at 3 p.m.

and

2. Tavares City Council meeting on October 21, 2026, at 4 p.m. (1 st Reading)

3. Tavares City Council meeting on November 18, 2026, at 4 p.m. (2 nd and Final

Reading)

All meetings will be conducted in the Tavares City Council Chambers in City Hall at 201 East Main St., Tavares, Florida.

Proposed Ordinance 2026-12 can be obtained from the office of the City Clerk and may be inspected by the public between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday of each week at City Hall.

Interested parties may appear at the meetings and, at the Planning & Zoning Board meeting and City Council Second Reading, be heard with respect to the proposed ordinance. It is City Council policy to limit discussion of proposed ordinance to the Planning & Zoning Board meeting and City Council Second Reading. Any persons wishing to appeal a decision of the public body should ensure himself a verbatim record of the proceedings is made.

If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the City Clerk: City of Tavares, 201 East Main Street, Tavares, Florida 32778, Telephone: (352) 742-6209, at least 2 (two) working days prior to the date of the Public Hearing; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call (352) 742-6209.

Please direct any questions on this proposed resolution to Bob Tweedie, Economic Development Director, at (352) 742-6402.

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