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 2026-13 titled as follows:

ORDINANCE NO. 2026-13

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TAVARES, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 23, COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES, DIVISION III, IMPACT FEE WAIVERS AND DEFERRALS, SECTION 23-14(a), IMPACT FEE WAIVERS, OF THE CITY OF TAVARES LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS; EXPANDING THE CITYS EXISTING IMPACT FEE WAIVER PROGRAM TO INCLUDE LARGE SCALE MANUFACTURERS; ESTABLISHING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA; PROVIDING FOR CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

Proposed Ordinance 2026-13 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 2026-13 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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