Public hearing for proposed Ordinance 2026-01 regarding recovery residence regulations.

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 2026-01 titled as follows: ORDINANCE 2026-01 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TAVARES, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CITY OF TAVARES LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, CHAPTER 8 ZONING REGULATIONS, SECTION 8-12 SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS TO ESTABLISH A UNIFORM, LIMITED, AND EXCLUSIVE PROCEDURE FOR THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF CERTIFIED RECOVERY RESIDENCES AND CERTIFIED RECOVERY RESIDENCE REQUESTS FOR REASONABLE ACCOMODATION; PROVIDING FOR CONSISTENCY WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAW; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Proposed Ordinance 2026-01 will be considered at the following public meetings: 1. Tavares Planning & Zoning Board (LPA) meeting on February 19, at 3 p.m. and 2. Tavares City Council meeting on March 4, 2026, at 4 p.m. All meetings will be conducted in the Tavares City Council Chambers in City Hall at 201 East Main St., Tavares, Florida. Proposed Ordinance 2026-01 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 ordinances. It is City Council policy to limit public discussion of proposed ordinances 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) 742-6279, at least 2 (two) working days prior to the date of the Public Hearing; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call (352) 742-6433. Please direct any questions on this proposed ordinance to Antonio Fabre, Community Development Director, at 742-6416. 2/8/2026