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Public hearings for zoning reclassification in Okeechobee County scheduled for March and April 2026.
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Attend the First Hearing
Join the public hearing on March 24, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in the Health Department Auditorium.
Attend the Second Hearing
Participate in the second hearing on April 9, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. in the Historic Courthouse.
Review Proposed Ordinance
Inspect the proposed ordinance at the Community Development Department during business hours.
Submit Written Comments
Send any written comments to the Community Development Department before the hearings.
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NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED ZONING RECLASSIFICATION NOTICE: A PUBLIC HEARING will be held before the Okeechobee County Planning Board on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. in the Health Department Auditorium, 1728 NW 9th Avenue, Okeechobee, Florida to consider a request for a change in zoning from the existing classification of Planned Development (PD) to the proposed classification of Heavy Commercial (C-2). The property owner is Merchant Construction, Inc. The applicant is Tab Merchant. The property address is 4959 US Highway 441 SE, and is further described as follows: KING'S BAY (PLAT BOOK 5 PAGES 91 THROUGH 94) A PARCEL OF LAND BEING A PORTION OF PARCEL B, KING'S BAY, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 5, PAGES 91 THROUGH 94, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA. SAID PARCEL BEING DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCE AT THE NORTHEASTERLY CORNER OF SAID PARCEL B; THENCE SOUTH 3654'22" WEST, ALONG THE WESTERLY RIGHT-OF- WAY LINE OF SE 50TH AVENUE, A DISTANCE OF 134.07 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE SOUTH 3654'22" WEST, ALONG SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 141.12 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVATURE OF A CURVE CONCAVE TO THE NORTH, HAVING A RADIUS OF 35.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 9134'18", A DISTANCE OF 55.94 FEET TO THE NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF- WAY LINE OF U.S. HIGHWAY 441 SE (A/K/A STATE ROAD 15) AND THE POINT OF TANGENCY; THENCE NORTH 5131'20" WEST, ALONG SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 244.21 FEET; THENCE NORTH 3252'59" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 177.88 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 5131'20" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 292.66 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. A SECOND PUBLIC HEARING to consider the request for a change in zoning will be held before the Board of County Commissioners on Thursday, April 9, 2026 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 request for a change in zoning will be considered by the following titled ordinance: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE 92-20 (LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA), TO PROVIDE FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ATLAS; TO PROVIDE FOR 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 Planning Board or Board of County Commissioners with respect to any matter considered at these meetings or hearings 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 R-2601-0002 39170 LON 3/11,18/2026
