Public hearing on blighted area resolution in Orlando scheduled for April 6, 2026.

PUBLIC NOTICE/NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Pursuant to Section 163.346, Florida Statutes, the City of Orlando City Council, as the governing body of the City of Orlando, Florida, does hereby give public notice of its intention to adopt a resolution in accordance with Section 163.355, Florida Statutes, finding a blighted area to exist in the City of Orlando adjacent to the downtown redevelopment area, and further finding that the rehabilitation, conservation, or redevelopment, or combination thereof, of such area is necessary in the interest of the public health, safety, morals, or welfare of the residents of the City of Orlando.  The title of the proposed resolution is:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORLANDO, FLORIDA, RELATING TO COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT; FINDING THE EXISTENCE OF BLIGHT CONDITIONS IN AN AREA OF THE CITY OF ORLANDO; MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The City of Orlando City Council will consider the resolution at a public meeting to be held on April 6, 2026, beginning at 2:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, in Council Chambers, City Hall, 2nd floor, 400 South Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida, 32801.  A copy of the proposed resolution and the report documenting the blight conditions is available in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 2nd floor, 400 South Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida, 32801.  Interested parties may appear at the meeting and be heard with respect to the proposed resolution.  Additionally, interested parties are invited to watch the meeting live and may participate by providing public comment during the meeting or submitting written public comment in advance regarding the proposed resolution. The opportunity to provide public comment is available until the designated public comment portion of the item is closed. All items received are public record. All pertinent information about meeting access and participation instructions will be available online at orlando.gov/councilmeeting at least 3 days prior to the meeting.  
Persons wishing to appeal any official decision made during the meeting, if an appeal is permitted by law, will need a record of the proceedings and for this purpose, may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made which includes testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.  The City of Orlando is committed to reasonably accommodating the communication needs of persons with disabilities. Persons with disabilities who need reasonable accommodations to participate in any of the proceedings should contact the City Clerks Office at (407) 246-2251 or cityclerk@orlando.gov no later than 24 hours prior to the meeting.   
The blighted area is located in that part of the City described as follows:
Commence at the southeast corner of the southwest quarter of section 27, township 22 south, range 29 east; thence run westerly along the south line of the said southwest quarter of section 27 to the westerly right-of-way of S Rio Grande Avenue; thence departing the south line of the said southwest quarter of section 27, run southerly along the westerly right-of-way of said S Rio Grande a distance of 410.74 feet to the point of beginning; thence continuing to run southerly along the west right-of-way line of S Rio Grande Avenue to the intersection with the north right-of-way line of State Road 408, East-West Expressway; thence departing the westerly right-of-way line of S Rio Grande Avenue, run northwesterly along the north right-of-way line of said State Road 408, east-west expressway to the westerly right-of-way line of S Tampa Avenue; thence departing the said north right-of-way line of State Road 40, East-West Expressway, run northerly along the westerly right-of-way line of S Tampa Avenue to the intersection with the southerly right-of-way line of W Church Street; thence departing the westerly right-of-way line of S Tampa Avenue, run westerly along the south right-of-way line of W Church Street to the intersection with the west right-of-way of S Dollins Avenue; thence departing the said southerly right-of-way line of W Church Street, run northerly along the west right-of-way line of S Dollins Avenue to the intersection with the north right-of-way line of W Pine Street; thence departing the said west right-of-way of S Dollins Avenue, run easterly along the north right-of-way line of W Pine Street to the intersection with the aforesaid westerly right-of-way line of S Tampa Avenue; thence departing the said north right-of-way line of W Pine Street, thence run north along the west right-of-way line of S Tampa Avenue to the intersection of the south right-of-way line of W Central Boulevard; thence departing the west right-of-way line of S Tampa Avenue, run westerly along the south right-of-way of W Central Boulevard to the intersection with the west line of lot 2, block 1, L.J. Dollins subdivision, according to the plat thereof as recorded in plat book F, page 102 of the public records of Orange County Florida; thence departing from the said south right-of-way line of W Central Boulevard run north across the right-of-way of said W Central Boulevard to the north right-of-way line of said W Central Boulevard; thence run east along the north right-of-way line of said W Central Boulevard to the intersection with the westerly right-of-way line of Fred Maxwell Boulevard; thence departing the north right-of-way line of said W Central Boulevard run northwesterly along said westerly right-of-way line of Fred Maxwell Boulevard to the intersection with the northernmost corner of lot 28, Conrad Place, according to the plat thereof as recorded in plat book K, page 66 of the public records of Orange County Florida; thence departing the westerly right-of-way line of said Fred Maxwell Boulevard, run easterly to the southernmost corner of lot 51, first addition to Conrad Place, according to the plat thereof as recorded in plat book L, page 80 of the public records of Orange County Florida; said point also being on the easterly right-of-way line of said Fred Maxwell Boulevard; thence run southeasterly along the easterly right-of-way line of said Fred Maxwell Boulevard to the intersection with the west right-of-way line of aforesaid S Tampa Avenue; thence departing the easterly right-of-way line of said Fred Maxwell Boulevard, run north to the intersection with the south line of lot 41, of aforesaid first addition to Conrad Place; thence departing the west right-of-way line of said S Tampa Avenue run east to the intersection with the east right-of-way line of said S Tampa Avenue; thence run south along the east right-of-way line of said S Tampa Avenue to the intersection with the north right-of-way line of aforesaid W Central Boulevard; thence departing the east right-of-way line of said S Tampa Avenue, run easterly along the north right-of-way line of said W Central Boulevard along the southerly line of blocks D, C, and B, Lorna Doone Park replat, according to the plat thereof as recorded in plat book Q, page 110 of the public records of Orange County Florida; to the point of intersection of the southerly line of said block B, and the easterly line of said block B, of said Lorna Doone Park replat; said point lying within the right-of-way of said W Central Boulevard; thence run southerly to the intersection of the south right-of-way line of said W Central Boulevard and the west right-of-way line of S Rio Grande Avenue; thence southerly along the west right-of-way line of said S Rio Grande to the intersection with the north right-of-way line of aforesaid W Church Street; thence run west along the north right-of-way line of said W Church Street to the intersection with the northerly extension of a line that is 850 feet west of the east line of lot 1, Citrus Bowl, according to the plat thereof as recorded in plat book 25, page 30 of the public records of Orange County Florida; thence departing the north right-of-way line of said W Church Street run southerly along the extension and the west line thereof the east 850 of said lot 1, a distance of 658.82 feet; thence departing the west line of the east 850 of said lot 1, run east to the west right-of-way line of S Rio Grande Avenue and the point of beginning. Containing 47.15 Acres MORE or LESS.
46474
3/23/2026