ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF PROPOSED ENACTMENT OF ORDINANCE
BY CITY COMMISSION, GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA
Notice is hereby given that the proposed ordinance whose title appears below will be considered for First Reading on the 21st day of May 2026, at a Regular City Commission meeting. The meeting begins at 10:00 am and the ordinance will be read as soon thereafter as may be heard. If passed on First Reading the ordinance will be considered for Second Reading on the 4th day of June 2026 at a Regular City Commission meeting. The meeting begins at 10:00 am and the ordinance will be read as soon thereafter as may be heard. The meetings are scheduled to be held in the City Hall Auditorium, on the first floor of City Hall, 200 East University Avenue, Gainesville, Florida. Please visit the Citys website or call 352-334-5015 to get the latest information on how to attend and participate in the meetings. A copy of said ordinance may be inspected by any member of the public at the office of the City Clerk on the first floor of City Hall during regular business hours located at 200 East University Avenue, Gainesville, Florida. On the dates mentioned above, all interested parties may participate in the meetings and be heard with respect to the proposed ordinance. If you have a disability and need an accommodation in order to participate in these meetings, please contact the Office of Equity and Inclusion at (352)334-5051 at least two business days in advance. TTY (Text Telephone Telecommunication Device) users please call 711 (Florida Relay Service). For Speech to Speech (STS) relay, please call 1-877-955-5334. For STS Spanish to Spanish relay, please call 1-877-955-8773. For STS Spanish to English relay, please call 1-844-463-9710.
ORDINANCE NO. 2026-322
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida; relating to the provision of stormwater services, facilities, and programs throughout the incorporated area of Gainesville, Florida; authorizing the imposition and collection of stormwater services assessments against property; providing certain definitions including a definition for the term stormwater services assessment; establishing a procedure for imposing stormwater services assessments; providing that stormwater services assessments constitute a lien on assessed property upon adoption of the assessment roll; providing that the lien for a stormwater services assessment collected pursuant to law shall, upon perfection, attach to the property on the prior January 1, the lien date for ad valorem taxes; providing that a perfected lien shall be equal in rank and dignity with the liens of all state, county, district, or municipal taxes and assessments and superior in dignity to all other prior liens, mortgages, titles, and claims; providing a procedure for the collection of stormwater services assessments; providing for severability; providing directions to the codifier and providing an immediate effective date.
Note: All persons are advised that, if any person decides to appeal a decision of this body with respect to any matter considered at the above-referenced meeting or hearing, he/she will need a record of the proceedings and for such purpose he/she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
May 8, 2026
Publish Date
Kristen J. Bryant
City Clerk
5/8/2026
