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Public hearing for a variance request in Live Oak, Florida.
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NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A PETITION REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE TO PORTIONS OF ARTICLE FOUR OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS BY THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, OF THE CITY OF LIVE OAK, FLORIDA, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to the City of Live Oak Land Development Regulations, as amended, hereinafter referred to as the Land Development Regulations, objections, recommendations and comments and a Board vote on a proposed Resolution pertaining to the request concerning a Petition for Variance, as described below, will be heard by the Board of Adjustment of the City of Live Oak, Florida, at a public hearing on Monday, May 18, 2026, at 5:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matters can be heard, in the City Council Meeting Room, City Hall, located at 101 White Avenue S.E., Live Oak, Florida. BOA VAR 26-03, a petition request by THAKOR, AJAYJI GOPALJI, to be granted a specific variance, further described as follows: A Variance from: Section(s) 4.19.21. Distance Buffer Area Separation Requirements, (1.) (d.) of the Land Development Regulations, referencing the City Code of Ordinances, Chapter 6 - Alcoholic Beverages, Sec. 6-1. Regulations (f) Distance Buffer Area Separation Requirements for establishment/change/expansion of use(s), under (4) and (5) - Liquor Package Store, by allowing for a Variance of 250 feet, more or less, to the minimum 250-foot separation requirement to adjacent residential zoning, in order to sell alcoholic beverages within the existing building portion (to become conforming), as well as to expand the same into the remaining vacant building portion, on a property located at 105 Beech St. NW and/or 621 Ohio Avenue North, Live Oak, Florida, 32064, Tax Parcel Number 23-02S-13E-05801-140010 (23025), and further described as follows: Lots 1 and 2, Block N, and Lot 6, Block O, SLATE'S ADDITION to the City of Live Oak, Florida, according to the plat thereof prepared by Geo. G. Ehrenborg Co., on file in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, in and for Suwannee County, Florida; The official application/petition and related documents are available for inspection by the public at the Planning and Zoning Office, City Hall Annex, 416 Howard Street East, Live Oak, Florida, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., City holidays excepted; phone 386-362-2276. The public hearing(s) may be continued to one or more future dates. Any interested party shall be advised that the date, time and place of any continuation of the public hearing(s) shall be announced during the public hearing(s) and that no further notices concerning this matter will be published, unless said continuation exceeds six calendar weeks from the date of the above referenced public hearing(s). At the aforementioned public hearing(s), all interested parties may appear and be heard with respect to the referenced petition(s), or may submit written comments at the meeting or prior to the meeting to Planning Staff at the Planning and Zoning Office. Pursuant to Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, the City hereby advises the public and all persons that: If you or another person decides to appeal any decision made at the above referenced public hearing(s), that you or said person will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, affected persons may need to ensure that a verbatim record/transcript of the proceedings is made that will be acceptable to a court, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. Such person must provide a method of recording the proceedings verbatim as the City may not do so. This notice does not constitute consent by the City for the introduction or admission into evidence of otherwise inadmissible or irrelevant evidence, nor does it authorize challenges or appeals not otherwise allowed by law. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 286.26, Florida Statutes, persons with disabilities needing special accommodation to participate in this meeting, shall contact the Live Oak City Clerk's Office at (386) 362-2276, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Brantly Helvenston Chairman of the Live Oak Planning and Zoning Board 909963 May 7, 2026
