NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
OF THE HARDEE COUNTY BOARD
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Hardee County, Florida, will hold a public hearing to consider adoption of the following ordinance at a regular meeting on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 8:30am in the Commission Chambers located at 412 West Orange Street in Wauchula, Florida.
AN ORDINANCE OF HARDEE COUNTY, FLORIDA, LEVYING AND IMPOSING AN ADDITIONAL ONE (1) PERCENT TOURIST DEVELOPMENT TAX THROUGHOUT HARDEE COUNTY PURSUANT TO SECTION 125.0104 OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES ("THE LOCAL OPERATIONAL TOURIST DEVELOPMENT ACT"); AMENDING HARDEE COUNTY ORDINANCE NUMBER 16-005,NUMBER 2019-24 TO AMEND, REVISE AND RESTATE THE HARDEE COUNTY TOURIST DEVELOPMENT PLAN; PROVIDING FOR AN ORDINANCE OF HARDEE COUNTY, FLORIDA LEVYING AND IMPOSING A ONE PERCENT (1%) INCREASE OF THE TOURIST DEVELOPMENT TAX ON THE TAXABLE PRIVILEGE AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 125.0104(3), FLORIDA STATUTES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CERTAIN PERSONS WHO RENT, LEASE OR LET ANY LIVING QUARTERS OR ACCOMMODATIONS IN ANY HOTEL, APARTMENT HOTEL, MOTEL, RESORT, MOTEL, APARTMENT MOTEL, ROOMING HOUSE, MOBILE HOME PARK, RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK, OR CONDOMINIUM FOR A TERM OF SIX (6) MONTHS OR LESS, WITHIN BOTH THE INCORPORATED AND UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF HARDEE COUNTY, FLORIDA, PURSUANT TO THE "LOCAL OPTION TOURIST DEVELOPMENT ACT", SECTION 125.0104, FLORIDA STATUTE; PROVIDING FOR COLLECTION OF THE TAX, PROVIDING FOR AND ADOPTING THE HARDEE COUNTY TOURIST DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO BE FUNDED FROM THE REVENUES TO BE RECEIVED FROM THE TAX; PROVIDING FOR A REFERENDUM ELECTION TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE THE TAX INCREASE; PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES; PROHIBITING RELIEF FROM IMPOSITION OF THE TOURIST DEVELOPMENT TAX; PROVIDING THAT THE TAX CONSITIUTES A LIEN; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL.
The proposed ordinance is on file in the Board of County Commissioners office at the County Administration Building, 412 West Orange Street, Suite 103, Wauchula, Florida, and may be examined by interested parties prior to the said public hearing. Please take note that the proposed ordinance is subject to revision prior to hearing or adoption. All parties having an interest in said ordinance will be afforded an opportunity to be heard at the public hearing. If a person decides to appeal any decision made with respect to any matter considered at the hearing, such person will need a record of the proceedings and for such purposes 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.
NOTICE TO PERSONS NEEDING SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS AND TO ALL HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS: In accordance with the Americans. with Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact the ADA Coordinator at (863) 773-9430. For hearing impaired persons, contact Florida Relay Service: 711 no later than 5 days prior to the date of the meeting.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF HARDEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
BY ITS BOARD CLERK
