Decisions › County Commission meeting of Jan 6, 2026
Tabled a second public hearing on zoning changes for chicken farms, slaughterhouses, egg-processing facilities, hog farms, and riding stables to comply with state laws.
Watch this part of the meeting (starts at 0:40:20)
The rezoning and land-use hearings begin here; this case is one of them. The county's own recording.
In plain words
A second public hearing on an ordinanceA county law. The Board adopts it at an advertised public hearing, and it stays in force until repealed; the county's ordinances are collected in the Code of Ordinances. Florida Statutes 125.66 amending Lake County's zoning use regulations, permitted and conditional use schedules, and conditions key to comply with state laws Senate Bill 700 and House Bill 211, and creating specific regulations for chicken farms, slaughterhouses, egg-processing facilities, hog farms, and riding stables.
What changes Nothing changes yet because the Board tabled the ordinance; no adoption occurred at this hearing.
Who and the money Applies to Lake County zoning districts and agricultural operations; the record states there is no fiscal impact.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "to be in compliance with Senate Bill 700 and House Bill 211 (2025)"
The county's record does not say where this applies.
Why (staff, quoted) "to be in compliance with Senate Bill 700 and House Bill 211 (2025)."
Backup in the packet: Proposed Ordinance (p. 237), Business-Impact-Estimate-Exemption_Schedule of Uses (p. 237), J. McIntosh_Affordable Housing Impact Statement (p. 237), Errata Sheet_12.26.25 (p. 237)
Written from the Board ActionThe Clerk's same-week record of what the County Commission decided on each agenda tab. Vote tallies and discussion come later in the Board Minutes. Clerk of Court, Board Action and Board Minutes on Municode and the staff cover sheet, checked by script: every number appears in the record. Staff memo
From the record
PUBLIC HEARING: Second Public Hearing of an Ordinance amending Section 3.01.02, entitled Zoning District Use Regulations, Section 3.01.03, entitled Schedule of Permitted and Conditional Uses, and Section 3.01.04, entitled Key to Conditions in Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses, to be in compliance with Senate Bill 700 and House Bill 211 (2025), creating Section 3.03.00, toClerk of Court, Board Action, Jan 6, 2026, page 3. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved a subordination agreement for the Urick Street Apartments project so the County's impact fee lien stays behind the developer's permanent loan.
- Next item: Tabled a public hearing on an ordinance to change the landscaping rules in the Wellness Way area.
- All 16 items from Jan 6, 2026
More on growth and zoning
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved a change to the rail-trail extension agreement to hire a professional appraiser to review the value of the rail corridor for about $11,000.
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved a resolution to advertise a public hearing to vacate a portion of the Village Green plat, with a fiscal impact of $2,295.
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved a plan to hold a public hearing to remove driveway, walkway, and cul-de-sac easements on lots 174-177 in Dora Pines, Unit 1, for $2,295.00.
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved vacating a 330.65 feet by 15 feet right of way in the Clermont area, with a fiscal impact of $2,295.
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved a new rule in the Lake County Code requiring property owners to confirm if historical or archaeological resources exist on their land before development begins.