Decisions › County Commission meeting of Feb 10, 2026
Approved a zoning ordinance update to match new state laws, adding rules for chicken farms, slaughterhouses, egg-processing facilities, hog farms, and riding stables.
The result is from the Clerk's 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. The vote by name appears here when the official minutes are posted, usually a few weeks after the meeting.
In plain words
A zoning 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 The Board adopts it at an advertised public hearing, and it stays in force until repealed; the county's ordinances are collected in the Code of Ordinances.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 that updates Lake County's land-use rules to match new state laws, including a new section regulating chicken farms, slaughterhouses, egg-processing facilities, hog farms, and riding stables or academies.
What changes The county's zoning district use regulations, schedule of permitted and conditional uses, and key to conditions are amended, and a new section 3.03.00 is created to address these agricultural and equestrian uses.
Who and the money Applies to agricultural and equestrian uses across all future land use categories in Lake County; the record states there is no fiscal impact.
The record states no reason.
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. 257), Business-Impact-Estimate-Exemption_Schedule of Uses (p. 257), J. McIntosh_Affordable Housing Impact Statement (p. 257), Errata Sheet_12.26.25 (p. 257)
Written from the Board Action 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 Ordinance 2026-7 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, to be entitled Specific Regulations Regarding Chicken Farms, Slaughterhouses, Egg-Processing Facilities, Hog Farms, and Riding Stables/Academies, and adjusting the zoning matrix to address statutory changes to the Live local Law set forth in Section 125.01055, Florida Statutes, effective July 1, 2025, pursuant to Chapter 125-172, Laws of Florida. There is no fiscal impact. The Board approved this item with the errata sheet.Clerk of Court, Board Action, Feb 10, 2026, page 4. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved the Town of Lady Lake's request to install automatic license plate readers at eleven locations within County right-of-way inside the town's limits.
- Next item: PUBLIC HEARING: Public Hearing of Ordinance 2026-8 amending Section 16.00.02, Lake
- All 14 items from Feb 10, 2026
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- 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.
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- 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.