Decisions › County Commission meeting of May 5, 2026
Approved advertising an ordinance that repeals the cable communications chapter and amends the right-of-way utilization permit section of the Lake County Code.
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.
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In plain words
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 The Board adopts it at an advertised public hearing, and it stays in force until repealed; the county's ordinances are collected in the Code of Ordinances.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 that repeals Chapter 6.5 of the Lake County Code, which regulated cable communications franchises, and amends Section 18-3 on right-of-way utilization permits.
What changes Chapter 6.5 is removed from the county code and its remaining right-of-way permit rules are moved into Section 18-3; the ordinance will be advertised and heard at a public hearing on May 19, 2026.
Who and the money Applies to cable communications entities and right-of-way permit holders in Lake County; the record states there is no fiscal impact.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "The proposed Ordinance repeals Chapter 6.5 as the regulation is obsolete. Cable communications are regulated under Chapter 610, Florida Statutes, entitled Cable and Video Services, and registration and franchising of cable communications entities is preempted to the State of Florida."
Why (staff, quoted) "The proposed Ordinance repeals Chapter 6.5 as the regulation is obsolete."
Backup in the packet: Proposed Ordinance (p. 438), Business-Impact-Estimate_Repeal Chapter 6.5 & Amending Section 18-3 (p. 438)
Written from the Board Action and the staff cover sheet, checked by script: every number appears in the record. Staff memo
From the record
Recommend approval to advertise an Ordinance repealing Chapter 6.5, Lake County Code, entitled Cable Communications, and amending Section 18-3, Lake County Code, entitled Right-of-Way Utilization Permits. There is no fiscal impact.Clerk of Court, Board Action, May 5, 2026, page 4. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Heard a presentation about the Sunnyside Oaks Development in Commission District 5.
- Next item: Appointed David Hopkins to Seat 2 of the Elder Affairs Coordinating Council for District 1, with a term ending 1/31/2028.
- All 17 items from May 5, 2026
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