Decisions › County Commission meeting of May 19, 2026
Approved an ordinance repealing the county's cable communications rules and amending the right-of-way permit section to reorganize remaining cable regulations.
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.
Watch this part of the meeting (starts at 1:24:01)
The county's own recording.
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 The Board adopts it at an advertised public hearing, and it stays in force until repealed; the county's ordinances are collected in the Code of Ordinances.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 repealing Chapter 6.5 of the Lake County Code, which regulated cable communications franchises, and amending Section 18-3 on right-of-way utilization permits.
What changes Chapter 6.5 is repealed as obsolete, and Section 18-3 is amended to reorganize remaining cable regulations for greater efficiency.
Who and the money Applies to cable communications entities in Lake County; the record states there is no fiscal impact.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "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Why (staff, quoted) "The proposed Ordinance repeals Chapter 6.5 as the regulation is obsolete."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. 580), Business-Impact-Estimate_Repeal Chapter 6.5 & Amending Section 18-3 (p. 580)
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: Recommend adoption and execution of Ordinance 2026-22 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 19, 2026, page 8. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved a change to the Joint Planning Agreement between the City of Groveland and Lake County.
- Next item: Approved a zoning rule change requiring a Homeowners Association Compliance Affidavit with every zoning permit application in Lake County.
- All 33 items from May 19, 2026
More on growth and zoning
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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.
- 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.