Decisions › County Commission meeting of Jun 9, 2026
Approved an ordinance to dissolve the Board of Adjustment and transfer its functions to the Board of County Commissioners.
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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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 The Board adopts it at an advertised public hearing, and it stays in force until repealed; the county's ordinances are collected in the Code of Ordinances.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 that would dissolve the Lake County Board of Adjustment and move its duties to the Board of County Commissioners.
What changes The Board of Adjustment would be eliminated and its functions transferred to the Board of County Commissioners.
Who and the money Applies to Lake County; the record states there is no fiscal impact.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "As there are times when an applicant must present and attend separate public hearings to obtain variancesPermission to break a specific zoning rule, such as a setback from a property line, for one property where the rule causes a hardship. Lake County Land Development Regulations, Chapter XIV (variances) and waivers separate from pursuing applications for comprehensive plan or zoning changes"
Backup in the packet: Proposed Ordinance (p. 770), Business Impact Estimate_Dissolution of BOA (p. 770), J. McIntosh_Affordable Housing Impact_Dissolution of Board Adjustment (p. 770)
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 dissolving the Board of Adjustment and transferring its functions to the Board of County Commissioners. There is no fiscal impact.Clerk of Court, Board Action, Jun 9, 2026, page 9. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved an ordinance creating a new section of the Lake County Land Development Regulations for certified recovery residences and amending the code's definitions and use schedule.
- Next item: Appointed Jana Quash, Stephanie Boyd, and Ashley Henry to the Public Safety Coordinating Council and approved applicable waivers.
- All 33 items from Jun 9, 2026
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- Oct 13, 2026 Approved a change to the January 2027 Board of County Commissioner meeting dates to January 12, 2027, and January 26, 2027.
- Oct 13, 2026 Approved a substantial amendment to the Community Development Block Grant Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Annual Action Plan and an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan.