Decisions › County Commission meeting of Jul 14, 2026
Approved advertising a rule change requiring a 25-foot landscape buffer along public roads for new developments.
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 5:17:09)
The county's own recording.
In plain words
A change to the Lake County land development rules that would require new homes along public roads to include a landscape buffer of a set width and materials.
What changes The Board approved advertising the 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 The Board adopts it at an advertised public hearing, and it stays in force until repealed; the county's ordinances are collected in the Code of Ordinances.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, which means a public hearing will be scheduled for July 28, 2026, before the rule takes effect.
Who and the money Applies to residential properties developing along public roadways in Lake County; the record states there is no fiscal impact.
Stated reason (staff, quoted): "The proposed buffer width along public roadways will enhance public safety by providing appropriate spacing for driveway curb cuts, improving sight distances, maintaining access for emergency vehicles, and reducing congestion associated with over-intensification on narrow lots."
Why (staff, quoted) "The proposed Ordinance will establish a minimum landscape buffer width and material requirements for residential properties along public roadways."
Backup in the packet: Proposed Ordinance (p. 805), Business Impact Estimate_Landscape Buffer (p. 805)
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 amending Section 9.01.06, Lake County Code, Appendix E, Land Development Regulations, entitled Landscape Buffer Requirements, to establish a landscape buffer width and material requirements for properties developing along public roadways. There is no fiscal impact. The Board approved a Type C, 25-foot landscape buffer.Clerk of Court, Board Action, Jul 14, 2026, page 9. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Heard a presentation from Jaime Stewart, Office of Management and Budget Director, about the fiscal impacts of recent legislative action.
- Next item: Discussed transferring ownership and maintenance of the Lake Nellie Crossing subdivision wastewater system from the HOA to Lake County.
- All 32 items from Jul 14, 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.