Lake County Ordinances

Lake County Ordinances are codified in the Lake County Code. Municipal Code Corporation of Tallahassee, Fla., handles the distribution of the Code for the County. Access the Code at www.municode.com or obtain copies by contacting the Municipal Code Corporation office at
800-262-2633.


Adopted Ordinances The following general ordinances have been adopted by the County, but are not yet included in the Code.
Ordinance Number	General Subject
Ordinance 2013-27	This ordinance proposes to amend Chapter X of the Lake County Land Development Regulations (LDR), entitled "Accessory and Temporary Structures and Uses", to update the LDR for clarity and to meet all requirements of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan relating to accessory and temporary structures and uses.
Ordinance 2013-26	This ordinance proposes to amend the Lake County Land Development Regulations (LDR), Chapter III, 4 entitled, "Zoning District Regulations", Section 3.02.05, entitled, "Setbacks", to allow impervious surface to be located within the side or rear setbacks, meeting requirements of 9.07.14.B.6. This ordinance also proposes to amend LDR Chapter IX, entitled, "Development Design and Improvement Standards", Section 9.07.14, entitled "Grading", to provide for an exemption to lot grading requirements to allow two areas with a maximum size of four feet by four feet (4' X 4') each for mechanical equipment, step-off pads, pool equipment and other similar uses to encroach into the side or rear setback, provided that conditions are met. In addition, this ordinance provides for an increase in the allowed height of retaining walls from five feet to six feet and for an increase in the spacing between retaining walls used in terracing from five feet to six feet.
Ordinance 2013-25	This ordinance proposes to amend Chapters I, II, III, IX, and XI of the Lake County Land Development Regulations (LDR), entitled "General Provisions", "Definitions", "Zoning District Regulations", "Development Design and Improvement Standards" and "Signs". This ordinance will update the LDR to meet all requirements of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan relating to nonconformities.
Ordinance 2013-20	This ordinance proposes to amend Chapters III of the Lake County Land Development Regulations (LDR), entitled "Zoning District Regulations", to update and clarify Section 3.13.00, entitled "Wireless Antennas, Towers and Equipment Facilities", to provide for regulations concerning towers and antennas, towers within the Ferndale Community, towers and antennas within the Pinecastle Military Operation Area, and towers within the Emergency Communication Corridor, providing for examples of tower types and camouflaged towers and providing for a tower map.
Ordinance 2013-18	This ordinance proposes to repeal Article II of Chapter 12 of the Lake County Code, entitled "Law Library", and to amend Article II of Chapter 9 of the Lake County Code, entitled "Court Costs and Fees", to remove references to the law library. Staff has determined that the County is not required to provide a law library under Florida law, that the savings to Lake County by eliminating the law library would amount to $182,017, and that a relatively small number of people utilize the law library and its online legal database in comparison to the number of citizens who might be affected by other cost saving measures such as branch closures or service cuts.
Ordinance 2013-17	This ordinance amends Lake County Code Chapter 2 ("Administration"), Article V ("County Manager"), Section 2-94 ("Enumeration of Powers"), in order to permit the County Manager or designee to administratively approve an extension to December 31, 2015, for any Lake County-issued or approved development order, building permit or developer agreement currently in effect and expiring before December 31, 2015, with conditions and so long as any bond, letter of credit or other security attached to the development order, building permit or developer agreement is extended for the same period of time.
Ordinance 2013-16	This ordinance proposes to amend the following Chapters of Appendix E of the Land Development Regulations (LDRs); Chapter II, entitled "Definitions" to add definitions for 'borrow activities', 'borrow pit', 'improperly closed mines', 'intermediate confining layer', to add borrow pit to the definition of mining activities, to change references from operating permit to operating plan and from mining site plan to mining conditional use permit and to add a definition for 'protected recharge areas'; to amend Chapter VI, entitled "Resource Protection Standards" Section 6.06.00, entitled "Mining" to update and clarify the section, to address when and what type of mining activity can take place in environmentally sensitive areas of the County, to address tree removal on a mining site, improperly closed mines and to add any requirements prescribed by the 2030 Comprehensive Plan; and Chapter VIII, entitled "Green Swamp", to ensure that all mines will meet the requirements of Chapter VI, Section 6.06.00 "Mining".
Ordinance 2013-14	This ordinance amends Chapter 22, Lake County Code, Section 22-22 regarding Educational Impact Fees. This ordinance would extend the temporary suspension of the collection of Educational Impact Fees effective through December 31, 2013.
Ordinance 2013-13	Current regulations applying to public hearings before County boards and committees specify that an applicant can request one continuance at least 10 days prior to a public hearing. In practice, applicants have frequently been unable to determine whether they need to request a continuance until a point in time closer to the actual hearing date. Accordingly, in the past, applicants have requested continuances within the 10 day timeframe and then appeared at the public hearing in order to hear the presiding board's decision on the continuance, which creates uncertainty for the interested public as to whether to attend the hearing. This ordinance reduces the 10 days to five (5) days which will allow staff to administratively postpone the hearing. Five days would allow 2-3 business days to inform the interested public that he hearing has been continued and allow them to change their plans, providing they had provided their contact information.
Ordinance 2013-12	This ordinance provides for an Amendment to the Interlocal Service Boundary Agreement (ISBA) between The City of Umatilla and Lake County. The Amendment allows for approximately twelve (12) homes to connect to the Water System without paying impact fees, utilizing the County installed upgrades to the Water System as credit against the fees; and provides that Umatilla may annex properties which do not meet the requirements of F.S. 171.043, upon consent of the property owners as shown on the Amended Exhibit B.
Ordinance 2013-7	The purpose of this Ordinance is to extend the suspension of the collection of transportation impact fees until December 31, 2013. Upon the expiration of the suspension period, the impact fees will be reinstate, at lower rates, and with a reduced number of categories. The ordinance will additionally reduce the number of impact fee districts from six (6) to three (3).
Ordinance 2013-6	The purpose of this Ordinance is to amend Chapter 14 of the Lake County Code, Article VII ("Pain Management Clinics"), Section 14-101, ("Moratorium"), for the purpose of extending the moratorium on the issuance of business tax receipts for Pain Management Clinics, which currently expires on February 28, 2013, to July 1, 2013.
Ordinance 2013-5	The purpose of this ordinance is to update the existing regulations to address open air gatherings and special events. The ordinance will clarify that these types of events shall only occur if the event or use is permitted within the zoning district where the property is located. The ordinance provides for application and submittal requirements for a special event site plan.
Ordinance 2013-4	The purpose of this ordinance to update the existing regulations to address special events proposed to take place in the unincorporated county. The ordinance will provide for a definition of what constitutes a special event and provide for a process by which an event coordinator can obtain a special event permit.
Ordinance 2013-3	This Ordinance amends the membership requirements for the Mt. Plymouth-Sorrento Community Redevelopment Advisory Committee. The purpose of this committee is to allow for the qualification of a committee member residing outside the Planning Area, but who may have significant family or business ties within the Planning Area.
Ordinance 2012-75	Amendment 11 authorized an additional Homestead for persons who have legal or equitable title to real estate with a just value less than $250,000 and who have maintained thereon the permanent residence of the owner for at least 25 years, has attained the age of 65, and whose household income does not exceed $20,000.

Proposed Ordinances The following general ordinances are being proposed but have not yet been adopted by the County, or have been adopted but have not yet been filed with the Secretary of State:
Public Hearing Date(s)	General Subject
June 18, 2013	The purpose of this Ordinance is to amend Chapter 14 of the Lake County Code, Article VII ("Pain Management Clinics"), Section 14-101, ("Moratorium"), for the purpose of extending the moratorium on the issuance of business tax receipts for Pain Management Clinics, which currently expires on July 1, 2013, to October 1, 2013.
June 18, 2013	This ordinance provides for the adoption of an Interlocal Service Boundary Agreement (ISBA) between Lake County, the City of Groveland, the City of Clermont, the Town of Howey-in-the-Hills, the City of Leesburg, the City of Mascotte, and the City of Minneola. The ISBA addresses annexation of non-contiguous properties, development applications, land development regulations, comprehensive plan provisions, solid waste, fire hydrants, sharing of equipment and resources, E-911 addressing standards, utilities issues, and economic development plans.
June 4, 2013	This ordinance amends Lake County Code Chapter 4 ("Animals"), Article II ("Animal Control"), Section 4-35 ("Rabies vaccination required"), in order to more closely follow the wording of Section 828.30, Florida Statutes ("Rabies vaccination of dogs, cats and ferrets"), which requires vaccines only for dogs, cats and ferrets four (4) months of age or older, while the current Lake County Code requires a rabies vaccine for "any rabies-susceptible animal".

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