At its April 3 meeting the City of Eustis commission approved three ordinances on second reading and advanced a fourth ordinance on first reading.

On second reading the commission unanimously approved: ordinance 25-06, voluntarily annexing approximately 2.86 acres (Lake County alternate key 2612525) generally located on the east side of State Road 44 opposite the intersection with Lake Joanna Drive; ordinance 25-07, amending the City of Eustis comprehensive plan pursuant to Florida Statute 163.3187 to change that parcel’s future land‑use designation from Lake County Urban Low to Mixed Commercial-Residential (MCR); and ordinance 25-08, assigning the Suburban Neighborhood Design District designation to the same 2.86‑acre parcel. Each second‑reading vote was recorded as unanimous (Aye by Commissioner Holland, Commissioner Aspadi/Asbodie, Vice Mayor Ashcraft, Commissioner Lee and Mayor Hawkins).

On first reading the commission approved ordinance 25-01, amending the city’s Land Development Regulations. The changes add or clarify use definitions and the use-regulation table to expressly include the following new or revised uses as permitted or conditional: self-storage (self-service storage), retail smoke shop, tattoo establishment and massage establishment. The item passed on first reading by the same unanimous roll-call.

Development Services staff noted they performed a parcel-by-parcel analysis of citywide commercial versus residential mix and reported the city is currently in compliance with the comprehensive plan’s goals. Staff said roughly 15 percent of the MCR land category is in single-family residential use, and the comp plan contemplates a 15–25 percent share for single-family within MCR; staff will continue to monitor that balance as projects come online.

Votes at a glance:
- Ordinance 25-06 (annexation, approx. 2.86 acres, alt key 2612525, east side of SR-44 opposite Lake Joanna Drive): Motion to approve—mover/second not specified in transcript; roll-call recorded Aye from Commissioner Holland, Commissioner Aspadi/Asbodie, Vice Mayor Ashcraft, Commissioner Lee and Mayor Hawkins; outcome: approved (ordinance adopted on second reading).
- Ordinance 25-07 (comprehensive-plan amendment per Fla. Stat. 163.3187 to change future land use to Mixed Commercial-Residential for the same parcel): Motion to approve—mover/second not specified; roll-call unanimous Aye; outcome: approved (ordinance adopted on second reading).
- Ordinance 25-08 (assign Suburban Neighborhood Design District to same parcel): Motion to approve—mover/second not specified; roll-call unanimous Aye; outcome: approved (ordinance adopted on second reading).
- Ordinance 25-01 (Land Development Regulations amendments, first reading; adds/clarifies retail smoke shops, tattoo establishments, massage establishments, self-storage): Motion to approve—mover/second not specified; roll-call unanimous Aye; outcome: approved on first reading (advances to second reading per normal code procedure).

The meeting record shows no public speakers on the second‑reading items and no substantive public input on the LDR amendment during first reading. Staff said they will continue to monitor citywide land-use mix as new projects proceed.