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Commission adopts ordinances on annexation, zoning and budget; transmits large-scale land-use change
Summary
The Winter Haven City Commission adopted multiple ordinances on second reading, approved a budget appropriation ordinance and transmitted a large-scale future land-use amendment to the Florida Department of Commerce. The consent agenda, including an interlocal water agreement, was also approved.
Winter Haven Mayor Nathaniel J. Birdsong Jr. and the City Commission on April 28 adopted several ordinances and approved a consent agenda that included an interlocal water agreement and a budget amendment.
The commission approved two zoning and future-land-use ordinances on second reading for a parcel at 75 Sage Road and adopted a budget-appropriation ordinance that rolled forward encumbrances from fiscal 2024. The commission also voted to transmit a large-scale future land-use amendment for four annexed parcels to the Florida Department of Commerce and advanced the companion zoning ordinance to second reading.
The actions were routine second-reading adoptions and procedural advances: O‑25‑11 (future land use assignment for 75 Sage Road) and O‑25‑12 (C‑3 zoning assignment for the same parcel) were adopted on second reading; O‑25‑17 (budget appropriations to carry forward encumbrances) was adopted on second reading; O‑25‑15 (transmittal of a large‑scale future land‑use amendment for four annexed parcels, 93.45 acres) was approved for transmittal to the Florida Department of Commerce; and O‑25‑16 (companion zoning, R‑3) advanced to second reading after staff said it will return after state review. The consent agenda, approved in full, included an interlocal agreement with Eagle Lake for a water interconnect.
City staff said there were no changes from the first readings on the ordinances that came back on second reading. The votes on the second‑reading ordinances were taken by voice; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the meeting transcript.
Votes at a glance - Ordinance O‑25‑11 (future land use assignment, 75 Sage Road; area ~8.64 acres): motion to approve on second reading — outcome: adopted. - Ordinance O‑25‑12 (zoning assignment C‑3 for 75 Sage Road; area ~8.64 acres): motion to approve on second reading — outcome: adopted. - Ordinance O‑25‑17 (budget appropriation to carry forward encumbrances for FY2024): motion to approve on second reading — outcome: adopted. - Ordinance O‑25‑15 (large‑scale future land‑use amendment for four annexed parcels, ~93.45 acres): motion to transmit to Florida Department of Commerce — outcome: approved for transmittal. - Ordinance O‑25‑16 (companion zoning, multifamily residential low density R‑3 for the four parcels): advanced to second reading (no final vote pending state comments). - Consent agenda: approved in its entirety, including an interlocal water agreement with Eagle Lake (see separate article on the agreement for terms discussed).
The commission handled the second readings and the transmittal vote in their regular order of business. Staff and the city attorney noted there were no substantive changes to the ordinances since first reading. The commission’s action on O‑25‑15 will trigger state review by the Florida Department of Commerce before the city advances the companion zoning ordinance to final adoption.
The commission’s recorded voice votes were summarized in the meeting and the ordinances are now part of the public record as adopted or advanced as noted above.
