Commission grants waiver so applicant may refile rezoning application before 12‑month bar

The Town of Lady Lake Commission granted a waiver on March 7 to allow an applicant to refile a rezoning application that otherwise would be barred by the town's 12‑month refile rule.

Growth‑management staff explained the application in question had been scheduled for a Planning and Zoning meeting and then withdrawn before that meeting; under town code a withdrawal typically triggers a 12‑month waiting period before re‑filing. The applicant submitted written justification and sought the commission's permission to return earlier. Staff stressed the commission was considering only whether to allow re‑filing, not whether to approve any rezoning.

A representative of the applicant's counsel was present. Commissioners discussed whether the absence of a prior Planning and Zoning hearing required additional outreach to adjacent owners. After a motion and second, a roll‑call vote recorded yes for each member present and the waiver was granted. Commissioners emphasized that any future rezoning request will require full review and is not approved by this waiver.

The waiver applies to the procedural bar under section 3‑3(e) of the town's land‑development regulations and was granted without conditions recorded in the public transcript. The commission's action allows the applicant to refile at the earliest practicable date but does not change the substantive standards that will govern any subsequent rezoning hearing.