CITY OF NEW PORT RICHEY
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

ORDINANCE NO. 2026-2363

A public hearing will be held on the above titled ordinance at 6:00 pm or as soon as may be heard thereafter on Tuesday, June 2, 2026 in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 5919 Main Street, New Port Richey, Florida, 34652. The City Council will consider this ordinance’s adoption into law upon its second and final reading on June 2, 2026. The ordinance in its entirety may be inspected at the City Clerk’s Office, Second Floor, City Hall, 5919 Main Street, New Port Richey, during regular working hours. All interested parties may appear at the meeting and be heard with respect to this proposed ordinance, being particularly described as below.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEW PORT RICHEY, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENT OF DIVISION 1, ARTICLE II, OF CHAPTER 23 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, PERTAINING TO TRAFFIC SCHEDULES; PROVIDNG FOR THE PERMANENT CLOSURE OF NEBRASKA AVENUE BETWEEN ADAMS STREET AND GRAND BOULEVARD, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS RAILROAD SQUARE; PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENT OF SECTION 3-5 OF CHAPTER 3, PERTAINING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION OF CAVALAIRE SQUARE AND OTHER AREAS WITHIN RAILROAD SQUARE; PROVIDING FOR ALLOWANCE OF ALCOLOHIC BEVERAGES IN RAILROAD SQUARE DURING DESIGNATED TIMES; PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENT OF SECTION 23-46 OF CHAPTER 23 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, PERTAINING TO ONE-WAY STREETS; PROVIDING FOR REMOVAL OF NEBRASKA AVENUE THEREFROM; PROVIDING FOR THE POSTING OF APPROPRIATE SIGNS; PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF RESOLUTION 2026-12, PERTAINING TO THE PERIODIC CLOSURE OF RAILROAD SQUARE; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the above City Council with respect to any matter considered at such hearing, that person will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

Judy Meyers, MMC
City Clerk
City of New Port Richey
May 20, 2026 88578