NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO COMPLY WITH FLORIDA LAWS
THE TOWN OF ST. LEO, FLORIDA, PROPOSES TO ADOPT:

ORDINANCE NO. 27-02

AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF ST. LEO, FLORIDA, AMENDING ITS CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR COMPLIANCE WITH UPDATES TO FLORIDA LAWS IN 2025 AND 2026, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 14, SECTION 14-20, TOWN OF ST. LEO CODE OF ORDINANCES, TO REVISE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICABILITY AND EXPIRATION; BY AMENDING THE TOWN OF ST. LEO LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, AMENDING CHAPTER 100 TO MODIFY DEFINITIONS; AMENDING CHAPTERS 300 AND 400 AND ADDING NEW CHAPTER 1400 TO PROVIDE FOR RESIDENTIAL COMPATIBILITY STANDARDS; AMENDING CHAPTERS 400 AND 800 TO EXEMPT SPECIFIED UTILITY WORK FROM PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS; AMENDING CHAPTERS 400, 600 AND 800 TO PROVIDE FOR OFF-SITE CONSTRUCTED RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS; AMENDING CHAPTER 400 TO PROVIDE FOR STATUTORY BUILDING DESIGN EXEMPTIONS; AMENDING CHAPTER 500 TO CLARIFY SUBDIVISION FINANCIAL ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS; AMENDING CHAPTERS 600 AND 800 TO EXEMPT BONA FIDE AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS FROM SPECIFIED LOCAL REGULATIONS; AMENDING CHAPTER 600 TO PROVIDE FOR CHARTER AND PRIVATE SCHOOL SITING; AMENDING CHAPTER 600 TO PROVIDE FOR ECOLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT PARCELS; AMENDING CHAPTERS 800 AND 1300 TO PROVIDE FOR THE SITING OF CHICKEES; AMENDING CHAPTER 1100 TO CLARIFY IMPACT FEE ASSESSMENT AND INCREASE PROCEDURES; AMENDING CHAPTER 1300 TO REVISE BUILDING PERMIT REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

A second public hearing on this Ordinance will be held by the Town Commission on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. or soon thereafter.
The hearing will be held in Town Hall at 34544 County Road 52, St. Leo, FL 33574.

Copies of the proposed Amendments may be viewed by the public at Town Hall at 34544 County Road 52, St. Leo, FL 33574 from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The public is invited to attend these meetings and/or submit written comments to the Town Administrator and Clerk’s office regarding the Amendments.

If any person decides to appeal any decision made by this Commission with respect to any matter considered at this meeting, he/she will need a record of the proceeding, and that for such purposes he/she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. Persons who need an accommodation in order to attend or participate in this meeting should contact the Town Administrator and Clerk at (352) 588-2622 at least 3 business days prior to the meeting in order to request such assistance.

Town of St. Leo, Florida
Rebecca Merwin, CMC
Publish: Tampa Bay Times
09/30/26 104625