Notice of Public Hearing

Notice of Public Hearing NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR A VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF MEXICO BEACH, A SMALL SCALE PLAN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF MEXICO BEACH FUTURE LAND USE MAP IN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND AN AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP The Planning & Zoning Board of the City of Mexico Beach will conduct a public hearing in the Public Works Building, located at 1113 22nd Street, Mexico Beach, Florida, on Monday, June 1, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the issue may be heard, to consider and make a recommendation to the City Council for the annexation of approximately 2.5 acres of property located at 5300 Highway 98, Mexico Beach, Florida (Parcel Identification Number 04102-040-000) as depicted below ("Property"), for the proposed small scale plan amendment to the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map relating to a land use change from Bay County Mixed Land Use (BC) to City of Mexico Beach General Commercial of said Property, and for a change in the Zoning District Map to assign a zoning district of General Commercial to said Property. The City Council of the City of Mexico Beach will conduct a public hearing in the Public Works Building, located at 1113 22nd Street, Mexico Beach, Florida, on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the issue may be heard, to consider the annexation of the Property, to consider a proposed small scale plan amendment to the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map for a land use change from Bay County Mixed Land Use (BC) to City of Mexico Beach General Commercial of said Property, and for a change in the Zoning District Map to assign a zoning district of General Commercial to said Property; and a second public hearing at the same location on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the issue may be heard, to consider the annexation of the Property, to consider a proposed small scale plan amendment to the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map relating to a land use change from Bay County Mixed Land Use (BC) to City of Mexico Beach General Commercial of said Property, and for a change in the Zoning District Map to assign a zoning district of General Commercial to said Property. The purpose of the Public Hearings is to receive comments and make decisions regarding the above matters. The annexation will be accomplished by adoption of an Ordinance set forth by title as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 886 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MEXICO BEACH, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 2.5 ACRES BEING PARCEL IDENTIFICATION NO. 04102-040-000; PROVIDING A LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE LANDS TO BE ANNEXED, MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED AND DEPICTED IN THIS ORDINANCE, AS PETITIONED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER PURSUANT TO SECTION 171.044, FLORIDA STATUTES; PROVIDING FOR THE REDEFINING OF THE CITY BOUNDARIES TO INCLUDE SAID LANDS; MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. The Small Scale/Zoning Amendment will be accomplished by adoption of an Ordinance set forth by title as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 887 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MEXICO BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP; REDESIGNATING A PARCEL OF PROPERTY CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 2.5 ACRES BEING PARCEL IDENTIFICATION NO. 04102-040-000 FROM BAY COUNTY MIXED LAND USE (BC) TO MEXICO BEACH GENERAL COMMERCIAL; PROVIDING FOR SCRIVENER'S ERRORS AND LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. The Zoning District Amendment will be accomplished by adoption of an Ordinance set forth by title as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 888 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MEXICO BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE ZONING MAP; DESIGNATING A PARCEL OF PROPERTY CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 2.5 ACRES BEING PARCEL IDENTIFICATION NO. 04102-040-000 AS MEXICO BEACH GENERAL COMMERCIAL; PROVIDING FOR SCRIVENER'S ERRORS AND LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. PARCEL ID NO. 04102-040-000 A complete legal description by metes and bounds and a copy of the annexation Ordinance No. 886, the land use amendment (Ordinance No. 887) and the zoning district amendment (Ordinance No. 888) are available for review at the office of the City Clerk at the City of Mexico Beach City Hall, 201 Paradise Path, Mexico Beach, Florida. All interested parties are invited to attend the public hearings and comment upon the proposed action or to submit their comments in writing to the City Council prior to the date of the Public Hearings. Please be advised that if a person decides to appeal any decision made with respect to any matter considered at these hearings, such person will need a record of the proceedings, and for this purpose such person 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 based. The City of Mexico Beach does not provide or prepare such record pursuant to Section 286.0105 of the Florida Statutes. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons with disabilities needing a special accommodation to participate in these proceedings should contact the City Clerk at City Hall, at 201 Paradise Path, Mexico Beach, Florida 32456, or by calling (850) 648-5700, no later than three (3) days prior to the proceedings. May 24, 27 2026 LSAR0523149