25-03846H

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners To Consider the
Boundary Amendment of the Berry Bay Community Development District


DATE: January 13, 2026
TIME: 9:00 a.m.
LOCATION: Boardroom – 2nd Floor of the Frederick B. Karl County Center 601 E. Kennedy Blvd. Tampa, Florida 33602

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

In compliance with the provisions of Chapter 190, Florida Statutes, a public hearing will be held by the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners beginning at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at the Board of County Commissioners Boardroom, 2nd Floor, County Center, 601 E. Kennedy Blvd, Tampa, FL 33602, to consider an Ordinance granting a petition to amend the boundaries of the Berry Bay Community Development District. The title of the proposed ordinance is as follows:

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 20-7, AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 24-22, OF THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS; AMENDING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE BERRY BAY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 190, FLORIDA STATUTES; DESCRIBING THE AMENDED BOUNDARIES OF THE DISTRICT; PROVIDING THAT ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF ORDINANCE NO. 20-7 AND ORDINANCE NO. 24-22 SHALL REMAIN EFFECTIVE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

Currently, the Berry Bay Community Development District comprises approximately 474 +/- acres, located entirely within Hillsborough County, Florida. It is generally located in an area encompassed by U.S. HWY 301 to the west, County Road 579 to the east, Saffold Road to the south, and State Road 674 to the north. The petitioner has proposed to amend the boundaries of the Berry Bay Community Development District to plan, finance, acquire, construct, operate and maintain all infrastructure and community facilities, which may be authorized by such districts under Florida law, including but not limited to water management and control, water supply, sewer, wastewater management, bridges or culverts, roads and street lights, parks and recreational facilities, security facilities, and certain other projects when expressly approved or required by a local government and any other facilities per Section 190.012, Florida Statutes. After the amendment, the District will comprise approximately 506.46+/- acres.


































Copies of the petition, department reports, and proposed ordinance are open to public inspection at the office of the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of Hillsborough County at 419 Pierce Street, Room 140, Tampa, Florida 33602.

ABOUT THE HEARING

You may attend this public hearing in person at the Frederick B. Karl County Center, 2nd Floor Board Room, 601 E Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, Florida 33602.

You may also participate in this public hearing virtually, by means of communications media technology. In order to participate virtually, you must have access to a communications media device (such as a tablet or a computer equipped with a camera and microphone) that will enable you to be seen (video) and heard (audio) during the public hearing. Anyone who wishes to speak at this public hearing virtually will be able to do so by completing the online Public Comment Signup Form found at: HCFL.gov/SpeakUp.

You will be required to provide your name and telephone number on the online form. This information is being requested to facilitate the audio-conferencing process. The Chair will call on speakers by name in the order in which they have completed the online Public Comment Signup Form. Prioritization is on a first-come, first-served basis. An audio call-in number will be provided to participants who have completed the form after it is received by the County. All callers will be muted upon calling and will be unmuted in the submission order after being recognized by the Chair by name. Signups for a public hearing will close 30 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the hearing.

Public comments offered using communications media technology will be afforded equal consideration as if the public comments were provided in person.

You may also submit comments or any documents prior to the meeting by sending them to [email protected] or by uploading them with the Public Comment Form.

Additional instructions for providing public input can be found on the County’s website, HCFLGov.net.

Anyone wishing to view and listen to the public hearing live, without participating, can do so in the following ways:

• The County’s official YouTube channel:
YouTube.com/HillsboroughCountyMeetings
• The County’s HTV channels on cable television: Spectrum 637 and Frontier 22
• Listening to the public hearing on smartphones by going to the above YouTube link.

If you have any questions or need additional information for providing public input you may e-mail [email protected] or call (813) 307-4739.

All interested persons and affected units of general-purpose government shall be given an opportunity to appear at the hearing and present oral or written comments on the petition. Any person or affected unit of general-purpose local government who wishes to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at this public hearing will need a record of the proceedings. For that purpose, the person or unit of general-purpose local government may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made that includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing special accommodations to participate in the proceeding, and those seeking an interpreter, should contact the Customer Service Center at telephone number (813) 272-5900 or Hearing/Voice Impaired Call 711 no later than 48 hours prior to the proceedings.

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