26-02052W

FIRST INSERTION
CITY OF OCOEE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE
WALMART NEIGHBORHOOD MARKET
SIGN VARIANCE
CASE NUMBER: VR-26-02

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the OCOEE CITY COMMISSION will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2026, at 6:15 P.M. or as soon thereafter as possible, at the Ocoee City Commission Chambers, 1 North Bluford Avenue, Ocoee, Florida, in order to consider the petition of Susie Stone, on behalf of DKC Ocoee Village Center SW LLC, property owner, for a sign variance for the Walmart Neighborhood Market, located at 10738 Clarcona Ocoee Road, according to the provisions of Article IV, Subsection 4-9 of the City of Ocoee Land Development Code.
Action Requested: The parcel is located at 10738 Clarcona Ocoee Road and is assigned parcel ID number 05-22-28-6161-01-000. Section 8-6A., in Article VIII of the Land Development Code (LDC), establishes, for a building up to 50,000 square feet, a maximum sign area of 100 square feet and a sign height of four (4) feet. For corner lots, an additional one (1) square foot per lineal foot of building frontage facing the secondary street may be permitted at a maximum sign area of 100 square feet and a maximum height of four (4) feet. Section 8-6D., further establishes, for signs located under a canopy or awning, a maximum height of six (6) inches and a width no more than 60 percent of the width of the awning or canopy.
The applicant is requesting the following variances to Section 8-6A., LDC, for the proposed wall signs:

A maximum sign height of 10’-4” for the north sign elevation, representing a 158% height increase.
A maximum sign height of 7’-9” for the east sign elevation, representing a 94% height increase.
A maximum sign area of 459.7 square feet for the north sign elevation, representing a 360% sign area increase.
A maximum sign area of 159.8 square feet for the east sign elevation, representing a 60% sign area increase.

The applicant is also requesting the following variances to Section 8-6D., LDC, for the proposed canopy sign:

A maximum sign height of 1’-6” for the north canopy, representing a 200% height increase.
A maximum sign width of 22 feet for the north canopy, representing a 5% sign area increase.

Interested parties may appear at the public hearing and be heard with respect to the proposed action. The complete case file may be inspected at the Ocoee Development Services Department located at 1 North Bluford Avenue, Ocoee, Florida, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except legal holidays. The City Commission may continue the public hearing to other dates and times, as it deems necessary. Any interested party shall be advised of the dates, times, and places of any continuation of these or continued public hearings shall be announced during the hearing. No further notices regarding these matters will be published. You are advised that any person who desires to appeal any decision made at the public hearings will need a record of the proceedings and, for this purpose, may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing special accommodations or an interpreter to participate in this proceeding should contact the City Clerk’s Office 48 hours in advance of the meeting at (407) 905-3105.
June 25, 2026 26-02052W

View the PDF of the publication this ad appeared in