26-02053W

FIRST INSERTION
CITY OF OCOEE
PUBLIC HEARING

A Public Hearing before the Ocoee City Commission will be held Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at 6:15 p.m. or as soon thereafter as may be heard, in the Commission Chambers of City Hall at 1 North Bluford Avenue, Ocoee, Florida, to consider the following ordinances:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 153 OF THE CITY CODE (“STREETS AND SIDEWALKS”) TO ESTABLISH A NEW ARTICLE V TO REGULATE AND GOVERN THE OPERATION OF ELECTRIC BICYCLES, ELECTRIC SCOOTERS, AND OTHER MICROMOBILITY DEVICES; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; ESTABLISHING OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS; ESTABLISHING SIDEWALK, STREET, PARK, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY REGULATIONS; PROHIBITING RECKLESS OPERATION AND STUNTS; PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT, PENALTIES, SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS, CODIFICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF SERVICES, FACILITIES, PROGRAMS, AND LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA; ADOPTING CHAPTER 105 OF THE CITY OF OCOEE CODE OF ORDINANCES ENTITLED “MASTER CAPITAL PROJECT AND SERVICE ASSESSMENTS”; AUTHORIZING THE IMPOSITION AND COLLECTION OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AGAINST PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF OCOEE; PROVIDING CERTAIN DEFINITIONS AND DEFINING THE TERMS “ASSESSMENT,” “SERVICE ASSESSMENT,” AND “CAPITAL ASSESSMENT”; PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF ASSESSMENT AREAS; ESTABLISHING THE PROCEDURES FOR IMPOSING CAPITAL AND SERVICE ASSESSMENTS; ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR NOTICE AND ADOPTION OF ASSESSMENT ROLLS; PROVIDING THAT ASSESSMENTS CONSTITUTE A LIEN ON ASSESSED PROPERTY UPON ADOPTION OF THE ASSESSMENT ROLL; PROVIDING THAT THE LIEN FOR AN ASSESSMENT COLLECTED PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 197.3632 AND 197.3635, FLORIDA STATUTES, UPON PERFECTION SHALL ATTACH TO THE PROPERTY ON THE PRIOR JANUARY 1, THE LIEN DATE FOR AD VALOREM TAXES; PROVIDING THAT A PERFECTED LIEN SHALL BE EQUAL IN RANK AND DIGNITY WITH THE LIENS OF ALL STATE, CITY, DISTRICT, OR MUNICIPAL TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS AND SUPERIOR IN DIGNITY TO ALL OTHER PRIOR LIENS, MORTGAGES, TITLES, AND CLAIMS; AUTHORIZING EXEMPTIONS; PROVIDING PROCEDURES FOR COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS; PROVIDING A MECHANISM FOR THE IMPOSITION OF ASSESSMENTS ON GOVERNMENT PROPERTY; PROVIDING FOR ISSUANCE OF OBLIGATIONS; DECLARING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE TO BE SUPPLEMENTAL, ADDITIONAL, AND AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD; PROVIDING FOR APPLICABILITY AND SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS AND CODIFICATION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

All interested parties are invited to attend and be heard with respect to the above. The Ocoee City Commission may continue the public hearing to other dates and times, as it deems necessary. If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at such hearing, they will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose they 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. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation or an interpreter to participate in this proceeding should contact the City Clerk’s office at 407-905-3105 at least two days prior to the date of hearing.
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