CITY OF OKEECHOBEE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SMALL SCALE FUTURE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a PUBLIC HEARING will be held before the City of Okeechobee Planning Board (PB), as the Local Planning Agency, on June 19, 2025, 6:00 PM, or soon thereafter, at City Hall, 55 SE 3rd AVE, Rm 200, Okeechobee, FL, to consider and receive input on Comprehensive Plan Small Scale Future Land Use (FLU) Map Amendment Application No. 25-005-SSA, submitted by Malissa Morgan, President for the property owner A Child’s World Childcare and Preschool, Inc. The public and interested parties are invited to attend and be heard and may submit written/oral comments before the Hearing. The Application requests to change the FLU classification from Commercial (C) to Multi-Family Residential (MFR) on 1.24 acres. The property is located at 703 SW 6th ST. Legal Description: A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 3 IN BLOCK 251, FIRST ADDITION TO OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 5, PAGE 6, PUBLIC RECORDS OF OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FLORIDA; RUN NORTH ALONG THE EAST BOUNDARY OF SAID BLOCK 251, IF EXTENDED NORTH A DISTANCE OF 269.40 FEET TO THE SOUTH R/W LINE OF THIRD STREET [N/K/A SW SIXTH STREET]; THENCE RUN WEST ALONG THE SOUTH R/W LINE OF THIRD STREET [N/K/A SW SIXTH STREET], A DISTANCE OF 200 FEET TO THE WEST BOUNDARY OF SAID BLOCK 251, IF EXTENDED NORTH; THENCE RUN SOUTH ALONG SAID EXTENDED BOUNDARY A DISTANCE OF 267.37 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 3, OF BLOCK 251; THENCE RUN EAST ALONG THE SOUTH BOUNDARY OF LOT 3 A DISTANCE OF 200 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. The Application can be inspected/viewed at the address above in Rm 101, during regular business hours, Mon-Fri, 8:00 AM-4:30 PM except for holidays, contact General Services staff at 863.763.9824. It will be posted online one week prior to the meeting date, with the PB agenda materials on the City website at https://www.cityofokeechobee.com/AgendaMinutes-Planning Board.html. A recommendation to approve or deny Application No. 25-005-SSA will be forwarded by Ordinance No. 1318 to the City Council for consideration to adopt at a final PUBLIC HEARING tentatively scheduled for 6:00 PM, or soon thereafter, on July 15, 2025. BE ADVISED that should you intend to show any document, picture, video, or items to the PB in support or opposition to any item on the agenda, a copy of the document, picture, video, or item must be provided to the Board Secretary for the City’s records. ANY PERSON DECIDING TO APPEAL any decision made by the PB with respect to any matter considered at this public hearing will need to ensure a verbatim record of the proceeding is made and the record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal will be based. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons with disabilities needing special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact the City Clerk’s Office no later than five (5) business days before to proceedings, 863.763.9824. Vision or hearing impaired, call Florida Relay Service 7-1-1. By: Ben Smith, City Planning Consultant, No. 25-005-SSA 23903 LON 6/4,11/2025