Lake County Planning & Zoning Board: September 2, 2026 (Agenda)

Meeting Overview

Type: Regular Meeting Time: 9:00 A.M., September 2, 2026 Location: Commission Chambers, County Administration Building, 315 West Main Street, Tavares Record: The two-page agenda. It lists each case by tab, ordinance placeholder and title; staff reports, locations and acreage sit in the case packets, outside this record.

Board

• Members: Laura Jones Smith, Chairman (District 2); Carroll Jaskulski, Vice Chairman (District 4); Judith Fike (District 1); Addie Owens (District 3); Dan Tatro (District 5); Sean Lahey (At-Large Representative); Mollie Cunningham (School Board Representative); Bill Mathias (Alternative School Board Representative); Mark W. McManus (Ex-Officio, Non-Voting Military Representative)
• County Staff: Melanie Marsh, County Attorney; Kathleen Dial, Executive Director, Development Services; Michael Fitzgerald, AICP, Director, Office of Planning and Zoning; Janie Barrón, FRA-RP, Planning Manager; Leslie Regan, Senior Planner; Meagan Bracciale, Planner II; Eddie Montanez, Planner I; Seth Lynch, Engineering & Operations Director, Public Works; Sharon Lewis, Development Engineer

Agenda Items

All seven cases sit on the Consent Agenda, which "contains items that are recommended for approval and that are not controversial." The Regular Agenda lists no items.

Tab 1: Sunshower Estates (RZ)

• Type: Rezoning
• Case Number: Ordinance #2026-XX
• Action: Scheduled (Consent Agenda)

Tab 2: Voitik Property (FLUM)

• Type: Comp Plan Amendment (Future Land Use Map)
• Case Number: Ordinance #2026-XX
• Action: Scheduled (Consent Agenda)

Tab 3: Voitik Property (RZ)

• Type: Rezoning
• Case Number: Ordinance #2026-XX
• Action: Scheduled (Consent Agenda)

Tab 4: Ady's Marketplace LLC (RZ)

• Type: Rezoning
• Case Number: Ordinance #2026-XX
• Action: Scheduled (Consent Agenda)

Tab 5: Astor Self Storage (RZ)

• Type: Rezoning
• Case Number: Ordinance #2026-XX
• Action: Scheduled (Consent Agenda)

Tab 6: South Lake Electric (RZ)

• Type: Rezoning
• Case Number: Ordinance #2026-XX
• Action: Scheduled (Consent Agenda)

Tab 7: Dreamcatcher Horse Ranch & Rescue Center (CUP)

• Type: Conditional Use Permit (CUP)
• Case Number: Ordinance #2026-XX
• Action: Scheduled (Consent Agenda)

Public Hearings Summary

The Board is advisory; its recommendations go to the Board of County Commissioners, which hears the cases at a scheduled public hearing. Public comment is item III on the agenda, and any Commissioner, staff member or member of the public may ask that a consent item be removed "for a full public hearing."

Key Signals

• A seven-case docket, all on consent. Five rezonings, one Future Land Use Map amendment paired with a rezoning (Voitik Property), and one conditional use permit (Dreamcatcher Horse Ranch & Rescue Center), each with an ordinance number still to be assigned.
• Every case arrives recommended for approval. The consent agenda "contains items that are recommended for approval and that are not controversial," and the Board adopts it in one motion unless a Commissioner, staff member or member of the public asks that an item be removed "for a full public hearing."

Raw Notes

• Order of business: Pledge of Allegiance; Minute Approval, August 5, 2026; Public Comment; Agenda Update; Consent Agenda; Regular Agenda; Other Business; Adjourn.
• Board of County Commissioners listed on the agenda: Anthony Sabatini (District 1), Sean M. Parks (District 2), Kirby Smith (District 3), Leslie Campione (District 4), Timothy Morris (District 5).
• The agenda gives each case only its tab, title and case-type abbreviation (RZ, FLUM, CUP); location, acreage and requested districts are outside this record.