What were the most significant items on the Mascotte City Council agenda for February 2026?

· **Hannah Grace Gardens SR50 PUD reaches Final Construction Plans — a new project enters the corpus at advanced stage:** This is the corpus's first observed instance of "Hannah Grace Gardens" as a project name. PUD projects reaching FCP have already cleared rezoning, site plan, and intermediate construction plan stages — meaning Hannah Grace Gardens has been in the Mascotte pipeline for months prior to this corpus window. The "SR50" designation places the PUD on State Road 50, which is the principal east-west corridor through Mascotte. Track for Decoder Index entity treatment — Hannah Grace Gardens is potentially a substantial residential project given the SR50 location and PUD designation. · **EAR-Based Amendments final reading completes Mascotte's Comprehensive Plan modernization cycle for 2025-2026:** The first reading was November 18 (Ordinance 2025-11-665); final reading is here at February 17 (Ordinance 2025-12-665). Note the ordinance number changed between first reading and final reading — this is unusual and may indicate substantive revision between transmittal-stage and adoption-stage. Worth tracking for whether the State Land Planning Agency review surfaced changes that produced the renumbering. · **The Drinking Water Facilities Loan Application resolution signals utility infrastructure investment via SRF (State Revolving Fund) financing:** The State Revolving Fund is the standard mechanism for financing municipal water/wastewater infrastructure. Mascotte applying for an SRF loan for drinking water facilities indicates capacity expansion — the same Water and Sewer Fund Budget Amendment thread from the February 3 meeting now revealing the financing mechanism. Track the loan amount and project scope when the resolution is approved. · **The Hillary Annexation companion ordinance trajectory should be visible in coming agendas:** Following the February 3 Hillary final reading, the FLU + Zoning companion first readings should appear within 4-6 weeks. Track the March 2026 agendas for these. (Note: the March 3 + March 17 + April 7 agendas in this corpus do NOT show explicit Hillary companion ordinances — suggesting either they're scheduled later or the parcel's Lake County FLU/zoning carries a designation Mascotte has chosen to retain.)

Meeting Reading

Mascotte City Council

February 17, 2026

3 items on the agenda

**Hannah Grace Gardens SR50 PUD reaches Final Construction Plans — a new project enters the corpus at advanced stage:** This is the corpus's first observed instance of "Hannah Grace Gardens" as a project name. PUD projects reaching FCP have already cleared rezoning, site plan, and intermediate construction plan stages — meaning Hannah Grace Gardens has been in the Mascotte pipeline for months prior to this corpus window. The "SR50" designation places the PUD on State Road 50, which is the principal east-west corridor through Mascotte. Track for Decoder Index entity treatment — Hannah Grace Gardens is potentially a substantial residential project given the SR50 location and PUD designation.
**EAR-Based Amendments final reading completes Mascotte's Comprehensive Plan modernization cycle for 2025-2026:** The first reading was November 18 (Ordinance 2025-11-665); final reading is here at February 17 (Ordinance 2025-12-665). Note the ordinance number changed between first reading and final reading — this is unusual and may indicate substantive revision between transmittal-stage and adoption-stage. Worth tracking for whether the State Land Planning Agency review surfaced changes that produced the renumbering.
**The Drinking Water Facilities Loan Application resolution signals utility infrastructure investment via SRF (State Revolving Fund) financing:** The State Revolving Fund is the standard mechanism for financing municipal water/wastewater infrastructure. Mascotte applying for an SRF loan for drinking water facilities indicates capacity expansion — the same Water and Sewer Fund Budget Amendment thread from the February 3 meeting now revealing the financing mechanism. Track the loan amount and project scope when the resolution is approved.

On February 17, 2026, City of Mascotte's City Council agenda lists multiple items for hearing. Item 1: development agreement (consistency finding + da approval). Item 2: Ordinance 2025-12-665 (note: numbered 2025-12 but final reading in Feb 2026) — comp plan ear-based amendments (final reading). Item 3: unknown. The agenda is the forward-looking civic record — what is on the docket before the meeting occurs. Vote outcomes, public testimony, and final dispositions land in the corresponding minutes record after the meeting.

CHANGE LENS

THE READINGmeeting record

City of Mascotte Council — February 17, 2026

Meeting Overview

Type: Regular Meeting Location: Tedder-Thomas Memorial Civic Center

Agenda Items

Planning

P1: Hannah Grace Gardens SR50 PUD — Final Construction Plans

Type: Final Construction Plans
Project: Hannah Grace Gardens SR50 PUD
Request: Approve / approve with conditions / deny / continue Final Construction Plans for Hannah Grace Gardens SR50 PUD per staff findings and development order conditions.

P2: Development Agreement Consistency

Type: Development Agreement (consistency finding + DA approval)
Request: Approve / deny the Development Agreement and Exhibits as consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code; direct City Clerk to record the Amendment.

Ordinances

O1: Final Reading of Ordinance 2025-12-665 — EAR-Based Amendments

Type: Comp Plan EAR-Based Amendments (Final Reading)
Case Number: Ordinance 2025-12-665 (note: numbered 2025-12 but final reading in Feb 2026)
Status (per agenda): Pending Council vote (final reading)

Resolutions

Resolution 2026-02-862 — Drinking Water Facilities Loan Application (SFR loan / FDEP)

Public Hearings Summary

Published agenda. Public hearing on EAR-Based Amendments final reading + Development Agreement and Hannah Grace Gardens FCP discussion at this meeting.

Key Signals

Hannah Grace Gardens SR50 PUD reaches Final Construction Plans — a new project enters the corpus at advanced stage: This is the corpus's first observed instance of "Hannah Grace Gardens" as a project name. PUD projects reaching FCP have already cleared rezoning, site plan, and intermediate construction plan stages — meaning Hannah Grace Gardens has been in the Mascotte pipeline for months prior to this corpus window. The "SR50" designation places the PUD on State Road 50, which is the principal east-west corridor through Mascotte. Track for Decoder Index entity treatment — Hannah Grace Gardens is potentially a substantial residential project given the SR50 location and PUD designation.
EAR-Based Amendments final reading completes Mascotte's Comprehensive Plan modernization cycle for 2025-2026: The first reading was November 18 (Ordinance 2025-11-665); final reading is here at February 17 (Ordinance 2025-12-665). Note the ordinance number changed between first reading and final reading — this is unusual and may indicate substantive revision between transmittal-stage and adoption-stage. Worth tracking for whether the State Land Planning Agency review surfaced changes that produced the renumbering.
The Drinking Water Facilities Loan Application resolution signals utility infrastructure investment via SRF (State Revolving Fund) financing: The State Revolving Fund is the standard mechanism for financing municipal water/wastewater infrastructure. Mascotte applying for an SRF loan for drinking water facilities indicates capacity expansion — the same Water and Sewer Fund Budget Amendment thread from the February 3 meeting now revealing the financing mechanism. Track the loan amount and project scope when the resolution is approved.
The Hillary Annexation companion ordinance trajectory should be visible in coming agendas: Following the February 3 Hillary final reading, the FLU + Zoning companion first readings should appear within 4-6 weeks. Track the March 2026 agendas for these. (Note: the March 3 + March 17 + April 7 agendas in this corpus do NOT show explicit Hillary companion ordinances — suggesting either they're scheduled later or the parcel's Lake County FLU/zoning carries a designation Mascotte has chosen to retain.)

Raw Notes

Source: Council agenda PDF from CivicWeb portal, doc ID 80529.
Hannah Grace Gardens SR50 PUD's appearance at FCP stage means rezoning happened earlier (pre-June 2025) and is outside the harvest window.
Ordinance 2025-12-665 vs. 2025-11-665 number change between first and final reading is a useful procedural detail to track — possible substantive revision marker.