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April 15, 2025 - Regular Meeting [Board of County Commissioners]

April 15, 2025 - Notice of Public Hearing for Ordinance 25-22

April 15, 2025

Ordinance 25-22

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to sections 190.05 and 125.66, Florida Statutes, that the Manatee County Board of County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing on April 15, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. (or as soon thereafter as may be heard) at the Manatee County Administration Building, First Floor, Honorable Patricia M. Glass Chambers, 1112 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton, Florida to consider and act upon the following request made by Pulte Home Company, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company (“Petitioner”):

ORDINANCE NO. 25-22

AN ORDINANCE OF MANATEE COUNTY, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA REGARDING PUBLIC SERVICES; ESTABLISHING THE RIVERSONG COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT; PROVIDING LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; SPECIFYING AUTHORITY; SPECIFYING INTENT AND PURPOSE; CREATING SECTION 2-8-92 OF THE MANATEE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES, ENTITLED “RIVERSONG COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT;” ESTABLISHING THE RIVERSONG COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 190, FLORIDA STATUTES; DESCRIBING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE DISTRICT; PROVIDING FOR FUTURE EXPANSION WITH SUFFICIENTLY CONTIGUOUS LANDS VIA A SUBSEQUENT APPLICANTION AND ITS OWN PROCESS; NAMING THE INITIAL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR THE DISTRICT; AND CONSENTING TO CERTAIN SPECIAL POWERS BY THE DISTRICT’S BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION 190.012(2), FLORIDA STATUTES; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

The proposed Riversong Community Development District (the “District”), comprising approximately 166.303 acres is generally located south  of  Wauchula Road, east of Highland Homes, north of Rutland Road and west of Foxbrook Communities, Manatee County, Florida, as depicted below.

Date Published: March 14, 2025 and March 21, 2025

Public Notices

Interested parties may examine the proposed Ordinances, Resolutions and related documents and may obtain assistance regarding this matter from the Manatee County Development Services Department located at:

1112 Manatee Avenue West
4th Floor
Bradenton, Florida
(941) 748-4501 x6878
planning.agenda@mymanatee.org

All interested parties may appear and be heard at the meeting with respect to the proposed Ordinances. According to Florida Statutes, Section 286.0105, any person desiring to appeal any decision made by the Board of County Commissioners with respect to any matter considered at said Public Hearing will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purposes, he may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

Rules of procedure for Public Comment and Citizens’ Comments (including time limits) are governed by Resolution R-25-013, Restated Rules of Procedure (adopted 1/28/25).

Americans with Disabilities:   The Board of County Commissioners of Manatee County, Florida, does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's disability.  Manatee County is committed to providing full access to facilities, programs, and services to all, as well as supporting the employment of qualified individuals with disabilities in its workforce in accordance with federal and state laws and regulations, including the Americans with Disabilities Acts of 1990 (ADA) and as amended ("ADAA"), and 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.  Anyone requiring reasonable accommodation for this meeting as provided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), or assistance with accessing any of these documents, should contact Carmine DeMilio, ADA Compliance Coordinator, at (941) 748-4501, ext. 6016 or carmine.demilio@mymanatee.org, at least 3 business days prior to the scheduled meeting.  If you are deaf/hard of hearing and require the services of an interpreter, please contact the Florida Relay Service at 711.

THESE HEARINGS MAY BE CONTINUED FROM TIME TO TIME PENDING ADJOURNMENTS.