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File #: 16383   
Type: Ordinance Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 8/28/2025 In control: Board of County Commissioners
On agenda: 10/7/2025 Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 2022-12, Expanding Boundaries of Waterford Community Development District
Attachments: 1. Agenda Item - Petition to Establish the Waterford Community Development District, 2. Approved Ordinance No. 2022-12 Establishing Waterford Community Development District, 3. Petition to Expand the Boundaries of Waterford Community Development District, 4. Ordinance Expanding Boundaries of the District, 5. Affidavit of Publication of Legal Ad CLK25-117
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Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 2022-12, Expanding Boundaries of Waterford Community Development District

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BRIEF OVERVIEW
The County has received a petition from the Waterford Community Development District to expand its boundaries as established with Ordinance No. 2022-12. The Petitioner wishes to expand the boundaries of the existing CDD from approximately 296.39 acres to approximately 323.97 acres as defined in Composite Exhibit B of the application. The Board of County Commissioners is required to hold a public hearing and make the following findings to grant the petition:

1. The statements in the petition have been found to be true and correct.
2. The establishment of the CDD is consistent with the local comprehensive plan.
3. The area of land proposed for the CDD is of sufficient size, sufficiently compact, and sufficiently contiguous to be developed as a functional community.
4. The CDD is the best alternative for delivering CDD services and facilities to be served by the district.
5. The CDD services and facilities are compatible with the capacity and uses of the existing local and regional services and facilities.
6. The area to be served is amenable to the establishment of the CDD.

The Board will need to review the request in accordance with the standards and requirements contained in Section 190.005(1)(e), Florida Statutes.

FINANCIAL IMPACT
A matter of policy.

LEGAL NOTE
The Board has the authority to act on this matter pursuant to Section 190.046, Florida Statutes.

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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Board consider the statutory criteria in Section 190.005(1)(e), F.S. and the petition to expand the boundaries of the Waterford CDD, conduct a public hearing, and determine whether to adopt the proposed ordinance amending Ordinance No. 2022-12. It is further recommended that the Board authorize the Chairman's signature on the attached associated ordinance.