Kissimmee commission adopts five ordinances, including Hoagland Rd. land-use change
The Kissimmee City Commission adopted five ordinances at its Aug. 18 meeting, including a land-use change on Hoagland Road and a corresponding rezoning. All votes passed unanimously, according to the official minutes, which did not list roll-call tallies.
City Commission actions
- **Ordinance #3141** changed the Future Land Use Map on Hoagland Road from Single-Family Low Density Residential to Conservation.
- **Ordinance #3142** rezoned the same property from Short-Term Rental and Mixed-Use PUD to Agricultural Conservation.
- **Ordinance #3143** updated criteria for commercial vehicles in residential districts.
- **Ordinance #3144** rezoned Fortune Road from Multiple Family Medium Density Residential to Residential PUD.
- **Ordinance #3145** repealed the city's Pain Management Establishments and Pharmacies ordinance.
The commission also approved the consent agenda, which included meeting minutes, the appointment of Ian Downing to the Police Pension Board, and an FAA grant for a new air traffic control tower. No dollar amount for the grant was listed in the minutes.
Other meetings this week
Several advisory boards and committees met during the week, but their agendas were published without minutes, so no decisions were recorded.
- **Parks & Recreation Advisory Board (Aug. 12)** considered approving June 2026 minutes, received a director's update, and discussed upcoming elections for board chair and co-chair in October.
- **Development Review Committee (Aug. 18)** reviewed an administrative waiver request (VAR-26-0004) and a full site plan for the Durbin Park Fire Station (SP-26-0028).
- **Planning Advisory Board (Aug. 19)** held public hearings on two proposed Land Development Code amendments: Ordinance 26-21, which would make the City Commission the approval authority for conditional uses and add site plan waiver provisions, and Ordinance 26-20, which would reorganize sign regulations and add new requirements for BTRs.
- **Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (Aug. 20)** discussed the city's local surplus land inventory and the Affordable Housing Fee Deferrement Program.
- **Civilian Police Oversight Board (Aug. 20)** reviewed General Order 401 (Response to Resistance) and General Order 202 (Complaint Processing, Investigations, and Discipline), and discussed implicit bias and reporting crime victims to ICE.
Coming up
The General Pension Board will meet Aug. 27 to review the third-quarter Mariner Investment Report for FY 2026, approve routine expenses and retirements, and set proposed 2027 meeting dates. The agenda is procedural, with no major policy decisions or public hearings listed.