Notice is hereby given that the Board of County Commissioners of Lee County, Florida will consider the enactment of a county ordinance on Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at 9:30 a.m., in the County Commissioners' Meeting Room, Old Lee County Courthouse, 2120 Main Street, Fort Myers, Florida. The title of the proposed ordinance is:

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RESTATING LEE COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 11-25 KNOWN AS THE LEE COUNTY TAXICAB AND LIVERY ORDINANCE; PROVIDING FOR TITLE, PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY; PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS; PROHIBITING UNLICENSED VEHICLES FOR HIRE; PROVIDING FOR CERTIFICATE APPLICATION AND DRIVER IDENTIFICATION CARD, RENEWAL, AND REVOCATION; REQUIRING DISPLAY OF STICKERS; PROVIDING FOR TRANSFERABILITY OF CERTIFICATE; PROVIDING FOR MINIMUM INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS AND PENALTIES; PROVIDING FOR AREAS OF ENFORCEMENT AND MEANS OF ENFORCEMENT; PERTAINING TO MODIFICATIONS THAT MAY ARISE FROM CONSIDERATION AT PUBLIC HEARING; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS OF LAW, INCLUSION IN CODE, CODIFICATION AND SCRIVENER'S ERRORS, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

Copies of this Notice and the proposed ordinance are available for inspection or copying during regular business hours at the Minutes Office of the Clerk of Courts of Lee County, located in the Courthouse Administration Building, 2115 Second Street, Fort Myers, Florida. Interested parties may appear at the meeting in person or through counsel, and be heard with respect to the adoption of the proposed ordinance.

Anyone wishing to appeal the Board’s decision(s) with respect to any matter considered at this meeting will need a record of the proceedings. Generally, a verbatim record, including all testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based, will be necessary.

If you have a disability that will require special assistance or accommodations for your attendance at the public hearing, please call the Lee County Division of Public Resources at 533-2737 for information.