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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Tal Siddique, District 3 – Chair Amanda Ballard, District 2 – First Vice ChairVacant, District 1Mike Rahn, District 4Robert McCann, District 5George W. Kruse, At LargeJason Bearden, At Large MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA Charlie Bishop, County AdministratorPamela D’Agostino, County Attorney Manatee County Administration BuildingManatee Room, Fifth Floor 1112 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton3:00 PM - April 20, 2026 Hearing OfficerREVISED Agenda and Notice of Public MeetingMonday, April 20, 2026 Written comments can be submitted at https://mymanatee.org/services-and-amenities/service-listing/service-details/submit-public-comment. Walk-in comments are welcome during the meeting in the Manatee Room, Fifth Floor, at the Manatee County Administration Building located at 1112 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton. A.CALL TO ORDER B.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE C.ANNOUNCEMENTS 1.Updates to Agenda - April 17, 2026 D.CITIZEN COMMENTS (Consideration for Future Agenda Items - 30 Minute Time Limit) E.ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING (Presentation Scheduled) 1.VA-25-09 – Manatee County Lift Station Building Variance - PLN2510-0235 - Quasi-Judicial-Loretta Merrill, Senior Planner - District 3Approval of a variance to the rear yard setback requirement established by the Neighborhood Commercial Medium (NC-M) Zoning District, reducing the required side yard setback from 10 feet to 3.83 feet and the required rear yard setback from 20 feet to 1.17 feet for a lift station structure, due to bona fide staff error. The site being located at 8720 Cortez Rd W, Bradenton (Manatee County) on approximately 0.18 acres. 2.SP-25-05 – Risen Savior Campus Expansion - PLN2504-0207 - Quasi-Judicial -Chase Gause, Planner I -District 5Approval of a Special Permit allowing the Schools, High and Middle use within the General Agriculture (A) Zoning District on approximately 10.0 acres of land within the Residential-1 (RES-1) Future Land Use Category (FLUC). The property is located at 14605 59th Avenue East, Bradenton (Manatee County), and is generally located south of Rangeland Pkwy Ave and north of SR 70 E. 3.SP-25-02 – Casa De Milagros SP - PLN2502-0112- Quasi-Judicial - James Rigo, Planning Section Manager - District 4Approval of a Special Permit allowing the Churches/Places of Worship use on an approximately 3.79 acre site zoned Agricultural Suburban (A-1) with the Industrial Heavy (IH) Future Land Use Category (FLUC). The property is located at 2841 71st Avenue East, Sarasota (Manatee County), and is generally located south of Whitfield Ave. and east of US 301. F.CITIZEN COMMENTS (Continuation of Consideration for Future Agenda Items, if Needed) G.ADJOURN 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. The Board of County Commissioners of Manatee County and the Manatee County Port Authority may elect not to convene, if no business is scheduled; however, each reserves the right to take action on any matter during its meeting, including items not set forth within this agenda. The Chair of each governing body at his/her option may take business out of order if he/she determines that such a change in the schedule will expedite the business of the governing body. All public comment on quasi-judicial agenda items is required to be under oath and must occur at a duly noticed public hearing. The Citizens' Comments portion of the agenda is not an advertised public hearing, and no comments on quasi-judicial agenda items are authorized during the Citizens' Comments portion of the agenda. PUBLIC NOTICE: According to Florida Statutes, Section 286.0105, any person desiring to appeal any decision made by the Board of County Commissioners (or the other entities that are meeting) with respect to any matter considered at said public hearing/meeting will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purposes 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.

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<iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-KS6D27N7" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe> Hearing Officer 4/20/2026 3:00:00 PM A. CALL TO ORDER B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE C. ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. Updates to Agenda - April 17, 2026 D. CITIZEN COMMENTS (Consideration for Future Agenda Items - 30 Minute Time Limit) E. ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING (Presentation Scheduled) 1. VA-25-09 – Manatee County Lift Station Building Variance - PLN2510-0235 - Quasi-Judicial-Loretta Merrill, Senior Planner - District 3 Approval of a variance to the rear yard setback requirement established by the Neighborhood Commercial Medium (NC-M) Zoning District, reducing the required side yard setback from 10 feet to 3.83 feet and the required rear yard setback from 20 feet to 1.17 feet for a lift station structure, due to bona fide staff error. The site being located at 8720 Cortez Rd W, Bradenton (Manatee County) on approximately 0.18 acres. 2. SP-25-05 – Risen Savior Campus Expansion - PLN2504-0207 - Quasi-Judicial -Chase Gause, Planner I -District 5 Approval of a Special Permit allowing the Schools, High and Middle use within the General Agriculture (A) Zoning District on approximately 10.0 acres of land within the Residential-1 (RES-1) Future Land Use Category (FLUC). The property is located at 14605 59th Avenue East, Bradenton (Manatee County), and is generally located south of Rangeland Pkwy Ave and north of SR 70 E. 3. SP-25-02 – Casa De Milagros SP - PLN2502-0112- Quasi-Judicial - James Rigo, Planning Section Manager - District 4 Approval of a Special Permit allowing the Churches/Places of Worship use on an approximately 3.79 acre site zoned Agricultural Suburban (A-1) with the Industrial Heavy (IH) Future Land Use Category (FLUC). The property is located at 2841 71st Avenue East, Sarasota (Manatee County), and is generally located south of Whitfield Ave. and east of US 301. F. CITIZEN COMMENTS (Continuation of Consideration for Future Agenda Items, if Needed) G. ADJOURN Copyright © 2015-2026 Hyland Software, Inc.