Legal Notice: Final Business Impact Estimate Amendment to Red Light Camera Ordinance September 2025
Business Impact Estimate
Proposed ordinance’s title/reference:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAKELAND, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 98 “TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES”, ARTICLE III, ENTITLED “RED LIGHT INFRACTIONS" OF THE CITY CODE; AUTHORIZING THE ADDITIONAL PLACEMENT, INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF TRAFFIC INFRACTION DETECTION SYSTEMS FOR ENFORCEMENT OF RED LIGHT VIOLATIONS IN SPECIFIED INTERSECTIONS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF LAKELAND THAT CONSTITUTE A HEIGHTENED SAFETY RISK WARRANTING ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT MEASURES; MAKING FINDINGS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Business Impact Estimate is provided in accordance with Section 166.041(4), Florida Statutes. If one or more of the boxes are checked below, the checked exception(s) to the Business Impact Estimate requirement apply to the above-referenced proposed ordinance, although, the City is implementing the procedure otherwise required by law to ensure that no inadvertent procedural issue could impact the enactment of the proposed ordinance.
X The proposed ordinance is required for compliance with Federal or State law or regulation.
- ☐ The proposed ordinance relates to the issuance or refinancing of debt.
- ☐ The proposed ordinance relates to the adoption of budgets or budget amendments, including revenue sources necessary to fund the budget.
- ☐ The proposed ordinance is required to implement a contract or an agreement, including, but not limited to, any Federal, State, local, or private grant, or other financial assistance accepted by the local government.
- ☐ The proposed ordinance is an emergency ordinance.
- ☐ The ordinance relates to procurement.
- ☐ The proposed ordinance is enacted to implement the following:
- a. Part II of Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, relating to growth policy, county and municipal planning, and land development regulation, including zoning, development orders, development agreements and development permits;
- b. Sections 190.005 and 190.046, Florida Statutes, regarding community development districts;
- c. Section 553.73, Florida Statutes, relating to the Florida Building Code; or
- d. Section 633.202, Florida Statutes, relating to the Florida Fire Prevention Code.
In accordance with the provisions of controlling law, even notwithstanding the fact that, an exemption noted above may apply, the City hereby publishes the following information: