Monroe County Commissioners to Consider Ordinance March 11 in Key West

The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners intends to consider adopting a county ordinance at its March 11, 2026 meeting at 9:00 a.m. at the Harvey Government Center in Key West, a formal public notice published in The Weekly Newspapers (Keys Weekly) states. "What’s on the public docket: A formal public notice published in The Weekly Newspapers (Keys Weekly) signals that the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners intends to consider adopting a county ordinance at its March 11, 2026 meeting at 9:00 a.m. at the Harvey Government Center in Key West. Th" reads the notice excerpt, which is truncated in the published item.

The Keys Weekly notice does not include the ordinance title, ordinance text, agenda item number, or any reference to supporting documents or where the full ordinance may be reviewed, and the excerpt ends abruptly after "Th." That omission leaves the substantive subject of the March 11 consideration — whether it is a land-use matter, tax measure, regulatory change or other county business — unspecified in the public notice as published.

Nearby county notices offer a contrast in specificity. Gulf County’s public notices list full ordinance headings and parcel details, including one titled exactly: "AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE RESCISSION OF THE LEVY IMPLEMENTED UNDER ORDINANCE 2025-04, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA, TO BE KNOWN AS THE "LOCAL OPTION GAS TAX"; FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE RESCISSION OF THE ORDINANCE." That Gulf County notice also states "\Complete Ordinance on file in the Clerk’s Office" but the excerpt provided did not include hearing dates or meeting locations.

Gulf County published a second ordinance heading with parcel-level specifics: "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA BY AND THROUGH PROCEDURES REQUIRED FOR SMALL-SCALE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY UNDER FLORIDA STATUTE 163.3187 AND FLORIDA STATUTE 125; SPECIFICALLY AMENDING PARCEL ID #00701-005R SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 9 WEST. 15.51 ACRE PARCEL, GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA FROM RESIDENTIAL TO MIXED COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL: PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE" — a notice that names Parcel ID #00701-005R and the 15.51-acre parcel but omits meeting logistics in the excerpt.

For comparison beyond Florida, San Diego County’s summaries published 02/10/2026 include detailed headers and meeting logistics. Among those are the parks ordinance header: "ADOPT AN ORDINANCE TO ADD CHAPTER 28 TO DIVISION 1 OF TITLE 2 LICENSES, BUSINESS REGULATIONS, AND BUSINESS TAXES OF THE COUNTY CODE OF REGULATORY ORDINANCES RELATING TO IMPROVING SAFETY AND LABOR STANDARDS IN COUNTY PARKS." Its summary adds that the ordinance would set "enforceable requirements for event producers, vendors, subcontractors, and initiating minimum wage standards for entertainment workers, safety certification and oversight requirements, and compliance obligations before, during, and after events. The [...]" San Diego notices also list meeting times and locations: "On January 28, 2026, and February 10, 2026, the Board meets at 9:00 a.m., in Room 310, County Administration Center, 1600 Pacific Highway, San Diego, California." A certified copy of the full text is posted in the Office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, Room 402, of said Administration Center.

Because the Monroe notice in Keys Weekly lacks the ordinance title and supporting materials, the definitive record of what the Monroe County commission will consider on March 11 will be the BOCC agenda packet and any ordinance text held by the county clerk or posted with the board. The Harvey Government Center meeting is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. March 11; interested parties seeking the ordinance language will need to consult Monroe County’s official agenda and clerk records to determine the subject and any opportunities for public comment.