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TR-39726149 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE MAP CHANGE AND REZONING CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA The City Council of the City of Sebastian, Indian River County, Florida, has received requests to amend the land use and zoning for site specific properties, and therefore proposes to adopt the following ordinances: ORDINANCE NO. O-24-13 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, APPROVING A SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP TO DESIGNATE A LAND USE CLASSIFICATION OF INST (INSTITUTIONAL) FOR LAND WITH A CURRENT LAND USE DESIGNATION OF CG (COMMERCIAL GENERAL) FOR PROPERTY CONSISTING OF 0.06 ACRES, MORE OR LESS; LOCATED EAST OF SEBASTIAN HISTORICAL PARK, NORTH OF SCHUMANN DRIVE, AND WEST OF LOTS 1, 2, & 3, BLOCK 406, S/H UNIT 7; AUTHORIZING FINDINGS AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR SCRIVENER’S ERRORS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND PROVIDING AN ADOPTION SCHEDULE. ORDINANCE NO. O-24-14 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, DESIGNATING A ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF PS (PUBLIC SERVICE) TO LAND WITH A CURRENT ZONING DESIGNATION OF CG (COMMERCIAL GENERAL) FOR PROPERTY CONSISTING OF 0.06 ACRES, MORE OR LESS; LOCATED EAST OF SEBASTIAN HISTORICAL PARK, NORTH OF SCHUMANN DRIVE, AND WEST OF LOTS 1, 2, & 3, BLOCK 406, S/H UNIT 7; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR SCRIVENER’S ERRORS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ORDINANCE NO. O-24-15 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, APPROVING A SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP TO DESIGNATE A LAND USE CLASSIFICATION OF CG (COMMERCIAL GENERAL) FOR LAND WITH A CURRENT LAND USE DESIGNATION OF INST (INSTITUTIONAL) FOR PROPERTY CONSISTING OF 0.07 ACRES, MORE OR LESS; LOCATED EAST OF SEBASTIAN HISTORICAL PARK, NORTH OF SCHUMANN DRIVE, AND WEST OF LOTS 1, 2, & 3, BLOCK 406, S/H UNIT 7;AUTHORIZING FINDINGS AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR SCRIVENER’S ERRORS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND PROVIDING AN ADOPTION SCHEDULE. ORDINANCE NO. O-24-16 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, DESIGNATING A ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF CG (COMMERCIAL GENERAL) TO LAND WITH A CURRENT ZONING DESIGNATION OF PS (PUBLIC SERVICE) FOR PROPERTY CONSISTING OF 0.07 ACRES, MORE OR LESS; LOCATED EAST OF SEBASTIAN HISTORICAL PARK, NORTH OF SCHUMANN DRIVE, AND WEST OF LOTS 1, 2, & 3, BLOCK 406, S/H UNIT 7; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR SCRIVENER’S ERRORS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Public hearings on the ordinances will be held on Wednesday, July 10th, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 1225 Main Street, Sebastian. Second readings and legislative and quasi-judicial public hearings (respectively) on the ordinances will be held on Wednesday, July 24th, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 1225 Main Street, Sebastian. Following the public hearings, the City Council may adopt these ordinances regarding the property as shown in the map below and generally described in the ordinance titles above: Interested parties may inspect the proposed ordinances and complete legal description of the property by metes and bounds, in the Community Development Department at City Hall, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and may appear at the hearings and be heard with respect to the proposed ordinances. Any person who may wish to appeal any decision which may be made by the City Council at this hearing will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal will be based. (286.0105 F.S.) In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), anyone who needs a special accommodation for this meeting should contact the City’s ADA Coordinator at 772-589-5330 at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. By: City of Sebastian Publish: Wednesday, June 26, 2024, Tuesday, July 9, 2024 has self-serve coffee, opened in June 2023. Both have the same goal: Get cats adopted. “It’s cats and coffee,” said The Kitty Cup founder Melony Zaravelis. “It’s getting cats into good homes.” Vero Beach cat cafe The first cat cafe in the world, Cat Flower Garden, opened in 1998 in Taipei, Taiwan. The concept grew in Japan with over 150 locations by 2018, according to the BBC. Pet or animal cafes offer customers the opportu- nity to interact with animals — and sometimes adopt them — including cats, dogs, rabbits, flamingos and other species. California native and Cattitude owner Shari Tessier brought the concept here after moving to Vero Beach from Brevard County. She and husband Joe have owned Swingsation’s 14th Ave. Dance Studio in Vero Beach for 24 years and founded Joe-Rassic Park, a nonprofit reptile rescue. “I’ve always been an animal lover,” Tessier said. “My husband and I have always had a passion for animals.” The cat cafe was born out of tragedy. On a winter night in 2021, she brought all her animals — mostly reptiles —inside to keep warm, but a house fire killed over 50 of them, including eight cats that died of smoke inhalation. “I was very upset,” Tessier said. “I wanted to go sit in a room with cats and just be around them. I just want- ed to sit on the floor and have their furry little faces in mine.” She had heard of cat cafes and knew the closest one to the Treasure Coast was in Orlando. “I was looking for some cathartic therapy,” Tessier said, “and it did not exist.” Then, a local rescue was looking for someone to fos- ter four kittens. Tessier ended up keeping one, “Meow- nu Reeves,” who was scared of being carted back and forth from the shelter to PetSmart for adoption days. Tessier decided to help more cats that struggle with pet store adoptions or get overlooked at shelters. “As long as they’re happy there (in the cat room),” Tessier said, “I’m happy to have them.” Port St. Lucie cat cafe The Kitty Cup owner and her family have been in- volved with animals for awhile. In 2019, Zaravelis’ hus- band and daughter began volunteering at the Humane Society of the Treasure Coast. In 2022, the family be- came foster parents for the shelter during the COVID pandemic shutdown. They eventually adopted Fran- kie, a 5-year-old stray. In 2021, Zaravelis visited a cat cafe for the first time in Nebraska. After that, she spent about two years working to open one locally. She quit her full-time job as an accountant and spent all her time finding a loca- tion that would allow animals to be housed overnight and working with city officials to allow it. On Feb. 7, 2023, the Port St. Lucie City Commission changed a zoning ordinance to allow cat cafes that serve food. Since opening June 4, The Kitty Cup has completed 36 adoptions. “The cat room is their home until they find their for- ever home,” Zaravelis said. What are cat cafes? As cats are adopted, which happens daily at The Kitty Cup, new ones are brought in from partnering shelters, including the Humane Society of the Trea- sure Coast and the Humane Society of St. Lucie Coun- ty. Cattitude, which averages one adoption a month, gets its cats from three organizations: Raining Cats Rescue and Operation CatSnip, which don’t have brick-and-mortar locations, as well as Dogs & Cats Forever in Fort Pierce. When TCPalm reported this article in June, The Kit- ty Cup had only kittens while Cattitude had cats from 1 to 13 years old. There were plenty of black cats avail- able for adoption because people have unfounded su- perstitions. Adoptions cost $50 at The Kitty Cup and vary at Cattitude, and all the cats have been spayed or neu- tered and chipped. Visitation is limited to avoid overwhelming the cats, so Cattitude and The Kitty Cup recommend reserva- tions. Cattitude, a 2,200-square-foot space for up to 25 cats, allows 15 people at a time. The Kitty Cup, a 600-square-foot space for up to 20 cats, allows 8-12 people at a time. Visitors must sign liability waivers and pay $15 per person per hour, which goes to the upkeep of the cats. Cattitude’s self-serve coffee is included with ad- mission, and visitors can buy pre-packaged items and vegan pastries from Thelma Jean’s Bakery, such as cinnamon rolls and chocolate chip cookies. The Kitty Cup sells premade foods such as mini eclairs, charcuterie boxes and cranberry pecan chick- en salad. Its espresso bar serves Americanos, mac- chiatos and specialty drinks such as Frankie’s Fave, a lavender oat milk latte named after Zaravelis’ cat. The coffee comes from Kitty Town Coffee of Pennsylvania, which donates part of its sales to the Treasure Coast community. Cattitude is open daily while The Kitty Cup is closed on Mondays. Cattitude was originally closed two days a week. “I have the neediest bunch of cats,” Tessier said. “I would go in to take care of them on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and they would act like they hadn’t seen people in weeks.” Laurie K. Blandford is TCPalm’s entertainment re- porter dedicated to finding the best things to do on the Treasure Coast. Email her at laurie.bland- ford@tcpalm.com. Sign up for her What To Do in 772 weekly newsletter at profile.tcpalm.com/newsletters/ manage. Gianna Montesano is TCPalm’s trending reporter. You can contact her at gianna.montesano@ tcpalm.com, 772-409-1429, or follow her on X (formerly Twitter) @gonthescene. Shari Tessier, owner of Cattitude Cat Cafe, pets one of the adoptable cats June 14 in Vero Beach. Located at 1269 Old Dixie Hwy., the cafe features a self-serve coffee station, teas, bottled waters and sodas that are included in the $15 admission price. Cattitude, a 2,200-square-foot space for up to 25 cats, allows 15 people at a time. Guests are encouraged to visit with the adoptable cats and resident felines.KAILA JONES /TCPALM Cat cafes Continued from Page 1A IF YOU GO Cattitude Address:1269 Old Dixie Highway, Vero Beach Hours:Noon to 4 p.m. Sunday-Monday, Wednesday; 3-6 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday-Saturday Phone:772-564-1550 Online:Website, Facebook, Instagram Kitty Cup Cat Cafe Address:1461 S.W. Gatlin Blvd., Port St. Lucie Hours:8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday (closed Monday) Phone:772-800-6511 Online:Website, Facebook, Instagram