Residency Requirements

In addition to the regulations, persons appointed by city commissioners must comply with the residency requirements listed below:

• Members must reside in the city:
• Airport Authority (at least 4 members must reside in the city)
• Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee (at least 5 regular members and 2 alternate members must reside in the city)
• Board of Appeals
• Code Enforcement Board
• Depot Commission (at least 6 members must reside in the city)
• Enterprise Zone Board of Commissioners (at least 6 commissioners must reside in the city)
• Lakes Advisory Commission (at least 6 members must reside in the city)
• Parks and Community Appearance Advisory Board (at least 5 members must reside in the city)
• Recreation Commission (at least 5 regular members and 3 alternate members must reside in the city)
• Retirement Boards - Police and Firefighter
• Members must reside in the city, own property in the city or hold a current business tax receipt issued by the city:
  • Christmas Decoration Committee
  • Historic Preservation Board (in addition, at least 4 members must reside in the city)
  • Housing Authority (in addition, 1 member must reside in a housing project or receive a subsidy through a program administered by the Authority)
  • Investment Committee
  • Library Board (at least 4 members must meet these criteria; 1 member may be a resident of the unincorporated Greater Lake Wales area)
  • Planning and Zoning Board
  • Retirement Board - General Employees
• Members must reside within the geographic area served:
• Airport Authority (no more than 3 members may reside outside the city)
• Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee (no more than 2 regular members and 1 alternate member may reside outside the city)
• Enterprise Zone Board of Commissioners (no more than 2 commissioners may reside outside the city)
• Historic Preservation Board (no more than 4 members may reside outside the city, but they must own property in the city or hold a current business tax receipt issued by the city)
• Lakes Advisory Commission (no more than 1 member may reside outside the city)
• Library Board (no more than 1 member may reside outside the city and must have a Lake Wales mailing address)
• Recreation Commission (no more than 2 regular members and 2 alternate members may reside outside the city)