NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED SPECIAL
EXCEPTIONS AND VARIANCES TO THE
POLK COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON Thursday, February 26, 2026, beginning at 1:30 p.m., the Polk County Land Use Hearing Officer will hold a public meeting in the Board Room, Polk County Administration Building, 330 West Church Street, Bartow, Florida.
CASE FILE # LDLSE-2025-15
Armando Garza, applicant, and Armando and Isabel Garza, property owners, are requesting a special exception for a commercial vehicle parking on an Agricultural/Residential Rural-X (A/RRX) land use district. The property is located at 104 Heatherwood Boulevard, north of First Avenue, south of Alturas Babson Park Cutoff Road, east of Lake Buffum Road, west of US Highway 27 south of the City of Lake Wales, Florida, in Section 26, Township 30, Range 27.
CASE FILE # LDLVAR-2025-73
Andrew Pierce, property owner, is requesting a variance for a north and south primary structure setback reduction for a single-family home in a Residential Low-1 (RL-1) land use district. The property is located at 3472 3rd Avenue, south of Highway 17 North, north of Ninety-One Mine Road, north of the City of Bartow, Florida, in Section 22, Township 29, Range 25.
CASE FILE # LDLVAR-2025-74
Quinton Joseph Doerr and Marie Gayle Kelly, property owners, are requesting a variance to construct an accessory structure greater in height than the primary residence in a Residential Low-2 (RL-2) land use district. The property is located at 5908 Lunn Road, south of Pipkin Road West and Cherry Lane, west of South Florida Avenue, east of Yates Road, north of Ewell Road, south of the City of Lakeland, in Section 14, Township 29, Range 23.
CASE FILE # LDLVAR-2025-76
Donny Daugherty, applicant, Jan William Gripp and Ulrika Sahlgren Gripp, property owners, are requesting a variance for a rear primary setback reduction from ten (10) feet to five (5) feet for the construction of a new screen room with a solid roof in the Poinciana Pre-Development of Regional Impact (DRI)#1 and Planned Unit Development (PUD) 98-12, Solivita Phase 5E-W land use district. The property is located at 3685 Via Monte Napoleone Drive, north of Treviso Drive, south of Village Center Road, east of the City of Haines City, Florida, in Section 14, Township 27, Range 28.
CASE FILE # LDLVAR-2025-79
Leroy and Carol Lefeber, property owners, are requesting a variance for a rear yard setback reduction from ten (10) feet to five (5) feet for a covered porch in a Residential Suburban (RS) land use district. The property is located at 530 Eastlake Drive, north of Lake Henry, south and west of Haines City, Florida, in Section 36, Township 27, Range 26.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons with disabilities needing special accommodations or an interpreter to participate in this public hearing should contact the Boards Communications Division, located in the Polk County Administration Building, 1 st Floor at (863) 534-6090, not later than four days prior to the public hearing. If hearing impaired call: (TDD) (863) 534-7777 or 1-800-955-8771, or Voice impaired call: 1-800-955-8770, via Florida Relay Service. Written comments may be submitted prior to such hearing for consideration by the Land Use Hearing Officer in making a decision on the case. All files are available for public inspection, during office hours, at the Land Development Division, County Administration Building, 330 West Church Street, Bartow, Florida. (Phone # (863) 534-6792). If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the Land Use Hearing Officer at this meeting, such person will need a record of the proceedings of the proceedings and may need to ensure that the record includes a verbatim transcript.
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