Public hearing on various conditional uses and amendments in Polk County.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS ON
CONDITIONAL USES, PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS, DISTRICT CHANGE, AND AMENDMENTS TO THE POLK COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON WEDNESDAY May 6, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the particular case may be heard, in the Board Room, County Administration Building, 330 West Church Street, Bartow, Florida, the Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on the following cases:
1. Case File LDCU-2026-3
Timothy Campbell, Clark Campbell Law, applicant, and Virtual Finop LLC, owner, are requesting a High Intensive Recreational Use in the Phosphate Mining (PM) land use district on approximately 19 +/- acres of vacant land within the Rural Development Area (RDA). The subject site is located off of Agricola Mine Road, south of County Road 640 (Pebbledale Road), east of State Road 37, west of US Highway 17-98 and County Road 555 (Agricola Road), north of County Road 630 (Brewster Road) in Section 09, Township 31, Range 24.
2. Case File LDCU-2026-4
Ryan Behren, Peterson & Myers, P.A., applicant, and ADM Florida Properties LLC, owner, are requesting to increase the retail and commercial use in excess of thirty (30) percent within an Employment Center-X (ECX) land use district in the US 98 Selected Area Plan (SAP) as well as landscape alternatives to Section 401.04.L of the Land Development Code (LDC) on 3.18 +/- acres. The subject site is located at 5433 3rd Street Southeast, on the east side of US Highway 98, south of Wallace Road and Clubhouse Road, west of Third Street Southeast, north of Central Avenue Southeast northwest of the City of Bartow in Section 14, Township 29, Range 24.
3. Case File LDCU-2026-6
Polk County Utilities, applicant, and Polk County, owner, are requesting a Conditional use approval of a Class III Utility for potable water production, treatment, storage and distribution including 1.25-million-gallon ground storage tank within the Urban Growth Area (UGA). The subject site is located east of Holly Hill Road and Sugarwood Street, west of Del Webb Boulevard and Castellon Court, north of Forest Lake Drive and Navarra Lane, north of the Haines City, north of the town of Davenport in Section 32, Township 26, Range 27.
4. Case File LDPD-2026-2
Bart Allen, Peterson & Myers, P.A., applicant, and Rogers Brothers, LLLP and CDR Farms, LLC, owners, are requesting a Planned Development (PD) for 400 single-family detached homes. The purpose of this request is to allow reduced lot sizes, setback reductions, and increased density on approximately 151 +/- acres located within the Transit Supportive Development Area (TSDA) and Urban Growth Area (UGA) and future land use designation located within the Residential Low-1 (RL-1). The subject property is located west of US Highway 98, south of Crews Lake Drive, west of Yarborough Lane, south of County Road 540-A, east of Dewitt Road and northwest of the City of Bartow in Sections 22 & 27, Township 29, Range 24. 5. Case File LDCPAS-2025-12
An ordinance of Polk County, Florida adopting LDCPAS-2025-12; an amendment to the Polk County Comprehensive Plan, Ordinance 92-36, as amended, to change the Future Land Use Map designation on 19.48+/- acres from Phosphate Mining (PM) to Agricultural/Residential Rural (A/RR). The site is located south of US Highway 98 E, on the east side of Keller Road, north of Dishong Road and west of Lanier Road, southeast of the City of Fort Meade, in Section 06, Township 32, Range 26; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.
6. Case File LDCPAS-2025-13
An ordinance of Polk County, Florida adopting LDCPAS-2025-13; an amendment to the Polk County Comprehensive Plan, Ordinance 92-36, as amended, to change the Future Land Use Map designation on 2.0+/- acres from Phosphate Mining (PM) to Agricultural/Residential Rural (A/RR). The site is located east of Mt. Pisgah Road, south of Lunn Road, north of Berquest Road, west of the Pease River, southeast of the City of Fort Meade, Section 02, Township 32, Range 25, Range 26; providing
for severability; and providing for an effective date.
7. Case File LDCPAS-2025-36
An ordinance of Polk County, Florida adopting LDCPAS-2025-36; an amendment to the Polk County Comprehensive Plan, Ordinance 92-36, as amended, to change the Future Land Use Map designation on 1.35+/- acres from Residential Suburban (RS) to Institutional (INST). The site is located on the north side of Hwy 540A east of Strickland Avenue, west of Crews Lake Road and south of Clubhouse Road, southeast of the City of Lakeland and northwest of the City of Bartow, in Section 14, Township 29, Range 24; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.
8. Case File LDCPAS-2026-3
An ordinance of Polk County, Florida adopting LDCPAS-2026-3; an amendment to the Polk County Comprehensive Plan, Ordinance 92-36, as amended, to change the Future Land Use Map designation on 25.8+/- acres from Business Park Center (BPC) to Industrial (IND). The site is located north of Cozart Road, east of Highway 37 South, south of the City of Mulberry, east and west of the CSX Railroad, in Section 13, Township 30, Range 23; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.
9. Case File LDCPAS-2026-4
An Ordinance of the Polk County Board of County Commissioners regarding the adoption of amendment LDCPAS-2026-4; an amendment to the Polk County Comprehensive Plan; ordinance 92-36, as amended to change the Future Land Use Designation on 39+ acres from Phosphate Mining (PM) to Agricultural/Residential Rural (A/RR). The subject site is located South of Hutchins Road, west of Old Bowling Green Road, southwest of the City of Fort Meade in Section 17, Township 32, Range 25; Providing for Severability; and Providing for an Effective Date.
10. Case File LDCPAS-2026-7
An Ordinance of the Polk County Board of County Commissioners regarding the adoption of amendment LDCPAS-2026-7; an amendment to the Polk County Comprehensive Plan; ordinance 92-36, as amended to change the Future Land Use Designation on 8.59+ acres from Business Park Center-2 (BPC-2) to Industrial (IND). The subject site is located North of Highway 542 W, east of Recker Highway, south of the City of Auburndale in Section 14, Township 28, Range 25; Providing for Severability; and Providing for an Effective Date.
11. Case File LDCPAS-2026-11
An Ordinance of Polk County, Florida adopting LDCPAS-2026-11, an amendment to the Polk County Comprehensive Plan, Ordinance 92-36, as amended, modifying the Future Land Use Map Designation on 5.14+ acres from Business Park Center (BPC) to Residential Low (RL). The subject property is located south and west of Medulla Road, east of County Line Road, north of Pipkin Road, and south, west and north of Lakeland, in Section 08, Township 29, Range 23; Providing for Severability; and Providing for an Effective Date.
12. Case File LDCD-2026-2
Luis De Leon, applicant and Jonathan Morales Diaz, owner, are requesting a Land Development Code Subdistrict Map change from Business Park Center-1 (BPC-1) to Business Park Center-2 (BPC-2) on approximately one (1) +/- acres. The subject property is located at 1453 42nd Street NW, south of Avenue Q NW, west of 42nd Street NW, east of Recker Highway (SR 655), south of Auburndale, west of Winter Haven in Section 14, Township 28, Range 25.
13. Case File LDCPAL-2026-2
An ordinance of the Polk County Board of County Commissioners regarding LDCPAL-2026-2; an amendment to the Polk County Comprehensive Plan; Ordinance 92-36, as amended to amend Policy 2.109-A1, establish a new policy 2.109-A30, and establish a new section, to be called the Main Street Commercial (MSC) Corridor, in the Future Land Use Element, providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.
14. Case File LDCPAL-2026-3
An ordinance of Polk County, Florida adopting LDCPAL-2026-3; an amendment to the Polk County Comprehensive Plan, Ordinance 92-36, as amended, to change the Future Land Use Map designation on 1.49+/- acres from Residential Low-X (RLX) to Linear Commercial Corridor-X (LCCX). The site is located on the north side of Socrum Loop W, east of US Highway 98 N, south of Hall Road, and west of Socrum Loop N., north of the City of Lakeland, in Section 12, Township 27, Range 23; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.
15. Case File LDCT-2026-3
An ordinance of the Board of County Commissioners, Polk County, Florida, Land Development Code amendment LDCT- 2026-3, amending Ordinance No. 00-09, as amended, the Polk County Land Development Code, amending Chapter 3, Conditional Uses, Section 303, Criteria For Conditional Uses for High Intensity Recreation to allow access via easement for firearms ranges; providing for severability; providing an effective date.
16. Case File LDCT-2026-8
An ordinance of the Polk County Board of County Commissioners regarding Land Development Code amendment LDCT- 2026-8, amending Ordinance No. 00-09, as amended, the Polk County Land Development Code, Chapter 2, Section 214, to add standards for stand-alone Ice Vending Machines, Automated Teller Machines, and other detached accessory vending operations; Chapter 10, Definitions, to add definitions; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.
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 Board's Communications Division, located in the Neil Combee Administration Building, 1st 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. The public hearing may be continued to a time and date certain by announcement at this scheduled public hearing without any further published notice. Written comments may be submitted to the Land Development Division in person at 330 W. Church Street, Bartow, Florida 33830, or by mail to Drawer GM03, P.O. Box 9005, Bartow, Florida 33831-9005 prior to such hearing for consideration by the Board 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, 863-534-6084 or email planneroncall@polk-county.net. If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board of County Commissioners with respect to any matter considered at the hearing, he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes all testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
LDCPAL-2026-3
COCRUM LOOP RD W
Project Location
Parcels County Boundary Major Roads
Prepared by: Polk County
Board of County Commissioners
Long Range Planning
April 2026
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