SUBJECT
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SET HEARING (LDCT-2026-13 Main Street Corridor LDC Text Amendment) to considered an amendment to Land Development Code Appendix E, Section E105, Parcel Specific Comprehensive Plan Amendments with Conditions. The suggested hearing dates are for the first reading on September 15, 2026, at 9:15 a.m. and the adoption hearing date on October 6, 2026, at 9:15 a.m.
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DESCRIPTION
This is a County-initiated request for an LDC text amendment to change the text of the Land Development Code Appendix E, Section E105, Parcel Specific Comprehensive Plan Amendments with Conditions, to establish the permitted, conditional, and prohibited uses in the Main Street Corridor (MSC) land use district and implement additional development standards. State law requires one Planning Commission hearing, which will be held on September 2, 2026.
Section 163.3202, Florida Statutes (F.S.) requires the Board to adopt Land Development Code (LDC) regulations consistent with the implementation of the Polk County Comprehensive Plan. Amendments to the LDC require two public hearings before the Board to be adopted.
RECOMMENDATION
Request Board set the first reading on September 15, 2026, at 9:15 a.m. and the adoption hearing date on October 6, 2026, at 9:15 a.m.
FISCAL IMPACT
No Fiscal Impact
CONTACT INFORMATION
Mark J. Bennett, AICP, FRA-RA, CNU-A
Senior Planner
Land Development Division
863-534-6455
markbennett@PolkFL.gov