SUBJECT
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Public Hearing (LDCPAL 2025-7 Mims Crossing) (Transmittal Hearing) to consider the adoption of a Large-Scale Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment to change 1,261 acres from Phosphate Mining (PM) to Industrial (IND) on the Future Land Use Map. (No Fiscal Impact)
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DESCRIPTION
This is an applicant-initiated request for a Large-Scale Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment to change 1,261 acres from Phosphate Mining (PM) to Industrial (IND) on the Future Land Use Map. The subject property is north and south of County Road 640, primarily west of State Road 37 and east of Anderson Road, and south of the City of Mulberry in Sections 14, 15, 21, 22, 23, 24, & 28, Township 30, Range 23.
State law requires one Planning Commission hearing, which was held on September 2, 2026, with a recommendation for approval (Vote 7:0). This is the transmittal hearing to the Florida Department of Commerce, and the adoption hearing is scheduled for December 15, 2026, at 9:15 a.m.
RECOMMENDATION
Transmit
FISCAL IMPACT
No Fiscal Impact
CONTACT INFORMATION
Mark J. Bennett, AICP, FRA-RA, CNU-A
Senior Planner
Land Development
863-534-6455
markbennett@polkfl.gov