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PUBLIC HEARING (LDCT-2026-2 Office Center Consistency) (First Reading) to consider the adoption of an ordinance amending the Land Development Code to clarify development parameters of the Office Center (OC) district to implement policies in the Comprehensive Plan. No Fiscal Impact.
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DESCRIPTION
This is a County-initiated request for an LDC text amendment to Chapter 2, Section 204, Standard Land Use Districts and Section 205, Table 2.1, Use Table for Standard Land Use Districts of the Polk County Land Development Code; Chapter 4, Section 401.02, Table 4.3, Use Table for Standard Land Use Districts for the Ronald Reagan Selected Area Plan; Chapter 4, Section 401.03, Table 4.8, Use Table for U.S. 27 Selected Area Plan Land Use Districts; Chapter 4, Section 401.04, Table 4.12, Allowable Uses for US Highway 98 SAP; and Chapter 4, Section 401.08, Table 401.08.01 Use Table for Southeast Polk SAP to achieve consistency with the Office Center (OC) and (OCX) Future Land Use Map designations in the Comprehensive Plan; amending Chapter 3, Conditional Uses, Section 303, Criteria for Conditional uses for Off-Site Agricultural Support Activities, Childcare Center, Financial Institutions, Governmental Facility, Research and Development, Sit-Down/Take-Out Restaurant, Leisure/Special Interest School, Technical/Vocational/Trade & Training School, and Veterinary Service to achieve consistency with the Office Center Future Land Use Map designation and Development Criteria in the Comprehensive Plan. State law requires one Planning Commission hearing, which was held on April 1, 2026, with a recommendation for approval by a 7:0 vote.
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. This is the first of the two hearings.
RECOMMENDATION
Approval after t...
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