SUBJECT
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Public Hearing (LDCT-2025-7 Cargo Containers on Residential Property) (Adoption Hearing) to consider the adoption of a County-initiated ordinance amending the Land Development Code to allow cargo containers on residentially developed properties meeting or exceeding one acre. No Fiscal Impact.
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DESCRIPTION
This is a County-initiated request to amend LDC Section 206.K to allow cargo containers on residentially developed properties meeting or exceeding one acre. On October 1, 2025, the Planning Commission voted 7:0 to recommend approval of the amendment.
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 second of the two hearings.
RECOMMENDATION
Approve
FISCAL IMPACT
No Fiscal Impact
CONTACT INFORMATION
Ian Nance, Principal Planner
Land Development Division
(863) 534-7621
ivannance@polkfl.gov