Polk County Planning Commission  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
September 04, 2024 Regular Planning Meeting  
Call Agenda Workshop to Order 8:50 a.m.  
Minutes: The workshop of the Polk County Planning Commission was called to order at 8:50  
a.m. acting Chair, Robert Beltran, on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, in the County  
Commission Boardroom, Administration Building. In attendance were the following members:  
Michael Schmidt, Tommy Addison, Brooke Agnini, Angel Sims, David Dalton, and Mike  
Hickman. Also, present were Randall Vogel, Assistant County Attorney, Chanda Bennett, Ian  
Nance, Mark Bennett, and Malissa Celestine of Land Development, and Lyndsay Yannone  
recording secretary.  
Secretary David Dalton, Brooke Agnini, Angelic Sims, Mike  
Hickman, Mike Schmidt, and Vice Chair Robert Beltran  
Chair Rennie Heath, Linda Schultz, and Adam Bass  
Present  
Excused  
Call Public Hearing to Order 9:00 a.m. Or as soon thereafter as the particular case may  
be heard 9:00 a.m.  
Minutes: The Polk County Planning Commission was called to order at 9:00 a.m. by  
acting Chair, Robert Beltran, on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, in the County Commission  
Boardroom, Administration Building. In attendance were the following members: Michael  
Schmidt, Tommy Addison, Brooke Agnini, Angel Sims, David Dalton, and Mike Hickman. Also,  
present were Randall Vogel, Assistant County Attorney, Chanda Bennett, Ian Nance, Mark  
Bennett, and Malissa Celestine of Land Development, and Lyndsay Yannone recording  
secretary.  
Roll Call / Attendance  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Approve Minutes  
August 7, 2024, Minutes  
Reordering of the Agenda - Prior to beginning the Business of the Planning  
Commission, the Commission may reorder the Agenda.  
1) Reorder Agenda  
a) At the discretion of the Planning Commission members, a lunch break may be  
called if the hearing of cases goes beyond 12:00 p.m.  
2) Considerations of items to be withdrawn, deferred, or continued.  
Approved  
Reordering of the Agenda - Prior to beginning the Business of the Planning Commission, the  
Commission may reorder the Agenda.  
1) Reorder Agenda  
a) At the discretion of the Planning Commission members, a lunch break may be called if  
the hearing of cases goes beyond 12:00 p.m.  
2) Considerations of items to be withdrawn, deferred, or continued.  
Approved  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
David Dalton  
Tommy Addison  
Dalton, Agnini, Sims, Hickman, Schmidt, Beltran, and Addison  
LDCPAS-2024-15 (Highland City Field ROS) WITHDRAWN  
Explanation of General Procedures  
Explanation of Quasi-Judicial Proceedings  
Approved  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
David Dalton  
Tommy Addison  
Dalton, Agnini, Sims, Hickman, Schmidt, Beltran, and Addison  
Explanation of Quasi-Judicial Proceedings  
Voir Dire of Expert Witnesses  
Staff Resumes  
Agenda Item  
New Business  
1.  
LDCU-2024-13 (Ave 1340 NW MH CU)  
Minutes: Reynaldo Rivera, applicant and owner, is requesting a Conditional Use  
approval for a mobile home to be located in a subdivision where fewer than 50% of  
developed lots have mobile homes on .31 +/- acres in an Urban Growth Area (UGA)  
and Residential Medium (RM) Future Land Use designation. The subject property is  
located north of Avenue M NW, south of Avenue O NW, east of 42nd St NW, west of  
Avenue N NW and west of the City of Winter Haven Florida in Section 13, Township  
28, Range 25.  
Ian Nance, Land Development, introduced the case and reported 61 mailers sent to  
area property owners on August 15, 2024, one (1) sign was posted on the property on  
August 16, 2024, and a legal advertisement was published in the Polk Sun on August  
21, 2024. No responses were received from the public.  
Malissa Celestine, Land Development, presented a Power Point presentation with a  
recommendation of approval.  
Krystal Morales was sworn in to translate the applicant.  
Ms. Rivera, applicant agreed with staff.  
Mr. Chair opened the public hearing.  
No responses received.  
Mr. Chair closed the public hearing.  
Approved  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
Tommy Addison  
Mike Hickman  
Dalton, Agnini, Sims, Hickman, Schmidt, Beltran, and Addison  
2.  
LDCT-2024-14 (US 27 SAP Full-Service Car Wash Text Amendment)  
Minutes: An ordinance of the Polk County Board of County Commissioners regarding  
Land Development Code amendment LDCT-2024-14, amending ordinance no. 00-09,  
as amended, the Polk County Land Development Code; amending Chapter 4, Section  
401.03, Table 4.8, to add Full-service Car Washes as conditional uses in the Town  
Center-X (TCX) land use district in the US 27 Selected Area Plan (SAP); providing for  
severability; and providing for an effective date.  
Ian Nance, Land Development, introduced the case, a legal advertisement was  
published in the Polk Sun on August 21, 2024. No responses were received from the  
public.  
Malissa Celestine, Land Development, presented a Power Point presentation with a  
recommendation of approval.  
Ms. Rivera, applicant agreed with staff.  
Mr. Chair opened the public hearing.  
No responses received.  
Mr. Chair closed the public hearing.  
Approved  
Minutes: An ordinance of the Polk County Board of County Commissioners regarding  
Land Development Code amendment LDCT-2024-14, amending ordinance no. 00-09,  
as amended, the Polk County Land Development Code; amending Chapter 4, Section  
401.03, Table 4.8, to add Full-service Car Washes as conditional uses in the Town  
Center-X (TCX) land use district in the US 27 Selected Area Plan (SAP); providing for  
severability; and providing for an effective date.  
Ian Nance, Land Development, introduced the case, a legal advertisement was  
published in the Polk Sun on August 21, 2024. No responses were received from the  
public.  
Malissa Celestine, Land Development, presented a Power Point presentation with a  
recommendation of approval.  
Ms. Rivera, applicant agreed with staff.  
Mr. Chair opened the public hearing.  
No responses received.  
Mr. Chair closed the public hearing.  
Approved  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
Dalton, Agnini, Sims, Hickman, Schmidt, Beltran, and Addison  
3.  
LDCPAS-2024-3 (Spirit Lake OC CPA)  
Minutes: An Ordinance of the Polk County Board of County Commissioners Regarding  
the adoption of LDCPAS-2024-3; an amendment to the Polk County Comprehensive  
Plan; Ordinance 92-36, as amended to change the Future Land Use Map designation  
on .44 +/- Acre from Residential-Low 4 (Rl-4) to Office Center (OC) in the Transit  
Supportive Development Area (TSDA), located on the east side of Spirit Lake Road,  
south of Grady Polk Road, west of the City of Eagle Lake in Section 11, Township 29,  
Range 25, providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.  
Chanda Bennett, Land Development, introduced the case and reported 36 mailers  
sent to area property owners on August 15, 2024, one (1) sign was posted on the  
property on August 20, 2024, and a legal advertisement was published in the Polk  
Sun on August 21, 2024. No responses were received from the public.  
Mark Bennett, Land Development, presented a Power Point presentation with a  
recommendation of approval.  
Mike Gerr, applicant, spoke and agreed with staff.  
Mr. Chair opened the public hearing.  
No responses received.  
Mr. Chair closed the public hearing.  
Approved  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
David Dalton  
Tommy Addison  
Dalton, Agnini, Sims, Hickman, Schmidt, Beltran, and Addison  
4.  
LDCPAL-2024-4 (Spirit Lake Text CPA)  
Minutes: An Ordinance of the Polk County Board of County Commissioners regarding  
the adoption of LDCPAL-2024-4, an amendment to the Polk County Comprehensive  
Plan, Ordinance 92-36, as amended, for a text amendment To Policy 2.113-A3  
Regarding Location Criteria for Office Centers; providing for severability; and providing  
for an effective date.  
Chanda Bennett, Land Development, introduced the case, a legal advertisement was  
published in the Polk Sun on August 21, 2024. No responses were received from the  
public..  
Mark Bennett, Land Development, presented a Power Point presentation with a  
recommendation of approval.  
Mike Gerr, applicant, spoke and agreed with staff.  
Mr. Chair opened the public hearing.  
No responses received.  
Mr. Chair closed the public hearing.  
Approved  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
David Dalton  
Tommy Addison  
Dalton, Agnini, Sims, Hickman, Schmidt, Beltran, and Addison  
5.  
LDCPAS-2024-13 (5955 South Florida Avenue South CPA)  
Minutes: An Ordinance of the Polk County Board of County Commissioners regarding  
the adoption of amendment LDCPAS-2024-13; an amendment to the Polk County  
Comprehensive Plan; Ordinance 92-36, as amended to change the Future Land Use  
Map Designation on 11.8 Acres from Business Park Center-2 (BPC-2) to Institutional  
(INST) in the Transit Supportive Development Area (TSDA), located on the west side of  
South Florida Avenue (State Road 37), north of County Road 540A, south of the City of  
Lakeland in Section 13, Township 29, Range 23, providing for severability; and  
providing for an effective date.  
Chanda Bennett, Land Development, introduced the case and reported 35 mailers sent  
to area property owners on August 15, 2024, one (1) sign was posted on the property  
on August 20, 2024, and a legal advertisement was published in the Polk Sun on  
August 21, 2024. No responses were received from the public.  
Mark Bennett, Land Development, presented a Power Point presentation with a  
recommendation of approval.  
Logan, a representative of the applicant spoke and agreed with staff.  
Mr. Chair opened the public hearing.  
No responses received.  
Mr. Chair closed the public hearing.  
Approved  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
Dalton, Agnini, Sims, Hickman, Schmidt, Beltran, and Addison  
6.  
LDCPAS-2024-6 (Copales Market CPA)  
Minutes: An ordinance of the Polk County Board of County Commissioners regarding  
the adoption of LDCPAS-2024-6, an amendment to the Polk County Comprehensive  
Plan, Ordinance 92-36, as amended, to change the Future Land Use Map designation  
on 1.58 +/- acres from Leisure/Recreational (L/R) to Linear Commercial Corridor (LCC),  
located south of Old Haines City/Lake Alfred Road, west of Lake Lowery Road, east of  
Experiment Station Road and north of US Highway 17/92, east of the city limits of Lake  
Alfred, in Section 27, Township 27 Range 26; providing for severability; and providing  
for an effective date.  
Chanda Bennett, Land Development, introduced the case and reported 35 mailers sent  
to area property owners on August 15, 2024, one (1) sign was posted on the property  
on August 20, 2024, and a legal advertisement was published in the Polk Sun on  
August 21, 2024. No responses were received from the public.  
Chanda Bennett, Land Development, presented a Power Point presentation with a  
recommendation of approval.  
Dean Myers, applicant spoke and agreed with staff.  
Mr. Chair opened the public hearing.  
No responses received.  
Mr. Chair closed the public hearing.  
Approved  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
David Dalton  
Tommy Addison  
Dalton, Agnini, Sims, Hickman, Schmidt, Beltran, and Addison  
7.  
LDCPAS-2024-11 (US 98 Ft Meade ARR CPA)  
Minutes: An Ordinance of the Polk County Board of County Commissioners regarding  
the adoption of amendment LDCPAS-2024-11; an amendment to the Polk County  
Comprehensive Plan; ordinance 92-36, as amended to change the Future Land Use  
Designation on 40.59± acres from Phosphate Mining (PM) To Agricultural/Residential  
Rural (A/RR). The subject site is located on the south side of US Highway 98 E, west of  
Pool Branch Road, north of Dishong Road, east of Edgewood Drive, and east of the  
City of Fort Meade, in Section 25, Township 31, Range 25; Providing for Severability;  
and Providing for an Effective Date.  
Chanda Bennett, Land Development, introduced the case and reported 13 mailers sent  
to area property owners on August 15, 2024, four (4) sign was posted on the property on  
August 16, 2024, and a legal advertisement was published in the Polk Sun on August 21,  
2024. No responses were received from the public.  
Chanda Bennett, Land Development, presented a Power Point presentation with a  
recommendation of approval.  
Sarah Case, applicant spoke and agreed with staff.  
Mr. Chair opened the public hearing.  
No responses received.  
Mr. Chair closed the public hearing.  
Approved  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
David Dalton  
Tommy Addison  
Dalton, Agnini, Sims, Hickman, Schmidt, Beltran, and Addison  
8.  
LDCPAS-2024-12 (Hall Communications IND CPA)  
Minutes: An ordinance of the Polk County Board of County Commissioners regarding  
the adoption of LDCPAS-2024-12, an amendment to the Polk County Comprehensive  
Plan, Ordinance 92-36, as amended, to change the Future Land Use Map designation  
on 49.38 +/- acres from Phosphate Mining (PM) to Industrial (IND), located south and  
east of County Road 555, west of Noralyn Mine Road, and north of County Road 640,  
west of the city limits of Bartow, in Section 24, Township 30 Range 24; providing for  
severability; and providing for an effective date.  
Chanda Bennett, Land Development, introduced the case and reported 16 mailers sent to  
area property owners on August 15, 2024, three (3) sign was posted on the property on  
August 16, 2024, and a legal advertisement was published in the Polk Sun on August 21,  
2024. No responses were received from the public.  
Chanda Bennett, Land Development, presented a Power Point presentation with a  
recommendation of approval.  
Sarah Case, applicant spoke and agreed with staff.  
Mr. Chair opened the public hearing.  
No responses received.  
Mr. Chair closed the public hearing.  
Approved  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
David Dalton  
Tommy Addison  
Dalton, Agnini, Sims, Hickman, Schmidt, Beltran, and Addison  
9.  
LDCPAL-2024-11 (US 98 Nichols Mosaic PM CPA)  
Minutes: An Ordinance of the Polk County Board of County Commissioners regarding  
the adoption of amendment LDCPAL-2024-11; an amendment to the Polk County  
Comprehensive Plan; ordinance 92-36, as amended to change the Future Land Use  
Designation on 420± acres from Agricultural/Residential Rural (A/RR) to Phosphate  
Mining (PM). The subject site is located on the North and south sides of Nichols Road  
(CR 676), west of Anderson Road, east of Polk / Hillsborough County Line, and south  
of the City of Mulberry, in Sections 08, 17, 18, Township 30, Range 23; Providing for  
Severability; and Providing for an Effective Date.  
Chanda Bennett, Land Development, introduced the case and reported 13 mailers sent to  
area property owners on August 15, 2024, nine (9) sign was posted on the property on  
August 16, 2024, and a legal advertisement was published in the Polk Sun on August 21,  
2024. No responses were received from the public.  
Chanda Bennett, Land Development, presented a Power Point presentation with a  
recommendation of approval.  
Shelly Thorton, Senior Management for Mosiac, presented a slideshow.  
Mr. Chair opened the public hearing.  
No responses received.  
Mr. Chair closed the public hearing.  
Approved  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
David Dalton  
Tommy Addison  
Dalton, Agnini, Sims, Hickman, Schmidt, Beltran, and Addison  
10.  
LDCPAS-2024-14 (Peace River ROS)  
Minutes: An ordinance of the Polk County Board of County Commissioners regarding  
Land Development Code amendment LDCT-2024-14, amending ordinance no. 00-09,  
as amended, the Polk County Land Development Code; amending Chapter 4, Section  
401.03, Table 4.8, to add Full-service Car Washes as conditional uses in the Town  
Center-X (TCX) land use district in the US 27 Selected Area Plan (SAP); providing for  
severability; and providing for an effective date.  
Chanda Bennett, Land Development, introduced the case and reported 13 mailers sent to  
area property owners on August 15, 2024, one (1) sign was posted on the property on  
August 16, 2024, and a legal advertisement was published in the Polk Sun on August 21,  
2024. No responses were received from the public.  
Chanda Bennett, Land Development, presented a Power Point presentation with a  
recommendation of approval.  
Mr. Chair opened the public hearing.  
Kendall Thomas spoke and asked if this was going to affect the boat ramp. Chanda  
replied not at all.  
Mr. Chair closed the public hearing.  
Approved  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
Tommy Addison  
Angelic Sims  
Dalton, Agnini, Sims, Hickman, Schmidt, Beltran, and Addison  
11.  
LDCPAS-2024-17 (Homeland Park CPA)  
Minutes: An ordinance of the Polk County Board of County Commissioners regarding  
the adoption of LDCPAS-2024-17, an amendment to the Polk County Comprehensive  
Plan, Ordinance 92-36, as amended, to change the Future Land Use Map from Rural  
Cluster Center-Residential (RCC-R) to Leisure/Recreation (L/R) on ±5.71 acres,  
located at 249 Church Avenue, south of 2nd Street, east of Old Bartow Road, north of  
4th Street, west of US 17 in Homeland, south and east of Bartow in Section 04,  
Township 31, Range 25; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.  
Ian Nance, Land Development, introduced the case and reported 13 mailers sent to area  
property owners on August 15, 2024, three (3) signs were posted on the property on  
August 16, 2024, and a legal advertisement was published in the Polk Sun on August 21,  
2024. No responses were received from the public.  
Ian Nance, Land Development, presented a Power Point presentation with a  
recommendation of approval.  
Mr. Chair opened the public hearing.  
John M. spoke and asked to hear the case again, due to hard hearing.  
Mr. Chair closed the public hearing.  
Approved  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
David Dalton  
Angelic Sims  
Dalton, Agnini, Sims, Hickman, Schmidt, Beltran, and Addison  
12.  
LDCPAS-2024-18 (Crystal Lake Park CPA)  
Minutes: An ordinance of the Polk County Board of County Commissioners regarding  
the adoption of LDCPAS-2024-18, an amendment to the Polk County Comprehensive  
Plan, Ordinance 92-36, as amended, to change the Future Land Use Map from  
Residential Low-1 (RL-1) to Recreation/Open Space (ROS) on ±2.32 acres, located at  
2500 North Crystal Lake Drive, west of Combee Road, northwest of Skyview Drive,  
southwest of Mount Airy Avenue, east of Lakeland in Section 21, Township 28, Range  
24; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.  
Ian Nance, Land Development, introduced the case and reported 31 mailers sent to area  
property owners on August 15, 2024, three (3) signs were posted on the property on  
August 16, 2024, and a legal advertisement was published in the Polk Sun on August 21,  
2024. No responses were received from the public.  
Ian Nance, Land Development, presented a Power Point presentation with a  
recommendation of approval.  
Mr. Chair opened the public hearing.  
No responses received.  
Mr. Chair closed the public hearing.  
Approved  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYE:  
APPROVED  
David Dalton  
Tommy Addison  
Dalton, Agnini, Sims, Hickman, Schmidt, Beltran, and Addison  
Adjournment