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Planning Commission - 2025-12-03

5h 21m29,212 words
106 mentionsland useindustrialcomprehensive planresidentialcommercialsetbackvarianceapprovedconditional usepublic hearingtraffic studydensitymotion to approvemotion to denydeniedPolk County, FL

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Polk County · Dec 3, 2025

Denied

Rezoning denied: AGRICULTURAL → CONDITIONAL (855 acres)

Mammoth Grove Road at Highway 60, east of Story Road

855 ac · AGRICULTURAL → CONDITIONAL

Zoning change from AGRICULTURAL to CONDITIONAL (855 acres), denied on Dec 3, 2025 in Polk County.

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Polk County · Dec 3, 2025

Denied · 5-2

Mammoth Grove Sand Mine Conditional Use (LDCU-2025-29)

Mammoth Grove Sand Mine Conditional Use (LDCU-2025-29), denied by a 5-2 vote on Dec 3, 2025 in Polk County.

Entitlement

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Meeting Summary

The Polk County Planning Commission denied a conditional use application (LDCU-2025-29) for an 855-acre non-phosphate sand mine at Mammoth Grove Road near Highway 60, adjacent to Saddleback Lake Resort, a 787-home senior community.

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Key Decisions (3)

Denied

Mammoth Grove Sand Mine Conditional Use (LDCU-2025-29)

Vote: 5-2 to deny (Beltran, Hickman against denial)
Approved

Power Line Landscaping Buffer LDC Amendment (LDCT-2025-24)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Alcohol Sales Distance and Hours Amendment (LDCT-2025-23)

Vote: majority (one opposed)

Development Activity (1)

Mammoth Grove Sand Mine

Industrial

Market Signals (5)

Housing Demand

Saddleback Lake Resort, a 787-home 55+ community established 50+ years…

Commercial Demand

Sand mining operations are expanding along the Lake Wales Ridge…

Infrastructure

Highway 60 operates at 34% capacity during peak hours with…

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