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Board of County Commissioners - 2026-06-02

Approves Construction contract with Register Construction and Engineering for Roads and Drainage inspection/testing facility, unanimous

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What happened

The Board of County Commissioners denied two residential development applications on de novo/appeal review: LDSPD 2025-2, a 31-lot single-family SPD at 1994 Old Dixie Highway (Tony Wierschke, applicant), was denied 4-2 as incompatible 'enclave' density, and LDCU 2025-38, a 19-uni…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Polk County, FL
Governing body
Final authority
Date
June 2, 2026
Decisions
13 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, unanimous

Projects in this meeting (3)

Vacation of platted right-of-ways, Leisure Shores / Lakeview

Approved
1 condition of approval

Thomas Landing Fish Camp recreational camping expansion

Approved
2 conditions of approval

Denial of 19-unit mobile home park

Denied

Meeting Summary

The Board of County Commissioners denied two residential development applications on de novo/appeal review: LDSPD 2025-2, a 31-lot single-family SPD at 1994 Old Dixie Highway (Tony Wierschke, applicant), was denied 4-2 as incompatible 'enclave' density, and LDCU 2025-38, a 19-uni…

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Key Decisions (13)

Approved

Construction contract with Register Construction and Engineering for Roads and Drainage inspection/testing facility

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Amendment No. 1 to CPH Consulting PSA for Northeast Region Utility Service Area Operations Support Campus

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Construction contract with Kaminga and Roodvets for Cumbee Academy Safe Routes to Schools

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Consultant services authorization with HDR Incorporated for Carter Road at Eagle Brook Boulevard intersection

Vote: unanimous

Zoning Changes (1)

BPC-1BPC-2approximately one acre

Development Activity (4)

19-unit mobile home park at 2730 West Highland Street

Residential

Thomas Landing Fish Camp expansion

Other

Old Dixie Highway SPD (31-lot single-family subdivision)

Residential

Northeast Region Utility Service Area Operations Support Campus

Infrastructure

Market Signals (5)

Infrastructure

City of Lakeland lacks wastewater capacity in the West Highland…

Infrastructure

Persistent, severe flooding around an unmaintained private ditch (Itchipackassassa Creek…

Housing Demand

Auburndale/Lakeland corridor (Old Dixie Highway near Polk Parkway) is seeing…

Who Spoke (20)

Staff · 7ClerkAttorneyApplicantApplicant's Rep · 2Public · 2

On the record: 7 staff members, the clerk, an attorney, the applicant, 2 applicant's representatives, and 2 members of the public.

Agenda scorecard

ZoneWire called 2 of 2 land-use forecasts on this agenda.

This season: 1 of 1 (100%) forecasts called in this county.

Public Hearing (LDCU-2025-39 Thomas Fish Camp) (De Novo Hearing) to consider an appeal to… conditional use permit

Case 26-0934
ApprovedZoneWire called it
freeApproved2 conditions of approval
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Public Hearing (LDCT-2026-3 Recreational Use Easements) (First Reading) to consider and… conditional use permit

Case 26-0931
OtherNot forecast
freeOther

Public Hearing to consider adoption of a resolution to vacate a portion of a platted… subdivision

Case 26-0869
No vote recorded

SET HEARING: (LDCPAL-2026-5 Text amendment to Section 2.130-B Indian Lakes Estates)… plan amendment

Case 26-0936
No vote recorded

SET HEARING: (LDCPAS-2025-36 IT Land Investments CPA) to consider the adoption of a… rezone

Case 26-0937
No vote recorded

LDCPAS-2026-3 Sumner Property Cozart Road rezone

Case 26-0938
No vote recorded

SET HEARING: (LDCPAS-2026-4 Fort Groves CPA) to consider the adoption of a Small-Scale… rezone

Case 26-0939
No vote recorded

More land-use items (4)

4 items with no recorded vote on this agenda
  • SET HEARING: (LDCPAS-2026-7 Premier Parking CPA) to consider the adoption of a… rezoneCase 26-0940
    No vote recorded
  • LDCPAS-2026-12 East FtCase 26-0941
    No vote recorded
  • South FtCase 26-0942
    No vote recorded
  • SET HEARING: (LDCT-2026-14 Polk City SPA LCCX Text) amending Chapter 5, Green Swamp Area……Case 26-0945
    No vote recorded

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