LDCU-2026-17 (Innovation Environmental Park Site Plan Modification)
Case 26-1642
Approved
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Polk County Meetings
Planning Commission, September 2, 2026
Approves MEMS Crossing CPA - phosphate mining to industrial (LDCPAL 2025-7) [case: 3135 Knight Station Road, Lakeland], unanimous
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What happened
The Polk County Planning Commission recommended approval of the Knight Station CPA (LDCPAS 202614), a small-scale amendment changing 0.5 acre at 3135 Knight Station Road from residential low to commercial enclave, on a unanimous roll call.
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Polk County, FL
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- September 2, 2026
- Decisions
- 19 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (5)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsSolid waste facility CPA - phosphate mining to institutional
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Knight Station CPA
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Eloise Main Street Corridor CPA future
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Solid waste management facility
Recommended3 conditions of approval
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Lake Marion Creek CPA
RecommendedOpen this projectFollow free
Free sample: decision 1 of 19
Historical Resources Design Guidelines comment item
Request for the Planning Commission to provide comments (no action required) on historical resources design guidelines approved by the Historical Commission, tied to the Certified Local Government program and the 2023 preservation ordinance. Board scheduled to hear October 20th. No motion or vote taken; Commission offered comments only.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Polk County Planning Commission recommended approval of the Knight Station CPA (LDCPAS 202614), a small-scale amendment changing 0.5 acre at 3135 Knight Station Road from residential low to commercial enclave, on a unanimous roll call.
Key Decisions (19)
Other
Historical Resources Design Guidelines comment item
Approved
Knight Station CPA at 3135 Knight Station Road
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Lake Marion Creek CPA (LDCPAS 2026-9)
Vote: unanimous
Amended
Lake Marion Creek LDC text amendment (LDCT 2026-6)
Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved
Eloise Main Street Corridor CPA (LDCPAS 2026-6)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Eloise Main Street Corridor text amendment (LDCT 2026-13)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
MEMS Crossing CPA - phosphate mining to industrial (LDCPAL 2025-7) [case: 3135 Knight Station Road, Lakeland]
Vote: unanimous
Approved
MEMS Crossing CPA - phosphate mining to industrial (LDCPAL 2025-7) [case: West side of Lake Marion, east of Lake Marion Creek Drive, Point Sienna]
Vote: unanimous
Approved
MEMS Crossing CPA - phosphate mining to industrial (LDCPAL 2025-7) [case: Snively Avenue, Eloise]
Vote: unanimous
Approved
MEMS Crossing CPA - phosphate mining to industrial (LDCPAL 2025-7) [case: South of Mulberry, eastern half of site along State Road 37 and County Road 640]
Vote: unanimous
Approved
MEMS Crossing CPA - phosphate mining to industrial (LDCPAL 2025-7) [case: South of Mulberry, near Bradley Junction, west of Bartow]
Vote: unanimous
Approved
MEMS Crossing CPA - phosphate mining to industrial (LDCPAL 2025-7) [case: South of Mulberry, near Bradley Junction, west of Bartow]
Vote: unanimous
Withdrawn
MEMS Crossing text amendment withdrawal (LDCT 2025-15)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
San Myron Plan Development (LDPD 2026-12)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Falcone Group single-family PD (LDPD 2026-13)
Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved
Solid waste facility CPA - phosphate mining to institutional (LDCPAL 2026-6)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Solid waste facility district change to Institutional 2 (LDCD 2026-4)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Solid waste management facility conditional use (LDCU 2026-17)
Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved
Chapter 9 Land Development Code text amendment (LDCT 2026-17)
Vote: unanimous
Zoning Changes (6)
0.5 acre
just under 26 acres
1,261 acres
Development Activity (6)
Knight Station CPA
Commercial
Lake Marion Creek community center
Other
MEMS Crossing industrial
Industrial
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
The Falcone Group's agricultural-themed single-family community near the I-4/Polk Parkway…
Infrastructure
Water and sewer capacity remained the central gating factor for…
Infrastructure
Repeated resident testimony on flooding in the Itchipackassassa Basin and…
Who Spoke (20)
CommissionerStaff · 8ClerkApplicantApplicant's Rep · 2Public · 3
On the record: a commissioner, 8 staff members, the clerk, the applicant, 2 applicant's representatives, and 3 members of the public.
Agenda results
Each land-use item on the agenda, with its recorded voteChanda's Comprehensive Plan Update plan amendment
No vote recorded
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