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Polk County Land Use Hearing Officer, September 24, 2026

Votes on Special exception for commercial vehicle parking at 3414 West Sokrum Loop

1h 23m10,326 words
93 mentionspublic hearingland usecommercialresidentialconditional usevarianceapprovedsubdivisionsetbackheight restrictionplatPolk County, FL
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What happened

The Polk County Land Use Hearing Officer heard five cases; no votes were taken, as a single hearing officer issues written orders within 7-10 days.

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Polk County, FL
Governing body
Advisory (makes a recommendation)
Date
September 24, 2026
Decisions
7 zoning decisions
Outcome
Voted

Free sample: decision 1 of 7

Limedale Special Exception (continued)

LDL SE 2026-4, the Limedale special exception, has been continued and exceeded the advertising date, so it will be re-advertised and reposted when it comes up for hearing again.

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 Land Use Hearing Officer heard five cases; no votes were taken, as a single hearing officer issues written orders within 7-10 days.

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Key Decisions (7)

Continued

Limedale Special Exception (continued)

Other

Special exception for commercial vehicle parking at 3414 West Sokrum Loop

Conditions attached
Other

Variance for oversized accessory structure at 2018 Meadow Oak Circle

Conditions attached
Other

Variance for shed setback reduction at 8157 Oakhurst Boulevard

Conditions attached
Other

Variance for carport right-of-way setback at 927 Micanopy Drive

Other

Variance for oversized accessory structure at 2422 Gibsonia Galloway Road

Other

Duke Energy power substation setback and height variance at 1800 Florida Development Road

Conditions attached

Development Activity (1)

FDR Power Substation Expansion

Infrastructure

Market Signals (3)

Infrastructure

Duke Energy's substation expansion at 1800 Florida Development Road is…

Housing Demand

Multiple oversized accessory-structure variance requests (Brinson, Williamson) indicate strong demand…

Sentiment

Neighbor opposition to the Duke substation centered on prior tree…

Who Spoke (20)

Staff · 4ApplicantApplicant's RepWitness · 3Public · 3

On the record: 4 staff members, the applicant, the applicant's representative, 3 witnesses, and 3 members of the public.

Agenda scorecard

This season: 16 of 16 (100%) forecasts called in this county.

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