Polk County Land Use Hearing Officer, September 24, 2026
Votes on Special exception for commercial vehicle parking at 3414 West Sokrum Loop
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.
- 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.
Key Decisions (7)
Limedale Special Exception (continued)
Special exception for commercial vehicle parking at 3414 West Sokrum Loop
Variance for oversized accessory structure at 2018 Meadow Oak Circle
Variance for shed setback reduction at 8157 Oakhurst Boulevard
Variance for carport right-of-way setback at 927 Micanopy Drive
Variance for oversized accessory structure at 2422 Gibsonia Galloway Road
Duke Energy power substation setback and height variance at 1800 Florida Development Road
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)
On the record: 4 staff members, the applicant, the applicant's representative, 3 witnesses, and 3 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteThis season: 16 of 16 (100%) forecasts called in this county.
LDLSE-2026-8 (Roca Special Exception) conditional use permit
LDLVAR-2026-37 (Meadow Oak Variance)
Oakhurst Blvd variance
Micanopy Drive variance
LDLVAR-2026-46 Williamson Variance
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