Planning and Zoning Board - Regular Meeting

Tuesday, October 20, 2026Official site

About this meeting

Government Body
Planning and Zoning Board
Meeting Type
Planning And Zoning Board
Location
Lakeland, FL
Meeting Date
October 20, 2026

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Tuesday, October 20, 2026

21 items on the agenda.

PUBLIC HEARING•Item a.

Conditional use to allow a Retail Laundry & Cleaning Establishment (Laundromat) on property located at 1050 Sharon Drive. Owner: Well Marbled Enterprises LLC. Applicant: Charles Brooker, Traditions Engineering, LLC. (CUP26-009)

PUBLIC HEARING•Item b.

Consideration of final decision.

PUBLIC HEARING•Item ITEM 2

Proposed text amendment to the Future Land Use Element of the Lakeland Comprehensive Plan to establish factors for assessing the compatibility of allowable residential uses in residential districts and land uses; and changes to Article 1, Section 1.6 (Definitions) of the Land Development Code to update the definition of compatibility; and changes to Article 5 (Standards for Specific Uses) of the Land Development Code to establish standards for assessing the compatibility of allowed residential uses in residential districts, and measures to mitigate or minimize potential incompatibility concerns. Applicant: City of Lakeland. (CPA26-001/LDC26-003)

PUBLIC HEARING•Item ITEM 3

Proposed text amendment to the Future Land Use Element of the Lakeland Comprehensive Plan and changes to Article 1, Section 1.4 (Regulations Governing Development in General) of the Land Development Code to provide a density bonus for residential uses allowed in the Mixed Commercial Corridor (MCC) future land use district located within a designated Transit-Oriented Corridor and the Dixieland or Midtown CRAs. Applicant: City of Lakeland. (CPA26-002/LDC26-007)

PUBLIC HEARING•Item ITEM 4

Proposed text amendment to Chapter 4 of the Lakeland Comprehensive Plan to revise Map TRN-2 and Table TRN-1 Functional Classification. Changes to Article 3, Sub-Section 3.3.1.1 Classification of Street Types. Applicant: City of Lakeland. (CPA26-005/LDC26-008)

PUBLIC HEARING•Item ITEM 5

Changes to Article 1 (Introduction and Use of this Code), Section 1.1 (Intent and Applicability) and Article 6 (Nature Resource Protection Standards), Section 6.2 (Floodplain Management) to amend development standards pertaining to Chickee Huts. Applicant: City of Lakeland. (LDC26-001)

PUBLIC HEARING•Item ITEM 6

Changes to Article 2 (Use Standards), Table 2.3-1 (Permitted Principal Uses and Article 5 (Standards for Specific Uses) to establish standards for permitting manufactured buildings and homes in zoning districts where single-family dwellings are allowed. Applicant: City of Lakeland. (LDC26-002)

PUBLIC HEARING•Item ITEM 7

Changes to Article 6 (Natural Resource Protection Standards), Section 6.4.3.4 (Lake Bottom Construction Permit Procedures) of the Land Development Code to revise the review requirements for water access structures. Applicant: City of Lakeland. (LDC26-004)

PUBLIC HEARING•Item ITEM 8

Changes to Article 4 (General Site Development Standards), Section 4.11 (Vehicle Use Areas) to update the Parking Exempt Area map and adopt new standards for minimum off-street parking reductions. Applicant: City of Lakeland. (LDC26-005)

PUBLIC HEARING•Item ITEM 9

Changes to Article 12 (Administration and Enforcement), Sub-Section 12.4.3 (Administrative Adjustments) to allow for the administrative approval of residential fences up to eight feet in height within interior side yards. Applicant: City of Lakeland. (LDC26-006)

PUBLIC HEARING•Item ITEM 10

Changes to Article 2 (Use Standards), Section 2.6 (Master Use List) and Article 5 (Standards for Specific Uses) to provide procedures for the establishment of Certified Recovery Residences and the review and approval of requests for reasonable accommodation. Applicant: City of Lakeland. (LDC26-009)

PUBLIC HEARING•Item ITEM 11

Changes to Article 12 (Administration and Enforcement), Section 12.7 (Appeal Procedures). Applicant: City of Lakeland. (LDC26-010)

PUBLIC HEARING•Item ITEM 12

Changes to Article 2 (Use Standards), Table 2.3-1 (Permitted Principal Uses) and Section 2.6 (Master Use List), and Article 5 (Standards for Specific Uses) to adopt standards for schools within certain zoning districts. Applicant: City of Lakeland. (LDC26-011)

GENERAL MEETING•Item ITEM 13

Review minutes of the September meeting.

GENERAL MEETING•Item ITEM 14

Change in zoning on approximately 24.93 acres from LD (Limited Development) to PUD (Planned Unit Development), concurrent with a City-initiated application to change the context sub-district designation from Suburban Neighborhood (SNH) to Suburban Special Purpose (SSP), and the application of new PUD zoning on approximately 20.05 acres, to allow for I-2 (Medium Industrial) and limited I-1 (Light Industrial – Limited Commercial) uses on property located at 3485 and 3515 Airport Road. Owner: Woods Family Management, LLC. Applicant: Ryan Behren, Peterson & Myers, P.A. (PUD26-011/ZON26-007)

Note: Continued from a previous meeting.

GENERAL MEETING•Item ITEM 15

Major modification of PUD (Planned Unit Development) zoning to remove Tracts B1 and B2 on approximately 20.05 acres located at 3515 Airport Road. Applicant: City of Lakeland. (PUD26-017)

Note: Continued from a previous meeting.

GENERAL MEETING•Item ITEM 16

Conditional use for Lone Palm Golf Club to recognize the existing golf course as a conforming use and allow for the development of new recreational facilities on property generally south of W. Memorial Boulevard, east and west of Lone Palm Drive, and west of Howard Avenue (845 Lone Palm Drive). Owner: Lone Palm Golf Club LLC. Applicant: Jason W. Rice, LP Engineering Services, LLC. (CUP26-008)

Note: Continued from a previous meeting.

GENERAL MEETING•Item ITEM 17

Annexation, a small-scale land use map amendment to apply a future land use designation of Business Park (BP), and the application of I-2 (Medium Industrial) zoning, concurrent with a City-initiated application to apply a Suburban Special Purpose (SSP) context sub-district designation, on approximately 9.66 acres located south of Old Tampa Highway, east of Browning Road, and west of Airport Road (3740 Old Tampa Highway). Owner: 3740 Old Tampa Highway LLC. Applicant: Timothy Baur, Progressive Development Group, Inc. (ANX26-003/LUS26-001/ZON26-009/ZON26-010)

GENERAL MEETING•Item ITEM 18

Report of City Commission action on Planning and Zoning Board recommendations along with Planning & Transportation Manager's Report.

GENERAL MEETING•Item ITEM 19

Audience.

GENERAL MEETING•Item ITEM 20

Adjourn.