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CU-09-17 — Expansion of solid waste management facility (landfill, waste handling, recycling, remanufacturing, transfer station, offices, equipment repair, academic research, non-certified high impact power generation facility, and Class III utilities for potable water and wastewater treatment) in Polk County, FL
This case involves a conditional use modification for an existing solid waste management facility (landfill, recycling, and remanufacturing) seeking to expand the Institutional district by approximately 531 acres to relocate waste-handling operations for better roadway access and proximity to industrial areas. The facility will maintain its existing landfill location and size but relocate ancillary operations, with infrastructure constraints around potable water and wastewater treatment being the primary limiting factors for future development intensity.
| Case number | CU-09-17 |
|---|---|
| Type | Specific Use Permit |
| Location | Approximately 531 acres of phosphate mining land near State Road 37, Polk County, FL |
| County | Polk County |
| Acreage | 531.0 |
| Current zoning | Phosphate Mining (PM) |
| Requested zoning | Institutional-2 (INST-2) |
| Proposed use | Expansion of solid waste management facility (landfill, waste handling, recycling, remanufacturing, transfer station, offices, equipment repair, academic research, non-certified high impact power generation facility, and Class III utilities for potable water and wastewater treatment) |
| Owner | Mims/Alafia LLC |
| Hearing | 2026-09-02 |
| Hearing body | Planning Commission |
| Staff recommendation | approve |
| Status | continued |
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Case history
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- First seen — 2026-09-04: First seen on a Board and Planning Commission agenda · Board and Planning Commission
- Staff recommendation — 2026-09-02: Staff recommendation: none stated · Board and Planning Commission
- First seen — 2026-09-04: First seen on a Board of County Commissioners agenda · Board of County Commissioners
- Advanced — 2026-09-02: Advanced from Board of County Commissioners to Planning Commission · Planning Commission
- Staff recommendation — 2026-09-02: Staff recommendation: approve · Planning Commission
Also on the 2026-09-02 Polk County agenda
- LDCU-2026-21 — Ordinance / Text Amendment
- LDCPAS-2026-14 — Commercial retail (existing 2,400 sq ft retail building constructed 1974)
- LDPD-2026-12 — 178 townhome units in a Planned Development
- LDCU-2026-17 — Expansion of an approved Solid Waste Management Facility with improved location of re-use, re-manufacturing, and recycling facilities; addition of a Non-Certified High Impact Power Generation Facility; and Class III Utilities (potable water production and wastewater treatment)