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LDCPAL-2025-7 — Residential-Suburban development, Industrial development, and Rural Cluster Center with Activity Center Plan at State Road 37 and County Road 640 intersection; 200-foot conservation buffer within RS district adjacent to IND district in Polk County, FL
This 2,475-acre comprehensive plan amendment redesignates a Rural Development Area near Mulberry to allow suburban residential, industrial, and Rural Cluster Center uses, including a 200-foot conservation buffer to separate residential and industrial areas. The project directly impacts developers seeking industrial or residential opportunities in this area, and affects existing Pinedale residents who may experience impacts from new industrial development despite distance and code protections. Approval by Polk County would establish an Activity Center Plan framework for mixed-use development at the SR 37/CR 640 intersection.
| Case number | LDCPAL-2025-7 |
|---|---|
| Type | Comp Plan Amendment |
| Location | North and south of County Road 640, primarily west of State Road 37 and east of Anderson Road, and south of the City of Mulberry in Sections 10, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, & 28, Township 30, Range 23 |
| County | Polk County |
| Parcel / legal | Sections 10, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, & 28, Township 30, Range 23 |
| Acreage | 2475.0 |
| Current zoning | Rural Development Area (RDA) with Phosphate Mining (PM), Agricultural/Residential-Rural (A/RR), Industrial (IND), and Leisure/Recreation (L/R) |
| Requested zoning | Suburban Development Area (SDA) with Residential-Suburban (RS), Industrial (IND), and Rural Cluster Center (RCC) |
| Proposed use | Residential-Suburban development, Industrial development, and Rural Cluster Center with Activity Center Plan at State Road 37 and County Road 640 intersection; 200-foot conservation buffer within RS district adjacent to IND district |
| Owner | T. Mims Corporation and others |
| Hearing | 2026-09-02 |
| Hearing body | Planning Commission |
| Staff recommendation | approve |
| Status | new |
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- First seen — 2026-09-04: First seen on a Planning Commission agenda · Planning Commission
- Staff recommendation — 2026-09-02: Staff recommendation: approve · Planning Commission
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