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LDCPAS-2026-6 — Mixed-use redevelopment with neighborhood commercial, office, institutional, and residential uses in a transit-supportive development area and community redevelopment area in Polk County, FL
This comprehensive plan amendment would redesignate 25.96 acres in Eloise from Residential-Low to three land use districts (Community Activity Center, Institutional, and Main Street Corridor) to facilitate mixed-use redevelopment in a transit-supportive development area and county-designated community redevelopment area. The proposed uses include neighborhood commercial, office, and residential uses while prohibiting automotive-oriented and industrial uses, with additional development standards requiring small-scale multi-family limits and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design compliance.
| Case number | LDCPAS-2026-6 |
|---|---|
| Type | Comp Plan Amendment |
| Location | South of US 17, west of Snively Avenue, between 6th Street and the US 17/Snively Avenue intersection, southwest of the City of Winter Haven, northeast of the City of Eagle Lake, in Section 5, Township 29 South, Range 26 East |
| County | Polk County |
| Parcel / legal | Section 5, Township 29 South, Range 26 East; 25.96 acres |
| Acreage | 25.96 |
| Current zoning | Residential-Low (RL) |
| Requested zoning | Community Activity Center (CAC), Institutional (INST), and Main Street Corridor (MSC) |
| Proposed use | Mixed-use redevelopment with neighborhood commercial, office, institutional, and residential uses in a transit-supportive development area and community redevelopment area |
| Owner | Numerous |
| Hearing | 2026-09-02 |
| Hearing body | Planning Commission |
| Staff recommendation | approve |
| Status | continued |
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- First seen — 2026-09-04: First seen on a Polk County Planning & Zoning agenda · Polk County Planning & Zoning
- Staff recommendation — 2026-09-02: Staff recommendation: approve · Planning Commission
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- LDPD-2026-12 — 178 townhome units in a Planned Development
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