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LDCU-2026-21 — Ordinance / Text Amendment in Polk County, FL
Polk County is adopting a Historic Resources Design Guidelines Manual to implement its Certified Local Government status, establishing design standards for alterations to voluntarily designated historic properties. The manual will guide property owners and the Historical Commission in reviewing modifications to historic structures, sites, and districts, with staff anticipating future amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code to reference these guidelines.
| Case number | LDCU-2026-21 |
|---|---|
| Type | Ordinance / Text Amendment |
| Location | Polk County, FL (multiple historic properties, structures, and districts) |
| County | Polk County |
| Hearing | 2026-09-02 |
| Hearing body | Board of County Commissioners |
| Staff recommendation | approve |
| Status | new |
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- First seen — 2026-09-04: First seen on a Board of County Commissioners agenda · Board of County Commissioners
- Staff recommendation — 2026-09-02: Staff recommendation: approve · Board of County Commissioners
Also on the 2026-09-02 Polk County agenda
- 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)
- LDPD-2026-13 — 151 single-family detached residential lots with minimum lot sizes of 6,000 sq. ft.