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LDNON-2026-29 — Solid waste management industrial park including resource recovery, recycling, reuse, remanufacturing, waste-to-energy power generation, wastewater treatment, and related industrial uses in Polk County, FL
This is a conditional use expansion for a solid waste management industrial park on approximately 531 acres of former phosphate mining land, proposing resource recovery, recycling, reuse, waste-to-energy conversion, and related industrial uses with wastewater treatment facilities. The facility includes extensive buffer requirements and is located over 2,000 feet from nearest residences, with infrastructure planning to support water and wastewater systems. Developers should note the site's limitations due to former mining activities, clay slimes soils, and required environmental engineering, wetland analysis, and multiple agency approvals.
| Case number | LDNON-2026-29 |
|---|---|
| Type | Site Plan |
| Location | Bradley Junction area, near State Road 37 and Jamison Road, Polk County, FL |
| County | Polk County |
| Acreage | 531.0 |
| Current zoning | INST (Industrial) |
| Proposed use | Solid waste management industrial park including resource recovery, recycling, reuse, remanufacturing, waste-to-energy power generation, wastewater treatment, and related industrial uses |
| Owner | TECO (implied from context) |
| Hearing | 2026-09-02 |
| Hearing body | Polk County Planning & Zoning |
| Staff recommendation | approve with conditions |
| Status | continued |
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Case history
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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: none stated · Planning Commission
- Advanced — 2026-09-02: Advanced from Planning Commission to Board of County Commissioners · Board of County Commissioners
- Advanced — 2026-09-02: Advanced from Board of County Commissioners to Polk County Planning & Zoning · Polk County Planning & Zoning
- Staff recommendation — 2026-09-02: Staff recommendation: approve with conditions · Polk County Planning & Zoning
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)