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LDC24-004 — Ordinance / Text Amendment in Lakeland, FL

Amendment to Article 12, Subsection 12.4.3 extends the administrative adjustment provisions for eight-foot high residential privacy fences from rear yards to interior side yards, subject to a five-foot setback from the front façade wall and written consent of abutting property owners. This change allows residential property owners to install privacy fences in side yards in addition to rear yards, subject to visibility and setback restrictions.

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Case history

Every time this case appeared on an agenda we watched, and what changed.

• First seen — 2026-10-17: First seen on a Planning and Zoning Board agenda · Planning and Zoning Board
• Staff recommendation — 2026-10-20: Staff recommendation: approve · Planning and Zoning Board

Also on the 2026-10-20 Lakeland agenda

• PUD26-013 — Wholesale Trade Uses, Level 1, and Industrial-Type Service Establishments, Level I (not including Automobile Towing Services), in addition to previously approved office uses
• ANX26-003 — Business Park with Medium Industrial zoning
• PUD26-011 — I-2 (Medium Industrial) and limited I-1 (Light Industrial – Limited Commercial)
• LDC26-011 — Ordinance / Text Amendment

Other Lakeland rezoning cases

• 26-032 — Ordinance / Text Amendment