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LDCPAL-2026-6 — Expansion of approved solid waste management facility in Polk County, FL
The applicant is seeking a Future Land Use Map amendment from Phosphate Mining to Institutional zoning for approximately 531 acres to expand an approved solid waste management facility. This represents a significant land use change that could affect future development patterns in the area and may require review of infrastructure and environmental impacts.
| Case number | LDCPAL-2026-6 |
|---|---|
| Type | Rezoning |
| Location | Innovation Environmental Park |
| County | Polk County |
| Acreage | 531.0 |
| Current zoning | Phosphate Mining (PM) |
| Requested zoning | Institutional (INST) |
| Proposed use | Expansion of approved solid waste management facility |
| Petitioner | Carter-Kaye Engineering |
| Hearing | 2026-12-15 (in 87 days) |
| Hearing body | Planning Commission |
| 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
- Advanced — 2026-09-02: Advanced from Planning Commission to Planning Commission (concurrent hearing with LDCU-2026-17); Board of County Commissioners at final adoption hearing · Planning Commission (concurrent hearing with LDCU-2026-17); Board of County Commissioners at final adoption hearing
- Continued — 2026-10-20: Continued from 2026-09-02 to 2026-10-20 · Board of County Commissioners
- Advanced — 2026-12-15: Advanced from Board of County Commissioners to Planning Commission · Planning Commission
Other Polk County rezoning cases
- 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)
- LDPD-2026-13 — 151 single-family detached residential lots with minimum lot sizes of 6,000 sq. ft.
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