Legal Notice: Proposed 25-042 thru 25-051

This site serves as a secondary notice of City of Lakeland Public Hearings.

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Commission of the City of Lakeland, Florida, will consider passage of the following titled ordinance(s) at a City Commission meeting which commences at 9:00 A.M. on Monday, December 15, 2025, in the City Commission Chamber at City Hall, Lakeland, Florida:

PROPOSED 25-042; AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ZONING; MAKING FINDINGS; PROVIDING FOR I-3 (HEAVY INDUSTRIAL) ZONING ON APPROXIMATELY 23.78 ACRES LOCATED AT 2760 N. COMBEE ROAD; PROVIDING CONDITIONS; FINDING CONFORMITY WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

PROPOSED 25-043; AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ZONING; MAKING FINDINGS; AMENDING ORDINANCE 6027 TO PROVIDE FOR A MAJOR MODIFICATION OF AN EXISTING CONDITIONAL USE FOR A SOLID WASTE TRANSFER FACILITY TO EXPAND THE BOUNDARIES AND TO ADOPT A NEW SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN ON APPROXIMATELY 23.78 ACRES LOCATED AT 2760 N. COMBEE ROAD; FINDING CONFORMITY WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

PROPOSED 25-044; AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAKELAND, FLORIDA RELATING TO ZONING; PROVIDING FOR TEXT AMENDMENT LDC25-002 TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE; ARTICLE 1 (INTRODUCTION AND USE OF THIS CODE); ARTICLE 9 (SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS); ARTICLE 12 (ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT), SECTION 12.2 (PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD); AND ARTICLE 6 (NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION STANDARDS), SUBSECTION 6.3.11 (PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS AND EFFECTIVE DATES) TO ESTABLISH A MINOR SUBDIVISION REVIEW PROCESS, REMOVING FINAL PLAT APPROVAL AUTHORITY FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD AND DESIGNATING THE CITY MANAGER AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE FOR FINAL PLAT APPROVAL, REVISING THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD REVIEW AND APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBDIVISIONS PLATS IN THE GREEN SWAMP AREA OF CRITICAL STATE CONCERN; AND ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR ISSUANCE OF EARLY START CONSTRUCTION PERMITS PRIOR TO RECORDING OF THE FINAL PLAT; MAKING FINDINGS; FINDING CONFORMITY WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

PROPOSED 25-045; AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAKELAND, FLORIDA RELATING TO ZONING; PROVIDING FOR TEXT AMENDMENT LDC25-003 TO ARTICLE 13 (NONCONFORMITIES), SECTION 13.4 (LOT NONCONFORMITIES) OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TO ALLOW NONCONFORMING LOTS OF RECORD ALTERED DUE TO A PUBLIC TAKING TO BE BUILT UPON WHEN THE RESULTING LOT DIMENSIONS ARE WITHIN 10 PERCENT OF THE ORIGINAL PLATTED LOT DEPTH AND AREA; MAKING FINDINGS; FINDING CONFORMITY WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

PROPOSED 25-046; AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAKELAND, FLORIDA RELATING TO ZONING; PROVIDING FOR TEXT AMENDMENT LDC25-004 TO ARTICLE 4 (GENERAL SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS), SECTION 4.4 (FENCES AND WALLS) OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TO ESTABLISH STANDARDS FOR SECURITY FENCING ON VACANT, UNDEVELOPED PROPERTY; MAKING FINDINGS; FINDING CONFORMITY WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

PROPOSED 25-047; AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAKELAND, FLORIDA RELATING TO ZONING; PROVIDING FOR TEXT AMENDMENT LDC25-005 TO ARTICLE 2 (USE STANDARDS), SECTION 2.5 (TEMPORARY USES) OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TO ALLOW FOR THE TEMPORARY USE OF ROLL-OFF CONTAINERS FOR NON-CONSTRUCTION RELATED ACTIVITIES; MAKING FINDINGS; FINDING CONFORMITY WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

PROPOSED 25-048; AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ZONING; MAKING FINDINGS; APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE TO ALLOW A TWO-FAMILY DWELLING (DUPLEX) ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 420 PLUM STREET; FINDING CONFORMITY WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

PROPOSED 25-049; AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING; MAKING FINDINGS; PROVIDING FOR SMALL SCALE AMENDMENT #LUS25-002 TO A CERTAIN PORTION OF THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE LAKELAND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: OUR COMMUNITY 2030, CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FROM RESIDENTIAL LOW (RL) TO RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM (RM) ON APPROXIMATELY 8.48 ACRES LOCATED AT 752 CARPENTER’S WAY AND RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM (RM) TO RESIDENTIAL HIGH (RH) ON APPROXIMATELY 2.48 ACRES OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 503 CARPENTER’S WAY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

PROPOSED 25-050; AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ZONING; MAKING FINDINGS; AMENDING ORDINANCE 4773, AS AMENDED, TO PROVIDE FOR A MAJOR MODIFICATION OF PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) ZONING TO ALLOW 36 SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED (TOWNHOME) DWELLING UNITS ON APPROXIMATELY 8.48 ACRES, ALLOW A CLUBHOUSE/AMENITY CENTER ON APPROXIMATELY 2.48 ACRES, INCREASE THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED DWELLING UNITS FROM 14 TO 17 ON APPROXIMATELY 19.02 ACRES, ADOPT A NEW SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND REDUCE THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED DWELLING UNITS FROM 46 TO 44 ON APPROXIMATELY 33.24 ACRES AND ADOPT A NEW SITE PLAN TO ALLOW 116 SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED (TOWNHOME) DWELLING UNITS AND 700 MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING UNITS ON APPROXIMATELY 57.74 ACRES OF PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH OF INTERSTATE-4, SOUTH OF HEATHERPOINT DRIVE, EAST AND WEST OF CARPENTERS WAY AND SOUTH OF WEDGEWOOD ESTATES BOULEVARD; PROVIDING CONDITIONS; FINDING CONFORMITY WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

PROPOSED 25-051; AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAKELAND, FLORIDA RELATING TO THE CITY’S STORMWATER UTILITY; MAKING FINDINGS; PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDED FEE SCHEDULE; AMENDING THE UNIT OF MEASUREMENT USED TO DETERMINE AN EQUIVALENT RESIDENTIAL UNIT (ERU); AMENDING THE CREDIT PROVIDED FOR QUALIFYING ONSITE STORMWATER FACILITIES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

INTERESTED PERSONS may inspect such proposed ordinances at the City Attorney's Office in City Hall and may appear and be heard at the meeting with respect to the proposed ordinances. Anyone deciding to appeal a decision by the City Commission on the above subject matter at this hearing will need a record of the proceedings and, for purposes of that appeal, may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be made.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 286.26, Florida Statute, persons with disabilities needing special accommodation to participate in this proceeding, or those requiring language assistance (free of charge) should contact the City of Lakeland ADA Specialist, Kristin Meador. Because providing a reasonable accommodation may require outside assistance, organizations, or resources, the City asks that any request be made with as much notice as possible, preferably 72 hours, but no later than 48 hours in advance of the event, at: (863) 834-6040, Email: ADASpecialist@lakelandgov.net. If hearing impaired, please contact the TDD numbers: Local – (863) 834-8333 or 1-(800) 955-8771 (TDD – Telecommunications Device for the Deaf) or the Florida Relay Service number: 1-(800) 955-8770 (VOICE), for assistance.

___________________________

KELLY S. KOOS
City Clerk
City of Lakeland, Florida

This site serves as a secondary notice of City of Lakeland Public Hearings.

Contact
City Clerk's Office
City of Lakeland
863.834.6210

cityclerk'soffice@lakelandgov.net

Posted by City Clerk on 26 Nov 2025