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Council approves first reading to rezone former South Florida State College site for Grace Bible Church; parking concerns raised
Summary
On first reading the Lake Placid Town Council approved an ordinance to rezone 580 E. Interlake Blvd. from R-1A to C-2 PD for Grace Bible Church. Staff and residents debated parking adequacy; the ordinance advances to the local planning agency and later second reading.
The Lake Placid Town Council on Sept. 15 approved on first reading an ordinance to rezone 580 East Inner Lake (Interlake) Boulevard to allow Grace Bible Church of Highlands County to use the former South Florida State College buildings.
Dana Riddell, town planner, presented the request (hearing LPTC.25.005; ordinance 2025-09). The applicant seeks a C-2 planned development (PD) zoning designation to provide for church uses and to bundle related approvals (dual-use parking with the adjacent college, site plan commitments). Riddell said the propertys future land use is Commercial General while the…
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