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Local Planning Agency recommends second‑reading rezoning for Grace Bible Church property
Summary
The Lake Placid Local Planning Agency voted to recommend that the Town Council adopt Ordinance 2025‑09, a rezoning request to change a former South Florida State College parcel to C‑2 PD to allow Grace Bible Church uses, with specific deviations for signage and parking.
At a public hearing on a rezoning application labeled LPTC.25.005RZ, Dana Riddell, the town planner, presented a request to rezone 580 East Inner Lake Boulevard (formerly part of South Florida State College) from R‑1A (single‑family dwelling) to C‑2 PD (limited commercial, planned development) so the property owner, Grace Bible Church of Highlands County, may use the site for church functions.
Riddell said the parcel had historically been zoned R‑1A and contained college facilities; the applicant is requesting planned‑development status to allow deviations from the town code. The application includes requested deviations…
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