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Polk commissioners approve several land-use and code changes, including Goldenrod Lane plan amendment
Summary
The board approved three expedited land-use/code amendments and a regular small-scale comprehensive plan amendment for Goldenrod Lane, moving parcels to industrial or residential low as recommended by staff and the planning commission.
Polk County commissioners on Sept. 16 approved a set of land-use and land development code changes brought by county staff and the planning commission.
Shonda Bennett of the county’s land development division presented four items. The board approved three expedited hearings: a small-scale comprehensive plan amendment (LDCPA S2025-14) to change about 26.21 acres on Cozart Road from business park center to industrial; a second-reading text amendment (LDCT 2025-12) to allow off-site retail home sales as a permitted use in the industrial land-use designation; and another second-reading text amendment (LDCT 2025-16) to allow heavy machinery equipment sales and service in industrial areas as a conditional use (Level 2). Bennett said staff recommended approval for each, and the planning commission supported them (votes reported 7-0 for the expedited cases, per staff).
The board also approved a regular public hearing small-scale comprehensive plan amendment (LDCPA S2025-7) for Goldenrod Lane, changing roughly 17 acres from a prior pre-development-of-regional-impact designation to residential low. Bennett said the parcel sits near a proposed high school site; she noted schools in the area are over capacity at elementary and high school levels but that a new high school is being built nearby. Bennett also said Toho had reviewed the project for utility connections; engineering-level (level 2) review would later assess school capacity and site engineering.
Planning commission recommendations and staff reports were entered into the record; Bennett said the planning commission for Goldenrod returned a 6-1 approval and staff recommended approval overall. The board moved, seconded and approved each item by voice vote; the transcript records “Aye” and “Motion carries” but does not show a roll-call tally.
No members of the public spoke on the expedited items, and the board did not request full staff presentations beyond the summaries provided at the hearing. Commissioners asked and received clarifications about lot sizes and the inability to require a future road connection where property between Goldenrod and Pansy Lane is not under applicant control.
The actions change land-use map designations and the county’s land development code; subsequent level-2 reviews and permitting remain necessary before development occurs.
