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Lake Wales commission approves annexation, land‑use and zoning ordinances for 24‑acre site; building-fees update also adopted
Summary
The commission unanimously approved a package of ordinances including second-reading adoption of a building-fees ordinance and first-reading approvals for annexation, future land‑use amendment and zoning assignment for roughly 24 acres south of Hunt Brothers Road; no members of the public spoke on these items.
The City of Lake Wales commission voted unanimously to approve several ordinances affecting development and regulations, including a second-reading adoption amending building-fee provisions and first-reading approvals to annex and re-designate about 24± acres south of Hunt Brothers Road.
Ordinances and outcomes: Ordinance 2026-03 (amending Chapter 7 building and building regulations — schedule of fees) was presented as a second reading and adopted after a roll-call vote with all members voting yes. The commission then took up a group of related land-use items for the same approximate 24-acre tract: Ordinance 2026-05 (annexation), Ordinance 2026-06 (future land use map amendment), and Ordinance 2026-07 (zoning map assignment to I-1 industrial park). Each was read by title as a first reading/public hearing; with no public speakers, commissioners moved, seconded and approved each item on roll call (unanimous yes votes).
The commission also approved Ordinance 2026-08, a housekeeping amendment to Chapter 23 concerning district classifications and accessory structures, following a brief staff explanation.
Vote details: For each roll-call vote the transcript records the following votes: Commissioner Thompson — Yes; Deputy Mayor Gibson — Yes; Commissioner Williams — Yes; Commissioner Gillespie — Yes; the presiding mayor — Yes. The clerk read the ordinance titles and recorded the unanimous tallies.
Why it matters: The annexation and associated future land-use and zoning changes will give the City of Lake Wales jurisdiction over the roughly 24-acre site south of Hunt Brothers Road and assign it an industrial designation, clearing land‑use and zoning paths for industrial park uses under city code. The building-fees ordinance updates the city's schedule of fees under Chapter 7.
Public input and next steps: No members of the public spoke on these agenda items at either the second-reading public hearing (building-fees) or the first-reading hearings (annexation, land-use and zoning). The ordinances carry the next procedural steps associated with second-reading adoption (for 2026-03) and administrative processing for annexation and zoning changes (for the 24±-acre site).
