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Auburndale approves land‑use and zoning changes for 8.73‑acre Haire Lane parcel
Summary
The City Commission approved Ordinance #1833 to amend the Future Land Use Map and Ordinance #1834 to establish PD‑C1 zoning on about 8.73 acres at US Hwy. 92 and Haire Lane, clearing the way for a 34,375 sq. ft. tent‑making/distribution warehouse; votes were unanimous.
Community Development Director Julie Womble presented requests to reclassify about 8.73 acres at US Highway 92 and Haire Lane from Polk County Linear Commercial Corridor (LCC) to the City of Auburndale’s Commercial Corridor (CC) future‑land‑use designation and to establish Planned Development‑Commercial‑1 (PD‑C1) zoning for the parcel. Womble said the proposal includes a binding site plan for a 34,375‑square‑foot warehouse for tent making and distribution and that the requested designations are compatible with the city comprehensive plan and land‑development regulations.
Womble told the commission the Planning Commission recommended approval 7–0 on July 8, 2025, and staff recommended approval. City Attorney Frederick J. Murphy Jr. read both Ordinance No. 1833 (Future Land Use Map amendment) and Ordinance No. 1834 (Official Zoning Map amendment) by title. There was no public comment on either ordinance.
Commissioner Keith Cowie moved to approve Ordinance #1833 on second and final reading; Commissioner Jordan Helms seconded and the motion passed unanimously. Commissioner Helms moved to approve Ordinance #1834 on second and final reading; Commissioner Bill Sterling seconded and that motion also passed unanimously. The approvals complete second and final readings and adopt the ordinances as presented.
The ordinances were described in the meeting as necessary to align the parcel’s future‑land‑use and zoning after an earlier annexation in June 2025 and to allow the developer’s proposed commercial use on the site.
