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Auburndale approves Future Land Use and zoning changes for Gapway Road parcel
Summary
On unanimous votes, the Commission adopted Ordinance No. 1841 to reclassify a roughly 0.06‑acre parcel from Polk County Residential Suburban to City Lakes District Mixed Use and Ordinance No. 1842 to apply Estate Residential zoning; the Planning Commission had recommended approval.
The City Commission unanimously approved two related ordinances on Dec. 1, 2025, to change the future land‑use designation and zoning for a small parcel on Gapway Road.
Community Development Director Julie Womble explained the request to reclassify the parcel (approximately 0.06 acres) from Polk County Residential Suburban (RS) to the City of Auburndale Lakes District Mixed Use (LDMU) future land‑use category and to establish Estate Residential (ER) zoning on the Official Zoning Map. Womble said the requested map amendments are compatible with adjacent residential uses, allow larger one‑acre lots within the Lakes District, and are consistent with the City of Auburndale Comprehensive Plan, the Land Development Regulations and the Lakes District Master Planned Community Overlay District. The Planning Commission recommended approval 4‑0 on Nov. 4, 2025.
City Attorney Frederick J. Murphy Jr. read Ordinance No. 1841 and Ordinance No. 1842 by title. There were no citizen comments on either ordinance. Vice Mayor Jordan Helms moved and Commissioner Travis Avery seconded approval of Ordinance No. 1841; Vice Mayor Helms moved and Commissioner Crystal Tijerina seconded approval of Ordinance No. 1842; both motions passed unanimously (all ayes).
The actions implement a land‑use and zoning alignment intended to integrate the parcel with adjacent Lakes District development and to permit the larger‑lot Estate Residential pattern described in the presentation. The minutes state staff prepared the ordinances and reviewed them with the City Manager and City Attorney prior to second reading.
