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Auburndale Planning Commission backs annexed Haire Lane site for 34,375 sq. ft. warehouse; sends recommendation to City Commission
Summary
The Planning Commission unanimously recommended that the City Commission approve changing the annexed Haire Lane property from Polk County 'Linear Commercial Corridor' to the City's 'Commercial Corridor' future land use and designate it PD-C1 zoning to allow a 34,375 sq. ft. tent-making and distribution warehouse; staff cited wetlands protections and required buffering.
The Planning Commission of the City of Auburndale on July 8 voted unanimously to recommend that the City Commission amend the Future Land Use and Zoning Maps to allow development of an annexed 8.73-acre site at US Highway 92 and Polk County Parkway for a 34,375-square-foot tent-making and distribution warehouse owned by Jacob Berardi.
City Planner Jesse Pearson told commissioners the requested change would convert the property's Polk County designation of Linear Commercial Corridor (LCC) to the City's Commercial Corridor (CC) land use and establish Planned Development-Commercial 1 (PD-C1) zoning to accommodate onsite wetlands and a binding site plan. "In regard to Future Land Use we try to find something that is compatible with the character of the area," Pearson said during the staff presentation.
Staff and the applicant described design measures intended to protect wetlands and nearby residences. Pearson said bay doors have been relocated to the front of the building to avoid encroaching wetlands, and the site plan calls for a solid masonry wall along Haire Lane and on both sides of the property to buffer the commercial use from adjoining residential properties. The PD-C1 classification was requested specifically to allow development while recognizing wetland constraints.
Community Development Director Julie Womble said the developer will rely on a temporary septic system until the city's upgraded sewer line is available, at which point the project will be required to connect to the City sewer system; she said removal and permitting for the temporary sewage system will be managed by the Florida Department of Health. Chad Brooker, representing the owner, described the tenant use as storage and distribution with a small showroom and estimated "Maybe 2 employees."
Commissioner Crystal Tijerina moved and Commissioner Donishia Yarde seconded the motion to recommend approval of the Future Land Use amendment; subsequent motions recommended the PD-C1 zoning map change. Both motions passed with unanimous votes recorded as "all ayes." The recommendations will advance to the City Commission for final action.
