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Commission expedites and approves county-initiated land-use changes converting phosphate-mining parcels to rural residential
Summary
The Planning Commission approved two county-initiated comprehensive-plan amendments converting former phosphate-mining lands to agricultural residential rural designations; staff said the requests implement prior Board direction to identify historically used PM lands for residential entitlements.
The Polk County Planning Commission voted to approve two county-initiated large-scale comprehensive-plan amendments — LDCPA L20-25-2 (~116.5 acres) and LDCPA L20-25-3 (~66.5 acres) — converting land previously designated for phosphate mining to Agricultural Residential Rural (ARR).
Robert Bolton, the Land Development case planner, said the amendments stem from prior Board direction to identify historically used mine lands for rural residential entitlements and noted the parcels contain dozens of recorded lots, many with existing homes. One adjacent property owner voiced surprise the county had initiated the change, and Bolton pointed to the staff report showing the items originated in earlier Board action. Commissioners moved to expedite both cases and voted in favor of recommending approval to the Board of County Commissioners.
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