FRP workshop squares away its use permit on Ann Marie Drive in Winter Haven

The building at 503 Ann Marie Drive in Winter Haven was built as a replacement for an industrial building roughly 45 years old. According to the filings, a county fire code inspector flagged that the property needed a change of use to the correct classification, which set off a series of permit applications.

The applicant worked through several tries: an initial change-of-use permit was voided, and two certificate-of-use applications were denied and then withdrawn. A final change-of-use permit for the FRP workshop was filed in August 2026 and closed with a certificate of occupancy issued.

The records describe the building as already operating in its current configuration, with no new construction, additions, or alterations proposed — the paperwork was about getting the use classification right.