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Kathleen Road and Duff Road commercial-node plan

A land-use request at Kathleen and Duff roads appears aimed at allowing a small commercial center serving nearby neighborhoods.

In Review

📍 Not yet public Kathleen Road at Duff Road, northwest Lakeland Applicant: Bart Allen, Peterson & Myers, P.A. View on map ↗

A comprehensive-plan amendment the county calls "Kathleen and Duff NAC" covers land near Kathleen Road and Duff Road, northwest of Lakeland. NAC is county shorthand that usually means a neighborhood activity center — the small commercial nodes the county plan allows near residential areas — so the request appears aimed at neighborhood-scale commercial use at the corner, though the application details aren't in the records collected so far.

The case went to the county's development review committee on November 6, 2025 and the Planning Commission on January 7, 2026, and was scheduled for the county commission on February 17, 2026. What the commission decided isn't in the records collected yet. The application was filed by attorney Bart Allen of Peterson & Myers.

What happens nextThe county commission hearing was scheduled for February 17, 2026; the outcome isn't in the records collected so far.

Timeline

February 17, 2026County commission hearing scheduled source: Polk County hearing-case map
January 7, 2026Planning Commission hearing date source: Polk County hearing-case map
November 6, 2025County development review committee date source: Polk County hearing-case map

The receipts

Summaries are derived from public permit and agenda records from the City of Lakeland and Polk County. They may contain errors and are not official — verify with the City or County before relying on them. Spotted a mistake? Email us and we'll fix it fast.

A free community project for Lakeland. Sources: Polk County Planning & GIS, Polk County Legistar, City of Lakeland permit records.