Land near Shimmering Drive cleared for a Community Activity Center
Where it is. In the Lakeland area, about 400 feet from Egg Factory of South Lakeland and about 700 feet from Winn-Dixie. Distance measured from map data, October 2026.
Two of the places within a quarter mile, nearest first; the nearest large store is kept when there is one. Straight-line distance between the mapped points. Store locations © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), read Oct 15, 2026. Restaurant locations geocoded from the Florida DBPR active food-service licence file, read Oct 15, 2026.
Polk County approved a future land use change on about 3.87 acres, shifting it from low-density residential to a Community Activity Center with a specific activity center plan.
Polk County commissioners approved a small-scale comprehensive plan amendment that changes the Future Land Use Map designation on roughly 3.87 acres from Residential Low (RL) to Community Activity Center-X (CAC). The property sits in the county's Transit Supportive Development Area. The application was filed by Dario Cardona of Clark, Commercial Park, LLC.
The map change moved alongside a companion Land Development Code text amendment (LDCT-2026-5) that adds an activity center plan to Appendix E with conditions limiting the allowable uses within the CAC. Both items cleared the Planning Commission and the Board of County Commissioners, with staff and the Planning Commission recommending approval and no members of the public speaking at the hearings.
The records describe the land use and code changes that set the stage for an activity center, but they do not name any specific store, building, or business planned for the site.
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gis.polk-county.net Adoption hearing agenda (July 21, 2026)
polkcountyfl.legistar1.com First reading agenda (July 7, 2026)
polkcountyfl.legistar1.com Planning Commission agenda (June 3, 2026)
polkcountyfl.legistar1.com Case documents (Polk County GIS portal)
gis.polk-county.net Planning Commission meeting, June 3, 2026
polkcountyfl.legistar.com BoCC first reading, July 7, 2026 (26-1199)
polkcountyfl.legistar.com