A commercial corner on Shimmering Drive is one vote from approval
Where it is. In the Shimmering Drive area, about 700 feet from Winn-Dixie and about 0.2 miles from McDonald's. 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 7, 2026. Restaurant locations geocoded from the Florida DBPR active food-service licence file, read Oct 7, 2026.
A request to expand a small commercial area onto 3.87 acres near Shimmering Drive, south of Lakeland, goes to its final hearing July 21.
Landowners are asking Polk County to shift 3.87 acres near Shimmering Drive, in the county area south of Lakeland, from low-density residential land use into a community activity center — the county's category for neighborhood commercial hubs. County agenda records describe it as an expansion of an existing activity center, with a companion code change spelling out conditions that limit which uses would be allowed.
The Planning Commission recommended approval on June 3, 2026. The county commission held a first reading on the companion ordinance on July 7 and set the adoption hearing for July 21, 2026. Dario Cardona is the applicant of record, associated in county records with Commercial Park, LLC.
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gis.polk-county.net Polk County case document for LDCPAS-2025-24
gis.polk-county.net County commission agenda of July 7, 2026 (first reading, LDCT-2026-5 Shimmering Drive text amendment)
polkcountyfl.legistar1.com