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In Review Retail & Dining

Highland City

Waffle House coming to Highland City

Highland City Applicant: Jennifer Yarbrough & Timothy Johnson

Applicants Jennifer Yarbrough and Timothy Johnson seek a conditional use permit for a Waffle House in Highland City.

A conditional use permit application has been filed for a Waffle House location in Highland City. The application was filed May 22, 2026 and scheduled for Planning Commission review on June 3, 2026.

Applicants Jennifer Yarbrough and Timothy Johnson are seeking the required conditional use approval to operate the restaurant at the proposed Highland City location.

What happens next

The Planning Commission hearing is scheduled for June 3, 2026 at 8:50 AM in the Board Room. The outcome of that hearing will determine whether the conditional use permit is approved.

Written before that date. It has since passed — see the timeline below for what the records show.

Timeline

May 22

Conditional use permit application filed

Polk County Legistar

Jun 3

Planning Commission hearing scheduled

Polk County Legistar agenda

Jun 3

County Planning Commission voted a recommendation of approval

Polk County Planning Commission agenda

Receipts — verify every claim

Every claim above links to the record it came from.

LDCU-2026-9 public hearing case
gis.polk-county.net Planning Commission meeting agenda, June 3, 2026
polkcountyfl.legistar1.com Planning Commission meeting minutes, June 3, 2026
polkcountyfl.legistar1.com Polk County case document for LDCU-2026-9
gis.polk-county.net

Spotted by the Lakelandmarks records pipeline · records checked Aug 27, 2026

Highland City

Exact address not yet public — map shows the case-file location

At a glance

StageIn Review

Last movedJun 3, 2026 · 3 months ago

First public stepMay 22, 2026

Applicant of recordJennifer Yarbrough & Timothy Johnson

Records fromPolk County hearing-case map · Polk County Legistar agendas

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Sources for this page: Polk County hearing-case map · Polk County Legistar agendas.