Planning & Zoning Commission / Local Planning Agency Regular Meeting: agosto de 2026
Highlands County
08.11.2026 P&Z Agenda Packet
[7 Lykes Rd, Lake Placid; 100 Nellie Dr, Lake Placid; CR 17 N, Lake Placid; U.S. 27 N, Lake Placid; 3925 Muriel Avenue, Sebring; 2601, 2603, 2605, 2703, 2707, 2709, 2711, 2803, and 2809 Valerie Boulevard, Sebring; 782, 784, and 786 Memorial Drive, Sebring; 3810, 3818, 3822, 3904, and 3906 SR 66, Sebring; case CPA-26-652LS; P&Z 2192; P&Z 2193; CPA-26-653SS; P&Z 2194] The document is a public record for a Highlands County Planning & Zoning Commission/Local Planning Agency meeting and minutes. It includes an agenda for a future meeting and minutes from a prior meeting. The agenda item CPA-26-652LS is a request for a text amendment to the Future Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan to amend Appendix Policy A.2.87, Site-Specific Development Conditions, as previously adopted by CPA-10-511LS, to remove expired phasing schedules and update provisions based on changes in State statutes and market conditions. The parcels will all retain the Mixed Use Future Land Use designation. The staff report for this item states the property is twelve parcels totaling approximately 2,182 acres including lake areas, located in the area of U.S. 27 N, CR 17 N, Josephine Creek and Lykes Rd., north of the Town of Lake Placid. The addresses are 7 Lykes Rd, Lake Placid; 100 Nellie Dr, Lake Placid; CR 17 N, Lake Placid; U.S. 27 N, Lake Placid. The parcel IDs are C-01-36-29-010-0010-0000 through C-01-36-29-010-0120-0000. The applicant is Lake Placid Groves c/o Daniel Delisi, AICP, and the property owner is Lykes Bros., Inc. The staff recommendation is to recommend to the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) to approve and adopt by Ordinance, CPA-26-652LS, and to transmit it to FloridaCommerce for expedited state review. The P&Z hearing date is August 11, 2026, and the BCC hearing is September 15, 2026. The minutes from June 9, 2026, include four separate items: P&Z 2192 (JI Realty LLC) for an approximately 9.11-acre parcel at 3925 Muriel Avenue, Sebring, Parcel ID C-21-34-29-050-0550-0000, requesting a change from AU Agricultural District to R-3 Multiple-Family Dwelling including Motel and Hotel District, recommended for approval by a 6-1 vote. P&Z 2193 (Orange Capital Group, LLC) for twelve parcels totaling approximately 6.3 acres at 2601, 2603, 2605, 2703, 2707, 2709, 2711, 2803, and 2809 Valerie Boulevard, and 782, 784, and 786 Memorial Drive, Sebring, with parcel IDs C-11-34-28-070-0000-0010 through C-11-34-28-070-0000-0120, requesting a change from R-1 Residential District to R-2 Two-Family Dwelling District, recommended for approval by a 7-0 vote. CPA-26-653SS (Ivan Barajas) for five parcels totaling approximately 1.9 acres at 3810, 3818, 3822, 3904, and 3906 SR 66, Sebring, with parcel IDs C-24-35-28-020-0000-5510, C-24-35-28-020-0000-5520, C-24-35-28-020-0000-5530, C-24-35-28-020-0000-5550, and C-24-35-28-020-0000-5570, requesting a change from Agriculture (AG) to Commercial (C), recommended for approval by a 7-0 vote. P&Z 2194 (Ivan Barajas) for the same five parcels, requesting a change from B-2 Limited Business District to B-3 CU Business District with a Conditional Use for an open storage lot for cars, trucks, boats, RVs/campers and the like, with an accessory office building, recommended for approval by a 7-0 vote, subject to adoption of the proposed Future Land Use map amendment and conditions of approval. Public comment sentiment from the minutes: For P&Z 2192, one letter was received in objection and one member of the audience spoke against the request, noting concerns about specific uses such as a hotel and motel and the advertisements announcing the incorrect property address. For P&Z 2193, three letters were received in objection. For CPA-26-653SS, no letters were received in favor or against. For P&Z 2194, one letter was received against the request. The staff report for CPA-26-652LS includes comments from the Highlands County Engineering Department and Highlands County Fire Rescue, but no public comment sentiment is stated in the document. [7 Lykes Road, Lake Placid, FL; CR 17 North, Lake Placid, FL; US 27 North, Lake Placid, FL; case CPA-26-652LS] The document is a Highlands County Comprehensive Plan Amendment application (Case Number CPA-26-652LS) for the Lake Placid Groves property, a 2,182-acre parcel located on either side of U.S. 27, south of Josephine Creek, between Sebring and Lake Placid, Florida. The applicant is Lykes Bros., Inc., with agent Daniel Delisi, AICP. The proposed amendment is a text amendment to Policy 15.2.87 of the Highlands County Future Land Use Element, seeking to update parameters governing the Lake Placid Groves DRI, filed concurrently with a request to abandon the DRI approval. The change is from Site Specific Conditions to Site Specific Conditions. The existing zoning is AU (Agriculture) and the existing future land use classification is MU (Mixed Use). The current use is citrus/agriculture. The document includes proposed text amendments that would, among other things, change the residential unit mix from a total of 2,037 single family dwelling units at a maximum density of 6 du/ac and 1,363 single family dwelling units at a minimum density of 6 du/ac to a total of 2,037 single family dwelling units at a maximum density of 6 du/ac and 1,363 single family dwelling units at a minimum density of 6 du/ac, and change the multifamily requirement from a total minimum of 675 dwelling units to a total minimum of 675 dwelling units. The document also proposes to remove the requirement for commercial development to be phased with residential development, and to allow industrial development to proceed through site plan approval without Planned Development approval. The document includes a hearing date of August 11, 2026 for the P&Z Hearing. The document does not state a decision (approved/denied/deferred/recommended). The document does not state any public comment or stakeholder sentiment.
- Board:
- Planning & Zoning Commission / Local Planning Agency Regular Meeting
- Date:
- 2026-08-11
- Type:
- Agenda_packet
- Decision:
- CPA-26-652LS: staff recommendation to approve and adopt by Ordinance and transmit to FloridaCommerce; P&Z 2192: recommended for approval by 6-1 vote; P&Z 2193: recommended for approval by 7-0 vote; CPA-26-653SS: recommended for approval by 7-0 vote; P&Z 2194: recommended for approval by 7-0 vote
- Address:
- 7 Lykes Rd, Lake Placid; 100 Nellie Dr, Lake Placid; CR 17 N, Lake Placid; U.S. 27 N, Lake Placid; 3925 Muriel Avenue, Sebring; 2601, 2603, 2605, 2703, 2707, 2709, 2711, 2803, and 2809 Valerie Boulevard, Sebring; 782, 784, and 786 Memorial Drive, Sebring; 3810, 3818, 3822, 3904, and 3906 SR 66, Sebring
- Applicant:
- Lake Placid Groves c/o Daniel Delisi, AICP; JI Realty LLC c/o Dana Riddell & Jeff Kennedy; Orange Capital Group, LLC c/o Genesis Moro; Ivan Barajas c/o Lew Carter & James Leonardo
Planning & Zoning Commission / Local Planning Agency Regular Meeting
The Highlands County Planning & Zoning Commission met to discuss zoning matters. Several items on the agenda could lead to local business opportunities. These include potential development projects like Lake Placid Groves, which may involve site analysis, land clearing, grading, and civil engineering. Other discussions touched on community development requirements that could impact future construction needs.
- Board:
- Planning & Zoning Commission / Local Planning Agency Regular Meeting
- Date:
- 2026-08-11
- Type:
- Meeting
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