Planning & Zoning Commission / Local Planning Agency Regular Meeting: September 2026
Highlands County
09.08.2026 P&Z Agenda
The document is a public meeting agenda for the Highlands County Planning & Zoning Commission/Local Planning Agency on September 8, 2026, at 3:15 PM, at the Commissioners' Board Room, Highlands County Government Center, 600 S. Commerce Ave. Sebring, FL 33870. It lists four new business items, each a separate project. The meeting will be followed by a BCC hearing on October 20, 2026. No decisions are stated in the agenda; the document only lists items for consideration. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated.
- Board:
- Planning & Zoning Commission / Local Planning Agency Regular Meeting
- Date:
- 2026-09-08
- Type:
- Agenda
- Decision:
- Not stated (agenda only; recommendation to be made at the September 8, 2026 hearing, then heard by BCC on October 20, 2026)
- Address:
- 5711 Oak Manor Ave, Sebring; 4200 SR 70 E, Lake Placid; 6780 & 6814 US 27 S, Sebring
- Applicant:
- Item A/B: Peace River Citrus Investments c/o Thomas Wodrich, AICP, TDW Land Planning; Item C: Woerner South, LLC by Woerner Management, Inc. c/o Elizabeth Lenihan, Esq, Torcivia, Donlon, Goddeau, & Ruibin P.A.; Item D: Beauland Properties, LLC, c/o Cool and Cobb Engineering
09.08.2026 P&Z Agenda
[5711 Oak Manor Ave, Sebring; 4200 SR 70 E, Lake Placid; 6780 & 6814 US 27 S, Sebring; case CPA-26-647SS; P&Z 2183; P&Z 2189; P&Z 2195; CPA-26-652LS] The document is a public meeting agenda and staff report for the Highlands County Planning & Zoning Commission/Local Planning Agency meeting on September 8, 2026. It includes four new business items: A) CPA-26-647SS, a request by Peace River Citrus Investments c/o Thomas Wodrich, AICP, TDW Land Planning, for an amendment to the Future Land Use Map from Agriculture (AG) to Low Density Residential (RL) for an approximate 60.85-acre parcel at 5711 Oak Manor Ave, Sebring, Parcel ID C-10-35-29-A00-0080-0000. The staff recommendation is to approve. B) P&Z 2183, a request by the same applicant for a zoning change from AU Agricultural District to EU Estate District for the same parcel. C) P&Z 2189, a request by Woerner South, LLC by Woerner Management, Inc. c/o Elizabeth Lenihan, Esq, Torcivia, Donlon, Goddeau, & Ruibin P.A., for a zoning change from AU Agricultural District to AU PD Agricultural District with a Planned Development for an approximate 18.85-acre parcel at 4200 SR 70 E, Lake Placid, Parcel ID C-36-37-31-A00-0030-0000. D) P&Z 2195, a request by Beauland Properties, LLC, c/o Cool and Cobb Engineering, for a zoning change from B-3 Business District and I-2 Industrial District to I-2 PD Industrial District with a Planned Development for two parcels totaling approximately 2.24 acres at 6780 & 6814 US 27 S, Sebring, Parcel IDs C-16-35-29-010-0000-0040 and C-16-35-29-010-00D1-0000. The document also includes minutes from the August 11, 2026 meeting, which detail a recommendation to approve CPA-26-652LS, a text amendment by Lake Placid Groves c/o Daniel Delisi, AICP, to amend Appendix Policy A.2.87 of the Comprehensive Plan. Public comment at the August 11 meeting included Zach Franco from Archbold Biological Station speaking in consideration of the Florida wildlife corridor conservation, and Ray Royce speaking in favor of the request. The document does not state decisions for the September 8, 2026 items, as they are scheduled for a hearing on that date. [5711 Oak Manor Ave, Sebring, FL 33876; case P&Z 2183] The document is a soil survey report and a zoning change application for a 60.85-acre parcel at 5711 Oak Manor Ave, Sebring, FL 33876. The applicant, Peace River Citrus Investments, requests a change from AU Agricultural District to EU Estate District for a proposed 46 single-family dwelling units. The case number is P&Z 2183, with a companion Future Land Use Map amendment under CPA-26-647SS. The Planning & Zoning staff recommends approval, subject to adoption of the Future Land Use map amendment. A related traffic impact analysis (Project Number 25120004) was conditionally approved on 7/7/2026, with conditions requiring additional traffic studies. The soil survey indicates the site has Astatula sand with limitations for septic systems and small commercial buildings on slopes. [4200 SR 70 E, Lake Placid, FL 33852 (for P&Z 2189); 5711 Oak Manor Ave, Sebring, FL 33876 (for the other application); case P&Z 2189 (for the main agenda item); not stated for the other application] The document is a Highlands County Planning & Zoning Commission/Local Planning Agency agenda item for P&Z 2189, a request to rezone an approximate 18.85-acre parcel at 4200 SR 70 E, Lake Placid, from AU Agricultural District to AU PD Agricultural District with a Planned Development. The applicant is Woerner South, LLC by Woerner Management, Inc. c/o Elizabeth Lenihan, Esq. The proposed development is a private, members-only eco-resort and outdoor recreation club with lodging, including a lodge with up to 12 lodging suites, an owner's residence, a separate storage building, a primitive camping area, and a helipad. The staff recommendation is to approve and adopt by Resolution. The P&Z hearing date is September 8, 2026, and the BCC hearing date is October 20, 2026. The document also includes a separate application for a zoning change from AU to EU and a comprehensive plan amendment from AG to Low Density Residential for a 60.85-acre parcel at 5711 Oak Manor Ave, Sebring, FL 33876, owned by Peace River Citrus Investments, but no decision or recommendation is stated for that application. [North side of SR 70, approximately 9 miles east of its intersection with US 27, Highlands County, Florida] The document is a compilation of schematic design drawings, a preliminary environmental assessment, and a minor traffic impact analysis for the Greenbrier Lodge project in Highlands County, Florida. The project is a 12-room resort style hotel located on the north side of SR 70, approximately 9 miles east of its intersection with US 27. The parcel ID is C-36-37-31-A00-0030-0000. The traffic analysis concludes that the project will generate 32 daily trips, with 4 in the AM peak hour and 5 in the PM peak hour, and that the impacted roadway segment (SR 70 from US 27 to CR 721) will continue to operate at satisfactory levels of service. The environmental assessment found no gopher tortoise burrows and no wetlands on the parcel. The document does not state a decision (approved/denied/deferred) or a case number. The document also includes a preliminary environmental assessment for a different parcel (4200 SR 70 Lake Placid, FL 33852, 18.85 ac., Parcel ID: C-36-37-31-A00-0020-0000) prepared for Woerner South LLC, which is not stated to be part of the Greenbrier Lodge project. [6780 & 6814 US 27 S, Sebring, FL 33876; case P&Z 2195] Rezone request P&Z 2195 for two parcels totaling approximately 2.24 acres at 6780 & 6814 US 27 S, Sebring, Florida, identified by Parcel IDs C-16-35-29-010-0000-0040 and C-16-35-29-010-00D1-0000. The applicant, Beauland Properties, LLC, c/o Cool and Cobb Engineering, requests a change from B-3 Business District and I-2 Industrial District to I-2 PD Industrial District with a Planned Development. The Planning & Zoning Commission staff recommends approval to the Board of County Commissioners. The proposed use is expansion of an existing metal fabrication and welding business. Existing structures include an approximate 3,600 square foot two-story office building and an approximate 2,600 square foot maintenance building, which will remain; all other existing structures will be removed. Proposed commercial square footage is 12,600. The P&Z hearing date is September 8, 2026, and the BCC hearing date is October 20, 2026. Conditions of approval include permitted uses limited to all B-3 uses plus metal fabrication and welding, a minimum lot area of 20,000 square feet, a maximum height of 90 feet, and buffering along residential boundaries. Public comment sentiment is not stated.
- Board:
- Planning & Zoning Commission / Local Planning Agency Regular Meeting
- Date:
- 2026-09-08
- Type:
- Agenda_packet
- Decision:
- not stated for the September 8, 2026 items; recommended for approval for CPA-26-652LS
- Address:
- 5711 Oak Manor Ave, Sebring; 4200 SR 70 E, Lake Placid; 6780 & 6814 US 27 S, Sebring
- Applicant:
- Peace River Citrus Investments; Woerner South, LLC by Woerner Management, Inc.; Beauland Properties, LLC
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