Planning & Zoning Board
The Planning and Zoning Board meets every third Tuesday of each month at 8:30 AM in the City Commission Chambers of City Hall at 228 S Massachusetts Ave, Lakeland FL 33801.
The Board reviews proposed changes to the City’s Comprehensive Plan, future land use map amendments, re-zoning requests, conditional use requests, and changes to the Land Development Code (LDC).
The Board is made up of seven citizens appointed by the City Commission and is assisted by the staff of the Community Development Department. To apply for the Planning & Zoning Board please visit the City Clerk page.
Planning & Zoning Board Meetings
Planning & Zoning Board Meetings are divided into two parts:
Public Hearing
The first part of a Planning & Zoning Board Meeting is a Public Hearing during which new cases are heard, applicants explain their requests, and public comments are received. Except for conditional use requests and requests for minor modifications to existing Planned Unit Developments, the Board normally does not make a final decision on new cases that are up for Public Hearing.
General Meeting
The second part of the meeting is the General Meeting during which staff makes recommendations and the Board makes final decisions on cases that were presented at the previous month’s public hearing. Minor modifications to existing Planned Unit Developments are final upon action by the Board. All other requests approved by the Board are forwarded to the City Commission for final action.
Packets will be posted on the Board Meetings & Agendas page.
2018 Planning and Zoning Board Dates
| Application Deadline |
Minor Mod & ADU Application Deadline |
Notice Ad Submitted & Letters Sent | Packet Published | Notice Signs Posted | Notice Ad Published | Date of Meeting |
| Fri, Dec 01 | Wed, Dec 20 | Thu, Dec 28 | Mon, Jan 08 | Tue, Jan 09 | Thu, Jan 11 | Wed, Jan 17 |
| Wed, Jan 03 | Mon, Jan 22 | Fri, Feb 02 | Fri, Feb 09 | Tue, Feb 13 | Thu, Feb 15 | Tue, Feb 20 |
| Thu, Feb 01 | Tue, Feb 20 | Fri, Mar 02 | Fri, Mar 09 | Tue, Mar 13 | Thu, Mar 15 | Tue, Mar 20 |
| Thu, Mar 01 | Tue, Mar 20 | Fri, Mar 30 | Fri, Apr 06 | Tue, Apr 10 | Thu, Apr 12 | Tue, Apr 17 |
| Mon, Apr 02 | Fri, Apr 20 | Fri, Apr 27 | Fri, May 04 | Tue, May 08 | Thu, May 10 | Tue, May 15 |
| Tue, May 01 | Mon, May 21 | Fri, Jun 01 | Fri, Jun 08 | Tue, Jun 12 | Thu, Jun 14 | Tue, Jun 19 |
| Fri, Jun 01 | Wed, Jun 20 | Fri, Jun 29 | Fri, Jul 06 | Tue, Jul 10 | Thu, Jul 12 | Tue, Jul 17 |
| Mon, Jul 02 | Fri, Jul 20 | Fri, Aug 03 | Fri, Aug 10 | Tue, Aug 14 | Thu, Aug 16 | Tue, Aug 21 |
| Wed, Aug 01 | Mon, Aug 20 | Fri, Aug 31 | Fri, Sep 07 | Tue, Sep 11 | Thu, Sep 13 | Tue, Sep 18 |
| Mon, Sep 03 | Thu, Sep 20 | Fri, Sep 28 | Fri, Oct 05 | Tue, Oct 09 | Thu, Oct 11 | Tue, Oct 16 |
| Mon, Oct 01 | Mon, Oct 22 | Fri, Nov 02 | Fri, Nov 09 | Tue, Nov 13 | Thu, Nov 15 | Tue, Nov 20 |
| Thu, Nov 01 | Tue, Nov 20 | Fri, Nov 30 | Fri, Dec 07 | Tue, Dec 11 | Thu, Dec 13 | Tue, Dec 18 |
Calendar items in bold font indicate changes in the schedule due to holidays.
Download and print a copy of the schedule here.
Planning & Zoning Board Members
Stephanie Franklin, Chair
Andrew Snyder, Vice Chair
Larry Durrence
Brent Burris
Glenn Higgins
Leigh Ann Lunz
Lyle Philipson
Correspondence
Please send any correspondence to members of the Planning and Zoning Board to planningtechnicians@lakelandgov.net or by traditional mail:
(Board Member)
c/o Brandy Gillenwater
Community Development Department
228 S Massachusetts Avenue
Lakeland, FL 33801