AGENDA
CITY OF HAINES CITY, FLORIDA
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING

Monday, August 11, 2025 at 4:00 P.m. - 5:00 P.m.

City Hall Commission Chambers

620 E. Main Street, Haines City, FL 33844

Phone: [phone] Web: hainescity.com

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

2.

INVOCATION

3.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.

MINUTES TO ACCEPT

July 14, 2025 - Planning Commission Meeting

Staff Contact: Sharon Lauther, MMC, City Clerk

5.

NEW BUSINESS

5.a

Ordinance No. 25-2115 – Prince & Sons Future Small Scale Land Use Map Amendment – RS to CC

Consider approval of Ordinance No. 25-2115, for a Land Use Map Amendment for 10.13 +/- acres from County Residential Suburban (RS) to Commercial Corridor (CC) for Prince & Sons property.

Staff contact: Grace Malpartida, Planner

• Recommended Motion:

  Staff recommends the Planning Commission forward a recommendation of approval to the City Commission for the Small Scale Land Use Map Amendment for the Prince & Sons property.

5.b

Ordinance No. 25-2116 – Prince & Sons Zoning Map Amendment – IND to CG

Consider approval of Ordinance No. 25-2116, for a Zoning Map Amendment for 10.13 +/- acres from County Industrial (IND) to Commercial General (CG) for Prince & Sons property.

Staff contact: Grace Malpartida, Planner

• Recommended Motion:

  Staff recommends the Planning Commission forward a recommendation of approval to the City Commission for the Zoning Map Amendment for the Prince & Sons property.

5.c

Ordinance No. 25-2117 – Ford Family Trust Future Land Use Map Amendment

Consider approval of Ordinance No. 25-2117, for a Land Use Map Amendment for 19.66 +/- acres from County Agricultural/Residential Rural (A/RR) to City Low Density Residential (LDR) for Ford Family Trust property.

Staff contact: Grace Malpartida, Planner

• Recommended Motion:

  Staff recommends the Planning Commission forward a recommendation of approval to the City Commission for the Small Scale Land Use Map Amendment for the Ford Family Trust property.

5.d

Ordinance No. 25-2118 – Ford Family Trust Zoning Map Amendment

Consider approval of Ordinance No. 25-2118, for a Zoning Map Amendment for 19.66 +/- acres from County Agricultural/Residential Rural (A/RR) to City Residential Planned Unit Development (RPUD) for Ford Family Trust property.

Staff contact: Grace Malpartida, Planner

• Recommended Motion:

  Staff recommends the Planning Commission forward a recommendation of approval to the City Commission for the zoning map amendment for the Ford Family Trust property subject to the following conditions:

  1. The traffic study must be approved by the City's traffic consultant prior to the Preliminary Plat.
  2. If the developer fails to commence construction within two (2) years of the effective date of the adoption of the RPUD zoning, this shall be ground for the City to initiate rezoning of the subject property. In such event, the Planning Commission may recommend to the City Commission that (i) the subject property be returned to its previous zoning classification, (ii) that the RPUD be modified, or (iii) that the RPUD be retained in its current form.

• Recommended Motion:

  Staff recommends the Planning Commission forward a recommendation of approval to the City Commission for the zoning map amendment for the Ford Family Trust property subject to the following conditions:

  1. The traffic study must be approved by the City's traffic consultant prior to the Preliminary Plat.
  2. If the developer fails to commence construction within two (2) years of the effective date of the adoption of the RPUD zoning, this shall be ground for the City to initiate rezoning of the subject property. In such event, the Planning Commission may recommend to the City Commission that (i) the subject property be returned to its previous zoning classification, (ii) that the RPUD be modified, or (iii) that the RPUD be retained in its current form.

6.

Board Member COMMENTS

7.

ADJOURNMENT