Wednesday, December 05, 2012 - Regular Planning ... - Polk County
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• Documentation provided by the applicant shows that three different driving ranges<br />
opened accounts with Lakeland Electric on the subject site from March 1995 to<br />
<strong>December</strong> 2003. On <strong>December</strong> 17, 2003, Central Florida Paintball opened an electric<br />
account on the subject site. In 2004, the VFW relocated to a newly constructed building<br />
across the street from the subject site.<br />
• The Level 3 Conditional Use (CU 11-<strong>05</strong>) to recognize the existing paintball facility was<br />
heard at the April 6, 2011 <strong>Planning</strong> Commission hearing. The <strong>Planning</strong> Commission<br />
approved CU 11-<strong>05</strong> by a vote of 6/1.<br />
• CU 11-<strong>05</strong> was appealed by neighboring property owners and was heard by the Board of<br />
<strong>County</strong> Commissioners on July 12, 2011. The Board of <strong>County</strong> Commissioners approved<br />
CU 11-<strong>05</strong> by a vote of 5/0.<br />
• The Level 2 Review construction plans were approved by the <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Development<br />
Review Committee on January 6, <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
• The site has frontage on US 98 North, a multi-modal two-lane undivided arterial<br />
roadway, with 32 feet of pavement width. US 98 North transitions to a four-lane divided<br />
roadway approximately 900 feet south of the site. Currently, link 5416N (US 98 North<br />
from Daughtery Road to Rockridge Road) has a Peak-hour/Peak-season level-of-service<br />
(LOS) of B while link 5416S has a Peak-hour/Peak-season LOS of C.<br />
• The subject site is located within the Rural Development Area (RDA); therefore, water<br />
and sewer are not available to the site. Currently, the existing structure/use utilizes a 2”<br />
well for potable water and a septic system for waste water.<br />
• Fire services are provided by Fire Station 120, which is 0.7 miles from the site, located at<br />
8936 US 98 North, and has an average response time of two (2) to three (3) minutes.<br />
Station 120 is staffed 24/7 with career firefighters, and operates an advanced life support<br />
fire engine, with at least one of the three crew members cross-trained as a paramedic.<br />
• Ambulance response is provided by the Station MD 11, which is located approximately<br />
four (4) miles from the site, and located at 5201 Cornell Street in Lakeland. Approximate<br />
travel time to the subject site is seven (7) minutes.<br />
• Law enforcement services are provided by the <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Sheriff’s Office Northwest<br />
District Command Center, which is approximately five (5) miles from the site, and<br />
located at 1045 Wedgewood Estates Blvd. in Lakeland.<br />
• The subject site has approximately 15.77 acres of uplands, and the remainder of the site<br />
contains wetlands and/or floodplain. The wetlands and floodplain are located in the<br />
southeast and eastern portion of the site. The existing use (which is not anticipated to<br />
change) will continue to be carried out on the upland portions of the site.<br />
• According to the <strong>Polk</strong> <strong>County</strong> Endangered Habitats Map, updated in 2006 (Animals,<br />
Rookeries & Communities) and 2011 (Plants), the site is not located within an identified<br />
one mile radius for protected plant and animal species. This data is derived from the<br />
Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI) and the Florida Geographic Data Library.<br />
DRC Findings/Recommendation Page 3 of 23<br />
Level 3/TAV 11/21/<strong>2012</strong> 9:52 AM CU 11-<strong>05</strong>M <strong>December</strong> 5, <strong>2012</strong>