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Medical office planned for 5955 South Florida Avenue

Where it is. On South Florida Avenue in south Lakeland, about 750 feet from Sonny's Real Pit Bar-B-Q and about 800 feet from Brewlands Billiards. Distance measured from map data, October 2026.

Two of the places within a quarter mile, nearest first; the nearest large store is kept when there is one. Straight-line distance between the mapped points. Restaurant locations geocoded from the Florida DBPR active food-service licence file, read Oct 15, 2026.

A medical office building is planned for 5955 S Florida Ave.

The property at 5955 S Florida Ave is being redeveloped as a medical office with potential for other future uses. The applicant has filed for a comprehensive plan amendment to change the site designation from BPC-2 to INST, and has requested rezoning to LCC (Lakeland Commercial Campus). A pre-application meeting with the Development Review Committee was completed in June 2026.

What happens next

The comprehensive plan amendment is currently in revisions-required status. Once resubmitted and approved by the city, the rezoning and site plan approvals will proceed.

Timeline

Jun 19
Pre-application DRC meeting requested
Polk County Accela LDDRC-2026-136
Jul 8
Comprehensive plan amendment application filed
Polk County Accela LDCPAS-2026-18

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Sources for this page: Polk County permit records.