The Brief
- In December, Lakeland’s Planning and Zoning Commission denied Talbot House Ministries’ request for a land use amendment and rezoning application. Talbot House appealed the decision.
- During a meeting Monday, city commissioners approved taking up the matter in a public hearing scheduled for April 6.
- If the commission supports the denial of the land use amendment and rezoning for the new facility on April 6, that will be the final decision from the city.
LAKELAND, Fla. – Last year, Talbot House Ministries, a homeless services provider, was denied its plan to relocate and build a new facility off East Memorial Boulevard. They appealed and now the City of Lakeland will be holding a public hearing on the matter.
The backstory:
In December, Lakeland‘s Planning and Zoning Commission denied Talbot House Ministries’ request for a land use amendment and rezoning application. The application requested permission to build the new facility from a block to the west of the original proposed site at 1115 E. Memorial Blvd, facing North Ingraham Avenue, to reduce traffic on the busy road and to be near a bus stop.…