Personnel
at Time of
Original Adoption
December 16, 2013

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LAKELAND CITY COMMISSION

Gow Fields, Mayor

Justin Troller

Phillip Walker

Keith Merritt

Edie Yates

Don Selvage

Howard Wiggs

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LAKELAND PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD

Terry Dennis, Chairman

Edward Lunz, Vice-Chair

Penny McAuley, Secretary

Michael Folsom

Reverend Jessie Harvin

Rosalyn Kennedy

Burl Wilson

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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER

Douglas B. Thomas, City Manager

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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

James C. Studiale, Director

Stephen J. Bissonnette, Assistant Director

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PLANNING DIVISION

Bruce Kistler, Manager of Current Planning

Celeste Deardorff, Manager of Long-Range Planning

Charles Barmby, Transportation Planner

Jason Willey, Economic Development Coordinator

Teresa Maio, Principal Planner

Lorenzo Thomas, Senior Planner

Matthew Lyons, Senior Planner

Richard Perez, Senior Planner

Lynne Simpkins, Senior Planner

Troy Salisbury, Senior Planner

D'Ariel Reed, Office Associate II

Carol Roberts, Receptionist

Connie Rossman, GIS Supervisor

Kenneth Pertuis, GIS Technician

Traci Vanhoy, Administrative Assistant

Brooke Torres, Planning Administrative Specialist

Consultants: AECOM; Samuel G. Sheets & Associates

Illustrations: Furr and Wegman Architects

This Code constitutes a publication of the general and permanent ordinances of the City of Lakeland, Florida.

The source of each section is included in the history note appearing in parentheses at the end thereof. The absence of such a note indicates that the section is new and was adopted for the first time with the adoption of the Code. By use of the List of Amendments Table appearing in the back of this Code, the reader can locate any section of the Code, as supplemented, and any subsequent ordinance included herein.

Page Numbering System

The page numbering system used in this Code is a prefix system. The letters to the left of the colon are an abbreviation which represents a certain article of the volume. The number to the right of the colon represents the number of the page in that article. The following are typical parts of codes of ordinances, which may or may not appear in this Code at this time, and their corresponding prefixes:

Index

The index has been prepared with the greatest of care. Each particular item has been placed under several headings, some of which are couched in lay phraseology, others in legal terminology, and still others in language generally used by local government officials and employees. There are numerous cross references within the index itself which stand as guideposts to direct the user to the particular item in which the user is interested.

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Acknowledgments

This publication was under the direct supervision of Tassy Spinks, Vice President, and Mary Talbot, Editor, of Municode, Tallahassee, Florida. Credit is gratefully given to the other members of the publisher's staff for their sincere interest and able assistance throughout the project.

The publisher is most grateful to Brandy Gillenwater, Lakeland City Official, for her cooperation and assistance during the progress of the work on this publication. It is hoped that their efforts and those of the publisher have resulted in a Land Development Code which will make the active law of the city readily accessible to all citizens and which will be a valuable tool in the day-to-day administration of the city's affairs.

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