What were the most significant items on the Leesburg Planning Commission agenda for April 2026?

· **The Perry-Smith paired SSCP + SPUD pattern is Leesburg's recurring entitlement vehicle for incoming-Lake-County parcels** — Future Land Use designation amendment (county → city) bundled with rezoning (Lake County A → City SPUD) on the same parcel. The pattern compresses what could be a two-meeting process into a single Planning Commission hearing. · **The parcel sits west of U.S. Hwy 27 and south of the Florida Turnpike** — the same US-27 corridor frontage where the broader `quiet-revolution-highway-27` pattern operates. Commercial+office intensification on a 7.53-acre frontage parcel. · **City Commission readings scheduled for June 8 (first) and July 27 (second)** — both pre-SB-180-sunset (June 2026) for first reading; second reading post-sunset. The first-reading window may matter for grandfather-window positioning. · **Minutes for the March 19, 2026 meeting were approved at this meeting** — confirms the Mispah Street ALF CUP + 2007 Butler CRR CUP + Lake Bright denial cycle (`adaptive-reuse-friendly-arterial-density-hostile-filter` pattern exhibits) is the prior-meeting docket reference.

Meeting Reading

Leesburg Planning Commission

April 16, 2026

2 items on the agenda

**The Perry-Smith paired SSCP + SPUD pattern is Leesburg's recurring entitlement vehicle for incoming-Lake-County parcels** — Future Land Use designation amendment (county → city) bundled with rezoning (Lake County A → City SPUD) on the same parcel. The pattern compresses what could be a two-meeting process into a single Planning Commission hearing.
**The parcel sits west of U.S. Hwy 27 and south of the Florida Turnpike** — the same US-27 corridor frontage where the broader `quiet-revolution-highway-27` pattern operates. Commercial+office intensification on a 7.53-acre frontage parcel.
**City Commission readings scheduled for June 8 (first) and July 27 (second)** — both pre-SB-180-sunset (June 2026) for first reading; second reading post-sunset. The first-reading window may matter for grandfather-window positioning.

On April 16, 2026, City of Leesburg's Planning Commission agenda lists multiple items for hearing. Item 1: SSCP-26-878 — comprehensive plan amendment at West of U.S. Hwy 27 and south of the Florida Turnpike, Sections 7, Township 21 South, Range 25 East. Item 2: SPUD-26-879 — rezoning (small planned unit development) at Same 7.53-acre parcel as Item 1 (paired SSCP + rezoning). The agenda is the forward-looking civic record — what is on the docket before the meeting occurs. Vote outcomes, public testimony, and final dispositions land in the corresponding minutes record after the meeting.

CHANGE LENS

THE READINGmeeting record

City of Leesburg Planning Commission — April 16, 2026 (Agenda)

Meeting Overview

Type: Regular Meeting Time: Thursday, April 16, 2026, 4:30 PM Location: Third Floor, City Hall, 501 West Meadow Street

Agenda Items

Item 1: SSCP-26-878 — Perry-Smith Small Scale Comprehensive Plan Amendment

Type: Comprehensive Plan Amendment
Case Number: SSCP-26-878
Location: West of U.S. Hwy 27 and south of the Florida Turnpike, Sections 7, Township 21 South, Range 25 East
Acreage: 7.53 +/- acres
Request: Change FLU designation from Lake County Urban Low Density to City of Leesburg General Commercial
City Commission readings: Tentatively scheduled — first reading Monday, June 8, 2026; second reading Monday, July 27, 2026
Project name: Perry-Smith SSCP

Item 2: SPUD-26-879 — Perry-Smith Small Planned Unit Development

Type: Rezoning (Small Planned Unit Development)
Case Number: SPUD-26-879
Location: Same 7.53-acre parcel as Item 1 (paired SSCP + rezoning)
Request: Rezone from Lake County A (Agriculture) to City SPUD (Small Planned Unit Development) for commercial and office development
City Commission readings: Tentatively scheduled — first reading Monday, June 8, 2026; second reading Monday, July 27, 2026
Project name: Perry-Smith SPUD

Public Hearings Summary

Agenda document; public hearing dispositions pending minutes publication.

Key Signals

The Perry-Smith paired SSCP + SPUD pattern is Leesburg's recurring entitlement vehicle for incoming-Lake-County parcels — Future Land Use designation amendment (county → city) bundled with rezoning (Lake County A → City SPUD) on the same parcel. The pattern compresses what could be a two-meeting process into a single Planning Commission hearing.
The parcel sits west of U.S. Hwy 27 and south of the Florida Turnpike — the same US-27 corridor frontage where the broader quiet-revolution-highway-27 pattern operates. Commercial+office intensification on a 7.53-acre frontage parcel.
City Commission readings scheduled for June 8 (first) and July 27 (second) — both pre-SB-180-sunset (June 2026) for first reading; second reading post-sunset. The first-reading window may matter for grandfather-window positioning.
Minutes for the March 19, 2026 meeting were approved at this meeting — confirms the Mispah Street ALF CUP + 2007 Butler CRR CUP + Lake Bright denial cycle (adaptive-reuse-friendly-arterial-density-hostile-filter pattern exhibits) is the prior-meeting docket reference.

Raw Notes

Agenda harvested forward-looking; minutes not yet posted to the Leesburg portal as of 2026-05-23.
2-item agenda — sparser than the March 19 meeting's 4-item docket.
Source: leesburgflorida.gov/city_agendas_and_minutes/planning_commission.php (direct-PDF platform).