Rural King is coming to the old Sears at Lakeland Square Mall.
The farm and home retailer filed a concept plan with the City of Lakeland on Sept. 21.
The plan covers the existing 151,276-square-foot building on about 11.6 acres at 3800 US Highway 98 North.
It also includes an outdoor fenced area the plan calls a “bullpen,” plus other areas only Rural King would use.
The Ledger first reported the plan in September and said it would be Rural King’s second Polk County store.
Since then, the city has reviewed it.
The fire department did a site inspection on Oct. 13.
Building, zoning, traffic, transportation and landscape reviewers weighed in on Oct. 14 and 15.
City staff then met to go over the plan on Oct. 21.
Several departments sent back comments, which is normal at this stage. It means the plan will likely need some changes before it moves forward.
The next step is a building permit. None has been filed yet.
No opening date has been announced.
We found this by monitoring Lakeland’s public permit portal.
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Sources: City of Lakeland iMS Planning Projects portal (CPT26-094), The Ledger
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