Florida Administrative Code › 28 - ADMINISTRATION COMMISSION › 28 - Departmental › Chapter 28-26 - LAND PLANNING - PART V BOUNDARY AND PRINCIPLES FOR GUIDING DEVELOPMENT FOR THE GREEN SWAMP AREA OF CRITICAL STATE CONCERN › Section 28-26.002 - Boundary

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The following area is hereby designated as the Green Swamp
				  Area of Critical State Concern:
All that certain lot, piece or parcel of land situated, lying
				  and being in Lake and Polk Counties in the State of Florida being more
				  particularly bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point in Polk County in Section 12, Township
				  27 South, Range 23 East, which point is the point of intersection of the south
				  boundary line of the northernmost quarter-section of said Section 12 and the
				  east, right-of-way line of United States Route 98 (State Road 700), and running
				  thence:
(1) In a northerly direction
				along the easterly right-of-way line of United States Route 98, a distance of
				approximately 7.65 miles, to the point of intersection of United States Route
				98 with the west boundary line of Section 16 in Township 26 South, Range 23
				East; thence
(2) North along the
				west boundary of Sections 16, 9 and 4 in Township 26 South, Range 23 East a
				distance of 2.75 miles more or less; thence
(3) North along the west boundary of Sections
				33, 28, 21, 16 and 9 in Township 25 South, Range 23 East to a point in the
				thread of the Withlacoochee River, which point is the boundary between Polk
				County and Sumter County, a distance of 4.5 miles more or less;
				thence
(4) In an easterly direction
				along the thread of the Withlacoochee River to a point, which point is the
				point of intersection of the thread of the Withlacoochee River and the north
				boundary line of Section 18, Township 25 South, Range 24 East; thence
(5) East along the north boundary line of
				Sections 18, 17 and 16 in Township 25 South, Range 24 East, a distance of 2.75
				miles more or less; thence
(6)
				North along the west boundary line of Sections 10 and 3 in Township 25 South,
				Range 24 East, a distance of two miles, to a point of intersection of the north
				boundary of Polk County and the south boundary of Lake County; thence
(7) In Lake County, still north along the
				west boundary line of Sections 34, 27 and 22 in Township 24 South, Range 24
				East, a distance of three (3) miles; thence
(8) Turning and running east along the north
				boundary line of Section 22 in Township 24 South, Range 24 East, to the point
				of intersection of the north boundary line of said Section 22 and the westerly
				right-of-way line of the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad; thence
(9) Northwesterly along the westerly
				right-of-way line of the Seabord Coast Line Railroad to a point in the north
				boundary line of Section 4, in Township 24 South, Range 24 East, a distance of
				3.5 miles, more or less; thence
(10) Turning and running west along the
				boundary between Townships 23 and 24 South, which boundary is the south
				boundary line of Sections 33 and 32 in Township 23 South, Range 24 East;
				thence
(11) Turning and running
				north along the west boundary of Section 32 in Township 23 South, Range 24
				East, a distance of one mile; thence
(12) Turning and running east along the north
				boundary line of Sections 32 and 33 in Township 23 South, Range 24 East to a
				point in the westerly right-of-way line of the Seabord Coast Line Railroad;
				thence
(13) Turning and running
				northwesterly along the westerly right-of-way line of Seaboard Coast Line
				Railroad to a point, which point is in the boundary between Ranges 23 East and
				24 East, which point is also in the west boundary of Section 31 in Township 22
				South, Range 24 East, a distance of six miles more or less; thence
(14) Turning and running north along the
				boundary between Range 23 East and Range 24 East to a point in the southerly
				right-of-way line of the Seabord Coast Line Railroad, a distance of 3.25 miles,
				more or less; thence
(15) Turning
				and running east along the south right-of-way line of said Seaboard Coast Line
				Railroad to a point in the east boundary line of Section 16 in Township 22
				South, Range 24 East; thence
(16)
				Turning and running south along the east boundary line of Section 16, in
				Township 22 South, Range 24 East, a distance of one-half mile, more or less;
				thence
(17) Turning and running
				east along the north boundary line of Section 22 in Township 22 South, Range 24
				East, a distance of one mile; thence
(18) Turning and running south along the east
				boundary line of Section 22 in Township 22 South, Range 24 East, a distance of
				one mile; thence
(19) Turning and
				running east along the north boundary line of Sections 26 and 25 in Township 22
				South, Range 24 East and Section 30 in Township 22 South, Range 25 East, a
				distance of three miles; thence
(20) Turning and running north along the west
				boundary of Section 20, Township 22 South, Range 25 East to a point in the
				south right-of-way line of State Road 50, a distance of one-half mile, more or
				less; thence
(21) Turning and
				running east along the south right-of-way line of State Road 50 to a point in
				Section 23, Township 22 South, Range 25 East, which point is the point of
				intersection of State Road 50 and the east boundary of the canal which connects
				Lake Minnehaha and Lake Minneola; thence
(22) Turning and running south along the
				eastern bank of said canal and continuing south along the eastern shore of Lake
				Palatlakaha to a point in the westerly right-of-way line of State Road 561, a
				distance of one-half mile, more or less; thence
(23) Southerly along the westerly
				right-of-way line of State Road 561 to a point in Section 11, Township 23
				South, Range 25 East, which point is the point of intersection of State Road
				561 and State Road 565B, a distance of 3.5 miles more or less; thence
(24) Turning and running west along the north
				right-of-way line of State Road 565B to a point in the west boundary line of
				Section 11 in Township 23 South, Range 25 East, a distance of one-quarter mile,
				more or less; thence
(25) South
				along the west boundary line of Sections 11 and 14 Township 23 South, Range 25
				East, a distance of 1.5 miles, more or less; thence
(26) East along the south boundary line of
				Sections 14 and 13 in Township 23 South, Range 25 East, a distance of two
				miles; thence
(27) North along the
				west boundary line of Sections 18 and 7 in Township 23 South, Range 26 East, to
				a point in the north right-of-way line of Hull Road, which is depicted on the
				February 1969 edition of the Florida State Road Department General Highway Map
				of Lake County as a graded and drained road skirting the south end of Lake
				Susan while running approximately along the north boundary line of Section 12
				in Township 23 South, Range 25 East; thence
(28) Turning and running west along the north
				right-of-way line of Hull Road a distance of one-half mile, more or less, to a
				point in Section 12, Township 23 South, Range 25 East, which point is the
				intersection of the north right-of-way line of Hull Road with the East
				right-of-way line of Lake Shore Road, which is depicted on the February 1969
				edition of the Florida State Road Department General Highway map of Lake County
				as a paved road running west and then north of Lake Susan; thence
(29) Turning and running north, then
				easterly, along the easterly, then southerly, right-of-way line of Lake Shore
				Road a distance of 1.5 miles, more or less, to a point in Section 6, Township
				23 South, Range 26 East, which point is the intersection of the southerly
				right-of-way line of Lake Shore Road with the west right-of-way line of Lake
				Louisa Road, which is depicted on the February 1969 edition of the Florida
				State Road Department General Highway Map of Lake County as a bituminous road
				running in a north-south direction to the east of Lake Susan and skirting the
				northeast shoreline of Lake Louisa; thence
(30) Turning and running south, then
				southeasterly, along the westerly right-of-way line of Lake Louisa Road to a
				point in Section 16, Township 23 South, Range 26 East, which point is the
				intersection of the westerly right-of-way line of Lake Louisa Road with the
				west right-of-way line of United States Route 27 (State Road 25), a distance of
				four miles, more or less; thence
(31) South along the west right-of-way line
				of United States Route 27 in Lake and Polk Counties to a point in the south
				boundary line of Section 8 in Township 27 South, Range 27 East, a distance of
				approximately 26 miles; thence
(32)
				Turning and running west along the south boundary line of Sections 8 and 7 in
				Township 27 South, Range 27 East, a distance of 1.25 miles, more or less;
				thence
(33) West along the south
				boundary line of Section 12 in Township 27 South, Range 26 East, to a point,
				which point is the southwest corner of the aforesaid Section 12;
				thence
(34) Turning and running
				south along the west boundary line of Section 13 in Township 27 South, Range 26
				East, to the point of intersection of the west boundary line of Section 13 in
				Township 27 South, Range 26 East and the north shoreline of Lake Lowery;
				thence
(35) Turning and running
				east, south and west along the shoreline of Lake Lowery to its point of
				intersection with the east boundary line of Section 23 in Township 27 South,
				Range 26 East; thence
(36) Turning
				and running south along the east boundary line of Section 23 in Township 27
				South, Range 26 East to the southeast corner of the aforesaid Section 23;
				thence
(37) Turning and running
				west from the southeast corner of Section 23 in Township 27 South, Range 26
				East, along the south boundary lines of Sections 23, 22, 21, 20 and 19 and
				continuing to a point on the southern boundary line of Section 24 in Township
				27 South, Range 25 East, which is one-half mile west of the southeastern corner
				of said Section 24, a distance of 5.5 miles; thence
(38) North along the west boundary line of
				the east half-section of Section 24 in Township 27 South, Range 25 East, a
				distance of one-half mile; thence.
(39) West along the north boundary line of
				the south half-section of Section 24 in Township 27 South, Range 25 East, a
				distance of one-half mile; thence
(40) North along the west boundary line of
				Section 24 in Township 27 South, Range 25 East, a distance of one-half mile;
				thence
(41) West along the north
				boundary line of Sections 23 and 22 in Township 27 South, Range 25 East, to a
				point where said boundary line intersects the northeasterly right-of-way line
				of State Road 559, a distance of 1.2 miles, more or less; thence
(42) West, then north, along the north, then
				east, right-of-way line of State Road 559 to a point in Section 10, Township 27
				South, Range 25 East, which point is the intersection of the east right-of-way
				line of State Road 559 and the east right-of-way line of State Road 559A, a
				distance of 1.6 miles, more or less; thence
(43) Northerly along the east right-of-way
				line of State Road 559A to a point in Section 3, Township 27 South, Range 25
				East, which point is the intersection of the east right-of-way line of State
				Road 559A and the north right-of-way line of Interstate Highway 4 (State Road
				400), a distance of one mile, more or less; thence
(44) Turning and running west, then
				southwesterly, along the north right-of-way line of Interstate Highway 4 to a
				point where said right-of-way intersects the south boundary line of Section 10
				in Township 27 South, Range 24 East, a distance of 5.8 miles, more or less;
				thence
(45) West along the south
				boundary line of Sections 10, 9, and 8, in Township 27 South, Range 24 East, a
				distance of 2.7 miles, more or less; thence
(46) South along the east boundary line of
				Section 18 in Township 27 South, Range 24 East, a distance of one mile;
				thence
(47) West along the south
				boundary line of Section 18 in Township 27 South, Range 24 East, a distance of
				one mile; thence
(48) North along
				the east boundary line of Sections 13 and 12 in Township 27 South, Range 23
				East, to the southeastern corner of the northern one-half of the northeastern
				quarter-section of said Section 12, a distance of 1.75 miles; thence
(49) West along the south boundary line of
				the northern halves of the northeastern and northwestern quarter-sections of
				Section 12 in Township 27 South, Range 23 East, to the point of
				beginning.
Specifically excluding and exempting herefrom the
				  following:
(1) Lake Louisa State
				Park
(2) The south half of Sections
				28 and 29 and all of Sections 32 and 33 in Township 26 South, Range 25
				East.
Rulemaking Authority  380.05(1), (12)  FS. Law Implemented
					  380.05 FS.
New 7-25-74, Formerly 22F-5.02, Amended 11-18-79, Formerly
					 27F-5.02, 27F-5.002.