The Polk County Board of Adjustment is a seven member citizen board appointed by the Board of County Commissioners and has the authority to consider and approve, approve with conditions, or deny, request for a variance from certain standards of the Land Development Code (LDC), such as setback requirements, height limitations, buffer requirements, parking requirements, sign regulations, distance requirements for an alcoholic beverage license, etc. Requirements for the Board of Adjustment are contained in Chapter 9, Section 976 of the LDC more... The Board of Adjustment meets the fourth Thursday of each month at 1:30 p.m. in the Board Room of the County Commission Administration Building, located at 330 West Church Street, Bartow, Florida.