YOU, TAMARAC. AND THANKS FOR THANKS FOR ADJUSTING THAT, JUST FOR THE RECORD, THIS IS
[A. Call to Order]
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RICHARD HUGHES, THE VICE CHAIR OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD FOR THE CITY OF TAMARAC.THE CHAIR IS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE THE MEETING, SO I WILL BE HEADING THE MEETING THIS MORNING. CITY CLERK, COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE? PRESENT. RICHARD HUGHES.
HERE. AND NIKOLE CLEARE IS ABSENT AND EXCUSED.
OK. AS THE FIRST TIME DOING THIS, I'VE ALREADY SKIPPED A STEP, SO WE MISSED THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. SO LET'S GO BACK TO THAT.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE AUGUST 4, 2021 MEETING.
[E. Approval of Minutes]
THERE ANY COMMENTS, CORRECTIONS QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS ON THAT, AND IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.IS THERE A SECOND? I HAVE A FIRST A MOTION AND A SECOND.
CAN YOU TELL ME WHO APPROVED, PLEASE? MOTION BY [INAUDIBLE]. AND THEN SECOND [INAUDIBLE] OKAY.
DAVID MOUNTFORD. CALLING THE ROLE.
YES. MOTION APPROVE MINUTES FOR AUGUST 4, 2021.
OK, NEXT ITEM IS ANY PLANNING BOARD DISCLOSURES? ANY OF THE MEMBERS.
NEXT ITEM IS THE CITY ATTORNEY ITEM A STATEMENT OF QUASI JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
YES, MR. VICE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ALL THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TODAY ARE QUASI JUDICIAL NATURE.
THAT MEANS THAT YOU YOUR DECISION HERE BASED TODAY SHOULD BE YOUR DECISION TODAY SHOULD BE BASED UPON THE EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY THAT YOU HEAR AT TODAY'S PRESENTATION.
YOU'VE ALREADY MADE THE APPROPRIATE DISCLOSURES, WHICH ARE REQUIRED UNDER OUR REGULATIONS THAT ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS YOU MAY HAVE HAD WITH REGARD TO THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
AS A RESULT, THE WITNESSES WILL BE SWORN AND YOU DO NEED TO BASE YOUR DECISION ON THE CRITERIA THAT SET FORTH IN THE CODE, AS EXPLAINED BY STAFF BASED UPON WHAT YOU HEAR HERE TODAY. APPLYING THOSE FACTS TO THE CRITERIA IN THE CODE AND THEN FORWARD YOUR RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COMMISSION AS YOU DEEM APPROPRIATE, BASED UPON WHAT YOU HEAR HERE TODAY, AND YOU ULTIMATELY DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE APPLICATION DOES OR DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CODE, INCLUDING THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
UNLESS THERE IS ANY FURTHER DISCLOSURES AT THIS POINT IN TIME WOULD BE APPROPRIATE.
SWEAR IN THE WITNESSES THAT ARE GOING TO TESTIFY HERE TODAY, INCLUDING STAFF.
COULD EVERYONE STAND WHO'S GOING TO TESTIFY TODAY AND PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND? DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? I DO. THE WITNESSES HAVE BEEN SWORN.
AND THE FIRST ITEM IS 2-[INAUDIBLE] LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TAX AMENDMENT.
[F.3. TO 2491 - Specialty Automotive Treatments, Inc. - Land Development Code Text Amendment]
THE APPLICANT IS KEITH POLIAKOFF ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY OWNER NRNS ACQUISITIONS 37045 COMMERCIAL LLC.STAFF WOULD BE APPROPRIATE AT THIS POINT TO HEAR FROM STAFF.
JUST A POINT OF ORDER BEFORE WE DO THAT.
ITEM NUMBER G ON THE AGENDA IS FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
IS THERE ANYBODY HERE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA? HERE NOT SEEING ANY.
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GOOD MORNING. FOR THE RECORD, I AM ANNE JOHNSON, SENIOR PLANNER AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.KEITH M POLIAKOFF, DESIGNATED AGENT FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER IN NRNS ACQUISITION 3705 COMMERCIAL LLC IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A TEXT AMENDMENT TO SECTION 10-6.2 C9G OF THE CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TO INCORPORATE THE FOLLOWING TEXT.
A MINOR INTERIOR VEHICLE REPAIR SLASH INSTALLATIONS, INCLUDING PREFABRICATED PARTS, AUDIO EQUIPMENT, WINDOW TINT, VEHICLE WRAPS AND SEAT COVERS THAT DO NOT REQUIRE THE USE OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT OR MACHINERY TO INSTALL.
POLIAKOFF, DESIGNATED AGENT FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER NRNS ACQUISITION 3705 COMMERCIAL LLC, IS ALSO REQUESTING THE APPROVAL OF A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO ALLOW FOR THE USE OF A MINOR VEHICLE REPAIR FACILITY IN THE MUC MIXED USE CORRIDOR ZONING DISTRICT.
SHOWN ON THE GRAPHIC BEFORE YOU, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF NORTHWEST 50TH STREET, ALSO KNOWN AS COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, WEST OF NORTHWEST 37TH AVENUE, AND IS APPROXIMATELY TWO POINT ZERO FOUR ACRES IN SIZE.
AGAIN, THE PROPERTY HAS A ZONING DESIGNATION OF MUC MIXED USE CORRIDOR, HAS A FUTURE LAND USE OF COMMERCIAL, AS ALSO SHOWN ON THE GRAPHIC BEFORE YOU.
THE PROPERTY IS BORDERED BY THE RV COZY CAMPER PARK IMMEDIATELY TO THE NORTH.
ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS TO THE EAST.
VACANT PROPERTY TO THE WEST AND COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD TO THE SOUTH.
SOME ADDITIONAL SITE FEATURES JUST SO YOU HAVE CONTEXT OF THE EXISTING SITE.
THE SITE CURRENTLY CONTAINS A STRUCTURE THAT'S APPROXIMATELY THIRTY THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY SIX SQUARE FEET IN AREA, HAS A 70 FOOT FRONT BACK AT ITS NEAREST POINT TO COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD.
ON EACH SIDE OF THE BUILDING ON THE EAST AND WEST ELEVATIONS OF THE BUILDING, THERE IS A SETBACK THAT RANGES FROM FORTY ONE AT ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO 43 FEET AND TO THE REAR THERE'S A 82 FOOT SETBACK.
THERE'S ALSO AN EXISTING LOADING DOCK IN THE REAR.
SIXTY THREE TOTAL PARKING SPACES, TWO OF WHICH ARE CONSIDERED ACCESSIBLE PARKING ALSO ONE EXISTING MONUMENT SIGN ON THE SITE AND ALSO DUE TO THE GRADIENT AND ELEVATION.
THERE IS A RETENTION WALL ON THE EAST AND WEST BOUNDARY OF THE PROPERTY, APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET IN HEIGHT. ABOUT THE SPECIALTY AUTOMOTIVE TREATMENT INCORPORATION THE APPLICANT, THE COMPANY WAS FOUNDED IN 1979 AND HAS BEEN IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY FOR OVER 40 YEARS. IT'S ALSO FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED.
CURRENTLY, THEIR HEADQUARTERS AND THEIR ONLY SOUTH FLORIDA LOCATION IS LOCATED AT 700 WEST SUNRISE BOULEVARD.
IN THE PAST, THE APPLICANT HAS ALSO DEMONSTRATED TO BE A COMMUNITY PARTNER, PARTICIPATING IN VARIOUS CHARITABLE CHARITABLE EVENTS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS IN AND THROUGHOUT SOUTH FLORIDA. THEY DESIRE TO RELOCATE THE COMPANY TO THE CITY OF TAMARAC, AND THAT ALSO WILL BE THE LOCATION OF THEIR HEADQUARTERS AS WELL.
AND THEY DESIRE TO PROVIDE AUTO CUSTOMIZATION SERVICES AND ARE ASKING THAT IT BE CONSIDERED AS A MINOR VEHICLE REPAIR FACILITY.
AS SHOWN IN THE GRAPHIC BEFORE YOU, THE PROPOSED PROPERTY, IT WAS ALSO FOR SALE, AND THE APPLICANT IS UNDER CONTRACT TO PURCHASE SUBJECT PROPERTY TO SECURE A PERMANENT LOCATION FOR THE RELOCATION OF ITS OPERATION HEADQUARTERS.
SO BEFORE WE DELVE INTO THE SPECIFICS OF THE TEXT AMENDMENT, I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT FOR THE BOARD, THE CLASSIFICATION AND THE CODE, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT IS CONSIDERED A MAJOR AND A MINOR VEHICLE REPAIR FACILITY.
SECTION 10-6.2 C9 SECTION F DESIGNATES A MAJOR VEHICLE REPAIR FACILITY AS AN ESTABLISHMENT THAT IS ENGAGED IN THE MAJOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF AUTOMOBILES, MOTORCYCLES, TRUCKS, VANS, TRAILERS, RECREATIONAL VEHICLES OR MOBILE HOMES AND THESE SERVICES INCLUDE ENGINE TRANSMISSION, DIFFERENTIAL REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF BODY FENDER, UPHOLSTERY WORK AND PAINTING.
SECTION G OF THE SAME SECTION OF THE CODE ESTABLISHES A MINOR VEHICLE REPAIR FACILITY AS A FACILITY THAT IS ENGAGED IN LIGHT MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES SUCH AS ENGINE TUNE UPS, OIL CHANGE OR LUBRICATION, CARBURETOR CLEANING, MUFFLER REPLACEMENT, BRAKE REPAIR AND TIRE SHOPS. VEHICLE PARTS ARE TYPICALLY SOLD AND ARE ORDINARILY INSTALLED ON THE PREMISE, SO DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE APPLICANT'S BUSINESS, WHICH IS ENGAGED IN AUTOMOBILE VEHICLE
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CUSTOMIZATION AND SOME OF THOSE SERVICES THAT I'M GOING TO HIGHLIGHT AND JUST SOME OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES IN THE INDUSTRY AS THE AUTO INDUSTRY EVOLVES, THERE ARE OTHER LIGHT REPAIR THAT OCCURS WITHIN THAT INDUSTRY THAT WAS NOT DESIGNATED IN THE CITY'S CODE.AND SO THAT IS WHAT WARRANTED THE REQUEST FOR THE TEXT AMENDMENT.
AS SUCH, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THAT THE FOLLOWING TEXT BE INCORPORATED INTO THE CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AND SECTION 10-6.2 C9G, AND IT WOULD INCLUDE ALSO MINOR INTERIOR VEHICLE REPAIR AND INSTALLATIONS, INCLUDING FREE, EXCUSE ME, PREFABRICATED PARTS. AUDIO EQUIPMENT, WINDOW TINT, VEHICLE WRAPS.
AND SEAT COVERS THAT DO NOT REQUIRE THE USE OF HEAVY MACHINERY OR A VEHICLE LIFT TO INSTALL. AMENDING THE TEXT IS A CODE THAT IS A MATTER CONSIDERED THE LEGISLATIVE DISCRETION OF THE CITY'S COMMISSION AND DECIDING THE APPLICATION AT THIS TIME, THE PLANNING BOARD IS BEING REQUESTED TO GIVE A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION.
AND AS SUCH, THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A TEXT TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE ARE SHOWN ON THE SCREEN BEFORE YOU.
IT IS THE OPINION OF STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR THAT THE APPLICANT HAS DEMONSTRATED COMPLIANCE WITH THESE CRITERIA, AND THOSE CRITERIA ARE OUTLINED IN THE STAFF MEMORANDUM PROVIDED TO THE BOARD.
ADDITIONALLY, THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE TEXT OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FOLLOWING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES OF THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THE REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE OBJECTIVE ONE OF THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT, WHICH REQUIRES THE CITY TO ADMINISTER AND ADOPT APPROPRIATE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE REVISIONS, AMENDING THEM AS NEEDED TO RESPOND TO CHANGING CONDITIONS.
AGAIN, SO IN THIS INSTANCE, THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST IS DUE TO THE NATURE OF THEIR BUSINESS, IT NOT BEING NEATLY DEFINED WITHIN THE CURRENT CITY CODE AND HAVING THE ABILITY TO DEFINE THE FACILITY AS A MINOR VEHICLE REPAIR FACILITY.
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST IS ALSO CONSISTENT WITH POLICY 10-8 OF THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT BY ENSURING THAT COMMERCIAL LAND USES ARE LOCATED IN A MANNER THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH ADJACENT LAND USES AND DO NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT THE HEALTH, SAFETY, WELFARE, EXCUSE ME, WELFARE OR ESTHETICS OF THE EXISTING OR FUTURE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, AS SHOWN BEFORE THE APPLICANT'S PROPERTY IS SURROUNDED BY OTHER COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY.
THE APPLICANT PROPOSES NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE SITE.
THE MAJORITY OF THE OPERATIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED WITHIN THE EXISTING STRUCTURE, AND SO AS SUCH, THE APPLICANT WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY MINIMIZE ANY IMPACT TO THE EXISTING BUILT ENVIRONMENT. THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST IS ALSO CONSISTENT WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN ELEMENT OF THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHOSE MISSION STATEMENT IS TO FOSTER THE ECONOMIC RESILIENCE, SUSTAINABILITY AND COMPREHENSIVE REVITALIZATION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC THROUGH PRO-GROWTH, BUSINESS FRIENDLY DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AND PROGRAMS. IN THIS INSTANCE, THE APPLICANT IS UNDER CONTRACT TO PURCHASE WHAT WOULD BE AN OTHERWISE VACANT PROPERTY, AS OUTLINED IN A STAFF MEMORANDUM.
THE APPLICANT WILL IN THE FUTURE BRING FORTH A SITE PLAN TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO ALSO IMPROVE SEVERAL ASPECTS OF THE PROPERTY, INCLUDING PARKING, DRAINAGE, EXTERIOR FAÇADE CHANGES AND OTHER MINOR CHANGES TO IMPROVE THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE SITE.
REGARDING THE APPLICANT'S REQUESTS FOR SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPROVAL, AGAIN, THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPROVAL TO ALLOW FOR THE USE OF A MINOR VEHICLE REPAIR FACILITY IN THE MIXED USE CORRIDOR ZONING DISTRICT.
SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS ARE ALLOWED USES IN THEIR RESPECTIVE ZONING DISTRICT ONLY IF REVIEWED BY THE PLANNING BOARD AND SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION.
AND BOARD AS YOU ARE AWARE, THE PURPOSE OF A SPECIAL EXCEPTION IS TO PROVIDE FOR INDIVIDUALIZED REVIEW OF CERTAIN USES THAT DUE TO THEIR NATURE AND RELATIONSHIP TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND POTENTIAL ADVERSE IMPACTS ON SURROUNDING AREAS REQUIRE SPECIAL CONSIDERATION OF THEIR LOCATION, DESIGN AND METHODS OF OPERATION, AS WELL AS THE IMPOSITION OF CONDITIONS TO MITIGATE THOSE CONCERNS BEFORE THEY CAN BE DEEMED APPROPRIATE IN THE ZONING DISTRICT AND COMPATIBLE WITH THEIR SURROUNDINGS.
TO THAT END, IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION, THE MINOR VEHICLE
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REPAIR FACILITY ALSO HAS SPECIFIC USE STANDARDS THAT ARE OUTLINED IN SECTION 10-3.3 D18 OF THE CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.AND SO THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY IN THE PROPOSED USE WOULD ADDITIONALLY BE SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE THAT IT WOULD BE A MINIMUM OF 50 FEET FROM ANY RESIDENTIAL ZONED PROPERTY.
THAT IT WOULD BE SCREENED FROM VIEW AS WELL FROM ANY RESIDENTIAL ZONE PROPERTY, AND THAT ANY OUTSIDE AREA USED FOR REPAIRS WILL BE DELINEATED ON THE SITE PLAN AND THEY SHALL PROVIDE APPROPRIATE OFF STREET PARKING.
AS I EXPLAINED BEFORE, THE APPLICANT INTENDS TO CONDUCT THE ENTIRETY OF THEIR OPERATION WITHIN THE EXISTING STRUCTURE SO THERE WILL BE NO WORK OR REPAIR AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING. AGAIN, THE PROPERTY IS SURROUNDED BY COMMERCIAL ZONED PROPERTY AS WELL AND ALSO BORDERS THE CITY OF NORTH LAUDERDALE AND FORT LAUDERDALE.
SO AS SUCH, THE CITY OF TAMARAC CODE WOULD NOT BE APPLICABLE TO THOSE PARCELS.
SO IN THAT INSTANCE, SINCE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY DOES NOT ABUT AND IS NOT DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO ANY RESIDENTIAL ZONE PARCELS AT THIS TIME, IT IS STAFF'S OPINION AND THE OPINION OF COMMUNITY OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR THAT THE USE STANDARDS OUTLINED IN THE CITY'S CODE HAVE BEEN MET BY THE APPLICANT.
REGARDING THE APPLICANT'S BUSINESS OPERATIONS, THE HOURS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE FACILITY WOULD TYPICALLY BE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM EIGHT A.M.
THEY ARE CLOSED ON THE WEEKENDS.
THEY WILL BE PROVIDING VEHICLE CUSTOMIZATION SERVICES WHICH ARE OUTLINED BELOW AND WHICH WERE PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED.
I'M SORRY. THEY HAVE CURRENTLY APPROXIMATELY 40 EMPLOYEES ON STAFF, AND WE'LL BE LOOKING TO HIRE MORE LOCAL EMPLOYEES AS THE BUSINESS GROWS.
ALL THE OPERATIONS AGAIN WILL OCCUR WITHIN THE BUILDING.
THEY DO NOT ENGAGE IN THE SALE OR FINANCING OF ANY VEHICLES.
A UNIQUE ORDER IS GENERATED FOR EACH CUSTOMER.
AS SUCH, THERE ARE NO MASS PRODUCTION OR MANUFACTURING OF AUTO PARTS.
NO DUMPING OF OIL OR OTHER HAZARDOUS FLUIDS THAT MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH A TYPICAL AUTO REPAIR FACILITY.
THEY WILL NOT BE USING ANY HEAVY MACHINERY OUTDOORS, AND THERE WILL BE NO STORAGE OF VEHICLES ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING.
SHOWN ON THE SCREEN BEFORE YOU IS THE CRITERIA AS OUTLINED IN THE CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE REGARDING THE APPROVAL OF A SPECIAL EXCEPTION AS PROVIDED IN THE STAFF MEMORANDUM.
THE APPLICANT'S RESPONSE TO THOSE CRITERIA ARE WITHIN THE STAFF MEMORANDUM PROVIDED TO THE BOARD AND HAVE BEEN MET BY THE APPLICANT.
BOTH OF THE APPLICANT'S REQUESTS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY OF TAMARAC STRATEGIC GOAL NUMBER THREE, TAMARAC IS ECONOMICALLY RESILIENT TO SPEAK TO THAT AGAIN.
THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO PURCHASE, OCCUPY, REDEVELOP AND BRING NEW BUSINESS TO THE CITY OF TAMARAC TO WHAT WOULD BE AN OTHERWISE VACANT PARCEL FOR THE OPERATION OF THEIR MINOR VEHICLE REPAIR FACILITY.
AS SUCH, IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR THAT THE PLANNING BOARD FORWARD A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL TO THE CITY COMMISSION FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 10, ARTICLE SIX, SECTION 10-6.2C9 ENTITLED VEHICLE AND EQUIPMENT SUBSECTION 10-6.2C9G IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC CODE OF ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING AT ITS DECEMBER 8, 2021 MEETING.
ADDITIONALLY, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR RECOMMENDS THAT THE PLANNING BOARD FORWARD A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR SPECIALTY AUTOMOTIVE TREATMENT TO ALLOW FOR THE USE OF A MINOR VEHICLE REPAIR FACILITY IN THE MIXED USE CORRIDOR ZONING INDUSTRY, WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL TO THE CITY COMMISSION AT ITS DECEMBER 8, 2021 MEETING, AND I'LL READ THOSE INTO THE RECORD.
THE FIRST CONDITION BEING THAT THE APPLICANT SHALL NOT SERVICE VEHICLES IN A MANNER THAT IS VISIBLE FROM THE FRONT SETBACK AREA.
THE SECOND, THE APPLICANT SHALL NOT STORE OR DISPLAY ANY VEHICLES ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AT ANY TIME.
THE THIRD, THE APPLICANT SHALL NOT STORE DISPLAY ANY VEHICLES FOR SALE ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AT ANY TIME AND THE LAST BEING THE APPLICANT SHALL AGREE TO SUBMIT TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AN APPLICATION FOR SITE PLAN APPROVAL TO UPGRADE THE LANDSCAPING, THE DRAINAGE, PARKING AND FAÇADE DESIGN OF THE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN 24 MONTHS
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FROM THE DATE OF THE CITY COMMISSION APPROVAL OF THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION.THAT CONCLUDES STAFF PRESENTATION, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM BOARD MEMBERS? I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BUILDING, AS IT IS NOW, HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN VACANT? I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT NUMBER OF YEARS, HOW LONG THAT BUILDING HAS BEEN VACANT, BUT IT'S BEEN VACANT FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS AT THIS TIME.
AND THE NATURE OF THE PRIOR USE WAS MORE OF A RETAIL ORIENTED.
YES, THE PREVIOUS OCCUPANT WAS AMC LIQUIDATORS, WHICH WAS A FURNITURE STORE, AND THEY HAVE VACATED THE PROPERTY.
OKAY. SO I ASSUME THAT THEY'RE GOING TO NEED TO DO SOME INTERIOR CHANGES TO THE BUILDING JUST TO ACCOMMODATE WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.
THE INTERIOR IS SET UP AS A SHOWROOM WITH A LARGE WAREHOUSE STORAGE AREA IN THE BACK, SO THERE WILL BE SOME RENOVATIONS.
BUT TO A LARGE DEGREE, THE BUILDING IS ALREADY SET UP FOR WHAT THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO USE IT FOR. OK.
THE MICROPHONE, YOU NEED TO TURN YOUR MICROPHONE ON.
TURN ON THE MICROPHONE. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? YES.
OK. WHY ARE YOU ARE THEY LEAVING THEIR PRESENT LOCATION? I THINK IT WOULD BE BEST FOR THE APPLICANT TO SPEAK TO THAT QUESTION REGARDING THE RELOCATION OF ITS HEADQUARTERS.
NOW THAT YOU IN YOUR IN YOUR PRESENTATION, YOU SAID THAT NO CONCERN ABOUT THE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL OR ANYTHING THEY SAID THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING OIL CHANGES AND OTHER THINGS, ARE THEY GOING TO DISPOSE OF THOSE THINGS IF THEY'RE? ARE THEY MAKING SPECIAL PREPARATION FOR THAT? THERE WILL BE NO OIL CHANGES, SO NO TYPICAL REPAIRS THAT WOULD BE FACILITATED WITH AN AUTO FACILITY. NO OIL CHANGES, NO ENGINE FLUIDS, NO NO USE AUTO PARTS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. ALL RIGHT. I MISSED THAT.
THANK YOU. AND IF I MIGHT INTERJECT MR. VICE CHAIR, PERHAPS IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE JUST TO HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT FIRST BEFORE YOU ENTERTAIN ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS PERHAPS HE MIGHT BE ABLE TO ANSWER.
OK. AS THE APPLICANT IS COMING FORWARD, MR. VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING BOARD.
I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY MULTIPLE ITEMS RELATED TO THIS ON THE AGENDA TODAY.
BUT IN ORDER OF PRECEDENCE, IT IS THE PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENT THAT HAS TO BE ADOPTED FIRST BECAUSE IN THE ABSENCE OF ADOPTING THAT TEXT AMENDMENT, THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION DOESN'T QUALIFY FOR THAT.
THAT CRITERIA IN THAT APPLICATION.
SO TO THE EXTENT THAT STAFF MADE A GLOBAL PRESENTATION, WHICH IS WHAT WE NORMALLY DO, I DO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THERE'S TWO COMPONENTS AND YOU DON'T GET TO THE SECOND ONE OF THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION UNLESS YOU ADOPT FIRST THE TEXT AMENDMENT THAT ENABLES THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO MOVE FORWARD.
AND THAT'S CORRECT, AND WE ORDERED THE AGENDA AS SUCH.
THIS IS ROB JOHNSON, PLANNING AND ZONING MANAGER.
STAFF'S PRESENTATION WAS ON BOTH ITEMS, AND SO THE VICE CHAIR WILL NEED TO INTRODUCE ITEM NUMBER TWO AS WELL INTO THE AGENDA.
YES, I THINK IT'S OK TO HAVE THE APPLICANT COME FORWARD AND SPEAK TO BOTH ITEMS UNLESS ATTORNEY THINKS DIFFERENTLY.
SORRY ABOUT THAT, IT WAS UNDER A TAG THAT SAYS, PLEASE DON'T TOUCH THE MICROPHONE, SO VICE MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD MS. CALLOWAY, MR. JOHNSON, MR. HERRON, CLERK, THANK YOU FOR THE VERY THOROUGH PRESENTATION.
PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST I'VE SEEN BY STAFF, SO I THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I WANT TO EXPLAIN AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE THE BACKGROUND ON HOW WE GOT HERE AND TO ANSWER MS. WATSON'S QUESTION ABOUT WHY WE'RE MOVING FROM THE CURRENT LOCATION.
SPECIALTY AUTO IS A FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS.
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RALPH GEORGE IS SITTING ON THE RIGHT, IS THE NOW OWNER OF THE COMPANY, AND SITTING NEXT TO HIM IS HIS MOM, SUSAN GEORGE, WHO WHOSE HUSBAND WAS THE ORIGINAL FOUNDER 40 YEARS AGO.THE COMPANY IS CURRENTLY LOCATED IN FORT LAUDERDALE.
I'LL SHOW YOU A PICTURE IN A MINUTE, AND IT'S BASED IN TWO BUILDINGS, ONE DIRECTLY ON SUNRISE BOULEVARD.
THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING THAT THEY CHANGE THE FAÇADE ON AND THEN BEHIND IT AS A SECONDARY BUILDING WHERE THEY DO THEIR WORK.
THEY ALWAYS ENVISIONED HAVING ONE CENTRAL LOCATION, ONE BUILDING WHERE THEY COULD WORK INSTEAD OF THE TWO, WHICH THEY'RE IN NOW BECAUSE THEY EXPANDED OVER TIME.
THEY ALSO ENVISIONED A PLACE THAT WOULD BE FULLY AIR CONDITIONED BECAUSE CURRENTLY THEY'RE BUILDING. THE WAREHOUSE IS NOT AIR CONDITIONED, AND IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT ON THE EMPLOYEES, PARTICULARLY IN THE SUMMER, BECAUSE THE WORK IS DONE INDOORS, AS PREVIOUSLY STATED.
SO TO DIRECTLY ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THERE ARE TWO MAIN REASONS ONE, THEY WANTED ONE BUILDING THAT COULD BE FULLY AIR CONDITIONED THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO KEEP SEPARATING BETWEEN TWO BUILDINGS AND THE SECOND.
ANSWER YOUR QUESTION IS THEY ACTUALLY LOVE THE LOCATION.
THEY LOVE TAMARAC. THEY THINK THAT THIS AREA IS RIPE FOR GROWTH.
THEY THINK THAT THEY CAN FIND EMPLOYEES WHO WILL WANT TO COMMUTE TO WORK AT THIS LOCATION, THAT IT'S A CENTRAL AREA FOR WHERE FROM, WHERE THEY CURRENTLY ARE, WHICH IS SORT OF EAST FORT LAUDERDALE.
AND AS A RESULT, THEY JUST WANT TO BE HERE, AND THAT'S WHY THEY WANT TO MOVE TO THIS LOCATION. AND AS SUCH, TO SHOW THEIR COMMITMENT.
NOT ONLY DO THEY HAVE THIS BUILDING UNDER CONTRACT, THEY HAVE THEIRS UP FOR SALE AS WELL.
SO, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE LOOKING TO MAKE THIS THEIR PERMANENT HOME.
AND AS STATED BEFORE, THEY'RE LOOKING TO PROBABLY HIRE ABOUT 10 LOCAL EMPLOYEES THE MINUTE THEY START GETTING OPERATIONAL IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC.
SO HOPEFULLY THAT ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION.
NOW I WANT TO EXPLAIN WHAT THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY AREN'T BECAUSE THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF CONFUSION HERE. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT THAT THIS BUILDING THAT THEY'RE MOVING INTO HAS BEEN VACANT FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS.
IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN MORE AFTER IT WAS THAT FURNITURE LIQUIDATOR.
IT ACTUALLY WAS A CAR MUSEUM OF SOME SORT.
THERE WERE CARS IN THERE THAT PEOPLE COULD SEE.
SO WHEN THEY FOUND THE SPOT, THEY SAID, WOW, IF THERE CARS IN HERE.
THIS WAS PROBABLY A GREAT LOCATION FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DO OUR INTERIOR AUTOMOTIVE WORK.
AND THEY MET WITH THE CITY WAS PROBABLY LAST SUMMER.
YOU KNOW, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER AROUND THEN AND WE SAID TO THE CITY, THIS IS WHAT WE CURRENTLY DO. WE DO AUTOMOBILE WRAPS, WE DO AUDIO INSTALLATIONS, WE DO HEADLINERS, WE DO UPHOLSTERY FOR THE LEATHER.
WE BASICALLY MAKE CARS LOOK BETTER.
WE NEVER GET ANYONE OFF THE STREET.
IT'S MOSTLY DEALERSHIPS LIKE TOYOTA OR NISSAN COMING TO US AND SAYING, HEY, A CUSTOMER WANTS BLACK LEATHER SEATS INSTEAD OF THE FABRIC SEATS.
CAN YOU SWAP THEM OUT FOR US? MOST OF THE TIME, THE CUSTOMERS DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO'S DOING THE WORK.
THEY'RE JUST RECEIVING THEIR CAR BACK.
THERE'S NO MECHANICAL WORK THAT GOES ON HERE AT ALL.
THERE'S NO ANYTHING LIKE THAT THAT GO THAT DEALS WITH FLUIDS THAT GOES ON IN THIS PLACE.
IT'S BASICALLY MAKING THE CAR LOOK NICER.
WE JOKE THAT THERE WAS A SHOW ON TV YEARS AGO CALLED PIMP MY RIDE, AND THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT THEY DO. THEY PIMP THE RIDE.
OK. SO WE CAME TO THE CITY WITH THE FULL LIST OF EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO AT THIS LOCATION. AND WE SAID TO THE CITY, IS THIS LEGAL? CAN WE DO THIS AT THIS LOCATION BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING TO BUY IT AND LOOKING TO CLOSE QUICKLY. THE CITY WENT THROUGH THE LIST AND THEY SAID, WELL, THERE'S A COUPLE OF ISSUES HERE. ISSUE ONE UNDER THE LIGHT AUTOMOBILE SECTOR, YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DO TIRES.
WHAT DO YOU DO WITH TIRES ON YOUR LIST.
WE SAID, WELL, WELL, WE DON'T SELL TIRES.
YOU CAN'T COME IN HERE. WE'RE NOT GOODYEAR.
BUT IF SOMEONE INCREASES THEIR RIM SIZE FROM A 19 TO A 22, WE PUT ON THE NEW TIRE BASED ON THE RIM THAT WE'RE PUTTING ON THE CAR.
AND THEY SAID, WELL, THAT'S TIRE SALES.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO DO A SPECIAL EXCEPTION IN ORDER TO DO THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLES. AND WE SAID, OH, OK, WELL, THEN WE'RE GOING TO NEED A SPECIAL EXCEPTION IN ORDER TO DO THAT.
IT'S NONE OF THOSE OTHER ISSUES ON THAT LIST.
IT JUST ONLY HAD TO RELATE TO TIRES, WHICH IS WHY WE CAME HERE.
THEN THE CITY WENT THROUGH THE LIST AND THEY SAID, WAIT A MINUTE, YOU DO UPHOLSTERY HERE.
AND RALPH QUICKLY SAID IT'S NOT UPHOLSTERY.
WE BUY PRE MANUFACTURED LEATHER INSERTS AND WE JUST STUFF THEM WITH THE PILLOWS.
IF THAT'S UPHOLSTERY, ANYONE WHO GOES THROUGH RESTORATION HARDWARE AND BUYS A PILLOWCASE AND STUFFS IT IS DOING UPHOLSTERY.
AND THEY SAID NO UPHOLSTERY THAT'S CONSIDERED UPHOLSTERY.
EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE NOT MANUFACTURING THE LEATHER AND STUFF, YOU KNOW, THE ACT OF STUFFING IS CONSIDERED IT TO BE UPHOLSTERY.
SO YOU NEED TO COME IN AND CHANGE THE TEXT OF THE CODE TO STATE THAT YOU THAT UPHOLSTERY
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IS ALLOWED IN THIS INSTANCE.SO WE SAID, OK, YOU KNOW, CLEARELY TIMES HAS CHANGED FROM WHEN THIS CODE WAS CREATED BECAUSE PROBABLY THERE WASN'T THOSE PRE MANUFACTURED PARTS THAT THERE ARE TODAY THAT THE LEATHER INSERTS ARE GIVEN TO YOU, YOU STUFF THEM AND THEN YOU JUST PLACE THEM INTO THE VEHICLE. SO WHEN THE CITY WENT THROUGH THE LIST, THEY FOUND A COUPLE OTHER ISSUES, LIKE THE AUDIO AGAIN, NON MECHANICAL AT ALL.
BUT IF YOU SWAP OUT SOMEONE'S RADIO, IT WASN'T SPECIFICALLY LISTED AS AN APPROVED USE IN THE CODE. SO WE'RE PUTTING IT IN THERE AND BRINGING IT UP TO CODE, YOU KNOW, ESSENTIALLY IS MAKING EVERYTHING MORE RECENT.
SO THAT'S HOW WE GOT HERE TODAY.
IT'S BEEN A VERY LONG JOURNEY TO BUY THIS LOCATION, AND I'LL GO THROUGH IT VERY QUICKLY WITH YOU. THE OTHER THINGS THAT CITY STAFF MENTIONED.
THEY PUT A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY IN THEIR OLD LOCATION.
THIS LOCATION NEEDS A LOT OF WORK.
WE'RE WELL AWARE THAT THE CITY SHOWED YOU PHOTOS, AND I'M NOT GOING TO REITERATE THINGS THAT THEY SAID. RALPH HAS ALREADY HIRED AN ARCHITECT.
WE'RE GOING TO BE COMING FORWARD AND PROBABLY WILL GO TO YOU AT SOME POINT WITH THE NEW SITE PLAN. THE NEW SITE PLAN IS GOING TO ADDRESS THE LANDSCAPE DEFICIENCIES, THE DRAINAGE DEFICIENCIES, THE BUILDING FAÇADE.
HE WANTS TO UPGRADE CONSIDERABLY SO THAT IT'S PRETTY FROM THE STREET AS WELL AS INSTALL.
AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, FULL AIR CONDITIONING FOR THE ENTIRE WAREHOUSE SO THAT WHEN IT'S HOT, THE EMPLOYEES WILL STILL BE ABLE TO WORK INSIDE.
NO WORK IS DONE OUTSIDE AT ALL, AND AS I MENTIONED, IT'S MOSTLY A WHOLESALE BUSINESS.
SO WITH THAT BACKGROUND, I'M GOING TO GO SUPER QUICKLY.
LIKE MR. HERIN SAID, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THIS COLLECTIVELY IN ONE QUICK PRESENTATION, AND I UNDERSTAND YOU NEED TO READ THE SECOND ITEM IN.
DO YOU WANT THAT DONE AT THIS TIME OR SHOULD I WAIT TILL I CONCLUDE? I BELIEVE THAT.
SINCE YOU ARE CONSIDERING THE PRESENTATION RELATES TO THE SECOND ITEM, IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO ALSO READ IN TO THE RECORD THE SECOND ITEM.
BUT WHEN YOU WHEN YOU'RE FINISHED AND YOU'RE READY TO VOTE, YOU WOULD VOTE FOR EACH ITEM SEPARATELY, THE TEXT AMENDMENT ORDINANCE BEING FIRST.
OK. ITEM NUMBER TWO ON THE AGENDA IS A QUASI JUDICIAL HEARING FOR THE SPECIALTY
[F.4. TBO 49 - Specialty Automotive Treatments, Inc.- Special Exception]
AUTOMOTIVE TREATMENTS INC.PETITIONERS KEITH POLIAKOFF, ESQ., DESIGNATED AGENT OF THE PROPERTY OWNER NRNS ACQUISITION 3705 COMMERCIAL LLC.
CASE NUMBER 2 Z-21 SPECIAL EXCEPTION.
EXCUSE ME, 3Z-21 SPECIAL EXCEPTION PETITION IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO ALLOW FOR THE USE OF A MINOR VEHICLE SERVICE AND REPAIR FACILITY IN THE MU-C MIXED USE CORRIDOR ZONING DISTRICT LOCATION 3705 WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, TAMARAC, FLORIDA.
THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR AGAIN, SO I'LL BE VERY QUICK SO THAT YOU ALL CAN SEE IT.
THIS IS THEIR PRESENT LOCATION IN FORT LAUDERDALE.
MANY OF YOU HAVE PASSED IT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE RECOGNIZE IT.
THEY REDEVELOPED THE WHOLE BUILDING, BUT THEIR BIGGEST PROBLEM IS IT'S SEPARATED FROM WHERE THEY DO THE ACTUAL WORK, WHICH IS A BUILDING BEHIND THIS BUILDING.
SO HOPES FOR A FUTURE OF WHAT TAMARAC COULD LOOK LIKE WITH MORE GLASS AND BETTER FAÇADE IMPROVEMENTS SHOWS YOU THE QUALITY OF STRUCTURE THAT THEY PUT INTO THE ONE IN FORT LAUDERDALE. AS WE SAID, WHY ARE WE'RE HERE? WE'RE HERE FOR THE TWO REASONS.
ONE IS THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION, PREDOMINANTLY SO THAT THEY CAN CHANGE THE RIMS ON VEHICLES AND THE ASSOCIATED TIRES IN THE TEXT AMENDMENT TO ALLOW THEM TO DO WHAT THEY DO, WHICH IS THE UPHOLSTERY, THE HEADLINERS, THE AUDIO AND THE THINGS THAT MS. JOHNSON READ IN PREVIOUSLY.
THEY ARE A 40-YEAR CORPORATION.
THEY'RE PROBABLY THE INDUSTRY LEADER IN SOUTH FLORIDA FOR MAKING THESE IMPROVEMENTS TO VEHICLES. AS I MENTIONED, IT'S MOSTLY WHOLESALE.
WE HAVE STIPULATED TO ALL THE CONDITIONS OF THE STAFF REPORT, INCLUDING THE FACT THAT WITHIN 24 MONTHS, WE WILL BE BRINGING FORWARD THE SITE PLAN.
WE ACTUALLY THINK IT WILL BE MUCH SOONER THAN THAT BECAUSE WE MET WITH THE ARCHITECT RECENTLY AND WE'RE ALREADY STARTING THAT PROCESS.
THERE ARE CONSIDERABLE MODIFICATIONS THAT WILL NEED TO BE MADE TO THAT PROPERTY TO BRING IT INTO CODE AND TO MAKE IT LOOK PRETTY.
SO AGAIN, RAPHAEL GEORGE WAS THE FOUNDER OF THE COMPANY.
RALPH IS HIS SON WHO'S HERE, AND HIS MOM, SUSAN, IS NEXT TO HIM.
THEY REMAIN FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED.
RALPH AND HIS SISTER, CHRISTINA, CONTINUE THE TRADITION OF CUSTOMER SERVICE AND QUALITY THAT STARTED OVER 40 YEARS AGO.
STAFF WENT THROUGH THIS, SO I'M GOING TO BE SUPER QUICK.
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THAT'S THE PARCEL WITH THE BIG BLUE STAR ON IT THAT SAYS SPECIALTY AUTO PARCEL.WHAT'S RIGHT ON WEST COMMERCIAL.
IT'S RIGHT ON THE SORT OF THE BOUNDARY OF TAMARAC, FORT LAUDERDALE AND NORTH LAUDERDALE.
YOU CAN SEE STATE ROAD 7 DIRECTLY TO THE LEFT.
HERE ARE SOME FURTHER AERIAL JUST SHOWING THE GENERAL LOCATION AND PROXIMITY TO ROADWAYS.
THE REASON WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT IS BECAUSE THEY WANT IT TO BE CENTRALLY LOCATED FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES TO BE ABLE TO COME TO WORK.
AGAIN, WE WENT THROUGH THIS BEFORE, BUT WHEN WE CAME FORWARD TO THE CITY INITIALLY JUST TO SHOW YOU HOW THINGS EVOLVE, WE SAID, LISTEN, ALL WE WANT TO USE IS PRE MANUFACTURED AUTOMOBILE UPHOLSTERY PRODUCTS, INCLUDING HEADLINERS.
THEN THE CITY WENT THROUGH THE LIST AND EXPANDED IT TO THE ITEMS THAT YOU SAW PREVIOUSLY . AS THE CITY WENT THROUGH ALL OF THESE CITY OBJECTIVES AND COMP PLAN, I'M NOT GOING TO REITERATE THEM.
BUT THE CITY STAFF HAS FOUND THAT WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE INTENT OF THE CODE, AND AS SUCH, WE HAVE PUT ALL OF THIS DIRECTLY WITHIN OUR PRESENTATION.
WE DON'T THINK THERE'LL BE ANY ADVERSE IMPACTS ON THE COMMUNITY.
THE PROPERTY WILL ACTUALLY END UP BEING FENCED AND BEAUTIFIED, WHICH WILL ACTUALLY BE MAJOR ENHANCEMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.
SO WE BELIEVE IT'S COMPATIBLE.
THIS IS ALL IN HERE. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO DO IT, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO BORE YOU WITH THE SAME THINGS THAT WERE JUST DISCUSSED.
I PROMISE YOU THAT NOT EVERY VEHICLE THERE IS A FERRARI OR LAMBORGHINI OR A PORSCHE, BUT JUST HAPPENED TO BE THE BEST PHOTOS THAT RALPH HAS ON THE WEBSITE.
SO IT JUST SHOWS YOU SOME OF THE QUALITY OF THE VEHICLES THAT ARE IN THERE, THE WRAPS THAT ARE DONE, THE FULL CUSTOMIZATION THAT ARE DONE TO MAKE THESE CARS LOOK PRETTY, INCLUDING THE WHEELS, THE INTERIORS AND THE BODY WRAPS THAT THEY PLACE ON.
SO WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE ABOUT THE COMPANY.
AGAIN, EVERYTHING IS DONE INSIDE THE BUILDING, LOOKING TO HIRE 10 MORE EMPLOYEES.
IF YOU KNOW ANYONE INTERESTED AND WE'RE EXCITED TO COME TO THE CITY OF TAMARAC AND TO RELOCATE HERE. THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS TO THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE? IF NOT, I THINK WE CAN MOVE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER ONE GOING IN THE ORDER THAT SHOWS ON THE AGENDA, WHICH IS THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TEXT AMENDMENT, CASE NUMBER 2-LUA-21.
MR. VICE CHAIR? BEFORE YOU UNDERTAKE MOTION OR CONSIDER A MOTION.
IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. YOU DO HAVE TO OPEN IT UP TO THE PUBLIC ON BOTH ITEMS WHEN YOU GET TO THE NEXT ITEM FOR A VOTE.
YEAH, WE'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS TIME FOR ITEM NUMBER ONE.
SO ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THAT ITEM? SEEING ONE PERSON, COULD YOU APPROACH THE MIC AND GIVE YOUR NAME? AND FOR THE RECORD.
HI, THANK YOU. MY NAME IS LAURA BETTS.
I REPRESENT BY THE [INAUDIBLE] LLC, WHICH IS THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3701 WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD. I ALSO REPRESENT HYPERBARICS RX LLC, WHICH IS THE TENANT AT 3701 WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD.
THREE YEARS AGO, I MADE A DECISION TO MOVE MY 15 YEAR ESTABLISHED BUSINESS TO THE CITY OF TAMARAC. I PURCHASED THE PROPERTY AND I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE ISSUES IN THAT AREA, AND I WOULD ASK THE BOARD TO BE VERY SERIOUS IN THEIR CONSIDERATION BECAUSE WHILE ON ITS FACE, IT SEEMS LIKE A VERY GOOD IDEA AS SOMEBODY THAT IS AN ACTIVE BUSINESS OWNER DEALING WITH THAT AREA.
YOUR DECISION WILL DIRECTLY IMPACT ME AND IT WILL DIRECTLY IMPACT THE PATIENTS AND CLIENTS THAT MY BUSINESS HAS WORKED SO HARD TO BE ABLE TO RESUME OPERATIONS.
IT TOOK ME TWO AND A HALF YEARS TO REOPEN MY BUSINESS IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC.
IT TOOK ME TWO AND A HALF YEARS TO MEET ZONING AND BUILDING DEPARTMENT PERMITS.
MY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY WAS ISSUED ON JUNE 22ND, AND DURING THOSE TWO YEARS, I GOT TO UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT MY SERVICE WAS TO PEOPLE AS I GOT TO SEE THE IMPACT THAT MY LACK OF OPERATIONS HAD ON THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.
SO ALL OF THE DECISIONS HERE AGAIN WILL DIRECTLY IMPACT MY BUSINESS AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, WILL DIRECTLY IMPACT THE PATIENTS THAT I DEAL WITH.
ONE OF THE BIG PROBLEMS WITH THAT AREA IS BECAUSE MULTIPLE CITIES DO CONVERGE.
IT'S SOME OTHER CITIES PROBLEM.
THE DRAINAGE ISSUES, WHICH IS A VERY, VERY WELL-KNOWN ISSUE IN THE CITY.
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AND WHILE I AM GLAD TO SEE THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER IS WILLING TO SAY ON FACE THAT THEY'RE MAKING CONSIDERATIONS, I DON'T THINK THEY'RE FULLY AWARE OF THE ISSUE.I'VE ALSO HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CITY AND BEEN INFORMED THAT MANY OF THOSE ISSUES ARE ESSENTIALLY IRREPARABLE BECAUSE THEY REQUIRE COOPERATION FROM MUNICIPALITIES, WHICH IS NOT ABLE TO BE FUNDED AND NOT ABLE TO BE COORDINATED.
SO THE SMALL BUSINESS, LIKE MYSELF, THE SMALL PARCEL OWNER LIKE MYSELF, IS THE ONE THAT BEARS THE BURDEN AND THE ONE THAT SUFFERS.
I WILL ALSO SAY THAT MY BUSINESS IS AMBULATORY HEALTH CARE.
HAD I KNOWN THAT ANY EXCEPTIONS WOULD BE CONSIDERED, I MIGHT HAVE MADE A DIFFERENT DECISION AGAIN. MY BUSINESS IS IS AMBULATORY HEALTH CARE.
I PROVIDE HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY.
SO, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, RIGHT NOW WHEN IT RAINS, THAT ENTIRE AREA FLOODS NORTHWEST 37.
THE EDGE OF THE PROPERTY IS THE EDGE OF 3701, AND I AM WELL AWARE OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE EVEN A MILD RAIN.
SO WHILE I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY'RE SAYING THAT THERE'S NO VEHICLE FLUIDS, THERE WILL BE TIRES. THE TIRES ARE SPECIAL DISPOSAL.
THEY WILL BE TEMPORARILY STORED IN BETWEEN DISPOSALS.
AND THE DRAINAGE IN THE AREA IS SO SEVERELY COMPROMISED THAT EVEN A MILD RAIN CAUSES STANDING WATER AND HAS VERY, VERY REAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS.
MANY OF MY CLIENTS HAVE BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER DAMAGE.
WE'RE ALREADY DEALING WITH ISSUES OF GARBAGE AND POOR MAINTENANCE.
I HAVE BIG QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS.
AND AGAIN, THIS IS ALL GOING TO FALL TO ME AND THERE IS NOTHING IN PLACE TO RECTIFY IT.
WHATEVER HAPPENS HAPPENS TO MY BUSINESS.
THERE IS NO WAY FOR ME TO GET HELP FROM THE CITY.
THERE IS NO WAY FOR ME TO COORDINATE THE MUNICIPALITIES TO CORRECT IT.
AND I KNOW THAT BECAUSE I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH IT FOR THE LAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS WHILE I'VE BEEN TRYING TO OPEN MY BUSINESS.
AND NOW THAT MY BUSINESS IS OPEN, I'M ABLE TO SEE HOW THESE THINGS IMPACT.
I WOULD ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THE IMPACT THAT THE TRAFFIC HAS.
COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD ALREADY HAS VERY SERIOUS ISSUES, AND WHILE IT SEEMS THAT THE CITY HAS PREPARED A FULL CASE, ONCE YOU GIVE THIS, YOU CANNOT TAKE IT AWAY.
ONCE THIS EXCEPTION IS GRANTED, IT OPENS UP THE DOOR AND AGAIN, THERE IS NO ABILITY FOR IT TO BE RECTIFIED IF THERE IS ANY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT BECAUSE OF THE BORDERING BETWEEN THE CITIES. IT FALLS TO THE SMALL BUSINESS OWNER.
I HAVE WORKED REALLY, REALLY HARD TO BE A RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC AS A RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC FOR MORE THAN 15 YEARS.
I CHOSE TO INVEST IN MY COMMUNITY INSTEAD OF RENTING MY LOCATION.
I ACTUALLY PURCHASED THE PROPERTY IN IT FOR THE LONG HAUL, AND IT'S BEEN REALLY, REALLY CHALLENGING IN THAT AREA.
UP ON RIGHT NEXT TO THAT BIG STAR, THAT LITTLE SQUARE BUILDING ON THE FRONT OF COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD. THAT'S HYPERBARICS RX.
THAT'S WHO I AM. AND AGAIN, I WOULD CONSIDER THAT THE IMPACT THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAVE THE CHANGE THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAVE WILL AFFECT PATIENTS, OUR FACILITY CATERS TO PEOPLE WITH NEUROLOGICAL INJURIES.
WE ALSO CATER TO VETERANS WITH PTSD AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.
SO AGAIN, I WOULD JUST WITH I DON'T HAVE A BIG PRESENTATION PREPARED.
I'M I'M JUST A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER.
I'M JUST THE FACE THAT WILL HAVE TO BEAR THE BURDEN OF THIS FINANCIAL IMPACT.
AND I'M THE BUSINESS OWNER THAT'S GOING TO BE IMPACTED BY ALL OF THIS CHANGE AND ALL OF THIS CONSTRUCTION OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
IT'S ALREADY BEEN VERY CHALLENGING.
THE TRAFFIC ON COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD IS ALREADY A KNOWN ISSUE.
THE DRAINAGE IS ALREADY A KNOWN ISSUE.
THE POTENTIAL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT VERY SERIOUS.
AND AGAIN, I WOULD JUST ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THAT WITH MY HEALTH CARE FACILITY, THAT I HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO GET OPEN AND I'VE WORKED SO HARD TO BE HERE IN THE CITY.
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ANY BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC? YES, I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS FOR YOU.YES, THANK YOU. I'VE HEARD YOU REPEATEDLY SAY THAT THIS WOULD IMPACT YOUR BUSINESS GREATLY, BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD YOU EXPLAIN HOW EXACTLY IS THIS GOING TO IMPACT YOUR BUSINESS? I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW.
UNDERSTOOD. SO MY COMMENT IS THAT AGAIN, THE TIRES THEMSELVES, THIS IS A SPECIAL DISPOSAL. OPENING THIS UP IS BASICALLY THE CITY IS NOT GOING TO BE THERE AFTER THIS HAPPENS. THE CITY IS NOT GOING TO MONITOR THIS AFTER THIS HAPPENED.
SO WE'RE ALREADY STARTING AND TIRES ARE SPECIAL DISPOSAL, SO THEY WILL BE DISPOSING CERTAIN TYPES OF MATERIAL ON THE PROPERTY TEMPORARILY IN BETWEEN.
THEY CAN'T JUST THROW THIS AWAY.
AND BECAUSE OF THE DRAINAGE ISSUES IN THE AREA, BECAUSE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN THE AREA, IT'S NOT A STANDARD EXCEPTION.
THE AREA IS ALREADY HEAVILY COMPROMISED.
THE OTHER ISSUE IS THIS IS A HIGH TRAFFIC BUSINESS.
SO IS A CITY FULLY CONSIDERING HOW ANY CHANGES AFFECT THE TRAFFIC IN THE AREA.
BUT MY BIG CONCERN HERE IS THIS CONSTRUCTION, HOW IT'S GOING TO ENVIRONMENTALLY IMPACT THE ONGOING USE OF THESE SPECIAL MATERIALS, THIS OPENING UP FOR STORAGE OF THESE MATERIALS TEMPORARILY WHILE IT'S BEING DISPOSED OF.
I HAVE OIL SLICKS ALL OVER MY PROPERTY BECAUSE THE DRAINAGE IS SO POOR.
THIS IS EVEN A MILD CONSIDERATION WHILE THEY'RE STANDING OUT THERE WAITING FOR THEM TO BE CARTED AWAY.
ALL OF THIS IS BEING AFFECTED WITH THE RUNOFF.
AND AND AGAIN CHANGING ZONING, ALLOWING FOR SOMETHING IN AN AREA THAT ALREADY CAN'T HANDLE THE EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT.
AND MY CONCERN HERE IS, WHILE IT SOUNDS ALL GOOD ON PAPER.
IF THERE IS AN ISSUE, IT IS IRREPARABLE ONCE THERE'S A PROBLEM, ONCE THERE'S A CHALLENGE.
BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE DIFFERENCES IN THE MUNICIPALITIES, THERE'S NO WAY TO FIX IT.
THERE'S NO WAY TO GET ANYBODY TO COORDINATE.
MY PROPERTY LINE IS THE EDGE OF NORTHWEST 37TH EVERY SINGLE TIME IT RAINS, EVEN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
I HAVE TRIED TO GET THAT ADDRESSED, AND THE COMMENT IS IT'S A KNOWN DRAINAGE ISSUE.
IT'S A RESULT OF PRIOR CONSTRUCTION AND IT CAN'T BE FIXED.
SO HERE WE ARE WITH A VERY SERIOUS DRAINAGE ISSUE THAT CAN'T BE FIXED AND WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW FOR CHANGES.
AND I JUST AGAIN, IT'S JUST IT'S JUST OPENING UP AN OPPORTUNITY.
AND MY CONCERN IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THE DEVALUATION OF THE PROPERTY FALLS TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. ANYTHING THAT WILL HAPPEN HERE FALLS TO MY BUSINESS.
MY BUSINESS IS A HEALTH CARE FACILITY.
I HAVE OXYGEN ON THE PREMISES.
ANY MISHANDLING SHUTS MY BUSINESS DOWN.
SO THERE'S A BIG POTENTIAL HERE FOR IT TO IMPACT ME, AND I'M A SMALL BUSINESS AND I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, AS IT IS, I'M ALREADY DEALING WITH ISSUES.
THE TRAFFIC IN THE AREA VERY, VERY CHALLENGING FOR PEOPLE TO GET TO MY LOCATION.
WE CAN'T TAKE APPOINTMENTS AT CERTAIN TIMES BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC IS SO HEAVY.
DEPENDING ON WHERE THEY'RE COMING FROM, YOU KNOW.
SO AGAIN, MY POINT HERE IS THAT THE AREA IS ALREADY COMPROMISED.
THERE'S ALREADY ISSUES IN THE AREA, THERE'S ALREADY IRREPARABLE PROBLEMS. THERE'S ALREADY CHALLENGES THAT CAN'T BE FIXED BECAUSE IT WOULD REQUIRE MULTIPLE MUNICIPALITIES TO WORK TOGETHER.
SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW THIS CHANGE AND IT LOOKS GREAT.
I REALLY HOPE IT'S EVERYTHING THAT THEY SAY IT'S GOING TO BE.
BUT THE PROBLEM IS WHEN IT ISN'T, IT CAN'T BE FIXED.
THIS IS AN IRREPARABLE DECISION SHOULD IT BE NEGATIVE IN ANY WAY.
AND AGAIN, IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD.
BUT OPENING UP FOR MINOR VEHICLE REPAIR, IT'S A SLIPPERY SLOPE.
THAT'S MY CONCERN. I HOPE THAT MAKES A BETTER POINT.
SO DOES THAT HELP? HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO YOUR PROSPECTIVE NEW NEIGHBORS TO SEE WHAT TOGETHER YOU CAN COME UP WITH TO SOLVE SOME OF WHAT YOU'RE SEEING AS A PROBLEM? NO, I'M NOT REALLY SURE.
I HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY.
I GOT A LETTER FROM THE CITY THAT SAID, HEY, YEAH, YOU WORKED REALLY HARD.
WE MADE YOU COMPLY WITH ALL OF THESE THINGS.
HERE'S ALL OF THESE ADDITIONAL THINGS YOU HAD TO DO BECAUSE WE CHOSE TO ZONE YOUR
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BUSINESS AS AMBULATORY HEALTH CARE.WE WERE NOT ZONED AS AMBULATORY HEALTH CARE IN THE CITY OF SUNRISE, WHERE WE OPERATED FOR SIX YEARS. WE WERE NOT ZONED AS AMBULATORY HEALTH CARE IN THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL, WHERE WE OPERATED FOR SIX YEARS.
SO WHEN WE CAME TO THE CITY OF TAMARAC, THE CITY OF TAMARAC CHANGED OUR BUSINESS.
THEY ACTUALLY IN IN MEETING THIS.
SO THE GOOD NEWS IS WE HAVE THE SAFEST HYPERBARIC FACILITY IN THE COUNTRY.
WE HAVE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF FIRE PROTECTION AND WE ARE ALSO HELD TO A VERY UNFAIR STANDARD BECAUSE OF THE HYPERBARIC AND BECAUSE THE LEVEL OF FIRE PROTECTION THAT WE HAVE THERE. THIS THIS WHOLE THING IS A BIG X FACTOR.
I'M THE FIRST HYPERBARIC FACILITY IN THE CITY AGAIN TOOK ME TWO AND A HALF YEARS TO GET MY BUSINESS OPEN.
SO, YOU KNOW, I'M ALL FOR BUSINESS AND I'M ALL FOR GROWTH, HONESTLY.
WELL, MY BUSINESS WAS OFFLINE FOR TWO YEARS WHILE I WENT BACK AND FORTH WITH THE CITY.
IT WASN'T SO GREAT, YOU KNOW, SO HERE WE ARE.
AND YOU KNOW, AGAIN, JUST JUST FROM SEEING ALL OF THIS.
SO THERE'S SOME POTENTIAL HERE.
YOU KNOW, I HAVE A SHARED GENERATOR.
THERE'S A GENERATOR THAT SHARES THE PROPERTY LINE OF 3705, YOU KNOW, SHOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE. BUT AGAIN, ALL OF THESE CONSIDERATIONS, ALL OF THESE CHALLENGES.
YOU'LL BE HOME AND I'LL BE DEALING WITH IT.
I'LL BE THE ONE THAT'LL THAT, THAT'S DEALING WITH MY CLIENTS.
I'M GOING TO BE THE ONE DEALING WITH MY PATIENTS.
THIS DIRECTLY IMPACTS ME AND MY BUSINESS.
SO I'M JUST NOT UP FOR ANY X FACTOR RIGHT NOW.
THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT THAT ARE.
SO NOW WE'RE GOING AND MAKING EXCEPTIONS.
AND AGAIN, AND I WILL SAY IT AGAIN, ANY NEGATIVE, ANY UNFORESEEN CONSEQUENCE.
IF THE DRAINAGE ISSUES CAN'T BE CORRECTED, AS I'VE ALREADY BEEN TOLD A DOZEN TIMES THAT THEY CAN'T BE, MY BUSINESS WILL BEAR THE BURDEN.
MY PATIENTS AND CLIENTS WILL ULTIMATELY BE THE ONES THAT MAY BE DENIED SERVICES.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE SPEAKER.
NO. NO, BUT I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE CLIENT.
THINGS I'M I'M ASSUMING FOR THE MOMENT.
THAT THE COMMENTS MADE BY THE SPEAKER AGAIN, AND TO THE EXTENT THAT WE'RE GOING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE TEXT AMENDMENT AND THE ACTUAL SPECIAL EXCEPTION, I THINK THAT SOME OF HER COMMENTS WERE DIRECTED TO BOTH ACCORDINGLY UNDER.
AND SO YOU ARE AWARE THAT UNDER OUR RULES OF QUASI JUDICIAL PROCEDURES, TO THE EXTENT THAT HER COMMENTS ARE DIRECTED TO THE ACTUAL SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPLICATION, POLIAKOFF DOES HAVE THE RIGHT TO ASK HER QUESTIONS AS AS YOU ALL DO.
AND SO I, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE KIND OF CROSSING OVER HERE.
THE WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW PROCEDURALLY IS WITH THE ORDINANCE OK? THAT IS IS AS EXPLAINED BY STAFF, AND AS I MENTIONED, IT COMES FIRST.
YOU DON'T GET TO THE SPECIAL EXEMPTION UNTIL YOU UNLESS YOU APPROVE THE TEXT AMENDMENT.
FROM A PURELY PROCEDURAL STANDPOINT, THE TEXT AMENDMENT IS LEGISLATIVE.
THE RIGHT OF CROSS-EXAMINATION, THE RIGHT TO ASK SPEAKERS QUESTIONS DOES NOT NECESSARILY ATTACH TO THE ORDINANCE, AS IT WOULD THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION.
BUT NONETHELESS, AT SOME POINT.
MR. POLIAKOFF IS GOING TO HAVE THE RIGHT TO ASK THIS THE SPEAKER QUESTIONS AS THEY RELATE TO THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPLICATION, SO IT'S UP TO YOU ALL AS TO WHERE YOU ALLOW IT TO HAPPEN. I WOULD RECOMMEND TO YOU THAT YOU DEAL WITH THE ORDINANCE FIRST.
YOU CREATE THE RECORD AS IT RELATES TO THE ORDINANCE, AND THEN YOU TAKE UP THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION AND THE SPEAKER'S COMMENTS TO ANY OF THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION CRITERIA.
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AGAIN, SO THE RECORD IS CLEAREER IN CASE THERE'S ANY SUBSEQUENT DEBATE TO WHERE THE COMMENTS WERE MADE, HOW THEY WERE MADE.SO THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF THE ORDINANCE IS STILL OPEN UNLESS THERE'S IF THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER SPEAKERS THAN IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE OR DENY AND HAVE DISCUSSION AMONG YOURSELVES AND ASK THE STAFF OR THE APPLICANT ANY QUESTIONS WITH REGARD TO THAT ITEM, WHICH IS THE TEXT AMENDMENT. OK, THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION AT THIS TIME, IF THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF THIS WILL BE CLOSED AND IT WILL BE BACK TO THE DAIS.
UNLESS THERE'S ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM STAFF OR THE APPLICANT AND THE APPLICANTS REP ON THIS ITEM. ITEM NUMBER ONE, THE TEXT AMENDMENT ONLY.
I'M SORRY, I BELIEVE THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A QUESTION FOR ME, MS. BELL, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR ME OR SOMEONE HAD A QUESTION OF THE APPLICANT? YES, BUT I THINK WE NEEDED TO VOTE ON THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION FIRST, RIGHT? PROCEDURALLY AND IN THE WAY THAT THEY'RE SET UP IN YOUR AGENDA, WHAT IS BEFORE YOU RIGHT NOW IS THE TEXT AMENDMENT.
THAT WOULD ALLOW THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO PROCEED.
THEY NEED THE TEXT AMENDMENT TO BE APPROVED OR RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL TO THEN TAKE UP THE SPECIAL EXEMPTION, OTHERWISE THEY DON'T FIT WITHIN THE CRITERIA FOR SPECIAL EXCEPTION. OK, SO MY MY QUESTION IS NOT ABOUT THE TEXT AMENDMENT.
OK, THEN I WOULD SUGGEST WE WAIT TILL WHAT'S BEFORE YOU RIGHT NOW.
SO WE'RE VERY CLEARE WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE IS THE TEXT AMENDMENT AND THE TEXT AMENDMENT ONLY. OK.
SEEING NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM STAFF OR THE APPLICANT ON THIS ITEM, NUMBER ONE, THE TEXT AMENDMENT, I'LL RETURN IT TO THE DAIS AND THE BOARD FOR A MOTION ON THIS ITEM.
MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER ONE AS WRITTEN.
THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND, CALL THE VOTE.
HOLD ON. YES. THE PROCEDURE IS BEFORE YOU VOTE, UNLESS THERE'S NO DISCUSSION AMONG YOURSELVES, YOU'RE READY TO MOVE ON TO THE VOTE, BUT THE RULES THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU ARE MOTION SECOND DISCUSSION, CLOSE THE DISCUSSION AND THEN YOU VOTE.
OK, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION AND THE SECOND? SEEING NONE WE'LL CLOSE THE DISCUSSION.
MAY WE GO TO THE VOTE, PLEASE.
YES. MOTION TO SEND A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COMMISSION MOVED BY ERIC GNAGE, SECONDED BY DAVID MONTFORD PASS FIVE TO ZERO.
MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER TWO, THIS IS AGAIN QUASI JUDICIAL HEARING FOR THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION. ITEM NUMBER 3-Z-21.
NOW, THIS WILL JUST BE ANY DISCUSSION RELATIVE TO THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION, SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE USE NOW.
THAT IS CORRECT. SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE PROPOSED USE.
SO THE ORDINANCE IS NOT ON THE TABLE ANYMORE.
THAT'S OVER. SO ANY COMMENTS STAFF, THE APPLICANT, THE BOARD HAS TO BE SPECIFIC TO THE USE. AND SO WITH THAT? AND AT THIS POINT IN TIME, UNDER OUR QUASI JUDICIAL PROCEDURES, IF MR. POLIAKOFF HAS ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF OR THE SPEAKERS, HE DOES HAVE THE RIGHT TO ASK THEM QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT.
I JUST HAVE THREE QUICK QUESTIONS FOR THE NEIGHBOR.
AND I DID ASK STAFF SO THAT I'M NOT ON TOP OF HER, I'M GOING TO MOVE OVER HERE JUST TEMPORARILY.
BEFORE BEFORE THE MS. CALLOWAY POINTED OUT THAT THIS YOUNG LADY MAY HAVE COME IN AFTER THE WITNESSES SPEAKERS] NO.
OK. CAN YOU PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
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SURE. DO YOU DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? YES, I DO. THANK YOU, SIR.I JUST HAVE THREE QUICK QUESTIONS.
FIRST OFF, SO THAT, YOU KNOW, OUR CURRENT LOCATION IS AT 700 WEST SUNRISE.
YOU'RE INVITED TO COME ANY MORNING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE, AND RALPH WILL BE GLADLY TO MEET YOU AND TO GIVE YOU A COMPLETE TOUR OF THE FACILITY.
SO I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THAT OFFER IS OPEN PERMANENTLY ANY TIME YOU WANT TO COME OVER THERE. PLEASE DO SO.
WE'RE HAPPY TO SHOW YOU. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE FOR SOMEBODY TO HAVE REACHED OUT TO MY FACILITY BEFORE.
YOU MENTIONED THAT THERE ARE TIMES THAT YOU CAN'T TAKE APPOINTMENTS BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC. WHAT TIMES CAN'T YOU GET APPOINTMENTS AT YOUR FACILITY? FROM ABOUT FROM ABOUT 3:30 TO SIX O'CLOCK.
SO YOU'RE SO YOU'RE CLOSE AT 3:30.
OUR LAST APPOINTMENT IS THREE O'CLOCK.
WE'RE NOT ABLE TO TAKE APPOINTMENTS, WE TAKE APPOINTMENTS AT THREE AND WE'RE NOT ABLE TO TAKE APPOINTMENTS AGAIN UNTIL 5:30.
AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC.
IT IS VERY CHALLENGING FOR PEOPLE TO GET THERE.
AND AGAIN, THE [INAUDIBLE] CASE.
COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD IS ALREADY OVER CAPACITY.
SO YOU KNOW AGAIN, CONSIDERATIONS FOR HOW THIS IMPACTS IT BECAUSE OF AGAIN, IT'S A PARKING LOT IN FRONT OF THE FACILITY.
AT TIMES, THEY CAN'T EVEN MAKE THE TURN DOWN NORTHWEST 37TH BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC IS SO HEAVY AND BACKED UP SO FAR WITH THEM TRYING TO GET ON THE TURNPIKE.
YOU OPEN AT WHAT TIME? 8:00 A.M. SO YOU'RE OPEN EIGHT A.M.
ESSENTIALLY IS YOUR TIME? WE TAKE APPOINTMENTS.
YES. OKAY. NOW WHERE I CAN SEE.
ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. WHERE ARE WE GOING? SO ALL RIGHT, FIRST OF ALL, I SHOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE APPOINTMENTS WHENEVER I WANT IN REGARDS TO THAT. AND THE ISSUE ON COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD IS A KNOWN ISSUE, AND THE COMMISSION SHOULD CONSIDER THAT INDEPENDENT OF MY BUSINESS.
WE DO HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY.
WE'RE AN OXYGEN WELLNESS CENTER.
NO. NO. YOU DON'T HAVE ANYONE PICKING UP MEDICAL WASTE.
NO, WE DO NOT. WE DO HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY.
SO YOU HAVE OXYGEN CHAMBERS WHERE SOMEONE GOES INTO TO GET OXYGEN TREATMENT.
WE DO. WE DO HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY AND THE CITY, EVEN THOUGH WE ONLY HAVE A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF OXYGEN ON PREMISES.
THE CITY HELD US TO A VERY UNFAIR STANDARD BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO EXPERIENCE WITH HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY.
SO I HAVE BIG CONCERNS HAVING WHAT I'VE JUST BEEN THROUGH OVER THE LAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS OF HOW ALL OF THIS THE CONSTRUCTION ON SITE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT MY BUSINESS.
TAMARAC FIRE WAS VERY CHALLENGING AND WE WENT THROUGH AN ONGOING EDUCATION PROCESS THAT WE'RE STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF AND AGAIN, BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO FAMILIARITY WITH HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY BECAUSE IT HAS ITS OWN SPECIFIC SECTION OF CODE.
IT'S HELD TO A VERY UNFAIR STANDARD, AND ANY TIME THERE'S AN ISSUE, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE, IT'S A NON-ISSUE.
IT COMES RIGHT BACK TO THE HYPERBARIC AND IT'S NOT REASONABLE, BUT IT IS WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH. AND AFTER TWO AND A HALF YEARS OF DEALING WITH THAT, I NEED TO HAVE CONSIDERATION BECAUSE I HAVE A GENERATOR THAT SHARES THE PROPERTY LINE.
MY GENERATOR IS ON 3705, 3705 SIDE OF THE PROPERTY LINE.
YOU SEEM LIKE YOU HAVE SOME ANIMOSITY TOWARDS THE CITY.
NO, WE WENT THROUGH A VERY CHALLENGING PROCESS TO GET OPEN.
AND NOW THAT WE'RE OPEN, I'D LIKE TO JUST BE ABLE TO DO BUSINESS.
SO TO BE STANDING HERE REALIZING THAT THE BUSINESS NEXT DOOR IS GOING TO BE GOING THROUGH THE EXTENSIVE PERMITTING PROCESS THAT MY BUSINESS JUST WENT THROUGH AND BEING FULLY AWARE OF WHAT THAT'S GOING TO INVOLVE.
IT WILL SPILL OVER INTO MY OPERATIONS.
IT WILL DISRUPT MY OPERATIONS.
TO FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT, YOU UNDERSTAND THAT MR. GEORGE IS WHOLESALE.
SO HE WOULD HAVE FAR LESS TRAFFIC THAN A RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT OR THE PRIOR ESTABLISHMENT EVER HAD ON THAT PROPERTY.
YOU'RE AWARE OF THAT? I AM CONCERNED ABOUT ANY CHANGES AND ANY EXCEPTIONS.
THE PROPERTY HAS EXISTING ZONING.
IT'S IN PLACE, I FEEL, BECAUSE THERE ARE MOVING VARIABLES IN THE AREA THAT THE CITY IS NOT REALLY ABLE TO FULLY EVALUATE THE IMPACT THAT ANY CHANGES WOULD HAVE.
YOU PREFER THE SITE TO REMAIN VACANT.
I DON'T PREFER THE SITE TO REMAIN VACANT.
I AM SUPPORTIVE OF THAT, BUT I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF BUSINESS.
I UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING THAT THEY'RE SAYING, BUT, YOU KNOW, MINOR VEHICLE REPAIR.
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THIS IS WHAT THEY'RE CHANGING.ONCE IT'S IN PLACE, THE CITY WILL NOT POLICE IT.
ONCE IT'S IN PLACE, WHAT'S BEING DONE THERE? SO IT'S A QUESTION AND THESE ARE MY CONCERNS AND I AM OPPOSED TO IT.
AND WHILE IT ALL MAY SEEM INNOCENT, MY BIG CONCERN IS THAT THERE ARE UNKNOWN VARIABLES THAT THERE ARE ISSUES IN THE AREA SPECIFICALLY TO THE DRAINAGE.
AND ONCE THOSE ISSUES HAPPEN, THERE'S NO MEDIUM IN PLACE TO RECTIFY THEM BECAUSE BECAUSE OF THE MULTIPLE MUNICIPALITIES, EVEN THE DRAINAGE SITUATION, I MEAN, IT'S ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE ARE DRAINAGE ISSUES.
SO IF WE TOOK ALL OF THIS OTHER AND SAY WE HAVE, WE HAVE TIRES THAT REQUIRE SPECIAL DISPOSAL, SO THEY'LL TEMPORARILY BE ON THE PROPERTY WITH A PROPERTY WITH DRAINAGE.
WE'RE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT ALL THIS DRAINAGE NEEDS TO BE CHANGED ON THE PROPERTY.
AND I'M SAYING THAT BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERENT CITIES THERE FROM A BUSINESS OWNER THAT'S ALREADY BEEN THERE.
IT LOOKS REALLY, REALLY GREAT ON PAPER, BUT NOTHING IS ABLE TO BE CORRECTED.
YOU KNOW, I MEAN, THE DRAINAGE ISSUE ALONE, AND MY REAL CONCERN IS, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THIS STANDING WATER, IT'S AN ONGOING ISSUE.
IT SOUNDS LOVELY THAT IT'S GOING TO BE FIXED.
BUT MY CONCERN AT THE END OF THE DAY IS ONCE THIS DECISION IS MADE, ONCE THE GENIE IS OUT OF THE BOTTLE, IT CAN'T BE PUT BACK IN AND MY BUSINESS WILL BE THE ONE THAT BEARS THE BURDEN OF IT. MY BUSINESS WILL BE THE ONE THAT'S FINANCIALLY IMPACTED.
I HAVE TWO FINAL QUESTIONS AND THEN I'LL SIT DOWN.
YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU HAVE OIL SLICKS AND OTHER CAR FLUIDS ON YOUR PROPERTY TODAY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO CLEAN UP THAT HAZARD ON YOUR PROPERTY? I DIDN'T SAY THAT.
I SAID THAT THE DRAINAGE ON NORTHWEST 37TH SPILLS OVER FROM COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD.
I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT OIL SLICKS AND ISSUES ON THE EXISTING PROPERTY.
I QUOTED YOU, YOU SAID THAT THERE IS OIL SLICKS ON YOUR PROPERTY.
FROM THAT, YEAH. SO WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO CLEAN THAT UP? I UNDERSTAND. OK, FINAL QUESTION, YOU KNOW THAT YOUR GENERATOR IS NOT LEGALLY ALLOWED TO BE ON THE PROPERTY LINE.
DID YOU GET A VARIANCE FOR THAT? MY GENERATOR IS ABLE.
IT'S NOT LEGALLY ON THE ALLOWED TO BE ON THE PROPERTY LINE.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO SAY THAT THE CITY OF TAMARAC, ALL OF THE ARCHITECTURAL PLANS, EVERYTHING THAT WE SUBMITTED, YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE THE PERMITS AND EVERYTHING THAT WAS ISSUED FOR THE CITY, THAT THE CITY DIDN'T ALLOW ALL OF THAT.
I'M TELLING YOU THAT IF YOU APPLIED FOR A GENERATOR ON YOUR PROPERTY LINE, YOU WOULD HAVE REQUIRED A VARIANCE TO DO SO.
WE'VE BEEN THROUGH. THANK YOU.
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. OKAY, THANKS.
OK. MR. CHAIR, IF I MAY, I'LL JUST OFFER A FEW COMMENTS TO THE PUBLIC SPEAKER'S CONCERNS.
THE CITY IS AWARE OF MS. [INAUDIBLE] CONCERNS REGARDING THE PROPERTY AND THE PROPOSED USE AND HOW IT OPERATES TO THAT EXTENT. THAT IS WHY STAFF PLACED THOSE CONDITIONS ON THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPROVAL TO ENSURE THAT THE USE DOES NOT SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE PROPERTY.
WE ARE ALSO GOING TO WORK WITH THE APPLICANT MOVING FORWARD REGARDING THE SITE PLAN IMPROVEMENTS. IT IS NOT REQUIRED, BUT THE APPLICANT IS GOING TO FENCE THE PROPERTY AND THAT WILL FURTHER SCREEN THEIR USE FROM THE VIEW OF HER PROPERTY.
I DO UNDERSTAND HER FRUSTRATION WITH THE DRAINAGE ISSUE AS WELL.
HOWEVER, THESE PROPERTIES WERE DEVELOPED BACK IN THE EARLY 80S, AND THE PROPERTY TO THE VACANT PARCEL TO THE WEST HAS THE DRAINAGE ISSUE AS WELL THAT SHE'S SPEAKING OF.
AND SO UNFORTUNATELY, THEY ARE PREEXISTING CONDITIONS AND THEY DO INVOLVE, YOU KNOW, SIGNIFICANT TIME AND MONEY AND EFFORT FROM ANY PROPERTY OWNER THAT IS GOING TO ACQUIRE OR OCCUPY THOSE PROPERTIES.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, THE APPLICANT HAS PROPOSED TO LOOK INTO WHAT CAN BE DONE REGARDING THE DRAINAGE AND THEIR IMPACT TO THE PROPERTY.
HOWEVER, THE BURDEN OF TRYING TO FIX, OF COURSE, THE ENTIRE AREA WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, UNJUST TO PLACE ON THIS INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNER.
LASTLY, TO SPEAK TO THE APPLICANT'S OPERATIONS WITH THE OPERATION NOT BEING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON A WIDE SCALE BASIS.
AGAIN, THESE ARE UNIQUE VEHICLE CUSTOMIZATION ORDERS.
AND SO THE TYPICAL TRAFFIC THAT WOULD BE GENERATED FROM A TYPICAL RETAIL USE OR A TYPICAL AUTO AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP WOULD NOT BE GENERATED ON THIS PARTICULAR PARCEL.
SO JUST WANTED TO OFFER THOSE FEW THINGS AS A POINT OF CLARIFICATION AND ALSO TO SPEAK TO
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MS. [INAUDIBLE] POINTS REGARDING THE IMPACT OF THE OPERATION ON THE PROPERTY.OK. THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SOME QUESTIONS PRIOR TO.
ANY OF THE BOARD MEMBERS, YEAH, THANKS.
MY MAJOR ISSUE IS THE DRAINS, AS YOU MENTIONED, AND IT'S ALL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE SITE ITSELF. IT'S. TRYING TO UNDERSTAND.
RIGHT? IT'S NOT JUST THIS PROPERTY.
WE ARE WORKING ON A SITE PLAN MODIFICATION.
WE'RE REQUIRED TO DO SO, AS WAS ONE OF THE CONDITIONS THAT WE AGREED TO WHERE WE WILL DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO IMPROVE THE DRAINAGE ON OUR PROPERTY.
AND I KNOW YOU CAN ONLY RETAIN WHAT, WHATEVER IT'S ON YOUR PROPERTY.
I'M NOT ABLE TO HELP HER PROPERTY, COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, THE NEIGHBORS OR ANYONE ELSE.
BUT YOU HAVE ABOUT 85 PERCENT IMPERVIOUS AREA, INCLUDING THE BUILDING, AND YOU PROBABLY MAY HAVE TO FORFEIT SOME PARKING SPACE TO CREATE DRAINAGE.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A FEW THINGS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO WITH DRAINAGE.
THERE MAY BE UNDERGROUND TANKS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO INSTALL IN THE FUTURE AND THE LIKE. THAT'S ALL BEING LOOKED AT BY HIS ENGINEER RIGHT NOW.
IT'S AN EXISTING SITE CONDITION, AS WAS MENTIONED, WAS BUILT IN THE 1980S.
WE'RE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO MAKE IT BETTER.
I KNOW. BUT YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO TALK TO WHAT'S THERE, NOT MAKING IT WORSE.
TO IMPROVE IT. YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO DO A FENCE, BUT ONLY FOR SCREENING, BUT PROBABLY A SOLID. IT'S IT'S SECURITY AND.
NOT FOR SECURITY, BUT FOR DRAINAGE PURPOSES, RIGHT? YEAH, IT'S ALL INTERRELATED.
SO I THINK THAT THE ENGINEER WILL LOOK AT THAT.
IT'S GOING TO COME BACK TO YOU ALL ANYWAY WITH THE SITE PLAN APPROVAL.
SO THE ENGINEER WILL LOOK AT EVERYTHING AND WE'LL MAKE.
CLEARLY HE DOESN'T WANT HIS MILLION DOLLAR PROPERTY TO BE FLOODED EITHER, ESPECIALLY WITH THOSE VEHICLES INSIDE.
SO WE WILL BE DOING EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO IMPROVE THAT.
IF HE SAYS BUILD A WALL INSTEAD OF A FENCE BECAUSE RETAINING WALL, THAT WILL ALL BE LOOKED AT BY THE ENGINEER AND WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU FOR APPROVAL.
SO THAT PROPERTY TO THE LEFT, THAT'S VACANT.
IT'S GRADED BELOW WHAT THE CURRENT PROPERTY IS.
SO THE 3705 PARCEL, THE WAY THAT THE PROPERTY IS GRADED IS A BIT HIGHER THAN THE VACANT PARCEL TO THE WEST.
AND SO THIS ENTIRE AREA, AS YOU KNOW, MS. [INAUDIBLE] HAS RELATED AND ALSO THAT THE APPLICANT IS AWARE OF.
THERE ARE EXISTING DRAINAGE ISSUES.
AND SO HOPEFULLY OVER TIME, YOU KNOW, AS THE PROPERTIES ARE REDEVELOPED, WE CAN KIND OF PIECEMEAL AN APPROACH.
BUT DEFINITELY THE CITY'S ENGINEER WILL BE REVIEWING THE APPLICANT SITE PLAN WHEN IT IS BROUGHT FORWARD, AND WE'RE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN POSSIBLE TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT TO THE SURROUNDING AREA.
OK. AND THAT'S ALL ON THE CITY THE CITY WILL [INAUDIBLE].
THAT'S THE ONLY CONCERN I HAVE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I AM GLAD YOU HAVE THE AERIAL UP, I WANTED TO CLARIFY WHERE THE CITY LIMITS END BECAUSE IT'S NOT AT THIS PROPERTY, RIGHT? IT GOES A LITTLE FURTHER EAST.
THAT'S. OVER THIRTY SEVEN AVENUE.
IS THAT WHAT I'M LOOKING AT WHERE THAT WHITE LINE IS? SO THIRTY SEVENTH AVENUE IS ACTUALLY WHERE THE CITY BOUNDARY STOPS.
THE, I BELIEVE THE HALF RIGHT OF WAY AND THE HALF ROAD, YEAH, BELONGS TO THE CITY OF TAMARAC. SO ALL THOSE USES ON THE WEST SIDE, THIRTY SEVENTH ARE IN TAMARAC, INCLUDING HERS, THE SPEAKER'S. THAT'S CORRECT.
YES, THAT'S OUR MIXED USE CORRIDOR AND ANYTHING BASICALLY TO THE HALF RIGHT OF WAY EAST OF 37TH, IT'S THE CITY OF NORTH LAUDERDALE.
NOW, COULD YOU JUST GIVE YOU A SAMPLING OF SOME OF THE OTHER USES THAT ARE ALLOWED IN THE MIXED USE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT JUST FOR.
A NUMBER OF RETAIL USES, OFFICE USES USES THAT WOULD BE MORE INTENSE COMPARED TO WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED HERE.
GIVE ME ONE MOMENT. I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE THE LIST, PROBABLY IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND.
IT'S OK. I MEAN, I WASN'T LOOKING FOR A COMPREHENSIVE LIST.
IT WAS JUST THERE'S A RANGE OF USES.
CORRECT SPEAKERS]. YOU COULD HAVE A WHOLE MIX OF THINGS.
SO. WHERE I'M GOING WITH THAT WAS THAT THIS IS THE PROPOSED USE FOR THIS BUILDING AT THIS TIME, BUT IT COULD BE ANY NUMBER OF OTHER TYPES OF USES THAT COULD BE ALLOWED IN THERE, WHETHER BY RIGHT OR BY SPECIAL EXCEPTION.
IS THAT ACCURATE? THAT'S CORRECT. OK. ONE THING I PICKED UP ON THE MR. POLIAKOFF WAS THIS IS A WHOLESALE BUSINESS.
I DID NOT HEAR THAT ORIGINALLY IN THE PRESENTATION.
MAYBE I MISSED IT. SO I CAN'T JUST DRIVE UP TO THIS BUSINESS, YOU KNOW, WITH UNANNOUNCED AND START LOOKING AROUND THERE, THEIR PRODUCTS AND SAY, HEY, I WOULD LIKE TO BUY THIS AND
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THAT. AND ANOTHER THING, IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY.IT HAPPENS ONCE IN A BLUE MOON.
AS RALPH WILL TELL YOU, THAT IS NOT THE CUSTOMER THAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR THE MAJOR AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIPS AS THEIR CLIENTS.
ONCE IN A WHILE, YOU WILL HAVE A ECCENTRIC, AFFLUENT PERSON WHO WILL PULL UP IN THEIR FERRARI AND SAY, CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT YOU COULD DO FOR THE SEAT? IT IS NOT TYPICAL.
THEY VIEW THEMSELVES AS WHOLESALE, NOT RETAIL.
THANKS. IT'S ALL I HAD, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, DISCUSSION AMONG THE BOARD, STAFF, APPLICANT? OK, BRING IT BACK TO THE BOARD FOR A MOTION ON THE ITEM.
I MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM TWO FOR THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION AS WRITTEN.
BUT THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO, ALONG WITH THE CONDITIONS THAT STAFF THIS HAS PUT FORTH IN THEIR STAFF REPORT. OK, SO NOTED THE MOTION MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM TWO, THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION IN ADDITION TO THE STAFF'S REQUIREMENTS.
OK. IT'S AN AMENDED MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE CONDITIONS IS NOTED IN THE THE ITEM IS THERE A SECOND? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION AND SECOND? IF NOT, MAY WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
YES. A MOTION TO MAKE A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION WITH CONDITIONS INDICATED BY STAFF TO THE CITY COMMISSION PASSED FIVE TO ZERO.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER THREE IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE WATER SUPPLY PLAN
[F.2. TO 2486 - Water Supply Facilities Work Plan and Text Amendments to the Future Land Use, Infrastructure, Conservation, Intergovernmental Coordination and Capital Improvements Elements]
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT.TEMPORARY ORDINANCE 2486, WHICH WILL BE AMENDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENT, THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION ELEMENT AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. CONSISTENT WITH THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES WORK PLAN FOR THE CITY OF TAMARAC AND AUTHORIZATION OF TRANSMITTAL OF THE 2021 10 YEAR WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES WORK PLAN AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND OTHER AGENCIES, AS REQUIRED BY FLORIDA STATUTES 163.31843.
STAFF? THANK YOU. WE DO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM ECKLER ENGINEER WHO WAS HERE THIS MORNING TO DELIVER A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON THE ITEM.
GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS BRIAN FACIA WORK FOR ECKLER ENGINEERING.
I'M PROJECT MANAGER, AND ENGINEER WITH ME ALSO IS DOUG HAMMOND.
HE'S THE PRESIDENT OF THE ENGINEERING FIRM.
BRIAN, CAN YOU JUST TOUCH THE BUTTON? I THINK KEITH TURNED IT OFF.
THAT BETTER? OK, WE DID THE WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES WORK PLAN FOR THE CITY OF TAMARAC.
IT'S A REQUIREMENT OF SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
AND I'LL GET INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE.
THE PURPOSE OF THE PLAN IS TO IDENTIFY AND PLAN FOR WATER SUPPLY SOURCES AND FACILITIES NEEDS TO SERVE EXISTING AND NEW DEVELOPMENT WITHIN ANY UTILITY SERVICES AREA.
THE WORK PAN'S INCORPORATED OR REFERENCED WITHIN THE CITY'S COMP PLAN, AND THE WORK PLAN'S DIVIDED INTO FIVE SECTIONS, WHICH IS INCLUDES THE INTRODUCTION, THE BACKGROUND, THE DATA ANALYSIS, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND FINALLY GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES.
THAT'S A PICTURE OF THE CURRENT WHEN WE JUST FINISHED PREVIOUSLY.
WORK PLAN REQUIREMENTS. WHY IS THIS DONE? FIRST, IT'S REQUIREMENT OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT WATER USE PERMIT FOR THE CITY. ALSO, IT'S A REQUIREMENT OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, LOWER EAST COAST PLAN 2019 UPDATE.
AND ALSO STATES THE CITY TO UPDATE THE COMP PLAN ON WATER SUPPLY [INAUDIBLE].
AND THAT'S A THAT'S AN ACTUAL STATEMENT FROM THE PLANNING DOCUMENT FROM THE LOWER EAST COAST PLAN. FIRST, THE 2018 LEC UPDATE, WHICH MEANS THAT THE LOWER EAST COAST UPDATE, IT'S THE THIRD UPDATE OF THE ORIGINAL 200 LEC ORIGINALS WATER SUPPLY PLAN THAT WAS DONE BY SOUTH FLORIDA WATER DISTRICT 2000.
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OF THE STATE STATUTE REQUIRES EACH WATER RANGER DISTRICT WITHIN THE STATE TO DO A REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY PLAN, AND THE PLAN FORECASTS FOR AT LEAST 20 YEARS AND IT'S UPDATED EVERY FIVE YEARS. AND THAT IS A PICTURE OF THE ACTUAL LOWER EAST COAST REGION.2018 LOWER EAST COAST PLAN WAS APPROVED BY A SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT ON JANUARY 11TH, 2019.
AND WITH THAT, CITIES ARE REQUIRED TO UPDATE THE WATER PLAN WATER SUPPLY PLAN WITHIN 18 MONTHS. IT WAS DUE FINALLY DUE TO BE DONE JULY 11TH, 2020.
THAT'S A PICTURE OF THE BROWARD COUNTY REGION UTILITIES FROM THE LEC.
THE CITY OF TAMARAC'S WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES WORK PLAN.
THE INITIAL 2020 WORK PLAN UPDATE SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW TO SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT 19 TO 2020.
WE MADE SOME REVISIONS BASED ON COMMENTS FROM THE CITY AND SOUTH WATER [INAUDIBLE] DISTRICT STAFF THAT WAS SUBMITTED BACK AND REVISED.
THE REVISIONS WERE SUBMITTED AUGUST 24, 2020 AND THEN SOME FINAL REVISIONS AND DONE WERE DONE FOLLOWING CORRESPONDENCE AND MEETINGS AND DISCUSSIONS WITH CITY AND DISTRICT STAFF.
AND THAT FINAL SUPPORT WORK PLAN WAS SUBMITTED TO THE CITY FEBRUARY 1ST OF THIS YEAR.
PREVIOUSLY, ECKLER COMPLETED THE PREVIOUS TWO WORK PLANS UPDATES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PLAN FROM THE 2018, 2008 AND 2013 LEC UPDATE PLANS.
AND THE CITY OF TAMARAC RESIDENTS RECEIVE POTABLE WATER SERVICE FROM THREE DIFFERENT UTILITIES. BOTH THE CITY OF PUBLIC SERVICES, WHICH IS ALSO CONSIDERED TAMARAC UTILITIES WEST, THE BROWARD COUNTY PROVIDES WATER TO A CERTAIN AREA.
THE AREA OF THE CITY, AS WELL AS CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE PROVIDES WATER THAT SERVES WATER SERVICES AND THAT'S CONSIDERED TAMARAC UTILITIES EAST.
THIS IS SOME POPULATIONS PROJECTION FROM THE WORK PLAN, 2020 CITY POPULATION WAS ABOUT SIXTY SEVEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED TEN PEOPLE.
PUBLIC SERVICE POPULATION, WHICH IS JUST THE WATER SERVED BY THE CITY UTILITY, WAS ABOUT SIXTY TWO THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED NINETY ONE FROM TWENTY TWENTY AND THE PROJECTED POPULATION FOR THROUGH THE WORK PLAN TO 2040.
IT'S EIGHTY TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED NINETY FOUR.
THESE PROJECTIONS INCLUDE THE KNOWN DEVELOPMENT FROM THE 2018 DEVELOPMENT MAP, AND THAT IS THE POPULATION PROJECTION TABLE FROM THE WORK PLAN ITSELF.
WATER PRODUCTION FOR TAMARAC PUBLIC SERVICES, WHICH IS JUST THE UTILITY FOR THE CITY ITSELF. CURRENT CITY WATER USE PERMIT ALLOCATES ABOUT SEVEN POINT FIVE EIGHT MILLION GALLONS A DAY, WHICH IS A TOTAL OF TWO THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY SEVEN MILLION GALLONS A YEAR, AND THE PERMIT EXPIRES FEBRUARY 3RD OF 2034.
THE COMP PLAN AND WATER PLANS STAYED LEVEL OF THE SERVICE IS LISTED IN THE TABLE.
THIS LEVEL OF SERVICE IS BEING REVISED WITH INCORPORATION OF THE TAMARAC UTILITY EAST SERVICE AREA, WHICH IS A PROJECT THAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW.
LOS FOR RAW WATER THE HUNDRED AND FIVE, BASED ON THE FIVE YEARS OF AVERAGE HISTORICAL RECORDS USED TO PROJECT OUT FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS.
AND THAT'S THE TABLE FROM THE WATER WORK PLAN THAT SHOWS THE DIFFERENT DATA FOR WATER PROJECTIONS AND THE LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS.
AS FAR AS THE TAMARAC CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN, THIS IS A PLAN FROM THAT WAS GIVEN TO US FROM THE CITY A FEW YEARS AGO.
THE WORK PLAN PROVIDES A 10 YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM JUST FOR THE DISTRICT TO SHOW THAT THE RAW WATER AND WATER SUPPLY POTABLE WATER DEMANDS CAN BE PROVIDED.
IN ADDITION, FOLLOWING PREPARATION OF THE WORK PLAN, TAMARAC'S COMMITTED TO TWO LARGE WATER TREATMENT IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS OF FIRST ADMINISTRATION AND CONTROL BUILDING PROJECT AND ANOTHER SUBSEQUENT PROJECT ON THE FILTRATION SYSTEM AND IMPROVEMENTS.
WE'RE, ECKLER ENGINEERING IS BOTH INVOLVED IN BOTH OF THOSE PROJECTS.
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES, THE GOALS THAT ARE PROVIDE INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO PROVIDE FOR THE HEALTH, WELFARE AND SAFETY OF ITS RESIDENTS.
CITY WILL CORRECT EXISTING DEFICIENCIES AND MAINTAIN NEEDED PUBLIC FACILITIES AND PROVIDE OR REQUIRED PROVISION OF FACILITIES CONCURRENT WITH THE IMPACT OF DEVELOPMENT PROVIDED, [INAUDIBLE] CITY INCORPORATES SIX OBJECTIVES TO MEET THESE GOALS AND PLANS INITIATIVE.
THERE ARE SOME HIGHLIGHTED OBJECTIVES THERE, AND THEN THAT IS A PICTURE OF THE GOAL OF THE MISSION STATEMENT FROM THE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM ITSELF.
AS WELL AS THE POLICIES ARE DEVELOPED, ENACTED AND FOLLOWED TO MAINTAIN THE OBJECTIVES TO ACHIEVE THE CITY OF TAMARAC'S GOALS.
SOME HIGHLIGHTED CITY POLICIES THAT ARE THAT ARE ALL STATED WITHIN THE WORK PLAN, AS WELL AS SOME RESTRICTIONS THAT THAT'S BEEN STATED AT THIS AT THE CITY FOR NUMEROUS YEARS NOW.
AS WELL AS WITH THE WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE WORK PLAN UPDATE, ITS NEED TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE COMP PLAN, PER THE STATE STATUTES.
SO THE STATE STATUTE REQUIRES THE ADOPTION OF THE WORK PLAN AND THE AMENDMENT OF THE CITY'S COMP PLAN TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE WORK PLAN.
THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HAVE BEEN AMENDED, THE FUTURE LAND USE
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ELEMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENT, CONSERVATION ELEMENT, INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION ELEMENT, AS WELL AS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ELEMENT HAVE ALL BEEN ADOPTED OR MODIFIED.THAT'S IT. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? THIS IS, IF I UNDERSTAND IT, THIS IS A REQUIREMENT OF THE CITY TO BE DOING THIS.
AND THIS WILL IT'S A 10 YEAR PLAN, RIGHT, SO THEY WON'T DO IT AGAIN FOR? IT'S IT'S FORECASTED FOR 20 YEARS AND IT'S UPDATED EVERY FIVE YEARS.
OK. ALL RIGHT. SO THE LAST TIME IT WAS UPDATED WAS 2016 AND YOU ARE CORRECT.
IT'S A STATUTORY REQUIREMENT FOR THE 10 YEAR PLAN TO BE UPDATED EVERY FIVE YEARS AND THEN INCORPORATED INTO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BY REFERENCE.
SO THAT'S WHAT THIS ITEM DOES.
THANK YOU. OK, I KNOW THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO.
JUST TO JUST TO CLARIFY ONE ITEM, IT'S ALSO A REQUIREMENT OF YOUR WATER USE PERMIT TO PUT TOGETHER A WATER FACILITIES PLAN EVERY FIVE TO EVERY FIVE YEARS ALSO.
SO IT'S REQUIRED BY WHAT THE MS. CALLOWAY IS SAYING ALSO.
BUT IT'S ALSO PART OF YOUR WATER USE PERMIT WITH THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. OK, THANK YOU.
THIS BEING A PUBLIC HEARING, THIS WILL BE NOW OPEN TO ANYBODY.
PRESENT WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM.
SEEING NOBODY FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON IT, THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE CLOSED AT THIS TIME AND I'LL RETURN IT TO THE DAIS FOR ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION AMONG US ON THE BOARD.
SEEING NONE. I ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS ITEM.
NO DISCUSSION. CAN I HAVE VOTE A ROLL-CALL VOTE, PLEASE? CAN YOU CAN YOU TELL ME WHO APPROVED? MOTION FROM ME.
AND WHO SECOND, ERIC? THANK YOU. DAVID MONTFORD.
YES. A MOTION TO MAKE A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COMMISSION PASSED FIVE TO ZERO. OK, THANK YOU.
MOVING ON. NEXT ITEM WOULD BE PLANNING BOARD ITEMS, ANYBODY ON THE BOARD LIKE TO BRING ANYTHING TO THE ATTENTION TO THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS.
NEXT TIME WE HAVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT, I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT AN ITEM THAT WAS BEFORE US
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THE LAST TIME WE MET. YOU MAY BE SPEAKING ABOUT IT'S THE OFFICE BUILDING.THAT WAS REZONED OR PROPOSED TO BE REZONED.
SO AN UPDATE ON WHERE THAT STANDS.
YEAH, THAT ITEM WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION TRANSMITTED.
WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF TRANSMITTING IT TO BROWARD COUNTY FOR RECERTIFICATION OF OUR MAP AT THIS TIME. THANKS.
IS THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS FROM THE DIRECTOR? JUST QUICKLY TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF COORDINATING A TRAINING WITH THE CITY COMMISSION.
WE'RE BRINGING IN LAND USE EXPERT THAT IS GOING TO CONDUCT SOME TRAINING ON GROWTH MANAGEMENT, A REVIEW PROCESS AND CERTAIN LEGISLATIVE MATTERS AS WELL.
WE ARE TRYING TO GET THAT DONE BEFORE THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY.
I'M LETTING YOU KNOW BECAUSE IT'S OUR INTENTION TO INVITE YOU AS WELL TO THAT TRAINING.
AND SO ONCE WE GET A DATE WITH THE CITY COMMISSION, IT'S SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT SOMETIMES TO COORDINATE THEIR CALENDAR.
BUT ONCE WE GET THAT DATE, YOU'LL BE HEARING FROM COLLETTE SO WE CAN INVITE YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT TRAINING AS WELL.
THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.