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[1. Call to Order]
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY.IT IS NOW APPROXIMATELY 9:04 A.M..
TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND, AND WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
IF YOU CAN RISE WITH ME, PLEASE.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE THE CITY OF TAMARAC PLANNING BOARD MEETING WILL BEGIN WITH ROLL CALL, OKAY, THANK YOU.
NEXT ITEM IS TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE MEETING MINUTES FROM OCTOBER 5TH, 2022.
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DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH APPROVING THE MINUTES? DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ITEMS TO ADD ABOUT THE MEETINGS? DISAGREEMENTS WITH THE MINUTES? I MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM LAST MONTH'S MEETING.THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. THANK YOU.
APPROVE THE OCTOBER 5TH PLANNING BOARD MEETING PASSED 5 TO 0.
THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC WHO'D LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT BEFORE WE BEGIN THE MEETING? ANY GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS? OKAY WE'LL NOW CLOSE THE FLOOR TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS.
ANY PLANNING BOARD DISCLOSURES? HAS ANYONE VISITED A SITE OR SPOKEN TO ANYONE IN RELATION TO THE ITEM THIS MORNING? DO YOU HAVE ANY PLANNING BOARD DISCLOSURES? WE DON'T HAVE ANY PLANNING BOARD DISCLOSURES AT THIS TIME.
I'D LIKE TO HAND THINGS OVER TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, MR.
[7. City Attorney Quasi-Judicial Statement & Swearing-In]
HIRSCH. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA ARE QUASI-JUDICIAL IN NATURE, THE GENERAL RULES OF PROCEDURE'S THAT THE APPLICANT WILL MAKE THEIR PRESENTATION FIRST, THEN STAFF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO MAY BE PRESENT ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
AT WHICH POINT IN TIME THEN YOU ALL WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO CONSIDER THE ITEM BEFORE YOU AND VOTE ON THE MATTER BASED UPON THE EVIDENCE THAT YOU HEAR THIS MORNING AND THAT'S PROVIDED TO YOU IN THE STAFF REPORT.
ALL THOSE WHO ARE GOING TO TESTIFY, IF YOU COULD PLEASE STAND, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? WITNESSES HAVE BEEN SWORN.
[8.a TBO 60 - Board Order approving/denying Special Exception application for Alamod Hookah Lounge located at 6520 North University Drive, Tamarac, Florida 33321, to allow for the use of a renovated one (1) story, two-thousand-foot (2,000 sq.ft.) tapas restaurant with the addition of a hookah lounge and alcohol sales within an existing plaza in the MU-N (Mixed-Use Neighborhood) zoning district, pursuant to the Tamarac Code of Ordinances.]
LOUNGE, LOCATED AT 6520 NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE, TAMARAC, FLORIDA, 33321 TO ALLOW THE USE OF RENOVATED ONE STOREY 2000 SQUARE FOOT TAPAS RESTAURANT WITH THE ADDITION OF A HOOKAH LOUNGE AND ALCOHOL SALES WITHIN AN EXISTING PLAZA IN THE MIXED UNIT NEIGHBORHOOD.ZONING DISTRICT PURSUANT TO THE TAMARAC CODE OF ORDINANCE.
SHALL I READ THE TWO BOARD ORDERS TOGETHER? ARE WE GOING TO HAVE THEM PRESENTED TOGETHER? I'LL DO THAT, AND THEN ITEM EIGHT B IS TEMPORARY BOARD ORDER 61 BOARD ORDER APPROVING OR DENYING SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPLICATION FOR.
WE'RE JUST DOING THE FIRST ONE.
THAT'S CORRECT. FOR THIS PARTICULAR APPLICANT, IT'S JUST AN ITEM 8A.
WE'LL BEGIN BY HEARING FROM THE APPLICANT.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
MY NAME IS WILLIAM [INAUDIBLE].
I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF MURAL TML LLC.
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THE PROJECT, AS YOU CAN SEE, IS CALLED ALAMOD HOOKAH LOUNGE.THE VISION FOR OUR PROJECT IS TO BRING AN UPSCALE LOUNGE FEEL TO TAMARAC.
THE PROJECT CONSISTS OF UNIQUE ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS AND MODERN DESIGN.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE GLASS WALLS WITH THE NEON SIGN INDOORS.
THE PROJECT ALSO IS BASED IN THE BRINGING TO THE FOLKS THE TIMELESS TRADITION OF HOOKAH AND ALSO HAVING A MEDITERRANEAN STYLE TAPAS RESTAURANT, HUMMUS, CREPES, THINGS OF THAT NATURE AND OUR GOAL IS TO CATER TO TAMARAC'S INCREASINGLY DIVERSE POPULATION, AND ALSO WE INTEND ON HOLDING POTENTIALLY SOME CHARITY EVENTS, NETWORKING EVENTS AND A SUNDAY BRUNCH.
THE VISIONARY FOR THE PROJECT IS KERBY EUGENE.
HE'S A FORMER COLLEGE TRACK STAR, ENTREPRENEUR, BUSINESS MENTOR AND PHILANTHROPIST.
THE VISION FOR THE LOUNGE, AS I SAID, IS TO PROVIDE AN UPSCALE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE YOUNG RISING STARS OF THE COMMUNITY TO RELAX AND UNWIND WITH A FIELD NOT OFTEN FOUND OUTSIDE OF MAJOR CITY CENTERS LIKE MIAMI, NEW YORK, ETC..
THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE PROJECT.
DECORATIVE GLASS WALLS, AS YOU HAVE SEEN, CUSTOM NEON SIGNS, 6 TO 8 TVS, A SMALL BAR AREA IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT, AS YOU CAN SEE, AND IN THE BOTTOM LEFT IS A SMALL KITCHEN FOR PREPARED FOODS WITH IMPORTANTLY, AN OPEN FLAME COOKING, AND THIS PROJECT WILL HAVE ZERO EXTERNAL MODIFICATIONS AND LIMITED EXTERNAL USE, IF ANY. HERE'S SOME PICTURES OF THE PROJECT IN PROCESS, YOU CAN SEE THE SEATING AREAS WITH THE SMALL COUCHES AND SMALL TABLES FOR HOOKAH, THE GRASS WALL DETAILS AND OF COURSE, THE PROJECT IS NOT QUITE FINISHED YET.
WE STILL HAVE TO FINISH PAINTING AND A FEW OF THE MINOR DETAILS.
THIS IS THE SITE MURAL PLAZA, LOCATED AT 65 NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE.
BUILT IN 2019, THE ENTIRE SITE IS 3.48 ACRES.
IT'S ZONED MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THE NEIGHBORS IN THE LOUNGE CURRENTLY INCLUDE I'M SORRY, IN THE PLAZA, CURRENTLY INCLUDE A [INAUDIBLE] LOUNGE, ICE CREAM AND COOKIE SHOP, DENTAL OFFICE, SENIOR CENTER, AND A FEW STILL VACANT PROPERTIES.
I THINK IT'S ABOUT 400 SPACES.
TO THE EAST IS CATALINA PLACE TOWNHOMES, AND IMPORTANTLY, IN BETWEEN THE SITE AND THE TOWNHOMES, THERE IS AN EIGHT FOOT RETAINING WALL TO KIND OF CONTAIN ANY NOISE OR ANY OTHER MIGHT COME OUT, AND ON THE OTHER SIDE TO THE WEST IS CONCORD VILLAGE CONDOMINIUMS, WHICH IS OF COURSE ACROSS UNIVERSITY DRIVE, AND THIS SITE IS ABOUT A QUARTER MILE SOUTH OF UNIVERSITY AND MCNAB, AND AGAIN, WE'RE HERE TODAY REQUESTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO ALLOW A BAR, LOUNGE TAVERN IN A MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT CONSISTENT WITH STANDARDS APPROVAL CODIFIED IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC DEVELOPMENT CODE.
AND THE USE IS ALSO SUPPORTED BY THE CITY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN, WHICH CALLS FOR THE CREATION OF ENVIRONMENT TO FOSTER ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, AND WITH THAT, WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL END UP AT ALAMOD.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? I DO. YES, MA'AM. MORNING.
I SEE YOU HAVE SOME PHOTOS THAT YOU HAVE CONSTRUCTION CURRENTLY GOING ON.
YES, MA'AM. IS THIS AN AFTER THE FACT PERMIT OR REQUEST YOU'RE SEEKING? SO THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH A PRIOR PARTNER OF A CLIENT WHO WAS OPERATING WITHOUT ANYONE ELSE'S KNOWLEDGE JUST FOR A SMALL EVENT.
THAT WAS NOT ANYTHING TO DO WITH US.
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THERE'S NO [INAUDIBLE] YET.OKAY, YOU SAID YOU HAD AND I'M ASSUMING YOU DID YOUR PARKING CALCULATION ALREADY.
THE PLANNERS ALSO FORESEE NO ISSUE WITH PARKING ISSUES.
WHAT ARE YOUR HOURS? WE WOULD BE OPERATING PROBABLY HAPPY HOUR FIVE TILL 2 A.M.
AND THEN SUNDAY BRUNCH. OKAY, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY, IT LOOKS LIKE WE DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD.
WE'LL OPEN THE FLOOR TO THE CITY TO MAKE A PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE PLANNING BOARD, CHRISTIAN T.
THE REQUEST IS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO ALLOW FOR THE USE OF A RENOVATED ONE STOREY, 2000 SQUARE FOOT TAPAS RESTAURANT WITH THE ADDITION OF A HOOKAH LOUNGE AND ALCOHOL SALES WITHIN AN EXISTING PLAZA IN THE MUN ZONING DISTRICT.
THE EXISTING USE WAS VACANT AND THE PROPOSED USE WAS IS FOR THE RENOVATED ONE STOREY 2000 SQUARE FOOT TAPAS RESTAURANT WITH THE HOOKAH LOUNGE AND ALCOHOL SALES.
FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION IS COMMERCIAL.
THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION IS MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE COMMISSION DISTRICT IS FOUR RAN BY COMMISSIONER DEBRA PLACKO. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 6520 NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE TAMARAC, FLORIDA, 33321 THE PROPERTY AREA IS 3.48 NET ACRES.
THE PLAZA IS PRIMARILY FRAMED AROUND A PROFESSIONAL OFFICE PLAZA TO THE NORTH, WHICH IS BELLE TERRE.
PROFESSIONAL OFFICE TO THE SOUTH IS THE MUN UNIVERSITY SHOPPES.
THE BACKGROUND OF MURAL PLAZA.
THE PLAZA WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 2019 PER THE APPROVAL OF A NEW DEVELOPMENT SITE PLAN REVIEW IN 2015.
THE STRUCTURE WAS BUILT AS TWO BUILDINGS CENTERED ON A COVERED OUTDOOR AREA.
EACH BUILDING IS APPROXIMATELY 16,000 SQUARE FEET IN AREA 24 FEET IN HEIGHT AND WILL HAVE STRONG GEOMETRIC SHAPES AND LARGE GLASS ELEMENTS, CREATING A CONTEMPORARY AND ELEGANT DESIGN. THE SAME PROPERTY OWNER, MURAL TML.
HOWEVER, THE PROPERTY LINE IS SPLIT 70/30.
ALAMOD HOOKAH LOUNGE, WHICH IS CONSIDERED A BAR, LOUNGE OR TAVERN.
THE REQUIREMENT IS ONE SPACE PER EVERY 100 SQUARE FEET THEY'RE UTILIZING.
THE OTHER PORTION, WHICH IS THE OTHER 50% OF THE TAPAS RESTAURANT FOR ALAMOD HOOKAH IS ONE SPACE PER 125 SQUARE FEET, WHICH IS ANOTHER 1000 SQUARE FEET, AND THEY REQUIRE EIGHT PARKING SPACES.
THE CURRENT TENANTS OCCUPY 80 PARKING SPACES IN TOTAL.
IN ADDITION, THERE ARE BELIEVED THREE OR FOUR VACANT SPACES IN THE PLAZA.
THE PHOTO TO THE RIGHT IS FACING SOUTH THE SOUTH PROPERTY LINE.
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BUFFER WALL IN BETWEEN, AND THEY ALSO HAVE A TEN FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT UNTIL YOU REACH THE FIRST HOUSE PROPERTY LINE, AND THE LOCATION TO THE SIDE OF THE PHOTO TO THE RIGHT IS FACING NORTH, WHICH IS FACING FROM THE UNIVERSITY OFFICES AND PROFESSIONAL SUITES, AND IT'S FACING TO THE NORTH PROPERTY LINE.ON THE LEFT YOU CAN SEE NORTH UNIVERSITY AND ON THE RIGHT YOU CAN SEE MURAL PLAZA.
THIS IS SHOWING THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY, WHICH IS ALSO FACING THE NORTH PROPERTY LINE.
SO THE PURPOSE OF WHY WE'RE HERE.
THE CODE SECTION, SECTION 10-6.2, SUBSECTION C(2)(A) FOR A BAR, LOUNGE OR TAVERN, A STRUCTURE, OR PART OF A STRUCTURE USED PRIMARILY FOR THE SALE OR DISPENSING AND ONSITE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL, BEVERAGES OR LIQUOR BY THE DRINK, WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT SERVE FOOD.
ANY FACILITY PROVIDING BOTH FOOD AND ALCOHOL, BEVERAGES OR LIQUOR BY THE DRINK FOR ON SITE CONSUMPTION THAT DOES NOT MEET THE DEFINITION OF A RESTAURANT SHALL BE CONSIDER A BAR, LOUNGE OR TAVERN.
IT'S SECTION 10-6.2, SUBSECTION C(2)(E) RESTAURANT IS AN ESTABLISHMENT WHERE MEALS OR PREPARE FOOD, INCLUDING BEVERAGES AND CONFECTIONS ARE SERVED TO CUSTOMERS.
DRIVE THRU OR DRIVE IN SERVICE MAY BE APPROVED AS AN ACCESSORY USE.
SO WHAT THE APPLICANTS ARE SEEKING RELIEF FROM IS THE PORTION OF THE RESTAURANT CODE WHICH STATES AND ESTABLISHMENT THAT SELLS BOTH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND FOOD IS CLASSIFIED AS A BAR OR LOUNGE.
THIS IS A PORTION OF THEIR PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN WHICH GOT APPROVED, AND THIS IS ACTUALLY PERMIT NUMBER BP 21-5585. THIS IS A PORTION OF THE APPROVAL AND WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE APPLICANT, THEY HAD THE APPROVAL FOR THE BUILDING PERMIT.
THEY WENT THROUGH THE PROPER PROTOCOLS.
HOWEVER, THEY FAILED TO CONTINUE DOING INSPECTIONS.
I WOULD LIKE TO SAY SINCE FEBRUARY 2022.
SO I BELIEVE TO MY KNOWLEDGE THEY'RE AT THE FINAL STAGES OF THE INSPECTION, THEY'RE JUST MISSING, I WOULD BELIEVE, TEN INSPECTIONS AS FAR AS THE SAFETY IN ORDER TO GET THEIR CO AND BUSINESS LICENSE.
CERTAIN INTERIOR FEATURES ON THE PROJECT SHOWS THE GRASS WALL GREENERY, AS WILLIAM [INAUDIBLE] EXPLAINED, A PHOTO AREA BOOTH LOUNGE SEATING, TWO ADA RESTROOMS, A FOOD PREP AREA WHICH INCLUDES A FOOD WARMER PANINI SANDWICH, GRILL, AIR FRYER OVEN AND ETC.
THERE ARE NO THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY OPEN FIRE COOKING AND THEY'RE BORDERED BY TWO-HOUR RATED WALLS, AND THERE'S ALSO NO OUTDOOR SEATING AT THIS TIME.
THEY JUST HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROPER PROTOCOLS TO GET THE FINAL FIRE INSPECTION APPROVAL.
SECTION 10-5.4(G) SPECIAL EXCEPTION.
THE PURPOSE OF THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION IS TO PROVIDE FOR INDIVIDUALIZED REVIEW OF CERTAIN USES THAT DUE TO THEIR NATURE 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 CONCERNS BEFORE THEY CAN BE DEEMED APPROPRIATE IN A ZONING DISTRICT AND COMPATIBLE WITH THEIR SURROUNDINGS.
THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE ALSO IDENTIFIES REVIEW STANDARDS TO BE EMPLOYED FOR A SPECIAL EXCEPTION.
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A SPECIAL EXCEPTION SHALL ONLY BE RECOMMENDED IF THE PLANNING BOARD REACHES EACH OF THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION REVIEW STANDARDS.CONCLUSIONS BASED ON FINDINGS OF FACTS SUPPORTED BY COMPETENT SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.
IT IS THE OPINION OF THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THAT THE REQUEST FOR SPECIAL EXCEPTION REACHES EACH OF THE REVIEW STANDARD CONCLUSIONS BASED ON THE FINDING OF FACTS SUPPORTED BY COMPETENT SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.
SHOWN IN FRONT OF YOU IS THE CITY'S STRATEGIC PLAN.
THIS FURTHERS THE CITY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES, AND IT WILL BRING ABOUT AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE, EXCUSE ME, TO CONTINUE THE GROWTH AND DIVERSITY OF USES IN THE NEWLY DEVELOPED COMMERCIAL RETAIL PLAZA ALONG ONE OF THE CITY'S MOST IMPORTANT ROADWAYS.
THIS IS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2019.
FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT OBJECTIVE ONE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT POLICY 1.5.
FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT POLICY 10.8.
ALL ARE PROVIDED WITHIN THE STAFF MEMORANDUM.
RECOMMENDATION. THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDS THAT THE PLANNING BOARD FORWARD A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO ALLOW FOR THE USE OF A RENOVATED ONE STOREY, 2000 SQUARE FOOT TAPAS RESTAURANT WITH THE ADDITION OF A HOOKAH LOUNGE AND ALCOHOL SALES WITHIN AN EXISTING PLAZA IN THE MUN ZONING DISTRICT TO THE CITY COMMISSION AT ITS DECEMBER 14, 2022 MEETING WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITION OF APPROVAL.
BP 21-5585 THROUGH THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT.
THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH, I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE BUILDING PERMIT.
WAS THERE A REASON WHY THEY DIDN'T KNOW THAT THEY HAD TO COME BEFORE THE CITY TO GET A SPECIAL EXCEPTION PRIOR TO SUBMITTING THE BUILDING PERMIT? THE USE WAS CLASSIFIED AS SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
AT THE TIME, THEY PROVIDED THE INFORMATION FOR THE BUILDING PERMIT.
IT WAS CLASSIFIED AS A RESTAURANT BY THE TENANT.
OH, AND THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE A SPECIAL EXCEPTION.
SO WHEN THEY SUBMITTED THE BUILDING PERMIT, THE LAYOUT ON THE PLAN JUST SHOWED IT AS A RESTAURANT.
THAT'S CORRECT, AND THEN ACCORDING TO THE RECORD HERE, IT WASN'T UNTIL SOMETHING WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS ACTIVITY GOING ON THAT YOU WERE MADE AWARE THAT THEY HADN'T FINISHED OUT THE PERMIT AND THAT IT HAD BECOME SOMETHING MORE THAN JUST A RESTAURANT.
THAT'S CORRECT. IT WAS NOTIFIED BY CODE COMPLIANCE, I BELIEVE, SOMETIME IN MAY OR JUNE OF 2022 ABOUT AN EVENT, AND IT TURNED INTO THEY DID NOT HAVE THE COMPLETE SAFETY AND INTERIOR ALTERATIONS PERMIT COMPLETED.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IS THE BUSINESS CURRENTLY OPERATING? PER THE ATTORNEY AND THE CLIENT, THEY SAY THEY HAVE NOT OPERATED SINCE THEY'VE GOT THE CODE NOTICE.
ALL RIGHT, DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? NO. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE FLOOR TO THE PUBLIC.
DO WE HAVE ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC THAT'D LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT OR ASK A QUESTION? OKAY, WE'LL CLOSE THE FLOOR TO THE PUBLIC.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THE MOTION.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO EITHER APPROVE OR DENY THE SPECIAL EXEMPTION? MOVE TO APPROVE. I SECOND.
IS THE MOTION SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF? YES, THE MOTION TO APPROVE SUBJECT TO THE RECOMMENDATION BY STAFF.
THE ANSWER IS YES. SO, THAT'S THE [INAUDIBLE] WHO
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MOVED AND [INAUDIBLE] WHO SECOND.WELCOME TO THE CITY OFFICIALLY.
[8.b TBO 61 - Board Order approving/denying Special Exception application for Sunnyside Dispensaries - Tamarac located at 6001 North University Drive, Tamarac, Florida 33321, to allow for the use of an existing one (1) story, four-thousand nine-hundred and thirty-six square foot (4,936 sq.ft.) structure for a Medical Marijuana Dispensary in the MU-N (Mixed-Use Neighborhood) zoning district, pursuant to the Tamarac Code of Ordinances.]
BOARD ORDER 61 BOARD ORDER APPROVING OR DENYING SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPLICATION FOR SUNNYSIDE DISPENSARIES LOCATED AT 6001 NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE, TAMARAC, FLORIDA, 333221.TO ALLOW FOR THE USE OF AN EXISTING ONE STOREY 4936 SQUARE FOOT STRUCTURE FOR A MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY IN THE MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD ZONING DISTRICT PURSUANT TO TAMARAC CODE OF ORDINANCE.
WE'LL FIRST HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT.
MR. VICE CHAIR. COMMISSIONERS, GOOD TO BE WITH YOU THIS MORNING.
I'M WITH THE [INAUDIBLE] LAW FIRM IN ORLANDO.
I'M JOINED TODAY BY MEMBERS OF THE CRESCO LABS TEAM.
THEY DO BUSINESS AS SUNNYSIDE.
YOU'LL HEAR A LITTLE BIT FROM MATT RYAN TODAY.
HE'S OUR DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS.
OUR USE APPLIED FOR A BUILDING PERMIT TO REDEVELOP AN EXISTING USE BECAUSE WE HAD THE RIGHT THE VESTED RIGHT BY A ZONING VERIFICATION LETTER TO HAVE THE DISPENSARY.
WE HAD A ZONING IN PROGRESS PUT IN PLACE WHICH LED TO ORDINANCE 2507 AND FROM THE DAIS THE RECOMMENDATION WAS TO WORK WITH STAFF TO GO THROUGH THE NEWLY INITIATED SPECIAL EXCEPTION CRITERIA FOR OUR USE, AND CHRISTIAN'S STAFF HAS BEEN GREAT TO WORK WITH.
SO, IF MATT AND THE TEAM'S PRESENCE IS IS NOTHING ELSE OTHER THAN THEY MIGHT BE TIRED FROM TRAVELING, THEY IT SHOWS THEIR DESIRE TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY AND WE HAVE OVER 50 SITES AND TEN STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHERE CURRENTLY LICENSED MEDICAL MARIJUANA TREATMENT CENTER, LICENSED BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THEIR MEDICAL MARIJUANA USE OFFICE, BUT IF WE CAN GO THROUGH THESE SLIDES BRIEFLY, I GOT A LOT OF INFORMATION BECAUSE THERE'S TEN ZONING CRITERIA.
WE WON'T READ FROM THE SLIDES.
WE WON'T BORE YOU TOO MUCH WITH THEM.
SO HERE'S THE AERIAL OF THE SITE.
YOU CAN SEE THE STAR THERE, OVER THE EXISTING SITE.
HERE'S A LOOK OF HOW THE BUILDING APPEARS TODAY.
HERE'S THAT LIST OF THE TEN CRITERIA, SEVEN OF WHICH ARE ARE MORE CONTROLLING, THREE OF WHICH ARE MORE ADMINISTRATIVE, IF YOU WILL, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. SECTION 4.A SPEAKS TO OVERALL CONSISTENCY WITH THE COMP PLAN.
THIS IS A LOW INTENSITY COMMERCIAL USE FITTING INTO THE COMMERCIAL FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION AND CONSISTENT WITH THE EXISTING RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL USES IN THE AREA.
I THINK WE WHEN WE SWITCHED OVER, IT GOT A LITTLE MESSED UP, BUT THAT'S OKAY, AGAIN, THIS IS WITHIN THE MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD ACTIVITY CENTER.
COMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTING AREA.
LIMITED HOURS OF OPERATION AS WELL.
THAT'S ACTUALLY A STATE REQUIREMENT AND SOMETHING THAT WE COMMIT TO AS WELL THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
DESIRABLE AND NOT INJURIOUS TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, COMFORT AND WELFARE.
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AGAIN, WE HAVE THOSE LIMITED HOURS.THIS IS AN EXISTING BUILDING, SO IT MEETS ALL THOSE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND CRITERIA.
IT IS ON THAT MAJOR TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR OF UNIVERSITY DRIVE.
SO IT CAPTURES VEHICLES AND ALLOWS FOR CONVENIENT ACCESS.
AGAIN, SPEAKING TO THE EXISTING NATURE OF THE BUILDING AND THE BUFFERING SETBACKS, LIMITED HOURS OF OPERATION, THE COMBINATION OF ALL THOSE THINGS TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE NOT CREATING ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS ON THE AREA.
THIS CRITERIA DEALS WITH PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC AND SAFETY VEHICULAR MOVEMENT.
THERE IS ADEQUATE PARKING, EXISTING FENCING, CROSSWALKS, VEHICULAR ACCESS, SITE CIRCULATION, AND OF COURSE, AGAIN, A LOT OF SETBACK FROM UNIVERSITY, AND THESE ARE THE THREE KIND OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS OF THE CODE.
I WAS TALKING ABOUT COMPLYING WITH STANDARDS, EXISTING BUILDING SIZE, WHICH IS IN PLACE TODAY, AND THE EXPANSION TO THE BUILDING, WHICH IS NOT BEING CONTEMPLATED HERE AT THIS JUNCTURE.
THEY REALLY ARE THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY.
THEY TRY TO CREATE A GOLDEN STANDARD IN ALL THEIR LOCATIONS AND WE'LL GO THROUGH A FEW IMAGES SO YOU CAN GET A FEEL AS WELL FOR WHAT THESE SITES LOOK LIKE AND HOW THEY OPERATE.
THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR, MR. HUGHES, FOR HAVING US.
LOGAN MENTIONED THAT I TRAVELED.
SO TO SAY THAT IT WAS YOU HAD TO TWIST MY ARM TO BE HERE WOULD BE A STRETCH.
IN FACT, YOU ALMOST ENDED UP WITH MY ENTIRE FAMILY.
MY SON OFFERED TO PRESENT AS WELL.
SO I AM THE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS WITH CRESCO LABS.
CRESCO LABS IS THE PARENT OF SUNNYSIDE.
SUNNYSIDE IS REPRESENTS OUR MEDICAL DISPENSARY BRAND OUR FIRST SLIDE.
IT WAS EXTRAORDINARILY HELPFUL, AND WITH ME, I HAVE CONNIE WOOSLEY, WHO IS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF OUR RETAIL THROUGHOUT FLORIDA. THERE WILL BE A SLIDE.
YOU'LL SEE WE HAVE A VERY STRONG PRESENCE HERE IN THE STATE.
SO I WILL START WITH THE FIRST SLIDE TO BUILD THE MOST IMPORTANT CANNABIS COMPANY IN THE US, AND THERE'S LOTS OF MEANING BEHIND THAT.
BUT WHEN CRESCO LABS FIRST ENTERED THIS MARKET AND IT WAS VERY NEW, THE MARKET AND THE INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE WAS REALLY LOOKING FOR A LEADER TO STEP UP AND SHOW, TO TAKE OWNERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITY IN HOW YOU MARKET TO PATIENTS, HOW YOU DO THIS AND SHEPHERD THIS IN A RESPONSIBLE FASHION, AND WE HAVE DONE THAT.
WE ARE COMMITTED FROM THE CEO DOWN TO EVERY MEMBER AND TAKE PRIDE IN WHAT WE DO.
SO THE NEXT SLIDE, DO I HAVE CONTROL OVER THIS? I DO. VERY GOOD.
SO THIS IS JUST A VERY QUICK SNAPSHOT OF WHAT SOME OF THAT MEANS.
WE ARE NUMBER ONE MARKET SHARE IN THE TOP THREE MARKETS IN THE COUNTRY.
WE HAVE NOW OVER 3500 EMPLOYEES.
I THINK WHEN I STARTED, THERE WERE JUST OVER 300.
SO WATCHING THIS GROW HAS BEEN AMAZING.
WE ARE INDUSTRY FIRST AND COMPREHENSIVE SOCIAL EQUITY PROGRAMS. WE PARTNER WITH UNIVERSITIES IN CHICAGO AND DEVELOP CURRICULUM AND THROUGH EDUCATION WITH LOCAL COLLEGES, WE'VE DEVELOPED CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS SO ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND THAT THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR REAL GROWTH IN THIS INDUSTRY, AND SOME OF THE OTHER NUMBERS ARE IMPRESSIVE, BUT WE WILL SKIP THOSE.
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CONNIE CAN ATTEST TO HOW BUSY THEY ARE, BUT YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE SOME SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES THAT ALREADY HAVE SUNNYSIDE MEDICAL DISPENSARIES OPERATING AND WE TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE IN OUR PRESENCE HERE.JACKSONVILLE BEACH IS A PICTURE OF BONITA SPRINGS, PENSACOLA, SARASOTA, AND REALLY THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS WAS TO GIVE YOU AN AN IDEA OF WHAT THESE DISPENSARIES LOOK LIKE.
THIS IS I BELIEVE IN OAKLAND IS OUR DISPENSARY FAIRLY NEW, BUT VERY PRETTY AND WE'RE PROUD OF IT.
YOU KNOW, WE WANTED TO SHOW AND ONE OF OUR COMMITMENTS IS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS A WELCOMING, VERY BRIGHT ATMOSPHERE, MUCH LIKE YOU WOULD GET IN ANY HEALTH CARE CLINIC OR PHARMACY.
THIS IS TYPICALLY WHAT YOU'LL FIND WHEN YOU BRING YOUR PRODUCT UP AND TO PURCHASE.
IT'S ALL VERY CLEAN, VERY ORGANIZED.
JUST KIND OF GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHERE WE'RE LOCATED.
SO WE'RE VERY COMFORTABLE WITH KNOWING OUR NUMBERS.
SO THERE'S JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS I'LL TOUCH ON.
IN FACT, SOME OF OUR LOCATIONS ARE FORMER BANKS, BUT WE ALWAYS HAVE A VAULT.
THERE'S VERY LIMITED ACCESS, EVEN WITH THE EMPLOYEES THAT WORK AT THESE FACILITIES.
SO ALL PRODUCTS ARE IN A VAULT WHEN PATIENTS COME IN.
WHEN YOU SAW THOSE PICTURES, THERE ARE NO PRODUCTS ACTUALLY TANGIBLE FOR THEM TO GRAB STEAL.
THOSE ARE ALL SECURED BEHIND THE COUNTERS AND IN THE VAULT.
SO THE OTHER PART, YOU SEE THE CHECK IN, IT IS KIND OF WALLED OFF.
SO BEFORE YOU EVER GET INTO THE DISPENSARY, WE ARE CHECKING IDS.
WE'RE GOING THROUGH ALL OF THOSE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S A VERY CONTROLLED PROCESS.
FLOOR LAYOUT AND ACCESS, I WON'T READ THROUGH IT ALL, BUT WE TOUCHED DOWN THE SECURE ENTRY VESTIBULE IN GENERAL SALES FLOOR ARE LARGE TO ENSURE THE FACILITY CAN ACCOMMODATE ALL CUSTOMERS SEEKING ENTRY INTO THE FACILITY AND TO PREVENT EXTERIOR QUEUING, CUSTOMERS WILL ONLY HAVE ACCESS TO LIMITED AND DESIGNATED PORTIONS. WE HAVE WE TALKED ABOUT THE SECURE ENTRY GENERAL SALES FLOOR WITH POINT OF SALE TERMINALS.
THERE'S A SECURE PATIENT CONSULTATION ROOM, SO THAT'S IMPORTANT.
YOU KNOW, A LOT OF OUR FOLKS ARE VERY NEW AND IT MAY BE THEIR FIRST TIME A DOCTOR HAS PRESCRIBED SOMETHING. SO WE DO HAVE AND YOU SAW IN THAT FLOOR PLAN A CONSULTATION ROOM TO GO THROUGH WHAT SOME OF THOSE OPTIONS ARE WITH ONE OF OUR WELLNESS ADVISORS.
GENERAL PUBLIC MAY NOT ENTER THE FACILITY, ONLY AUTHORIZED PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS AND THE REST OF THE FACILITY WILL ONLY BE ACCESSIBLE TO STAFF ON A TIERED BASIS, WHICH INCLUDES THE BREAK ROOM, AN OFFICE, A CLOSET, A SECURED VAULT, A RECEIVING AREA WHICH IS IMPORTANT, OUR I.T, AND SURVEILLANCE ROOM AND AN ELECTRIC ROOM.
I SHOULD TOUCH REAL QUICK ON THE SLIDE BACK, BUT ALL OF OUR FACILITIES HAVE 100.
THEY HAVE CAMERAS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FACILITY.
SO WHEN YOU ARE IN THAT FACILITY, ALL CORNERS AND EVERY NUANCE OF THAT LAYOUT IS SURVEILLANCE, AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT CAN ALWAYS HAVE ACCESS AND WE CAN PROVIDE THAT AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT.
THE SO FACILITY OPERATIONS NO UNPACKAGED CANNABIS PRODUCTS IN THE STORE.
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THERE'S NO CONSUMPTION IN THE BUILDING.NO ONE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 IS PERMITTED UNLESS WITH A GUARDIAN.
ACCESS IS LIMITED TO AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES.
TO 8 P.M, AND ON SUNDAY 9 A.M.
TO 6:00 PM. YOU CAN SEE THROUGH SOME OF OUR PICTURES THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD APPROPRIATE EXTERIOR SIGNAGE WE USE DEBIT CARD COMPATIBLE FOR CASHLESS TRANSACTIONS WHICH IS IMPORTANT.
WHEN THIS INDUSTRY FIRST STARTED IT WAS AND YOU KNOW AND WE'VE BEEN PUSHING FOR SAFE BANKING AND TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND ON OUR ABILITY TO DO BUSINESS LIKE ANY OTHER BUSINESS.
BUT WE HAVE FOUND WAYS TO USE DEBIT CARDS AND MAKE THAT A MORE SEAMLESS PROCESS.
PRODUCT LEAVES THE STORE IN A SEALED PACKAGING, WHICH IS IMPORTANT, JUST LIKE A PHARMACY.
IF THEY WALK OUT, IT IS SEALED, IT IS LABELED.
WE CAN TRACK TO THE CULTIVATION CENTER WHEN IT WAS SOLD.
SO IT IS A VERY CONTROLLED PROCESS.
TRASH. ONE WOULD THINK THIS IS A BORING TOPIC, BUT WE OFTEN GET QUESTIONS AROUND TRASH.
SO WE HAVE A CULTIVATION CENTER IN INDIAN TOWN IN MARTIN COUNTY.
ALL WASTE AND THE CONTROLS AROUND THAT PROCESS ARE HANDLED THERE.
PRODUCT WASTE. IF THERE WAS A DAMAGED PRODUCT THAT CONTAINED CANNABIS, ALL OF THAT IS PICKED UP AND RETURNED TO OUR CULTIVATION CENTER. SO AGAIN, IT IS A VERY CONTROLLED PROCESS.
ALL DAMAGED AND DEFECTIVE PACKAGED CANNABIS PRODUCTS WILL BE PICKED UP.
WE TALKED ABOUT THAT. SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
THERE'S NO ADVERTISING MARKINGS OR BRANDING ON OUR DELIVERY TRUCKS.
THERE'S ALWAYS TWO INDIVIDUALS.
THERE'S ALWAYS AN AGENT THAT STAYS IN THE VEHICLE WHILE THE OTHER IS ESCORTING MATERIAL WITH OUR SECURITY AND STAFF INTO THE FACILITY WITHIN 8 HOURS OF ARRIVAL.
SUNNYSIDE WILL INVENTORY AND ACCOUNT FOR ON VIDEO ALL PRODUCTS RECEIVED.
SO AGAIN, AND THIS IS AN AREA THAT CRESCO LABS IS LEADING THIS INDUSTRY.
THERE IS NOTHING LEFT TO CHANCE.
SO IF THERE WAS EVER A QUESTION ABOUT A PRODUCT, WE CAN GO BACK AND CHECK THE FOOTAGE.
EVERYTHING IS IS DONE WITH COMPLETE TRANSPARENCY AND OUR CAR SERVICE WILL PICK UP MONETARY INSTRUMENTS AS NEEDED EACH WEEK. SO MUCH LIKE YOU SEE IN A BANK, A VERY PROTECTED PROCESS.
DOZENS OF INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR CAMERA WITH 100% OVERLAP 24/7 SURVEILLANCE OF THE DISPENSARY UNOBSTRUCTED FOOTAGE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT REGULATORS UPON REQUEST.
BUILDING SECURITY IS TAILORED FOR FIRST RESPONDERS WITH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING.
CANNABIS PRODUCTS ARE STORED AND SECURED IN A RESTRICTED ACCESS VAULT, AND ALL PRODUCT IS TRACKED FROM THE TIME IT ENTERS TO THE TIME IT LEAVES, WHICH IS IMPORTANT.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO US. IT'S IMPORTANT TO THE STATE, AND WE WON'T GO THROUGH.
SO THIS IS AN ACTUAL FLOOR PLAN, BUT YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE CAMERAS.
YOU SEE THOSE LITTLE CIRCLES? THOSE ARE ALL CAMERAS THAT ARE INSTALLED.
SO EVERY CORNER IS IN VIEW TRAFFIC AND PARKING.
THE STRIP CENTER HAS 50 SPACES AVAILABLE FOR PATIENT PARKING.
THE FACILITY IS FREESTANDING AND THE CURRENT ACCESS POINTS ARE MORE THAN SUFFICIENT FOR THE PROPOSED USE AND ANTICIPATED CUSTOMER TRAFFIC. AND IN TALKING WITH CONNIE AND SHE WILL BE GREAT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
SHE ACTUALLY GREW UP RIGHT HERE IN TAMARAC ANYWAY, BUT I FORGET WHAT I WAS SAYING HERE, BUT IT'S NICE BUILDING, PLENTY OF PARKING AND WE CAN MOVE ON.
OKAY, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I ALWAYS LOVE TO TOUCH ON.
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LOCAL HIRING.IF YOU LOOK AT OUR NUMBERS IN HR AND WE DO, WE WE MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE POSSIBLY CAN TO HIRE LOCALLY TO TRAIN AND BRING JOBS TO EVERY MARKET THAT WE ENTER.
YOU KNOW, DURING THE COVID, AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS THE PANDEMIC, WE MADE AN EXTRA EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE DOING ORDERS FOR OUR CUSTOMERS AND FOR OUR STAFF THAT WERE ORDERING FROM LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING WE COULD TO KEEP THOSE BUSINESSES GOING AND THEN COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT. SO I'LL DO ONE QUICK SLIDE THAT I ADDED BECAUSE I'M PROUD OF IT.
WE HAD 46 ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS NINE STATES TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY STRENGTHENING INITIATIVES, OVER 250 PEOPLE, AND THOSE PEOPLE ARE OUR EMPLOYEES, STEPPED UP, VOLUNTEERED AND LOGGED 1000 HOURS IN THOSE TWO WEEKS, ACCORDING TO THE VALUE OF VOLUNTEER TIME, IT ROUGHLY CAME OUT TO 31,000. BUT DURING THAT WEEK OF SERVICE, WE ALSO PUSHED OUR TOTAL VOLUNTEER HOURS FOR JUST 2022 TO 10800 HOURS, AND THOSE ARE OUR EMPLOYEES DOING EVERYTHING YOU CAN IMAGINE FROM CANNED FOOD DRIVES, WHICH WE DID HERE IN FLORIDA AFTER THE STORM, CLOTHING, MONETARY DRIVES.
WE WORKED AT ANIMAL SHELTERS, FOOD PANTRIES, FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTERS.
WE WORK WITH VETERANS, SENIOR CITIZEN ORGANIZATIONS, AND WE CLEANED UP PARKS, WATERWAYS AND WE'VE COLLECTED, IT SAYS, OVER 500LBS OF TRASH, BUT AGAIN, THE REASON I PUT THIS SLIDE IN HERE IS BECAUSE WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH WE LIVE AND WORK, AND I THINK THIS ILLUSTRATES THAT, AND THIS IS MY THANK YOU SLIDE, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE NICE LITTLE TABLE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME OR FOR CONNIE AND HOW THINGS WORK? THANK YOU. YOUR PRESENTATION WAS VERY THOROUGH.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU.
I HOPE THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT WAS LONG.
THANK YOU. BEFORE YOU STEP AWAY.
ONE SECOND. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SORRY. NO.
I HAVE ONE. I SEE THAT YOU HAVE 20 LOCATIONS IN FLORIDA.
HOW MANY DO YOU HAVE NATIONALLY? WHAT IS THAT NUMBER? 51.
I WAS GOING TO SAY 50 [INAUDIBLE] FLORIDA.
IS THERE A REASON FOR THAT? POPULATION DENSITY AND A NEED HERE? PART OF THAT, IF I MAY EXPAND, I THINK IN FLORIDA, YES, IT'S POPULATION.
SO IN SOME STATES WE CAN PRODUCE PRODUCT AND WE CAN SELL TO OTHER DISPENSARIES.
HERE IN FLORIDA, YOU CAN ONLY SELL THE PRODUCTS THAT YOU PRODUCE.
SO IF YOU REALLY WANT TO EXPAND MAKE YOURSELF IN YOUR PRODUCTS AVAILABLE, YOU REALLY NEED A PRETTY STRONG PRESENCE TO DO THAT. OKAY, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
YOUR LOCATION IN LADY LAKE, WHICH IS THE VILLAGES AND [INAUDIBLE] COMMUNITY, HOW IS THAT DOING? WE JUST OPENED ACTUALLY, SO IT'S BEEN OPEN ABOUT FOUR MONTHS NOW.
OKAY, OKAY, ALL RIGHT, THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS AND WHY THE CITY OF TAMARAC? I'M SORRY. WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THE CITY OF TAMARAC? WHY NOT PARKLAND, CORAL SPRINGS? WELL, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. CONNIE, DO YOU WANT TO COME UP? AND I KNOW CONNIE IS AGAIN THE VICE PRESIDENT OF RETAIL AND HELPS WITH A LOT--I'M ASKING BECAUSE WE HAVE QUITE A FEW DISPENSARIES HERE. YOU KNOW, I THINK FOR ME PERSONALLY, AS MATT MENTIONED, I GREW UP IN THIS AREA, SO IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO WORK AND SERVE THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH YOU GREW UP IN.
ABSOLUTELY, MY NAME IS CONNIE WOOLSEY.
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YEARS. CRESCO ACQUIRED THE PREVIOUS COMPANY, ONE PLANT, JUST OVER A YEAR AGO, AND IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH THE CRESCO LABS TEAM AND BECOMING A PART OF THAT FAMILY.IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE OPERATE AND OPEN STORES WITHIN COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE A NEED, AND I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S REALLY SPECIAL ABOUT CRESCO LABS IS THAT WE HAVE REALLY HIGH INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS THAT WE'RE CONSTANTLY STRIVING TO MEET WHAT PATIENTS NEED FOR RELIEF.
MEDICAL MARIJUANA IS A LIFE TRANSFORMING PRODUCT.
IT HAS THE POWER TO DO SO MUCH GOOD AND CHANGE PEOPLE'S LIVES, SAVE LIVES.
MY HUSBAND'S A VETERAN, SO FOR ME PERSONALLY, IT CHANGED HIS LIFE, AND, YOU KNOW, TODAY HE'S NOT ON A SINGLE PILL THAT HE USED TO BE ON MANY AFTER HE GOT OUT OF THE SERVICE.
SO FOR ME, THERE'S A PERSONAL PASSION FOR HELPING PEOPLE AND SERVING OTHERS TO BRING SOMETHING WONDERFUL THAT CAN PROVIDE RELIEF TO OTHERS, AND SO I THINK FOR THE CITY OF TAMARAC, THERE IS A TREMENDOUS POPULATION HERE THAT HAS THAT NEED FROM VETERANS, SENIORS.
THERE'S HEALTHIER OPTIONS AVAILABLE THAT CAN GIVE PEOPLE A NATURAL RELIEF VERSUS TAKING SOMETIMES A PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLEMENT, AND ARE YOU SEEING THE VETERANS AND THE SENIORS LIKE YOUR DEMOGRAPHIC THE MOST USED? NOT THE YOUNGER GENERATION? YOU KNOW, WE ARE REALLY FOCUSED ON RIGHT NOW, ESPECIALLY WHAT WE CALL A MEDICINAL LINE.
SO MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE PRODUCTS AVAILABLE FOR VETERANS, SENIORS TO CONSUME, PRODUCTS THAT ARE MEASURED, DOSED, SUCH AS A TINCTURE, A CAPSULE, SOMETHING THAT WE CAN WORK WITH THEIR DOCTOR TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE GETTING THE RIGHT AMOUNT, NOT OVERMEDICATING.
MARIJUANA HAS COME A LONG WAY OVER THE YEARS, AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S BEEN VARIOUS STIGMAS TIED TO IT, BUT I'M REALLY PROUD TO SAY THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AND GROW AND BRING THAT INNOVATION TO KEEP MEETING PATIENTS NEEDS, AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY EXCITING ABOUT WHAT WE DO.
ALL RIGHT, FAIR ENOUGH. THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME. OKAY, DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CONNIE? OKAY. THANK YOU.
WE'LL NOW HEAR FROM STAFF WITH STAFF PRESENTATION.
FOR THE RECORD, I AM CHRISTIAN T.
[INAUDIBLE], ASSOCIATE PLANNER FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
THE PROJECT IN QUESTION TODAY IS SUNNYSIDE DISPENSARIES.
THIS PROJECT IS FOR A SPECIAL EXCEPTION AND A SPECIAL EXCEPTION.
THE REQUEST IS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO ALLOW FOR THE USE OF AN EXISTING ONE STOREY 4936 SQUARE FOOT STRUCTURE FOR A MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY IN THE MUN ZONING DISTRICT.
THE PREVIOUS USE AND EXISTING USE WAS A CHASE BANK, WHICH IS A BANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTION, AND THE PROPOSED USE IS SUNNYSIDE DISPENSARIES, WHICH IS A MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY. THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION IS COMMERCIAL.
THE PROPERTY LOCATION IS 6001 NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE, TAMARAC, FLORIDA, 33321.
THE TOTAL SITE OF THE PLAZA ITSELF IS 5.65 NET ACRES AND THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, WHICH IS ONCE AGAIN 6001 NORTH UNIVERSITY, IS 1.92 NET ACRES.
TO THE SOUTH, THERE IS A CANAL AND IT'S BORDERED BY THE MUG, WHICH IS MIDWAY PLAZA.
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TO THE EAST, THERE IS A RIGHT OF WAY NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE, AND ACROSS IS THE BROWARD TEACHER'S UNION, AND TO THE WEST IS THE R-2 ZONING DISTRICT, AND THAT WILL BE EDGEWOOD EDGEWATER VILLAGE.THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 2006 PER A NEW DEVELOPMENT SITE PLAN APPROVAL.
THE ENTIRE PLAZA WAS CONSTRUCTED IN TWO PHASES AND THE SUBJECT STRUCTURE WAS BUILT AS A DETACHED ONE STOREY BUILDING FOR A PREVIOUS WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, WHICH WAS LATER NAMED CHASE BANK AFTER THEY REVAMPED IN 2010.
THE REST OF THE PLAZA INCLUDES AN OUT PARCEL AUTOZONE RETAIL STORE AND ONE STORY RETAIL PLAZA THAT AT THE TIME PROVIDED 11 BAYS FOR LEASE. IN 2012 THE PLAZA WAS THE PLAZA AND LOT WAS INDIVIDUALLY PARCEL SOLD AND SPLIT INTO FOUR SEPARATE PARCELS WITH FOUR DIFFERENT FOLIO NUMBERS.
AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SLIDE IN FRONT OF YOU, THE YOU CAN SEE THE FOUR PARCELS SPLIT.
THE RETAIL PLAZA IS NUMBER TWO.
THE AUTOZONE IS NUMBER THREE AND THE RETENTION AREA AND PARKING AREA IS NUMBER FOUR.
6035 NORTH UNIVERSITY IS SLAY NAIL SPA 6041 IS LIBERTY TAX OFFICE 6045 IS FAMILY DOLLAR AND 6091 IS SUNSHINE REALTY AND MORTGAGE.
THE PARKING CALCULATIONS AND INGRESS AND EGRESS.
IN TOTAL, THERE'S 218 SITE PARKING SPACES FOR THE INDIVIDUAL PARCEL.
THERE ARE 48 PARKING SPACES PROVIDED, WHICH INCLUDES TWO HANDICAPPED SPACES WHICH ARE 50 IN TOTAL ON THE PROPOSED PARCEL.
SO THE TOTAL BUILDING SIZE IS 4936 SQUARE FEET, AND THEY REQUIRE 17 PARKING SPACES IN WHICH ONCE AGAIN THEY HAVE A ALLOTMENT OF 50 ON THEIR PARCEL.
THERE ARE TWO POINTS OF INGRESS AND EGRESS.
THERE'S ONE TO AND FROM UNIVERSITY DRIVE AND THERE'S ONE TO AND FROM NORTHWEST 61ST STREET.
AS LOCATED ON THE MAP, YOU CAN SEE THE ARROWS.
ONE ARROW AT THE BOTTOM IS COMING FROM UNIVERSITY DRIVE, AND THE ARROW LOCATED TO THE RIGHT IS COMING OFF OF NORTHWEST 61ST STREET, AND THE STAR INDICATES WHERE THE LOCATION OF THE SUNNYSIDE DISPENSARIES WILL BE.
THESE ARE PHOTOS SHOWN IN FRONT OF YOU ON THE SLIDE.
ON THE PHOTO TO THE LEFT IS THE BACK OF THE BUILDING, WHICH IS THE WEST ELEVATION FACING EDGEWATER VILLAGE, AND ON THE RIGHT IS THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING, WHICH IS THE SOUTH ELEVATION FACING MIDWAY PLAZA AND THE CANAL.
THESE TWO PHOTOS ARE BACK OF THE BUILDING.
AND THE PHOTO TO THE RIGHT IS THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING, WHICH IS ALSO FACING NORTH TO 61ST STREET.
THE PHOTO ON THE LEFT IS THE SOUTH PROPERTY LINE FACING CANAL AND MIDWAY PLAZA, AND THE PHOTO ON THE RIGHT IS THE WEST PROPERTY LINE FACING EDGEWATER VILLAGE, AND THEY HAVE AN EXISTING SIX FOOT HIGH CONCRETE WALL.
ON JUNE SIX, 2022, THE CITY MANAGER ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER INSTITUTING ZONING IN PROGRESS FOR THE RECEIPT AND PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA, DISPENSARY FACILITIES AND PHARMACIES TO ALLOW STAFF AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXAMINE THE IMPACT OF THE PLACEMENT OF SUCH USES ON THEIR SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT AND TO THE DEVELOPMENT TO DEVELOP A MECHANISM BY WHICH TO EFFECTIVELY REGULATE THEIR OPERATION AND LOCATION IN THE CITY'S COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS.
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CERTAIN ZONING DISTRICTS SUBJECT TO SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPROVAL.ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2022, THE CITY COMMISSION LIFTED THE PROHIBITION OF THE ZONING IN PROGRESS WITH THE RECOMMENDATION THAT MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY AND PHARMACY USES AND THE MUN MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD AND NC NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS BE SUBJECT TO SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPROVAL BY THE CITY COMMISSION AND ALLOW THE USES TO REMAIN AS INCIDENTAL OR ACCESSORY USE IN THE MUC, MUG, AND BP ZONING DISTRICTS.
AS LOGAN STATED EARLIER, THERE WAS A CHAIN OF EVENTS THAT GOT US HERE TODAY.
SO THERE WAS A ZONE OF VERIFICATION LETTER THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO OUR DEPARTMENT, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, IN WHICH WE PRODUCED AND SENT IT OUT FEBRUARY 24TH OF 2022. IN REGARDS TO 6001 NORTH UNIVERSITY, WHICH WAS THE PREVIOUS CHASE BANK, AND THEY WERE PROPOSING A MEDICAL MARIJUANA FACILITY AND THE END ZONE DISTRICT, AND AT THE TIME IT WAS A PERMITTED USE BY RIGHT.
FURTHER PRE TERM LLC PURCHASED THE SUBJECT PROPERTY ON MAY 6TH OF 2002, ACCORDING TO BCPA THEN THERE WAS A PERMIT SUBMITTED TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS BP 22-2868, WHICH WAS FOR A COMPLETE INTERIOR REMODEL, AND THAT WAS SUBMITTED ON JUNE 21ST, 2022.
FROM THAT PERMIT, I UPLOADED THE ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER TO THE DOCUMENTS FOLDER ON JULY SIX, 2022. THE PLAN REVIEW WAS ROOTED OUT ON JULY 26, 2022, AND THE ACTUAL ZONING REVIEW WAS COMPLETED ON JULY 31ST, 2022.
THE PERMIT IS CURRENTLY IN RE-SUBMITTAL STATUS.
NUMBER ONE, WE HAVE 5900 ROCK ISLAND ROAD, WHICH IS JUST SOUTH OF BAILEY ROAD AND ROCK ISLAND.
THERE WAS THE FORMER BANK OF AMERICA AND IS CURRENTLY TRULIEVE.
IT IS THE NC ZONING DISTRICT AND IT'S A PERMITTED USE BY RIGHT.
THEY HAD THEIR CO ISSUED MARCH 11TH OF 2021.
IT WAS A FORMER PNC BANK AND THEY'RE CURRENTLY CURALEAF.
THERE'S ALSO THE NC ZONING DISTRICT AND THERE WAS A PERMIT USED BY WRIGHT.
THE CO WAS ISSUED ON MAY 24, 2022.
IT IS THE MUN ZONING DISTRICT AND IT WAS A PERMITTED USE BY RIGHT.
THE CO WAS ISSUED JUNE 28TH OF 2022.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO SEND THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES TO SPECIAL EXCEPTION IS MORE RECENTLY, THE CITY HAS FIELDED AT LEAST FIVE OTHER INQUIRIES FOR FUTURE CONVERSION OF BANK BUILDINGS AND RETAIL SPACES TO A MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY USE.
THIS IS SECTIONS FROM THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AND THE DEFINITION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY, AS STATED IN SECTION TEN 6.2, SUBSECTION (C)(8)(D), ANY STATE CERTIFIED MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSING FACILITY WHERE MEDICAL CANNABIS LOW THC CANNABIS AS WELL AS CANNABIS DELIVERY DEVICES IS DISPENSED AT RETAIL AND IS OPERATED BY A MEDICAL MARIJUANA TREATMENT CENTER AUTHORIZED TO OPERATE IN FLORIDA UNDER ARTICLE X, FLORIDA STATUTE 29 OF THE FLORIDA CONSTITUTION AND FLORIDA STATUTE 381.986 AS AMENDED.
THE USE STANDARD IN WHICH ALL MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES HAVE TO ABIDE BY A SECTION 10-3.3, SUBSECTION (D)(15)(D) ONE THROUGH FIVE, WHICH IS A MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY.
THAT COMPROMISE THAT COMPRISES A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL OR SECONDARY SCHOOL, UNLESS THE CITY APPROVES THE LOCATION THROUGH A FORMAL VARIANCE PROCEEDING. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT WHICH THE CITY DETERMINES THAT THE LOCATION PROMOTES THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY. NUMBER TWO, MEASUREMENT SHALL BE FROM THE PROPERTY LINE BOUNDARY OF THE PROPOSED MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY TO THE NEAREST POINT OF THE PROPERTY
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LINE BOUNDARY OF THE PRIVATE OR PUBLIC ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE OR SECONDARY SCHOOL.NUMBER THREE NO MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY IS PERMITTED TO DISPENSE FROM ITS PREMISES.
MARIJUANA OR A MARIJUANA DELIVERY DEVICE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 9:00 PM AND 7 A.M..
NUMBER FOUR, ALL MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY ESTABLISHMENTS OFFERING OR PROVIDING RETAIL SERVICES WITHIN THE CITY SHALL BE DULY LICENSED BY OUR STATE UNDER FLORIDA STATUTE 381.986 AND SHALL OPERATE PROVIDE SECURITY, SIGNAGE AND GENERAL CONFORMANCE WITH FLORIDA STATUTE 38381.986 AS AMENDED.
SECTION 10-54(G) SPECIAL EXCEPTION.
MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD ZONING DISTRICT SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS ARE USES ALLOWED IN THE RESPECTIVE ZONING DISTRICT ONLY IF REVIEWED BY THE PLANNING BOARD AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION. THE PURPOSE OF THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION IS TO PROVIDE FOR INDIVIDUALIZED REVIEW OF CERTAIN USES THAT DUE TO THEIR NATURE, 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 CONCERNS BEFORE THEY CAN BE DEEMED APPROPRIATE IN A ZONING DISTRICT AND COMPATIBLE WITH THEIR SURROUNDINGS. SHOWN ON THE SLIDE IN FRONT OF YOU ARE THE TEN SPECIAL EXCEPTION REVIEW STANDARDS THAT THEY MUST ABIDE TO.
IT IS THE OPINION OF THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THAT THE REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL EXCEPTION REACHES EACH OF THE REVIEW STANDARD CONCLUSIONS BASED ON FINDINGS OF FACTS SUPPORTED BY COMPETENT, SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.
THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUPPORTS THE PETITION FOR SPECIAL EXCEPTION.
SHOWN IN FRONT OF YOU IS THE CITY'S STRATEGIC PLAN AND IT ALSO SUPPORTS GOAL NUMBER THREE OF THE CITY STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH STATES TAMARAC IS ECONOMICALLY RESILIENT.
THIS FURTHERS THE CITY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES AS IT WILL BRING ABOUT, AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE THE GROWTH AND DIVERSITY OF USES AND AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL RETAIL PLAZA ALONG ONE OF THE CITY'S MOST IMPORTANT ROADWAYS.
ALL ARE PROVIDED WITHIN THE PROVIDED STAFF MEMORANDUM.
RECOMMENDATION. THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDS THAT THE PLANNING BOARD FORWARD A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO ALLOW FOR THE USE OF AN EXISTING ONE STOREY 4936 SQUARE FOOT STRUCTURE FOR A MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY IN THE MOON ZONING DISTRICT TO THE CITY COMMISSION AT ITS DECEMBER 4TH, 2022, HEARING.
THIS CONCLUDES CITY STAFF'S PRESENTATION.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER.
THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD FOR THE CITY REPRESENTATIVE? ALL RIGHT, I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION.
SO WE HAVE A DISPENSARY AT THE CORNER OF UNIVERSITY AND MCNAB.
MURAL PLAZA, WHERE IS THAT LOCATED? THE PREVIOUS APPLICANT, 6520 ALAMO HOOKAH LOUNGE.
THAT IS JUST NORTH OF 61ST STREET.
THAT WAS THE ONE THAT WAS JUST HERE.
CORRECT. SO MURAL PLAZA HAS A MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY IN THERE.
OKAY, I KNOW THAT HE'S MADE SOME CHANGES TO KIND OF LIMIT THE EXPOSURE OR THE AMOUNT OF DISPENSARY WE'LL HAVE IN THE CITY. IS THERE A STOPPING POINT WHEN WE SAY, OKAY, WE'VE HAD ENOUGH DISPENSARIES IN THE CITY OR [INAUDIBLE] PLAN FOR THAT, OR HOW ARE WE HANDLING THAT? NO, MA'AM. WE'RE LOOKING TO MORE REGULATE, AND THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF TAKING IT THROUGH THE SPECIAL EXEMPTION NOW FOR YOUR APPROVAL AND FOR THE CITY COMMISSION'S APPROVAL.
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BEFORE THAT, WE HAVE THREE, AND WE RECEIVED A LOT OF INQUIRIES AND SHOWN ON A SLIDE IN FRONT OF YOU.IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE COULD OR SHOULD DO? AND I'M SIMPLY ASKING BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW, BECAUSE THOSE THREE THAT WE MENTIONED ON UNIVERSITY DRIVE ARE REALLY CLOSE TOGETHER.
IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN KIND OF DISPERSE THEM A LITTLE MORE? IS THERE A NEED FOR THAT? NOT NECESSARILY.
THE TRULIEVE IS LOCATED ON ROCK ISLAND AND BILLY THAT I KNOW, BUT THE THREE THAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT ON UNIVERSITY DRIVE ARE WITHIN A FIVE MINUTE DRIVE OF EACH OTHER, ALL THREE OF THEM.
MM HMM. SO MY QUESTION IS, IS THERE A WAY TO ENCOURAGE BUSINESS OWNERS TO GO TO OTHER PARTS OF TAMARAC RATHER THAN BEING SO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER SATURATING THAT ONE AREA? I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE QUESTION TO ASK NOW, BUT THAT'S A CONCERN.
SURE, AND WHAT'S EXISTED IS EXISTING, AND OF COURSE, WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED TODAY IS SOMETHING THAT THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SUPPORTS AND THE CITY COMMISSION SUPPORTS. HOWEVER, THERE ARE DISCUSSIONS ON BRINGING BACK LEGISLATION TO LOOK AT THE ZONING DESIGNATION TO SEE WHETHER WE WANT TO FURTHER RESTRICT OR JUST LOCATE THESE FACILITIES IN AN AREA WHERE THERE IS CURRENTLY NO CONCENTRATION.
SO THERE'S DISCUSSION UNDERWAY CURRENTLY.
ALL RIGHT, THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS.
ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SURE. DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? NO. OKAY, ALL RIGHT, AT THIS TIME, WE'LL OPEN THE FLOOR TO PUBLIC.
IF ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC HAS ANY QUESTIONS.
IT SEEMS AS IF YOU GUYS ARE ALL TOGETHER, SO I GUESS THERE'S NOT.
WE WANT TO MAKE A MOVE TO VOTE, APPROVING OR DENYING, ACCORDING TO CITY'S RECOMMENDATIONS.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'D LIKE TO CALL FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE.
MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO RECOMMEND A FAVORABLE APPROVAL TO THE BOARD FOR THIS ITEM.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND IT.
MOTION TO MAKE A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COMMISSION, SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OUTLINED BY STAFF PASSED 5 TO 0.
THANK YOU. WELCOME TO THE CITY.
ALL RIGHTY. WELL, AT THIS TIME, I'LL HAND THE FLOOR OVER
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TO OUR DIRECTOR, MS. MAXINE CALLOWAY, FOR A DIRECTOR'S REPORT.THE FIRST ITEM WHERE YOU CONSIDERED AN AMENDMENT TO THE WOODLANDS OVERLAY DISTRICT SPECIFICALLY TO ADDRESS THE INSTALLATION OF THE HOUSE NUMBER IDENTIFICATION SIGNS. THAT ITEM WAS CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COMMISSION.
THE CITY COMMISSION HAD DISCUSSION SURROUNDING WHETHER OR NOT THE LEGISLATION WAS JUST IN RESPONSE TO AN ISSUE THAT REALLY DID NOT EXIST IN THE CITY OR IN THAT COMMUNITY. SO THE COMMISSION DID NOT SUPPORT THAT ORDINANCE, AND SO IT FAILED.
THE SECOND ORDINANCE THAT THIS BODY CONSIDERED AND APPROVED WAS TWO VARIANCES AS IT RELATES TO THE AMAZON FOR THE FLEX PARKING, AS YOU RECALL, THEY CAME BEFORE THIS BODY ASKING FOR THE FLEX PARKING TO BE PLACED IN THE FRONT.
THAT WAS SUPPORTED BY A TWO VARIANCE APPLICATION.
AMAZON CAME TO THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING AND DID AN EXCELLENT PRESENTATION AND THAT ITEM WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION, AND SO I THINK THAT OPERATION HAS BEGUN IN PREPARATION FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
THAT'S ALL MY REPORT THIS MORNING.
I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
OKAY, THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, NO QUESTIONS HERE.
DO WE HAVE ANY PLANNING BOARD REPORTS? ANYONE LIKE TO DISCLOSE OR SHARE ANYTHING AT THIS TIME ON THE BOARD? I'M SORRY IF I CAN JUST SAY ONE MORE THING TO THE PLANNING BOARD.
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THAT IT IS WITHIN YOUR PURVIEW TO DIRECT STAFF OR TO ASK WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN COME BACK WITH LEGISLATION.IF YOU FEEL IN THIS INSTANCE WHERE THERE MIGHT BE TOO MANY CONCENTRATED IN ONE ZONING DISTRICT, IT IS WITHIN YOUR PURVIEW TO ASK US TO LOOK AT AMENDMENTS OR LEGISLATION THAT YOU MIGHT CONSIDER TO SUPPORT SOMETHING THAT'S DIFFERENT.
SO I JUST WANT TO PUT IT OUT THERE.
THANK YOU. IT IS NOW THAT THIS PARTICULAR MEETING IS OVER, HOW WOULD I? I DO HAVE A CONCERN. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES AT ALL.
HOWEVER, I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE CITY, AND I DO HAVE A CONCERN WITH THERE BEING SO MANY CONCENTRATED IN THE ONE AREA, SPECIFICALLY ON UNIVERSITY DRIVE, AND I'M WONDERING IF IT'S NOT FEASIBLE TO HAVE DISPENSARIES, LET'S SAY WEST TAMARAC OR OTHER PARTS OF TAMARAC.
SO NOW THAT THE MEETING IS OVER, HOW WOULD I ASK OR INTRODUCE THAT SUGGESTION? TECHNICALLY, THE MEETING'S NOT OVER YET.
WE'RE STILL UNDER THE DIRECTORS REPORT, AND SO AT ANY POINT PRIOR TO THE ADJOURNMENT, YOU CAN DIRECT STAFF TO LOOK INTO THAT ISSUE AND SHARE YOUR STAFF WILL SHARE YOUR CONCERNS WITH THE CITY COMMISSION AND OBVIOUSLY SUBJECT TO THE DIRECTION OF THE OFFICE OF THE CITY COMMISSION, AND THEN STAFF WOULD BEGIN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING INTO ADDITIONAL DISPERSAL, WHETHER IT'S GREATER DISTANCE SEPARATION OR ADDITIONAL ZONING DISTRICTS OR WHATEVER THE DIFFERENT MECHANISMS THAT WE CAN LOOK INTO AT THE STAFF LEVEL THAT ARE APPROPRIATE AND LEGAL, THEN WE CAN BRING THAT FORWARD AS PROPOSED LEGISLATION THROUGH THE PLANNING BOARD AND ULTIMATELY THE CITY COMMISSION. WELL, YES, THIS IS MY OFFICIAL REQUEST.
I'D LIKE THAT TO BE LOOKED INTO, BECAUSE I DO HAVE THE CONCERN ABOUT THE CONCENTRATION.
BEFORE YOU SPEAK TONIGHT, IS IT ON THE SAME SUBJECT? I WANTED TO CHANGE THE SUBJECT REALLY QUICKLY.
THE SAME SUBJECT I WANTED TO ASK, IS THERE A SIMILAR INFLUX OF DISPENSARIES IN THE SURROUNDING CITIES? WHICH IS WHY I ASKED WHY TAMARAC? BECAUSE IT SEEMS THAT WE'RE HAVING TO BE QUITE HONEST BEFORE THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION.
I THINK WE WERE A LITTLE BIT MORE INVITING WITH THE PERMITTED BY RIGHT AS CHRISTIAN HAD MENTIONED, I KNOW THAT CORAL SPRINGS, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE IS THIS THROUGH A CONDITIONAL USE PROCESS, WHICH IS TANTAMOUNT TO A SPECIAL EXCEPTION.
SO THE CHANGE WAS MEANT TO, TO RESTRICT THAT OPENNESS TO A CERTAIN DEGREE AND ALLOW FOR A MORE DELIBERATE REVIEW PROCESS. THAT MIGHT NOT WORK AS GOOD AS WE WERE HOPING IT WOULD, AND SO BEING DIRECTED BY THIS BODY TO FURTHER LOOK AT IT WOULD GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT WHAT OTHER MUNICIPALITIES ARE DOING AND OF COURSE, COMMUNICATE THAT TO THE CITY COMMISSION AND BRING SOMETHING BACK THAT WE BELIEVE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND FOR THE CITY COMMISSION CONSIDERATION.
SO I'M WONDERING WHAT YOUR STUDIES ARE LIKE.
TAMARAC IS THE PLACE TO BE, OR MAYBE JUST BECAUSE IT'S OPEN SEASON? YEAH, I THINK WHEN WE INITIALLY ADOPTED AND OF COURSE, THERE IS STRICT REGULATION AROUND THE SUBJECT MATTER, OF COURSE WE CANNOT SAY NO NECESSARILY AND IT HAS TO BE REGULATED AS WE DO PHARMACIES.
SO THERE ARE SOME STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO ADHERE TO, BUT BEYOND THAT, I THINK THE OPEN SEASON CONCEPT PROBABLY MADE IT A BIT MORE INVITING IN ADDITION TO THE FACT THAT IT IS A USE THAT IS HIGHLY RELIED UPON BY MEMBERS OF OUR POPULATION.
OKAY. SO MY OTHER QUESTION, IT'S THAT REQUEST MORE SO I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A TRAINING FOR THE PLANNING BOARD TEAM, INCLUDING MYSELF, A REFRESHER COURSE.
WHAT SHOULD BE SAID/SHOULDN'T BE SAID.
LIKE I JUST SAID, I CAN MAKE A SUGGESTION FOR FURTHER LEGISLATION, THINGS LIKE THAT.
SURE. THE NEXT PLANNING BOARD MEETING.
WE DID INTEND TO BRING BACK ONE.
I THINK IT'S TIME FOR US TO CONSIDER THE CHANGING OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR AS THE CODE PROVIDES.
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IF THAT'S THE DESIRE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING BOARD, WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT AT THE NEXT MEETING.DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING? OK. I THINK THAT WE HAVE.
I'M SORRY. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE POSITION THAT I BRING UP.
THERE'S A BUILDING THAT I HAVE INQUIRIES ABOUT AND COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, THE OLD SHAKER VILLAGE BUILDING THAT'S BEEN VACANT AND IT'S JUST WALLS. IS THAT ANYWHERE IN THE.
YEAH. I THINK THE CITY ATTORNEY IS TRYING.
YEAH. NOT NECESSARILY WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE OF THE PLANNING BOARD TO HAVE ANY PARTICULAR DECISION MAKING PROCESS IN THAT REGARD, BUT JUST AS A GENERAL PIECE OF INFORMATION.
WE HAVE RECEIVED A NUMBER OF INQUIRIES.
WE HAVE BEEN AT THE DIRECTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION.
WE HAVE BEEN IN COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION AT SHAKER VILLAGE TO TRY AND ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF NOT JUST THE WHAT I'LL CALL THE EYESORE, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT IS OF THE WALLS THAT EXIST THERE, BUT ALSO A LONG TERM SOLUTION TO THE NEEDS OF THE TOWN, AS WELL AS THAT OF THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND THAT DISTRICT.
SO THE IDEA HAD BEEN AND HAS BEEN WORKED ON FOR FOR SOME TIME PRIOR TO EVEN MY TENURE AS THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND I HAVE CONTINUED THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF INTERNALLY AS WELL AS WITH MEMBERS OF THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION AND THEIR LEGAL COUNSEL TO ACQUIRE THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY.
THERE'S A SERIOUS BEYOND THE JUST WHAT LOOKS TO BE THE EYESORE.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OTHER ISSUES, SOME DRAINAGE ISSUES, SOME SOME OTHER THINGS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED LONG TERM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THAT COMMUNITY, THAT AREA, AS WELL AS FOR THE CITY AS A WHOLE.
SO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THOSE ISSUES.
UNFORTUNATELY, WHAT WE RUN INTO THAT REALLY ON THE END OF THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION THAT INFORMED US MAYBE ABOUT IN THE LAST SIX, SEVEN MONTHS IS THAT THE OWNERSHIP OF THAT PROPERTY DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE IN THE HANDS OF THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION.
IN AN ODD TWIST, WHEN THAT DEVELOPMENT WAS BUILT, THAT AREA, WHICH WOULD APPEAR TO ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES TO BE WHAT WOULD NORMALLY BE DESIGNATED AS A COMMON ELEMENT WAS NOT CONVEYED AS A COMMON ELEMENT TO THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION. IT WAS ACTUALLY DEEDED TO EACH INDIVIDUAL UNIT OWNER.
SO IN ORDER FOR THE CITY TO ACQUIRE THE NECESSARY INTEREST IN THE LAND, WE NEED TO FIND OUT WHO CURRENTLY OWNS IT, WHO ARE THE UNIT OWNERS, AND COME TO AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM FOR THE CONVEYANCE.
WE'RE HOPING THAT MAYBE THEY'LL CONVEY THEIR INTEREST TO THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION SO THEN WE CAN DEAL DIRECTLY WITH THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, AND SO ALL THESE ISSUES THAT ARE FAIRLY COMPLEX AND PERPLEXING, HOW IT EVOLVE THIS WAY, FRANKLY, NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. AS TO THE ISSUE SPECIFICALLY OF THE WALLS AND THAT WHAT USED TO BE THE CLUBHOUSE.
THE CITY HAS INITIATED OR DID INITIATE SOME TIME BACK ENFORCEMENT ACTION THROUGH THE CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCESS TO DECLARE THAT TO BE AN UNSAFE STRUCTURE.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE COULDN'T COME TO AN AGREEMENT AT THAT TIME, AND AGAIN, THESE ARE MY PREDECESSORS TO KIND OF WORK WITH THE HOA TO GET THAT REMOVED, THEY ACTUALLY SUBMITTED A AN ENGINEER'S REPORT TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT THROUGH THE SPECIAL THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE PROCESS THAT ACTUALLY INDICATES THAT THOSE WALLS ARE STRUCTURALLY SOUND.
SO IT'S DIFFICULT FOR US TO PROCEED ON AN UNSAFE STRUCTURES BASIS AGAINST THAT PARTICULAR STRUCTURE
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BECAUSE, ACCORDING TO THEIR ENGINEER'S REPORT, IT'S NOT IN IMMINENT DANGER OF OF COLLAPSING OR OTHERWISE QUALIFIES AS AN UNSAFE STRUCTURE.SO WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH THEM TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET THAT TAKEN CARE OF SO IT NO LONGER BECOMES AN EYESORE FOR THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE DO RECOGNIZE IT DOES NEED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF, AND WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT WE ARE ABLE TO COME TO A MUTUAL AGREEMENT WITH THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION TO GET THAT TAKEN CARE OF AS OPPOSED TO FINDING OURSELVES IN AN ADVERSARIAL DISPUTE WITH THEM, BECAUSE WE ALL THINK THAT THE BEST INTERESTS OF EVERYONE CONCERNED IS TO WORK COOPERATIVELY TOWARD THAT GOAL, AND WE ARE DOING THAT.
IT'S UNFORTUNATELY TAKING MUCH LONGER THAN WE ANY OF US ANTICIPATED BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE OF WHO OWNS IT, THAT WHAT WOULD NORMALLY BE THOUGHT OF AS A COMMON ELEMENT IS REALLY A COMMON CHALLENGE OWNED BY ALL. I THINK THERE'S LIKE 100 AND SOME ODD PLUS UNITS IN THAT IN THAT DEVELOPMENT, AND EACH ONE OF THOSE UNIT OWNERS HAS AN UNDIVIDED INTEREST IN THAT PROPERTY.
I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IT'S ON THE CITY'S RADAR BECAUSE.
YES, AND ULTIMATELY, AS I SAID, THE GOAL AND THE DIRECTION FROM THE CITY COMMISSION IS TO WORK COOPERATIVELY WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND WITH THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION TO ULTIMATELY PUT IN POTENTIALLY A COMMUNITY CENTER AND SOME RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AT THAT LOCATION LONG TERM, BUT THE FIRST STEP IS FIGURING OUT WHO DO WE NEED TO ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY FROM TO ONE, GAIN CONTROL OF IT, AND TO TAKE CARE OF THE EYESORE. I MEAN, THAT WOULD BE CERTAINLY AN IMMEDIATE BENEFIT TO US ACQUIRING THE PROPERTY IF WE AND IF WE HAD THE ABILITY TO DO SO, WE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE ALREADY DONE IN THE WHEELS WOULD BE IN MOTION TO ACTUALLY REMOVE THAT EYESORE.
SO, THE HOA HAS NO INTEREST IN BRINGING IT BACK UP TO A VIABLE BUILDING? WELL, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, ON THE PRIVATE SIDE OF THE PROPERTY, THE HOA HAS A NUMBER OF ISSUES THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS, AND IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO IN OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH THE HOA, THEIR CONCERN ON THEIR END IS THAT IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO DO ALL THE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE ON THEIR SIDE OF THE PROPERTY, SO TO SPEAK, ON THE PRIVATE SIDE, THEY WOULD HAVE TO IMPOSE SOME SIGNIFICANT ASSESSMENTS ON THE UNIT OWNERS AND THEY JUST DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S THE PROPER WAY TO GO, AND SO WE'RE STRUGGLING WITH THESE ISSUES.
OKAY, THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHTY. IT IS 10:33 P.M, AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.