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>> WE'RE READY NOW. GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU FOR COMING TO THE CITY OF TAMARAC PLANNING BOARD
[1. Call to Order]
MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4TH.WE CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 9:07 A.M. AND AT THIS TIME, IF WE CAN ALL STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> YOU MAY BE SEATED. THE PLANNING BOARD SECRETARY CALLS FOR THE ROLE AT THIS TIME.
>> NIKOLE CLEARE, SAJEEN BELL-CLARK, ARE ABSENT AND EXCUSED.
>> THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER TO THE MINUTES OF
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THE LAST MEETING THAT WAS APPROVED.>> OH, WE DIDN'T CALL VIOLA'S NAME.
[LAUGHTER] SO WE'RE MOVING ON TO SECTION 4(A), MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING'S APPROVAL.
ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENT CHANGES OR COMMENTS FOR THE MEETINGS OF OCTOBER 2ND, 2024? AND IF THERE ARE NO COMMENTS FOR THE PREVIOUS MEETING, THEN I'M GOING TO ASK THAT WE MOVE FORWARD AND HAVE SOMEONE ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE LAST MINUTE MEETING.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE LAST PLANNING BOARD MEETING FOR OCTOBER 2ND PASS FIVE TO ZERO.
>> THANK YOU. NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO THE PLANNING BOARD DISCLOSURES.
ARE THERE ANY DISCLOSURES FROM THE BOARD?
>> NO DISCLOSURES AT THE TIME.
AT THIS TIME, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S STATEMENT AND SWEARING.
[6. City Attorney Statement & Swearing In]
ITEM 9(A) IS QUASI JUDICIAL IN NATURE.
THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS WILL GUIDE THE PROCEDURE BEFORE THE BOARD.
ALL PERSONS TESTIFYING BEFORE THE BOARD WILL BE SWORN IN.
THE APPLICANT AND ANY AFFECTED PARTY WILL BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT EVIDENCE, BRING FORTH WITNESSES, CROSS EXAMINE WITNESSES, AND REBUT ANY TESTIMONY.
ALL EVIDENCE RELIED UPON BY REASONABLY PRUDENT PERSONS SHALL BE ADMISSIBLE, WHETHER SUCH EVIDENCE WOULD BE ADMISSIBLE IN A COURT OF LAW.
HOWEVER, IMMATERIAL UNDULY REPETITIOUS EVIDENCE SHALL BE EXCLUDED.
HEARSAY EVIDENCE MAY BE USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUPPLEMENTING OR EXPLAINING OTHER EVIDENCE, BUT SHALL NOT BY ITSELF, BE SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT A FINDING.
STATEMENTS FROM ATTORNEYS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ONLY AS ARGUMENT AND NOT CONSIDERED AS TESTIMONY.
ATTORNEYS FOR PARTIES ARE NOT SUBJECT TO CROSS EXAMINATION.
THE BOARD HAS THE AUTHORITY TO REFUSE TO HEAR ANY TESTIMONY WHICH IS IRRELEVANT OR REPETITIVE.
DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE MAY BE PRESENTED IN THE FORM OF A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL AND SHALL BE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
ALL PARTIES SHALL BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW EVIDENCE, COMPARE COPIES WITH ORIGINALS, AND QUESTION PARTIES ABOUT THEIR EVIDENCE.
THE ORDER OF PRESENTATION SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS.
THE APPLICANT OR THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE WILL PRESENT FIRST.
STAFF WILL THEN GIVE A PRESENTATION IF REQUESTED BY THE BOARD.
AFFECTED PARTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO PRESENT TESTIMONY.
PERSONS WHO ARE IN SUPPORT OR IN OPPOSITION CAN PROVIDE TESTIMONY OR STATEMENTS.
THE PARTIES WILL THEN BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND GIVE CLOSING STATEMENTS.
THE BOARD WILL THEN DELIBERATE ON THE PETITION.
AT THAT POINT, NO FURTHER TESTIMONY WILL BE GIVEN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHOULD
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NOT ASK ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OF PERSONS PRESENTING TESTIMONY.THE BOARD SHALL DISCUSS THE EVIDENCE WRITTEN OR TESTIMONIAL THAT WAS PRESENTED AT THE PROCEEDING, AND AFTER TAKING A MOTION, THE BOARD SHOULD VOTE ON THE APPLICATION, EITHER FOR OR AGAINST WITH ANY CONDITIONS IT WISHES TO IMPOSE.
AT THIS POINT, IF THERE ARE ANY INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE GOING TO GIVE TESTIMONY REGARDING ITEM 9(A), PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOUR TESTIMONY WILL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. IF SO, SAY YES.
>> THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR, THE WITNESSES HAVE BEEN SWORN IN.
>> WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS.
ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC MAY SPEAK ABOUT ANY ISSUE THAT IS NOT ON TODAY'S AGENDA FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS.
SPEAKERS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES DURING THIS ITEM, GENERAL COMMENTS, AND FOR ITEMS ON THE PUBLIC HEARING.
WHEN AN ISSUE HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS QUASI JUDICIAL, PUBLIC REMARKS SHALL ONLY BE HEARD DURING A QUASI JUDICIAL HEARING THAT HAS BEEN PROPERLY NOTICED FOR THAT MATTER.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO PROVIDE COMMENTS TO THE PLANNING BOARD ON ANY MATTER, INCLUDING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, MAY ALSO SUBMIT THEIR COMMENTS VIA EMAIL TO PLANNING BOARD AT TAMARAC.ORG.
ALL COMMENTS SUBMITTED BY EMAIL SHALL BE MADE PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD.
THE CITY HAS AUTHORITY UNDER THE CITY CODE TO REGULATE THE WAY COMMENTS ARE MADE DURING ANY PUBLIC MEETING.
PLEASE BE ADVISED THE CITY WILL NOT READ ANY EMAILS PUBLICLY.
AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO OPEN PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AT 9:14 A.M.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
[LAUGHTER] SO WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE THE FLOOR FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AT 9:14 A.M. AND MOVE ON TO ITEM 8, PUBLIC HEARING 8(A).
[8.a TO2578 - An ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amending Chapter 10 of the City of Tamarac Code of Ordinances, entitled “Land Development Code” by amending Article 2 entitled “zoning districts”, by specifically amending section 10-2.5, entitled “Planned Development District”, adding the commercial land use designation as one of the required supporting land uses for the planned development zoning district and allowing for the assignment of residential units from available flexibility and/or redevelopment units for bonus density greater than fifty (50) units per acre in accordance with the city’s comprehensive plan; providing for codification; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]
T02578, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 10 OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC CODE OF ORDINANCES ENTITLED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, BY AMENDING ARTICLE 2 ENTITLED ZONING DISTRICTS, BY SPECIFICALLY AMENDING SECTION 1025, ENTITLED PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, ADDING THE COMMERCIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION AS ONE OF THE REQUIRED SUPPORTING LAND USES FOR THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ZONING DISTRICT AND ALLOWING FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS FROM AVAILABLE FLEXIBILITY AND/OR REDEVELOPMENT UNITS FOR BONUS DENSITY GREATER THAN 50 UNITS PER ACRE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.AT THIS TIME, WE CAN HAVE THE STAFF PRESENTATION.
>> GOOD MORNING. FOR THE RECORD, I'M ROB JOHNSON, SENIOR PLANNER FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT [NOISE] IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 10, ARTICLE 2, SECTION 10-2.5 ENTITLED PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO ADD SUPPORT FROM AN UNDERLYING COMMERCIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT ZONING DISTRICT DESIGNATION, AND ADDING THE ALLOWANCE FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS FROM AVAILABLE FLEXIBILITY AND/OR REDEVELOPMENT UNITS FOR BONUS DENSITY GREATER THAN 50 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
ON APRIL 12TH, 2023, THE CITY COMMISSION APPROVED THE TEXT AMENDMENT TO SECTION 10-2.5, THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT SECTION TO ALLOW INDIVIDUAL LOTS THAT ARE PLANNED AND DEVELOPED TO OPTIMALLY UTILIZE AVAILABLE LAND AREA BY ADOPTING INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE DESIGN THAT SUPPORTS MIXED USE AND EFFICIENT PARKING.
ADDITIONALLY, THE TEXT AMENDMENT TO SECTION 10-2.5, THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, REMOVED THE DENSITY CAP LIMITS FROM THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND CREATED SECTION 10-2.5(C) THAT ESTABLISHED LOCAL ACTIVITY CENTER DISBURSEMENT GUIDELINES TO ALLOW FOR THE DISBURSEMENT OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS FROM THE AVAILABLE UNITS WITHIN THE LOCAL ACTIVITY CENTER.
CURRENTLY, THE PURPOSE OF THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, STATED IN SECTION 10-2.5 IS TO PERMIT LOTS AND TRACTS OF LAND THAT ARE SUPPORTED BY
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AN UNDERLYING LOCAL ACTIVITY CENTER LAND USE DESIGNATION TO BE PLANNED AND DEVELOPED TO SUPPORT A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE WITH A GREATER AMOUNT OF FLEXIBILITY BY REMOVING SOME OF THE DETAILED RESTRICTIONS OF CONVENTIONAL ZONING.LOTS TO BE PLANNED AND DEVELOPED INDIVIDUALLY WILL BENEFIT FROM INVENTIVE LAND PLANNING AND SITE DESIGN CONCEPTS THAT SUPPORT A COMPLIMENTARY MIX OF RESIDENTIAL AND NON RESIDENTIAL USES WHILE OPTIMIZING THE AVAILABLE LAND AREA.
THE PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENT ADDS THE COMMERCIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION AND ALLOWS THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO BE APPLIED TO COMMERCIALLY DESIGNATED PROPERTIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
SECTION 10-2.5 (B) (8) CURRENTLY STATES IN REGARDS TO DENSITY INTENSITIES THAT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS PERMITTED IN A PLAN DEVELOPMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED AN INITIAL 50 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE.
HOWEVER, BONUS DENSITY GREATER THAN 50 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE MAY BE ACQUIRED THROUGH THE ASSIGNMENT OF LOCAL ACTIVITY CENTER UNITS AS LOCAL ACTIVITY CENTER UNITS MAY ONLY BE APPLIED TO LOCAL ACTIVITY CENTER DESIGNATED PROPERTIES.
THE PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENT ALLOWS FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF FLEXIBILITY AND/OR REDEVELOPMENT UNITS FOR A BONUS DENSITY GREATER THAN 50 UNITS PER ACRE, AND A PLAN DEVELOPMENT FOR COMMERCIALLY DESIGNATED PROPERTIES.
THE PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE IS NEEDED TO PROMOTE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENTS FOR PROPERTIES WITH A COMMERCIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION, AND TO ALLOW FOR THE ALLOCATION OF FLEXIBILITY AND REDEVELOPMENT UNITS FOR BONUS DENSITY GREATER THAN 50 UNITS PER ACRE WITHIN THE COMMERCIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR PROPERTIES CLASSIFIED AS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
AS SUCH, THE PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENT BROADENS THE APPLICABILITY OF THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO PROPERTIES WITH A COMMERCIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION, AND ALLOWS FOR THE FLEXIBILITY AND/OR REDEVELOPMENT UNITS TO PROVIDE BONUS DENSITY GREATER THAN 50 UNITS PER ACRE IN THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
THE BROWARD COUNTY LAND USE PLAN, ESTABLISHED FLEXIBILITY IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE ARRANGEMENT OF DENSITY AND INTENSITIES, WHICH ALLOW LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO RESPOND TO CHANGING CONDITIONS.
IT ALLOWS THE CITY'S LAND USE PLAN TO REARRANGE RESIDENTIAL DENSITIES SHOWN ON THE BROWARD COUNTY LAND USE PLAN MAP BY UTILIZING FLEXIBILITY UNITS AND/OR REDEVELOPMENT UNITS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES ESTABLISHED BY BROWARD COUNTY WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATIVE RULES DOCUMENT THE BROWARD COUNTY LAND USE PLAN.
SECTION 10-5.4 (S) OF THE CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE CURRENTLY PROVIDES FOR A UNIFORM MECHANISM FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF FLEX OR REDEVELOPMENT UNITS TO A PARTICULAR SITE.
AS SUCH, THE PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENT ADDS THE ABILITY TO ASSIGN FLEXIBILITY AND/OR REDEVELOPMENT UNITS TO PROVIDE BONUS DENSITY GREATER THAN 50 UNITS PER ACRE IN A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
THE CITY OF TAMARAC RECOGNIZES THAT THE CITY'S MIXED USE DISTRICTS WHICH ARE SUPPORTED BY AN UNDERLYING COMMERCIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION ARE INTENDED TO FOSTER COMPACT MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS THAT PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE, RECREATE, AND SHOP IN PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENTS.
THE COMMERCIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION PLAYS AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTES OPPORTUNITIES BY CREATING A MIX OF RESIDENTIAL AND NON RESIDENTIAL USES THAT CATER TO THE CITY'S RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, AND VISITORS.
THE PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENT IS AN ADDED TOOL TO ACCOMPLISH THESE INTENDED GOALS.
THEREFORE, AMENDING THE TEXT OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE IS A MATTER COMMITTED TO THE LEGISLATIVE DISCRETION OF THE CITY COMMISSION.
THE CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, IDENTIFIED REVIEW STANDARDS THE CITY COMMISSION SHALL CONSIDER AND WEIGH IN THE RELEVANCE OF WHEN AMENDING THE CODE.
AND THOSE SEVEN STANDARDS ARE SHOWN ON SCREEN.
AND THEN PROVIDED IN THE INNER OFFICE MEMORANDUM, WHERE STAFF PROVIDED RESPONSES TO THE TEXT AMENDMENT REVIEW STANDARDS AS THEY APPLY.
AND THE DIRECTOR SUPPORTS THE PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE BASED ON THE ANALYSIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REVIEW STANDARDS EMPLOYS.
THIS REQUEST SUPPORTS OBJECTIVE 1 OF THE FUTURE LANE USE PLAN ELEMENT OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
OBJECTIVE 1 OF THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE CITY TAMARAC COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REQUIRES THE CITY TO ADMINISTER AND ADOPT APPROPRIATE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE REVISIONS, AMENDING THEM AS NEEDED TO RESPONDING CHANGING CONDITIONS.
IT IS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO AMEND THE CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TO APPLY THE PROVISIONS OF THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO LOTS AND TRACTS OF LAND THAT ARE SUPPORTED BY AN UNDERLYING COMMERCIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION,
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WHICH WILL ALLOW THEM TO BE PLANNED AND DEVELOPED WITH GREATER AMOUNT OF FLEXIBILITY BY REMOVING SOME OF THE DETAILED RESTRICTIONS OF CONVENTIONAL ZONING.AND SO THEREFORE, THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDS THAT THE PLANNING BOARD FORWARD WITH A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL OF THE ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED TAX AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 10, ARTICLE 2 ENTITLED ZONING DISTRICTS, SECTION 10-2.5 ENTITLED PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO ADD SUPPORT FROM AN UNDERLYING COMMERCIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT ZONING DISTRICT DESIGNATION, AND ADDING THE ALLOWANCE FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS FROM AVAILABLE FLEXIBILITY AND/OR REDEVELOPMENT UNITS FOR BONUS DENSITY GREATER THAN 50 UNITS PER ACRE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO THE CITY COMMISSION ON FIRST READING AT ITS JANUARY 8, 2025 MEETING, AND THEN ON SECOND READING AT ITS JANUARY 22ND, 2025 MEETING.
AND THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, AND I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
>> DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> ROB, I ASSUME THIS IS A LOGISTICAL THING TO PAVE THE WAY FOR THESE FOLKS THAT ARE GOING TO COME UP HERE AND SPEAK LATER FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENT, CORRECT?
>> SO THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ITEM 9?
>> NO. THIS THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ITEM NINE.
>> NO. THIS IS TO ALLOW US TO APPLY THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT CATEGORY TO COMMERCIALLY DESIGNATED PROPERTIES.
>> RIGHT. WHAT IS THE LOCATION OF THE LAC OR LACS THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY?
>> THE LAC IS LOCATED ON COMMERCIAL, WHICH IS WEST OF PINE ISLAND, AND IT'S BETWEEN COMMERCIAL ON 57TH.
>> SO IT'S WHERE THE COUNTY TENOR OR WHATEVER.
>> AT THIS TIME, WE CAN OPEN FOR PUBLIC HEARING.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC?
>> SO PLEASE STAND UP, INDICATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
>> MY NAME IS GARY STODDARD, I'M THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT FOR THE COMMUNITY, WE CALL LAKEWOOD.
ANYWAY, THE ONLY QUESTION THAT I HAVE IS THAT IT ALLOWS THE CAP TO BE OVER 50, BUT I ASSUME BY IT NOT SAYING, OKAY, LESS THAN 100, THAT THAT MEANS THAT WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW IT TO GO AS HIGH AS CONCEIVABLE.
ONLY IN MY CONCEPT, THAT MEANS PRAISING THE NUMBER OF STORIES THAT, I MEAN, 50 UNITS ON AN ACRE IS A LOT OF RESIDENTIAL DENSITY AS HE WAS SAYING.
THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE, DO YOU REALLY WANT TO TAKE AND ALLOW IT TO JUST BE AN OPEN CAP? OVER 50? THAT'S MY ONLY QUESTION MY ONLY COMMENT.
I THINK THAT IT DOES AFFECT THE NEXT AMENDMENT. THAT'S IT.
>> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE HAVE A COMMENT IN THE PUBLIC, OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO ANSWER OR RESPOND TO THAT?
>> YEAH, THERE IS NO CAP ON THE DENSITY THAT COULD BE APPLIED.
HOWEVER, ANY DENSITY THAT'S APPLIED IS APPROVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION, AS WELL AS THE HEIGHT WOULD BE APPROVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION THROUGH THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT MASTER PLAN.
>> IS THERE A HEIGHT LIMIT IN THAT AREA OR A STORIES LIMIT?
>> THE HEIGHT LIMIT WOULD BE DETERMINED BY THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT'S APPROVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION.
THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT REMOVES THAT CONVENTIONAL ZONING WHICH RESTRICTS HEIGHT.
>> ARE WE READY TO PROCEED AND/OR ACTUALLY, DO WE HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD OR FROM THE PUBLIC? NO MORE QUESTIONS. THEN I GUESS WE CAN MOVE FORWARD FOR A MOTION TO MOVE ITEM TO THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING.
>> I SO MOVE TO PROVIDE A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COMMISSION.
>> I SAID I MOVED TO PROVIDE A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION TO THE COMMISSION.
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>> MOTION TO MAKE A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COMMISSION PASS 5-0.
>> WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING INTO ITEM 8B,
[Items 8.b & 9.a]
T02510, AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A SMALL-SCALE LOCAL LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF TAMARAC COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 163, SPECIFICALLY, SECTION 163.3187 OF THE FLORIDA STATE STATUTES FOR SAID LANDS SITUATED LYING AND BEING IN BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF NORTH PINE ISLAND ROAD AND SOUTHGATE BOULEVARD.MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION SHOWN IN EXHIBIT A, ATTACHED HERE TO CHANGE THE FUTURE LAND USE OF APPROXIMATELY 6.25 GROSS ACRES OF LAND FROM COMMERCIAL TO LOW-MEDIUM RESIDENTIAL IN ORDER TO ALLOCATE 50 FLEXIBILITY UNITS AND 6.25 GROSS COMMERCIAL TO RESIDENTIAL FLEX ACRES TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RESIDENTIAL TOWNHOUSE USE AND PROVIDE CONSISTENCY WITH THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, CASE NUMBER 2-LUA-22, AUTHORIZING TRANSMITTAL OF THE SMALL SCALE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT TO THE BARRA COUNTY PLANNING COUNCIL FOR RECERTIFICATION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC FUTURE LAND USE MAP, PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENT TO THE LAND USE PLAN TO REFLECT SUCH CHANGE, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> MADAM CHAIR, ITEM 9A IS ASSOCIATED AS BROTHER ITEM TO ITEM 8B. IF YOU COULD.
>> CORRECT. THE PRESENTATION WILL BE GIVEN BY THE APPLICANT AND STAFF FOR BOTH ITEMS. HOWEVER, YOU'LL NEED TO TAKE A SEPARATE MOTION ON BOTH ITEMS.
>> GOT IT. SO FAR WITH, IS THAT ACCEPTABLE?
>> THANK YOU. I'LL BE READING ITEM 9A, THE QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING PORTION, T02511, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC REFERENCE IN SECTION 2.1B OF CHAPTER 10 OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR APPROXIMATELY 4.58 ACRES OF LAND SITUATED LYING AND BEING IN BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A FROM THE CURRENT NC.
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONING CLASSIFICATION TO R3 MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING CLASSIFICATION FOR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF NORTH PINE ISLAND ROAD AND SOUTHGATE BOULEVARD IN ORDER TO ALLOCATE 50 FLEXIBILITY UNITS AND 6.25 GROSS COMMERCIAL TO RESIDENTIAL FLEX ACRES TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RESIDENTIAL TOWNHOUSE USE AND PROVIDE CONSISTENCY WITH THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC CASE NUMBER 1-Z-22, PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENT TO THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO REFLECT SUCH CHANGE, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
AT THIS TIME, WE'LL HAVE THE APPLICANT PRESENTATION.
>> GOOD MORNING. FOR THE RECORD, CHRISTINA BLANKIE OF MISCO AND BACHMAN.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING REPRESENTING D.R.
HORTON ON THESE TWO APPLICATIONS.
THERE'S A LOT OF HISTORY ON THIS PROPERTY.
I PERSONALLY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR THE BETTER PART OF 11 YEARS.
I THINK OUR FIRM HAS BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS.
IT'S PART OF THE FORMER WOODMONT GOLF COURSE.
THE AREA THAT WE'RE SPECIFICALLY TALKING ABOUT TODAY IS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE RED BOX ON YOUR SCREEN.
IT IS ABOUT 4.31 NET ACRES IN SIZE.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT LAND USE, WE OFTEN TALK ABOUT GROSS ACREAGE, WHICH COUNTS TO THE CENTER LINE OF THE ADJACENT RIGHT OF WAYS.
IT CURRENTLY HAS A FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF COMMERCIAL AND A ZONING DESIGNATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL.
WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO A LITTLE BIT OF THE HISTORY ON THAT.
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PRIOR TO 2014, THE PROPERTY WAS PART OF THE WOODMONT COUNTRY CLUB GOLF COURSE AND HAD CORRESPONDING GOLF COURSE LAND USE AND ZONING DESIGNATIONS.IN 2014, THE CITY APPROVED A LARGE-SCALE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT TO CHANGE PORTIONS OF THE GOLF COURSE FROM RECREATION AND GOLF COURSE ZONING TO BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
THERE WERE SIX PODS THAT WERE REZONED AND HAD THE LAND USE CHANGED TO RESIDENTIAL TO ALLOW FOR PULTE AT THAT TIME TO COME IN AND DEVELOP THE RESIDENTIAL PODS WITHIN WOODMONT.
THIS PARTICULAR AREA, WE CALLED IT POD D OR THE COMMERCIAL POD, WAS GIVEN A COMMERCIAL LAND USE AND ZONING DESIGNATION.
THE INTENT BEING, IT'S ON AN INTERSECTION.
THERE'S COMMERCIAL ACROSS THE STREET.
THE THOUGHT WAS THAT COMMERCIAL WOULD BE A GOOD USE FOR THIS SITE.
IN JULY OF 2014, AS A COMPANION ITEM, THE CITY COMMISSION ALSO APPROVED A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, WHICH ALLOWED FOR A MAXIMUM OF 28,000 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL USE ON THAT PROPERTY AND 40 FEET IN HEIGHT.
JUST TO PUT THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE, AS WE SIT HERE TODAY, THE PROPERTY WOULD BE ALLOWED TO BE DEVELOPED WITH 28,000 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL USE AND BUILDINGS UP TO 40 FEET TALL.
THE CITY THEN WENT THROUGH AND REVAMPED THEIR LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS IN 2018 CREATED NEW CATEGORIES.
AS PART OF THAT CITYWIDE REZONING, THE PROPERTY WAS REZONED FROM E-2 TO NC NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL JUST TO UPDATE THE DESIGNATION CONSISTENT WITH THE NEW LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT REQUESTS AS PART OF THE LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT, WE ARE PROPOSING TO AMEND, AGAIN, THAT ALMOST UPSIDE-DOWN L SHAPE FROM COMMERCIAL TO LOW-MEDIUM RESIDENTIAL.
THEN WE ARE PROPOSING TO ALLOCATE 50 FLEXIBILITY UNITS.
THE ALLOCATION OF 50 FLEXIBILITY UNITS ESSENTIALLY DICTATES THE MAXIMUM RESIDENTIAL THAT WE WOULD BE DEVELOPING ON THAT PROPERTY.
BY ALLOCATING 50 UNITS, THE CITY WOULD BE SAYING WE CAN COME IN AND DEVELOP 50 RESIDENTIAL UNITS, BUT NO MORE WITHOUT SOME FURTHER ACTION.
THAT ESSENTIALLY RESTRICTS THE DEVELOPMENT AT THE CITY LEVEL.
NOW, AS PART OF THE LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENT, WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO A FULL ANALYSIS TO ASSESS ANY POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE COMMERCIAL USE TO THE RESIDENTIAL USE.
AGAIN, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE 28,000 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL USE THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR THE PROPERTY AND CAN BE BUILT OUT THERE TODAY VERSUS THE 50 RESIDENTIAL UNITS THAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO DEVELOP.
WE HAVE TO DO AN ANALYSIS OF ALL DIFFERENT PUBLIC SERVICES AND UTILITIES.
WE LOOK AT POTABLE WATER, SANITARY SEWER, DRAINAGE, SOLID WASTE, AND HAVE TO SECURE CAPACITY LETTERS TO ENSURE THAT THERE'S SUFFICIENT CAPACITY TO ADDRESS ANY CHANGES.
IN SOME CASES, THE CHANGE TO RESIDENTIAL CREATES ADDITIONAL SERVICE DEMANDS.
FOR WATER AND SEWER, WE DO HAVE AN INCREASE IN DEMAND FROM THE COMMERCIAL THAT IS CURRENTLY APPROVED ON THE SITE, BUT WE HAVE SECURED LETTERS INDICATING THERE'S SUFFICIENT CAPACITY TO SERVE THE PROJECT.
THE DRAINAGE IS PART OF THE WOODMONT COUNTRY CLUB MASTER DRAINAGE PLANS.
DRAINAGE HAS LARGELY ALREADY BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR, BUT WE'LL BE UPDATING IT TO MAKE SURE OUR PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED WITHIN THE MASTER STORMWATER PERMITS.
IN TERMS OF PARK AND RECREATION, THE DEMAND IS 0.3 ACRES OF COMMUNITY PARKS THAT WOULD BE RESULTING FROM 50 RESIDENTIAL UNITS.
BUT THERE'S ALREADY A SURPLUS WITHIN THE CITY.
THEN AS PART OF THE PROJECT, THE APPLICANT WOULD ALSO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING PARKS AND RECREATION IMPACT FEES.
NOW, TRAFFIC IS ONE THAT I THINK COMES UP WITH JUST ABOUT EVERY PROJECT THAT PROBABLY COMES THROUGH THIS BOARD.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE INSTANCES WHERE THE CHANGE WOULD ACTUALLY BE
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A DECREASE IN TRAFFIC FROM WHAT IS OTHERWISE PERMITTED ON THE PROPERTY.AGAIN, WHEN LOOKING AT THE 28,000 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL VERSUS THE 50 RESIDENTIAL UNITS, THERE'S A REDUCTION IN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DAILY TRIPS BY 451 TRIPS.
IT'S PRETTY SIZABLE THE REDUCTION IN TRIPS THAT WOULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CHANGE.
OFTEN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TRAFFIC IMPACTS.
THIS IS ONE WHERE WE'RE ACTUALLY COMING OUT AHEAD WITH THIS CHANGE.
THEN OBVIOUSLY, SCHOOLS IS ANOTHER BIG FACTOR WHEN CONTEMPLATING ANY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
WE DO HAVE A LETTER FROM THE BROWARD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD CONFIRMING THERE IS ADEQUATE CAPACITY WITHIN THE SCHOOLS THAT WOULD SERVE THIS PROJECT BEING TAMARAC ELEMENTARY, MILLENNIUM MIDDLE, AND TERRA BELLA HIGH.
THEY HAVE, AGAIN, CONFIRMED THAT THIS CHANGE CAN BE ACCOMMODATED.
THEN JUST REAL QUICKLY, GOING THROUGH THE REQUIRED FINDINGS FOR A LAND USE MAP AMENDMENT.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE CAPACITY AND HAVE RUN THROUGH ALL OF THOSE ITEMS. AGAIN THIS CHANGE IS ESSENTIALLY NECESSARY BECAUSE WOODMONT HAS BEEN OUT FOR THE BETTER PART OF TEN-PLUS YEARS, TRYING TO SECURE COMMERCIAL USES ON THAT PROPERTY, AND HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY UNSUCCESSFUL.
THEY'VE WORKED WITH THE CITY TO TRY AND FIND ADEQUATE TENANTS, AND ANY COMMERCIAL USE THAT HAS BEEN INTERESTED HAS BEEN A LESS DESIRABLE USE FOR THE CITY.
REALLY, THIS IS THE ONLY OPTION TO MAKE REASONABLE USE OF THE SITE, AND IT WILL DECREASE IMPACTS FROM SOME OF THOSE OTHER COMMERCIAL USES THAT COULD OTHERWISE BE PERMITTED ON THE PROPERTY.
WHEN WE THINK ABOUT COMMERCIAL USES THAT CAN BE PERMITTED, YOU HAVE LAUNDRY, DRY CLEANING, PET SERVICES.
ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT MIGHT HAVE IMPACTS TO THE ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
WITH ANY COMMERCIAL USE, YOU ALSO HAVE LOADING AREAS THAT HAVE BIG TRUCKS COMING IN AND OUT OFTEN NOT DURING BUSINESS HOURS.
THIS CHANGE WILL HELP DISSIPATE THOSE IMPACTS FROM COMMERCIAL USES THAT COULD OTHERWISE BE PERMITTED ON THE SITE TODAY.
IT TALKS ABOUT THE MINIMUM LAND AREA NEEDED FOR THIS CHANGE.
WE ARE LIMITING THIS CHANGE TO WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY CALLED THE COMMERCIAL POD OR POD D. WE'RE NOT SEEKING TO ADD ANY AREAS OF THE GOLF COURSE OUTSIDE OF WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY CONTEMPLATED FOR DEVELOPMENT.
THE ZONING DESIGNATION THAT WE'RE PROPOSING WILL BE COMPATIBLE WITH THIS LAND USE AS WELL.
>> THEN WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ALLOCATION OF FLEX UNITS, AGAIN, THAT'S THE NUMBER OF UNITS THAT CAN BE ASSIGNED TO THIS PROPERTY.
I THINK THERE WAS MAYBE SOME CONFUSION WITH THE PRIOR ITEM ON THE AGENDA BECAUSE THE 50 WAS ALSO IN THAT REPORT.
BUT THIS IS NOT PROPOSING 50 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE.
IT'S 50 UNITS TOTAL ON THE SITE WITH GROSS ACREAGE OF 6.25 ACRES.
WE WOULD BE UNDER EIGHT UNITS PER ACRE, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE TOWNHOUSE COMMUNITY IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE PROPERTY ALONG SOUTHGATE.
WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH WHAT YOU SEE ON THE ADJACENT PROPERTY.
IT'S ALSO MORE COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA THAN THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS, AGAIN, FOR SOME OF THOSE REASONS THAT I TALKED ABOUT AND SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT YOU HAVE WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT COMPATIBILITY OF COMMERCIAL USES ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL.
THEN AGAIN, JUST CAPACITY THAT THIS PROJECT COULD BE ADEQUATELY SERVICED BY THE CITY AND BROWARD COUNTY FACILITIES, AND THERE'S SUFFICIENT AREA FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES THAT'S ALREADY GONE THROUGH AS PART OF THE LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENT AND OUR CAPACITY ANALYSIS, SO I WON'T GO INTO TOO MUCH MORE DETAIL ON THAT.
THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS SUPPORTIVE OF THE REQUEST FOR THE FLEXIBILITY UNIT ALLOCATION AND IS ALSO RECOMMENDING A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COMMISSION.
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THEN IT ALSO DOES SUPPORT GOALS, POLICIES, AND OBJECTIVES OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.I WON'T GO INTO ALL OF THESE IN TOO MUCH DETAIL, BUT AGAIN, WE ARE ENSURING THERE'S ADEQUATE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.
POLICY 4.7 ACTUALLY SAYS THE CITY SHALL ENCOURAGE DEVELOPERS TO MAKE USE OF THE CITY'S FLEXIBILITY UNITS.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE HERE REQUESTING TODAY, AND IT IS ENCOURAGED BY THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
THEN THE CITY WILL CONSIDER IMPACTS OF THE LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENT ON EXISTING AND PLANNED TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES.
AGAIN, THIS CHANGE WOULD RESULT IN A DECREASE IN TRAFFIC AND TRIPS FROM WHAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE PERMITTED TODAY.
HERE YOU AGAIN, HAVE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, REQUESTING A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COMMISSION.
THEN LASTLY, THE REZONING THAT'S THE COMPANION ITEM.
WE ARE REQUESTING TO REZONE IT FROM NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL.
SO OBVIOUSLY A COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT TO R-3, MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL.
IF I CAN I CAN USE THAT POINTER.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE IT ON YOUR SCREENS, BUT THE TOWNHOUSE COMMUNITY TO THE EAST IMMEDIATELY NEXT TO THE PROPERTY.
THAT DOES HAVE THAT R-3 ZONING, THAT R-3 MULTIFAMILY ZONING.
WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO DO IS BE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT'S LOCATED TO US EAST OF THE PROPERTY.
THEN HERE WE HAVE YOUR REVIEW STANDARDS.
AGAIN, THAT IT WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
SOBOTH WOULD BE CONSISTENT FOLLOWING APPROVAL.
IT ADDRESSES THE DEMONSTRATED COMMUNITY NEED.
HOUSING IS ABSOLUTELY A NEED IN SOUTH FLORIDA, AND I THINK WE'VE SEEN THAT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS MORE THAN EVER.
THIS WOULD ADD TO THE HOUSING SUPPLY AND HELP WITH HOUSING PRICES IN THAT MANNER.
IT'S REQUIRED BY CHANGED CONDITIONS.
AGAIN, THE COMMERCIAL USE JUST IS NOT VIABLE FOR THE SITE.
WE'VE SEEN THAT BECAUSE EVEN DURING DEVELOPMENT BOOMS, THERE HAS BEEN NO INTEREST IN THE SITE FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.
IT IS BETTER SUITED FOR MULTIFAMILY.
IT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTING AND PROPOSED USES OF THE SURROUNDING AREA.
AGAIN, I LOOKED TO THE R-3 ZONING DISTRICT THAT'S IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE EAST FOR THAT TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S ALREADY EXISTING.
WE HAVE A COUPLE MORE REVIEW STANDARDS.
A LOT OF THEM ARE FAIRLY SIMILAR.
IT TALKS ABOUT CAPACITY TO ACCOMMODATE THE CHANGE WHICH WE'VE ALREADY ADDRESSED, AND IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND PURPOSES OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.
AGAIN, IT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS MORE SO THAN THE COMMERCIAL USE WOULD BE.
THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ALSO SUPPORTS THIS REQUEST BASED ON THE ABOVE ANALYSIS OF THE APPLICATION.
WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE AND APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
>> DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME, BOARD MEMBERS?
>> I THINK THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL PROJECT FOR THE CITY, ESPECIALLY WITH THE HOUSING CRISIS IN SOUTH FLORIDA.
I THINK THIS IS AN AWESOME PROJECT.
DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY SITE PLAN, FLOOR PLAN SO THAT WE CAN SEE AT LEAST SOME VISUAL TO SEE WHAT THE TURN HOUSE GOING TO LOOK LIKE?
>> THAT IS A VERY GOOD QUESTION.
WE ARE PROCESSING A PLAN AND PLANT THROUGH THE CITY AT THIS TIME, IT'S GONE THROUGH MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF REVIEW FOR THE BETTER PART OF THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
IT WILL BE COMING BEFORE YOU IN THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS.
THERE'S ONE ITEM LEFT TO BE ADDRESSED, BUT WE'RE HOPING TO GET IT IN FRONT OF YOU AGAIN, MAYBE FEBRUARY, IF WE CAN.
>> AWESOME. ALSO, SOMETHING THAT MENTIONED ABOUT YOU PARK RECREATION FEE, IS THAT FOR THE RESIDENT, IS THAT OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY OR?
>> THE PARK AND RECREATION IMPACT FEE?
>> THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE APPLICANT PAYS TO THE CITY FOR EACH HOUSING UNIT THAT THEY DEVELOP THAT THE CITY CAN THEN UTILIZE FOR THE CITY'S PARKS AND RECREATION PURPOSES.
>> THANK YOU. THAT'S ON MY QUESTION.
AGAIN, THAT'S A AWESOME PROJECT.
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>> THANK YOU AGAIN. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO OPEN ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.
GARY STODDARD, YOU HAD A COMMENT.
GARY, IF MY UNDERSTANDING SERVES ME CORRECTLY, YOU'RE ABLE TO SPEAK ON BOTH ITEMS 8B AND 9.
DO WE WANT TO GO AHEAD AND HAVE STAFF GIVE A PRESENTATION UNLESS YOU DON'T NEED ONE BEFORE WE HAVE THE PUBLIC SPEAK?
>> I'M SORRY. DO WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM THE STAFF?
>> ONLY IF YOU FEEL YOU NEED ONE.
>> DOES THE BOARD REQUIRE A PRESENTATION? IT'S THE APPLICANT WAS VERY THOROUGH.
IT'S AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD.
>> WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
MR. SADDERD, I BELIEVE YOU WERE UP.
>> THE COMMENT THAT I HAVE IS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 50 UNITS AND I'M SURE THAT WE'D ALL AGREE THAT 50 UNITS MEAN AT LEAST 100 CARS.
IS THAT REASONABLE? THE EXIT THAT THEY'RE SPEAKING OF TO COME OUT OF THAT IS DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM PUBLIX.
IF YOU'VE TRAVERSE THAT INTERSECTION, IT'S ALREADY PRECARIOUS PEOPLE PULL OUT IN THE MEDIAN, AND THERE'S JUST NO WAY TO HAVE ANOTHER TRAFFIC LIGHT BECAUSE THERE'S ONE AT 81ST, AND THERE'S ONE AT SOUTHGATE.
MY COMMENT IS THAT WITH 100 PEOPLE LEAVING TO GO TO WORK BETWEEN 7:00 AND 9:00 AM AND ALL OF THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS GOING FROM GOING TO SCHOOL AT THAT SAME TIME AND NO WAY TO REGULATE THAT OUTFLOW OF TRAFFIC AT THAT TIME, IT'S GOING TO BE A NIGHTMARE, DESPITE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TRAFFIC FLOW.
YOU UNDER FOLLOWING WHERE I'M GOING.
NOW, THE ADJACENT COMPLEX THAT IS ALSO RATED R-3 EXITS ON ONTO SOUTHGATE.
SOUTHGATE IS A MUCH LESS TRAVELED ROAD THAN PINE ISLAND.
IF THEY HAD AN ADDITIONAL EXIT ONTO SOUTHGATE, THEN FIRE TRUCKS COULD COME THROUGH AND WOULDN'T HAVE TO PULL IN AND THEN SOMEHOW BACK OUT.
SAME THING FOR GARBAGE TRUCKS AND ANY OTHER LARGE VEHICLES.
BUT AS FAR AS OUR COMMUNITY, LAKEWOOD, WHICH WE BACK UP, OUR BACK DOOR IS THAT COMMUNITY.
WE LIKE THE IDEA OF DOING RESIDENTIAL INSTEAD OF COMMERCIAL, BUT WE JUST HAVE THAT CONCERN ABOUT TRAFFIC AT THAT POINT WHERE YOU COME OUT OF PUBLIX AND THEY'RE PROPOSING WOULD BE THE ENTRY TO THE COMMUNITY.
>> IS THIS A QUESTION THAT THE APPLICANT CAN ANSWER AT THE TIME? THAT'S PERMITTED? THANK YOU.
>> I'M HAPPY TO HELP ADDRESS SOME OF THAT.
I DO THINK THESE ARE LARGELY SITE PLAN-RELATED ITEMS. YOU WILL BE SEEING THE ACTUAL SITE PLAN IN THE COMING MONTHS SO YOU CAN PINPOINT EXACTLY WHAT HE'S REFERRING TO IN TERMS OF THE EXIT POINT AND ALL OF THAT.
BUT HE IS CORRECT IN STATING AT THE SOUTHERN END OF THE PROPERTY, THAT'S WHERE THE PROPOSED ACCESS POINT IS FOR THE TOWNHOUSE UNITS.
WE HAVE HAD OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEER STUDY THAT AREA.
THEY'VE WORKED WITH THE CITY'S TRAFFIC CONSULTANT TO REVIEW TRAFFIC PATTERNS AS WELL.
THERE ARE SOME SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SITE PLAN.
THINGS LIKE EXTENDING THE LEFT TURN LANE, BOTH GOING INTO THE PROPERTY AND, I BELIEVE, OUT ONTO SOUTHGATE.
SOME OF THOSE TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS WILL ALLOW FOR
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ADDITIONAL CAPACITY FOR THOSE TURNING MOVEMENTS TO HELP ALLEVIATE CONFLICTS.BUT AGAIN, WE'LL BE PROVIDING MORE DETAILS AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
>> THE DEVELOPMENT HAS HOW MANY EXITS AS OF RIGHT NOW?
>> IT DOES HAVE THAT SINGLE ENTRANCE POINT FOR RESIDENTS, BUT I DO BELIEVE THERE IS AN EXIT ON SOUTHGATE FOR FIRE ACCESS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES SO THAT FIRE TRUCKS CAN PULL THROUGH AND EXIT ONTO SOUTHGATE.
>> THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
>> MADAM CHAIR, I HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT WHILE SHE'S UP.
IS THIS DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED TO BE PART OF THE WOODMONT UMBRELLA, OR IS THIS A STANDALONE FACILITY SIMILAR TO THE TOWNHOUSE NEXT DOOR?
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD AT THE TIME? ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC AT THE TIME? NO.
>> AM I TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S ONLY GOING TO BE ONE DESIGNATED EXIT?
>> YES, THERE'S ONE SINGLE ENTRANCE AND EXIT POINT FOR RESIDENTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
THAT HAS BEEN, AGAIN, EVALUATED BY TRAFFIC ENGINEERS THAT ARE HIGH MORE SKILLED AT THIS THAN I AM.
>> I DO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THAT.
>> AGAIN, THAT WILL BE BROUGHT BACK AS PART OF THE SITE PLAN.
YOU'LL SEE MORE INFORMATION AND BE ABLE TO HAVE OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEERS EXPLAIN THE VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS IN MORE DETAIL AS WELL AT THAT TIME.
>> IF THERE ARE NO MORE QUESTIONS, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ASK FOR A MOTION TO MOVE ITEM TO THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING.
>> MADAM CHAIR, REMEMBER WE'RE DOING TWO DIFFERENT MOTIONS BECAUSE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
FIRST, WE'RE GOING TO DO THE MOTION FOR ITEM 8B TO MOVE ITEMS TO THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING.
>> JACQUES MADE THE MOTION, VIOLA?
>> MOTION TO MAKE A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COMMISSION PASS FIVE TO ZERO.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD AND DO A MOTION FOR ITEM 9A, QUASI JUDICIAL HEARING.
>> I'M MOTION NOW WE MOVE AHEAD WITH THAT.
>> I BELIEVE THAT WAS VIOLA, YOU MOTIONED?
>> MOTION TO MAKE A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COMMISSION PASS FIVE TO ZERO.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO PLANNING BOARD REPORTS.
ARE THERE ANY REPORTS FROM THE BOARD AT THIS TIME? NO REPORTS FROM THE BOARD.
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IS THERE A REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR?>> I JUST WANT TO UPDATE YOU ON THE ACTIONS YOU TOOK AT THE AUGUST PLANNING BOARD MEETING WHERE YOU CONSIDERED TWO ORDINANCES RELATED TO THE CITY'S PARKING RESTRICTION.
THESE ORDINANCES WERE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO PROPERTY OWNERS WHEN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PARKING ORDINANCE BEGINS, WHICH HAS REALLY ALREADY BEGUN IN TERMS OF CITING PROPERTY OWNERS THAT ARE PARKING IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.
THIS BOARD CONSIDERED AN ORDINANCE THAT GRANTED ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENTS, AS WELL AS A SECOND ORDINANCE THAT GRANTED DRIVEWAY ACCESS.
THERE ARE SOME FLEXIBILITY IN THE CODE WHERE IT SPEAKS TO MORE THAN 50%.
THIS BODY APPROVED THOSE TWO ORDINANCES.
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THEY TRANSITION OVER TO THE CITY COMMISSION AND THE CITY COMMISSION APPROVED BOTH ORDINANCES.YOU ALSO CONSIDERED A BOARD ORDER FOR THE COLONY WEST SIGN.
IT WAS A VARIANCE TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE SIGNS ON THAT PROPERTY.
THE CITY COMMISSION APPROVED THAT VARIANCE AS WELL.
BOTH SIGNS HAVE NOW BEEN INSTALLED AT COLONY WEST.
IF YOU'RE OUT HAVING LUNCH OR ABOUT, YOU'LL SEE ONE THAT IS INSTALLED ON THE BUILDING AND ONE THAT IS INSTALLED AT THE SOUTHERN ENTRANCE OF THE PROPERTY.
THOSE ARE MY UPDATES, AND I AM AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
AT THIS TIME, WE CAN ADJOURN THE MEETING AT, WHAT TIME IS IT, 9:58 AM. MEETING ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.