WE'LL GET STARTED. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
[1. Call to Order]
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IT IS NOW 9: 18 AND WE ARE IN SESSION. WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.IF YOU CAN RISE WITH ME, PLEASE.
THANK YOU. WE'LL CONTINUE WITH AH ROLL CALL FROM THE PLANNING BOARD SECRETARY COLETTE.
WONDERFUL. ARE THERE ANY PLANNING BOARD DISCLOSURES THIS MORNING? IS THERE ANYTHING THAT ANYONE ON THE BOARD WANTS TO SHARE IN REGARDS TO THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA THIS MORNING? OKAY. IT LOOKS LIKE WE DO NOT HAVE ANY DISCLOSURES.
WE'LL MOVE ON AND HAND THE MEETING OVER TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY FOR THE SWEARING IN AND STATEMENT.
[6. City Attorney Statement & Swearing In]
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. ITEMS NINE A AND NINE B ARE 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.
HEARSAY EVIDENCE MAY BE USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUPPLEMENTING OR EXPLAINING OTHER EVIDENCE, BUT SHALL NOT BE SUFFICIENT BY ITSELF TO SUPPORT A FINDING.
STATEMENTS FROM ATTORNEYS SHOULD ONLY BE CONSIDERED 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.
ALL PARTIES SHALL BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW EVIDENCE, COMPARE WITH 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 NOT ASK ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OF PERSONS PRESENTING TESTIMONY. THE BOARD SHALL DISCUSS THE EVIDENCE 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 WE WILL SWEAR IN ALL WITNESSES, SO IF YOU WILL, PLEASE STAND.
AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND IF YOU WILL BE GIVEN TESTIMONY.
DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOUR TESTIMONY WILL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? IF SO, PLEASE SAY YES. YES. THANK YOU. THE WITNESSES HAVE BEEN SWORN.
THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM IS GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
SPEAKERS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES DURING THIS ITEM.
AND FOR ITEMS ON THE PUBLIC HEARING WHEN AN ISSUE HAS BEEN DESIGNATED, 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 PLANNINGBOARD@TAMARAC.ORG.
ALL COMMENTS SUBMITTED BY EMAIL SHALL BE MADE PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD, AND THE CITY HAS THE 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, IT'S 9:23 AND THE FLOOR IS OPEN TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND COMMENT.
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SO WE'RE NOW GOING TO CLOSE THE FLOOR AT 9:23.FIRST ITEM UP IS A QUASI JUDICIAL HEARING. ITEM 9.8 TEMPORARY BOARD ORDER 92.
[9.a TB092 - Board Order approving/denying Variance applications to allow for relief from the following sections of the City of Tamarac Code of Ordinance at 5600 North University Drive, Tamarac, Florida 33319: Section 10-4.10(E)(2)(a); Table 10-4.12: Facade Sign Standards, and Section 10-4.10(E)(2)(b)(vii).]
BOARD ORDER APPROVING OR DENYING A VARIANCE. APPLICATION TO ALLOW FOR RELIEF FROM THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC.CODE OF ORDINANCE AT 5600 NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE, TAMARAC, FLORIDA 33319.
SECTION 10-4.10, SUBSECTION E, SUBSECTION TWO, SUBSECTION A, AND TABLE 10-4.12 FACADE SIGN STANDARDS AND SECTION 10-4.10, SUBSECTION E, 2 B AND SEVEN. IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? PLEASE JOIN US AT THE PODIUM. WE'LL BEGIN WITH A PRESENTATION FROM THE STAFF.
I'M SORRY, FROM THE APPLICANT. EXCUSE ME. GREAT.
GOOD MORNING. FOR THE RECORD, CHRISTINA BELENKY OF DENNY OR SORRY, MISS BACKMAN.
NOW, A PLEASURE TO SEE EVERYONE THIS MORNING AND HAPPY TO BE HERE TO REPRESENT RAISING CANE'S.
YOU PROBABLY ARE SOMEWHAT FAMILIAR. I THINK EVERYBODY HAS BEEN ON THIS BOARD FOR A WHILE, SO MAY HAVE SEEN THIS COME THROUGH BACK IN JANUARY OR FEBRUARY OF LAST YEAR FOR THE SITE PLAN, BUT THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH EAST CORNER OF UNIVERSITY DRIVE AND COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC. IT'S JUST OVER 1.2 ACRES IN SIZE AND WAS PREVIOUSLY A BANK WITH A DRIVE THROUGH. BACK IN JANUARY OR FEBRUARY OF LAST YEAR, THE CITY COMMISSION APPROVED THE RAISING CANE'S PROJECT FOR A ROUGHLY 3000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING WITH A DRIVE THROUGH.
AND THERE YOU GO. JANUARY 10TH IS THE EXACT DATE.
AND RAISING CANE'S HAS BEEN FOCUSING ON THEIR SIGNAGE OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS.
AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY. SO, WE HAVE TWO VARIANTS REQUESTS.
THE FIRST IS LDR SECTION 10 .4-.10E2A AND TABLE 10- 4.12, WHICH SPEAKS TO THE MAXIMUM GRAPHIC HEIGHT. AND SPECIFICALLY WE'RE REFERRING TO KIND OF EACH OF THE LETTERS.
AND AS YOU'LL SEE AS WE GO FORWARD, RAISING CANE'S, THEIR TRADEMARK LOGO HAS A LARGER C.
IT MAKES IT MORE PROMINENT. AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE SEEKING SOME ADDITIONAL ALLOWANCE TO MAKE THAT, TO ALLOW THAT C TO BE BIGGER. AND THEN A VARIANCE FROM SECTION 10 .4.10E TO2B7 TO ALLOW THREE LINES OF COPY WHERE YOU HAVE TWO. AND AGAIN, THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE TRADEMARKED SIGNAGE FOR RAISING CANE'S.
SO THIS IS THE SITE PLAN THAT'S ON YOUR SCREEN AND WHERE YOU HAVE A1, A2 AND A3 THAT DEPICTS THE LOCATION OF THE SIGNS THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING TODAY.
SO SPECIFICALLY, THEY ARE THE WALL SIGNS THAT ARE LOCATED ON THE BUILDING FACADE.
SO YOU HAVE ONE SIGN AT EACH STREET, SO ONE OFF COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, ONE FACING UNIVERSITY DRIVE, AND ONE FACING 57TH STREET. SO HERE YOU CAN SEE THE SIGNAGE THAT'S BEING PROPOSED.
ESSENTIALLY THE RAISING CANE'S TRADEMARKED SIGNAGE.
AND THE FIRST VARIANCE AGAIN RELATES TO THE MAXIMUM CHARACTER AND GRAPHIC HEIGHT.
AND SO YOU CAN SEE IN THE PROPOSED SIGN HOW THE C IN THE RAISING CANE'S SIGN, THEIR GRAPHIC LOGO IS LARGER THAN THE OTHER LETTERS. IT'S MORE PROMINENT. IT'S INTENDED TO STAND OUT AS PART OF THEIR BRAND.
AND SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE MAXIMUM GRAPHIC HEIGHT, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE BIGGEST LETTER ON THE, ON THE SIGN. THE OTHER LETTERS ARE SMALLER AND WOULD MEET THE REQUIREMENT.
BUT BECAUSE THAT C IS SO LARGE, THAT'S WHAT'S NECESSITATING THE VARIANCE.
AND SO THE SIGN REGULATIONS DIFFER DEPENDING ON THE WIDTH OF THE RIGHT OF WAY THAT'S
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KIND OF ADJACENT. SO THE SIZE OF THE LETTER C FOR EACH SIGN DIFFERS.COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD AND UNIVERSITY DRIVE ARE SLIGHTLY LARGER RIGHTS OF WAY.
SO THEY ALLOW A LARGER C 57TH IS A LITTLE BIT SMALLER OF A RIGHT OF WAY.
SO IT'S GOT A DIFFERENT DIMENSION. SO I HAVE EACH GRAPHIC PULLED UP.
SO ALONG COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD 28IN IS PERMITTED FOR THE MAXIMUM LETTER.
THIS IS AGAIN KIND OF THE MAIN ENTRANCE. IT'S ALONG COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE.
SO, YOU KNOW, YOU NEED A LARGE SIGN THAT CAN BE NOTICEABLE THERE.
AGAIN, DESIGN OTHERWISE MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CODE, EXCEPT THAT C IS LARGER THAN IS PERMITTED, SO WE'RE REQUESTING 41.5FT IN LIEU OF 28 PERMITTED ON THIS FACADE.
AND SO HERE YOU HAVE IT KIND OF IN PERSPECTIVE AS TO WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE.
YOU HAVE THE RAISING. YOU HAVE THE CHICKEN FINGERS.
THOSE WORDS ARE SMALLER. SO YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S STILL LEGIBLE.
AND PEOPLE CAN IDENTIFY THE LOCATION AND THE NATURE OF THE BUSINESS.
BUT YOU CAN SEE IT'S VERY PROPORTIONATE TO THE BUILDING.
IT'S IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, AN EXCESSIVE SIGN OTHERWISE.
THIS SIGN IS SPECIFIC TO THE WEST ELEVATION THAT'S FRONTING UNIVERSITY DRIVE.
AND UNIVERSITY DRIVE IS A LITTLE BIT UNUSUAL IN THIS SITUATION BECAUSE THERE IS ACTUALLY A SIGNIFICANT, I THINK IT'S 100 FOOT EASEMENT FOR FDOT THAT WAS REQUIRED BY FDOT IN THE COUNTY.
FOR FUTURE ROADWAY EXPANSIONS. SO THAT'S A LARGE GREEN AREA NOW THAT'S PLANTED WITH TREES.
SO THE BUILDING IS SIGNIFICANTLY SET BACK IN THIS INSTANCE.
IN THIS INSTANCE, THE MAXIMUM GRAPHIC HEIGHT PERMITTED IS 30IN.
AND WE'RE SEEKING JUST A LITTLE BIT OVER THAT AT 31.25IN AGAIN FOR THE LETTER C.
AND HERE'S THE PROPOSED SIGN ON THAT ELEVATION.
AGAIN, TO PUT THINGS INTO PERSPECTIVE, IT'S VERY PROPORTIONATE WITH THE BUILDING.
AND WITH THE ELEMENTS OF THE FACADE. AND THEN LASTLY, THIS IS FOR THE ELEVATION ON THE NORTH SIDE ADJACENT TO 57TH STREET.
AGAIN, IN THIS AREA, YOUR SETBACK PRETTY SIGNIFICANTLY.
FROM THE ROADWAY, YOU HAVE THE DRIVE THROUGH ELEMENT THAT COMES THROUGH THERE.
SO THERE IS QUITE A BIG SEPARATION. AND AGAIN WE NEED TO ENSURE THERE'S ADEQUATE VISIBILITY.
SO 26 INCHES IS PERMITTED. WE'RE PROPOSING 41.5 INCHES FOR THAT LETTER C GRAPHIC HEIGHT.
AND HERE'S THE SIGN ON THE FACADE AGAIN TO PUT THINGS INTO PERSPECTIVE.
AND SO YOU CAN SEE THERE IS RAISING IS CONSIDERED ONE LINE, CANES IS A SECOND LINE.
AND THEN CHICKEN FINGERS IS THE THIRD. AND THIS IS AGAIN THEIR REGISTERED TRADEMARK LOGO.
THIS IS HOW THEIR BRAND IS REFLECTED ON ALL THE SIGNS ON ALL THE RAISING CANES.
WE ALSO HAVE A JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT THAT ADDRESSES EACH OF THESE FAIRLY THOROUGHLY.
BUT WE DO BELIEVE WE MEET ALL OF THE CRITERIA FOR BOTH OF THESE VARIANCE REQUESTS.
AND WITH THAT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE THIS MORNING.
AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? OKAY. GOOD LUCK. WE HAVE ANY. DOES THE BOARD WANT A PRESENTATION FROM THE STAFF ON THIS ITEM? NO, I DON'T NEED IT EITHER. DID YOU NEED IT? DAVID, DID YOU NEED A PRESENTATION FROM THE STAFF ON THIS?
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GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE PLANNING BOARD. MY NAME IS CHRISTIAN T.WATERVAL, PLANNER, CITY OF TAMARAC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
WE'RE HERE ON BEHALF OF RAISING CANE SIGNS. CASE NUMBER 8 B24 AND 9B 24 FOR TWO VARIANCES, QUASI JUDICIAL. EXCUSE ME. I'M A LITTLE UNDER THE WEATHER.
PETITION ONE. I'LL BE BRIEF. MISS BELENKY BRIEFLY STATED EVERYTHING.
THAT THEY'RE HERE FOR. SO, PETITION ONE IS A VARIANCE.
REQUESTED RELIEF FROM SECTION 10- 4.10, SUBSECTION E TWO.
A TABLE 10- 4.12 FACADE SIGNS STANDARDS TO ALLOW FOR A MAXIMUM CHARACTER LETTER AND GRAPHIC LOGO HEIGHT OF 42 INCHES IN LIEU OF THE PERMITTED MAXIMUM 28 INCHES ON THE SOUTH ELEVATION, 32 INCHES IN LIEU OF THE PERMITTED MAXIMUM OF 30IN ON THE WEST ELEVATION, AND 42IN IN LIEU OF THE PERMITTED MAXIMUM OF 26IN ON THE NORTH ELEVATION.
PETITION NUMBER TWO FOR SECTION 10-4.10, SUBSECTION E2B7 CODE OF ORDINANCES IS A VARIANCE REQUESTING RELIEF FROM SECTION 10- 4.10, SUBSECTION E2B7 TO ALLOW FOR THREE LINES OF LINES OF COPY IN LIEU OF THE PERMITTED MAXIMUM OF TWO LINES OF COPY ON ALL FACADE SIGNS ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF THE PROPERTY IS COMMERCIAL.
THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION IS MUG, MIXED USE GENERAL AND THE COMMISSION DISTRICT IS NUMBER TWO, GOVERNED BY COMMISSIONER MAURY WRIGHT. PARCEL INFORMATION, CHRISTINA SPOKE ON IT.
AS YOU SEE ON THE PHOTOS PRESENTED IN FRONT OF YOU.
THE CONSTRUCTION IS CONTINUING AND GOING. THE SITE PLAN SHOW RENDERED IN FRONT OF YOU IS THE FACADE SIGN LOCATIONS.
IT'S REFLECTING THE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS OF WHERE THE SIGNS ARE PRESENTED.
THEY'RE PROPOSING 41 INCHES AND A HALF. AND THE CODE REFLECTS A ONE.
FOR SIGN A2 FACING NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE, THE WEST ELEVATION, THE PERMITTED MAXIMUM IS 30.
THEY'RE PROPOSING 31.5 INCHES. FOR SIGN A3 NORTH ELEVATION FACING NORTHWEST 57TH STREET.
THE PERMITTED MAXIMUM IS 26 INCHES, AND THEY'RE PROPOSING 41.5 INCHES.
PETITION NUMBER TWO, AS YOU CAN SEE PRESENTED IN FRONT OF YOU, THE RAISING IS CONSIDERED ONE LINE.
THE CANE'S IS PRESENTED AS A SECOND LINE, AND THE CHICKEN FINGERS IS PRESENTED AS A THIRD LINE.
THE PETITION IS FOR THE THIRD LINE OF COPY. THIS IS THE VARIANCE PURPOSE LOCATED IN OUR CODE SECTION 10- 5.4, SUBSECTION Q. SUB SECTION 10- 5.4, SUBSECTION Q4, THE VARIANCE STANDARDS, THERE ARE EIGHT STANDARDS THAT ARE TO BE MET, AND IT IS, IN THE OPINION OF THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THAT THE GENERAL REVIEW STANDARDS FOR THE VARIANCE HAVE BEEN MET.
OUR 2040 STRATEGIC PLAN FOR VARIANCE REQUESTS 8B 24 AND 9 B 24.
THE ITEM SUPPORTS GOAL NUMBER THREE OF THE OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC'S 2040 STRATEGIC PLAN.
TAMARAC IS ECONOMICALLY RESILIENT BY BEING BUSINESS FRIENDLY.
WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD AND NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE, THE APPROVAL OF THESE VARIANCES WILL ALLOW FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND THE BEST INTEREST OF BOTH THE CITY OF TAMARAC AND RAISING CANE'S. THE PROPOSED FACADE SIGNS ON THE THREE WALLS, LOCATED ON THE SOUTH, WEST AND NORTH ELEVATIONS ON THE BRAND NEW 2978 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING,
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WILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE THE ATTRACTIVENESS, APPEARANCE AND THE IMAGE OF THE POPULAR FAST CASUAL RESTAURANT.IN CONCLUSION, THE CITY OF TAMARACK AGREES THAT BOTH VARIANCE REQUESTS ARE JUSTIFIED AND NECESSARY FOR THE PROMOTION OF BOTH THE CITY OF TAMARACK AND RAISING CANE'S AND REFLECTING IN FRONT OF YOU ARE THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST FOR THE TWO VARIANCE RELIEFS ARE FROM OUR 2019 COMP PLAN.
THE SECOND IS FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT OBJECTIVE ONE, POLICY 1.3.
AND THE THIRD IS FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT. OBJECTIVE ONE.
POLICY 1.4. ALL OF THE POLICIES ARE PROVIDED WITHIN THE STAFF MEMORANDUM.
THE VARIANCE RECOMMENDATION ITEM NINE A THE RECOMMENDATION.
THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDS THAT THE PLANNING BOARD FORWARD A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE TWO PROPOSED VARIANCE REQUESTS FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 10- 4.10, SIGNS OF THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES TO THE CITY COMMISSION AT ITS FEBRUARY 12TH, 2025, MEETING. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. PARDON ME. THANK YOU. IT'S ALL BEEN PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. LOOKS LIKE WE DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF.
THE FLOOR IS NOW OPEN TO THE TO THE PUBLIC. IF YOU HAVE ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT, NOW IS THE TIME. IT IS NOW 9:40 AND THE FLOOR IS OPEN.
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE HAVE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE.
SO THE FLOOR IS NOW CLOSED AT 9:40. I'D LIKE TO ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE. ACTUALLY, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE CASE NUMBER EIGHT, B-24, PETITION NUMBER ONE, SECTION 10- 4.10, SUBSECTION E2A AND TABLE 10-4.12.
ALLOWING FOR THE FACADE SIGNS STANDARD TO ALLOW FOR THE MAXIMUM CHARACTER AND GRAPHIC LOGO HEIGHT OF 42 INCHES IN LIEU OF 20 INCHES ON THE SOUTH ELEVATION, AND APPROVING ON THE SOUTH ELEVATION TO THE 32 INCHES.
IN LIEU OF THE PERMITTED MAXIMUM OF 30 INCHES AND ON THE WEST ELEVATION, ALLOWING FOR THE 42IN IN LIEU OF THE PERMITTED MAXIMUM 26 INCHES ON THE NORTH ELEVATION. THAT IS MY MOTION.
AND NOW SECOND. I SECOND. SECOND BY SAJEEN.
MOTION TO MAKE A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COMMISSION PASSED 4 TO 0.
THANK YOU. I ALSO WILL MAKE THE MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD AND APPROVE CASE NUMBER 9B -24 PETITION NUMBER TWO, WHICH PERTAINS TO SECTION 10- 4.1, SUBSECTION E2B AND SEVEN, ALLOWING FOR THE VARIANCE REQUEST.
RELIEF FROM SECTION 10-4, ALLOWING FOR THE THREE LINES OF COPY IN LIEU OF THE PERMITTED TWO LINES.
I MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE. AND SECOND.
MOTION TO MAKE A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COMMISSION PASSED 4 TO 0.
AWESOME. YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. NEXT ITEM UP IS ITEM 9.B, TEMPORARY BOARD ORDER 93.
[9.b TB093 - Board Order approving/denying a Special Exception to allow for a thrift, consignment, and used merchandise retail establishment, within an existing plaza, commonly known as Midway Plaza, 5701-5881 N. University Drive, Tamarac, Florida 33321.]
BOARD ORDER APPROVING AND OR DENYING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO ALLOW FOR A THRIFT CONSIGNMENT AND USE MERCHANDISE.RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT WITHIN THE EXISTING PLAZA COMMONLY KNOWN AS MIDWAY PLAZA.
THE ADDRESS IS 5701 THROUGH 5881 NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE IN TAMARAC, FLORIDA.
33321. WE HAVE THE APPLICANT AT THE PODIUM AND READY TO PRESENT.
GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBERS.
AND I'M HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH FLORIDA.
AND I'M JOINED TODAY BY MY COLLEAGUES, MAURICIO HERNANDEZ, WHO IS THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF GOODWILL, AND FERNANDO PINZON, WHO IS THE REAL ESTATE MANAGER FOR GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH FLORIDA.
BEFORE I START, I WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF WHO HAVE BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO BE HERE BEFORE YOU TODAY. AND I'M TAKING YOU TO ESSENTIALLY ACROSS THE STREET TO THE NORTH, JUST NORTH OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF UNIVERSITY AND COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD TO MIDWAY PLAZA.
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AND OUR REQUEST IS, I THINK, A SIMPLE ONE. THERE'S A APPROXIMATELY 19,000 SQUARE FOOT VACANT ANCHOR TENANT SPACE IN MIDWAY PLAZA. GOODWILL IS IS ASKING FOR A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO OPEN A NEW GOODWILL SUPERSTORE AT THAT LOCATION.THESE GOODWILL SUPERSTORES ARE AKIN TO YOUR ROSS OR TJ MAXX, BUT BECAUSE OF GOODWILL'S MISSION AND BECAUSE THE GOODS THAT THEY SELL ARE USED GOODS, THEY ARE CATEGORIZED DIFFERENTLY THAN YOUR STANDARD RETAIL OPERATION, WHICH REQUIRES US TO COME BEFORE YOU AND THE CITY COMMISSION FOR A SPECIAL EXCEPTION. BEFORE I GET STARTED ON THE APPLICATION SPECIFICS, I JUST WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT GOODWILL BECAUSE I THINK IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT ABOUT WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEIR MISSION IS.
SO ON YOUR SCREEN NOW, YOU'LL SEE GOODWILL'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND OTHER BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT THROUGH TRAINING, JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND PLACEMENT SERVICES. THEY DO THAT THROUGH ESSENTIALLY TWO MECHANISMS THROUGH THEIR MISSION WORK AND THROUGH THEIR BUSINESSES.
ON THIS SLIDE, YOU SEE KIND OF AT A HIGH LEVEL, SIX OF THEIR MISSION SERVICES, ALL OF WHICH ARE REALLY JUST PROVIDE FOR JOB TRAINING, JOB PLACEMENT FOR FOLKS WITH DISABILITIES OR OTHER BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT THAT WITHOUT THE HELP OF GOODWILL, WOULD EITHER NOT BE ABLE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT OR WOULD HAVE SIGNIFICANT TROUBLE GETTING HIRED IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
AND YOU CAN SEE THEY HAVE SIX PRIMARY BUSINESSES THAT THEY OPERATE, INCLUDING THE GOODWILL SUPERSTORES, WHICH IS UP AT THE TOP LEFT OF YOUR SCREEN RIGHT NOW THAT EMPLOYS OVER 1200 INDIVIDUALS AND ACROSS ALL OF THEIR BUSINESSES. GOODWILL, ACTUALLY. GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH FLORIDA EMPLOYS 3000 INDIVIDUALS, WHICH IS MAKES IT THE 18TH LARGEST EMPLOYER IN SOUTH FLORIDA, WHICH I JUST THINK IS REMARKABLE.
SO THESE GOODWILL SUPERSTORES, ESSENTIALLY IN PART, THEY SERVE THE MISSION BY CREATING JOBS FOR FOLKS WITH DISABILITIES AND BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT. BUT THEY ALSO IMPORTANTLY, FUND THE MISSION SERVICES SIDE OF THEIR OPERATION.
THE REVENUES FROM THE SUPERSTORES HELP ENABLE THEM TO SERVE THESE FOLKS WITH DISABILITIES AND GIVE THEM JOBS, OR GIVE THEM THE JOB TRAINING TO GET THEM BACK IN THE WORKFORCE, GIVE THEM PURPOSE AND THE ABILITY TO KIND OF BE INDEPENDENT.
ANOTHER THING THAT I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT'S ON THIS SLIDE, THAT'S SUPER INTERESTING IS BECAUSE OF THEIR WORK AND THE RECYCLING, IF YOU WILL, OF ALL THESE, THESE GARMENTS I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE MM STANDS FOR, BUT IT'S BUT IT'S MILLIONS OF SOMETHING.
AND THEY'RE ALSO PILOTING HOW THEY CAN BE MORE INVOLVED IN THE RECYCLING SPACE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP BASICALLY GARMENTS OUT OF LANDFILLS AND ARE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN CONTINUE TO RECYCLE THESE THINGS AND, YOU KNOW, MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE BECAUSE OF IT. SO BACK TO OUR APPLICATION.
AS I MENTIONED, WE'RE JUST NORTH OF UNIVERSITY AND COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD IN GOODWILL PLAZA.
YOU CAN SEE THE RED STAR. AT THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PLAZA IS THE ANCHOR TENANT SPACE THAT WE ARE.
WE ARE SEEKING TO OPERATE. IT'S ABOUT 19,000FT² AND AS PART OF OUR APPLICATION, YOU WILL IN YOUR BACKUP HAVE OUR LETTER OF INTENT AS WELL AS STAFF'S REPORT, WHICH WE WENT THROUGH IN DETAIL ANALYZING ALL THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION CRITERIA.
YOUR STAFF HAS FOUND THAT WE'VE MET THESE CRITERIA.
THEY'RE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF OUR APPLICATION. AND GOODWILL IS NOT NEW TO BROWARD COUNTY.
WE HAVE 16 SUPERSTORES CURRENTLY OPERATING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
TWO VERY CLOSE ONES, ONE IN CORAL SPRINGS AND ONE JUST SOUTH OF US IN SUNRISE.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE OPERATE THROUGHOUT THE, THE MIAMI-DADE AND BROWARD COUNTY COUNTIES WITH 30 I'M GOING TO DO MATH. IT'S NEVER GOOD FOR LEARNING MATH ON THE FLY.
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34 STORES AFTER THIS, ASSUMING THIS ONE WOULD BE APPROVED THROUGHOUT THE BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AREA.SO THIS IS NOT A NEW VENTURE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO THAT WE'RE VERY GOOD AT AND ARE DOING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, INCLUDING WITH YOUR CLOSE SISTER CITY HERE IN CORAL SPRINGS AND IN SUNRISE.
AND THESE STORES ARE SET UP IN A WAY THAT THEY ARE COMPETITORS TO YOUR TJ MAXX AND YOUR ROSS.
THEY'RE VERY CLEAN. THEY'RE WELL LIT. THEY SERVE THE SAME CONSUMER PRODUCTS MOSTLY CLOTHES, SOME, SOME HOUSEHOLD ITEMS JEWELRY, THINGS OF THAT SORT.
THIS THESE ARE PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE CORAL SPRINGS STORE.
JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT WE WOULD EXPECT THE TAMARAC GOODWILL SUPERSTORE TO LOOK LIKE.
AND SIMILARLY THIS IS THE SUNRISE STORE THAT'S JUST SOUTH OF HERE.
AND YOU CAN SEE WE LIKE THESE STORES JUST FOR CONSISTENCY FOR THE SHOPPING EXPERIENCE.
THEY'RE ALL SET UP ABOUT THE SAME WAY. AND AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THEY LOOK VERY SIMILAR.
AGAIN, JUST VERY WELL ORGANIZED AND CLEAN AND WELL LIT.
AND WE EXPECT THE TAMRAC GOODWILL SUPERSTORE TO ACTUALLY LOOK BETTER THAN THESE BECAUSE THE PROPERTY OWNER AND GOODWILL ARE EXPECTING TO SPEND UPWARDS OF $1 MILLION IN RENOVATIONS TO THE SPACE TO CLEAN IT UP TO REPLACE THE HVAC AND ESSENTIALLY MAKE THIS STORE UP TO THE STANDARD THAT GOODWILL EXPECTS FOR ITS GOODWILL SUPERSTORES.
HERE IS JUST A SAMPLE OF THE OF THE FLOOR PLAN.
YOU CAN SEE NOT MUCH IS CHANGING ON THE INSIDE.
IN TERMS OF CREATING OF WALLS, EXCEPT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THAT PRE-SALES AREA IN THE BACK, WHICH YOU'LL SEE IN A QUICK RENDERING. OTHER THAN THAT, MOST OF THE WORK IS REFINISHING THE FLOORS, OPENING UP THE EXISTING CEILINGS AS I MENTIONED REPLACING THE HVAC, CLEANING UP THE ENTIRE SPACE.
AND THESE ARE JUST A COUPLE DIGITAL RENDERINGS THAT THEY PUT TOGETHER FOR THE TAMARAC STORE, TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA. AGAIN, WE EXPECT TO LOOK VERY SIMILAR TO THE REAL PHOTOGRAPHS I SENT OF THE CORAL SPRINGS I SHOWED YOU OF THE CORAL SPRINGS STORE AND THE SUNRISE STORE.
SO WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
AND WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL TO THE CITY COMMISSION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? OKAY. LOOKS LIKE WE DO NOT HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
PARDON ME. I THINK IT WAS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
DO WE NEED ANY PRESENTATION FROM THE STAFF? NOT A PRESENTATION, PER SE, BUT I BUT I DID WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S THE SPECIFIC ELEMENT THAT I KNOW HE MENTIONED THAT BECAUSE IT'S THE RESALE OF CLOTHES AND GOODS.
WE'RE IN THE COLD. WHAT'S THE SPECIFIC ELEMENT THAT MAKES THEM COME BEFORE US? THE ONCE AGAIN CHRISTIAN T WATERVAL PLANNER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
IT'S THE SECTION OF CODE FOR THE DEFINITIONS.
SO THRIFT CONSIGNMENT AND USED MERCHANDISE IS DEFINED AS A RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT THAT PURCHASES AND OFFERS FOR SALE USED CLOTHING, FURNITURE, HOUSEHOLD GOODS, AND SIMILAR ITEMS. SO THIS WOULD BE CONSIDERED AS A THRIFT STORE FOR THE MOST PART, AND ALSO USE MERCHANDISE.
OKAY. THERE'S ACTUALLY A DELINEATION THRIFT CONSIGNMENT AND USE MERCHANDISE.
OKAY. ALL RIGHTY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU BOTH. THANK YOU. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD.
THE FLOOR IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. IF WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.
YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES OR LESS AND IT'S NOW 9:52.
SO THE FLOOR IS NOW CLOSED AT 9:52. I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD APPROVING.
LET ME GET THE RIGHT THING HERE. APPROVING TEMPORARY BOARD ORDER 93, CASE 5-Z-24. ALLOWING FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION, WHICH WOULD ALLOW A THRIFT OR CONSIGNMENT STORE AND USED MERCHANDISE RESALE ESTABLISHMENT WITHIN THE EXISTING PLAZA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS MIDWAY PLAZA.
THAT IS MY MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
[00:35:05]
I SECOND. SECOND BY DAVID.MOTION TO MAKE A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COMMISSION PASSED 4 TO 0.
THANK YOU, AND WELCOME TO THE CITY.
YOU TOO. DO WE HAVE ANY PLANNING BOARD REPORTS THIS MORNING? DOES ANYONE ON THE BOARD WANT TO REPORT ANYTHING? IT LOOKS LIKE WE DON'T HAVE ANY PLANNING BOARD REPORTS.
I WILL NOW HAND THINGS OVER TO OUR DIRECTOR. THANK YOU.
[10. Director's Report]
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. JUST WANT TO BRING YOU UP TO SPEED REAL QUICK ON THOSE ITEMS THAT WERE CONSIDERED BY THIS BODY AT YOUR LAST MEETING IN DECEMBER.AT THAT MEETING, YOU CONSIDERED THE AMENDMENT TO THE CODE SPECIFICALLY TO INTRODUCE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AS A DISTRICT THAT WOULD COINCIDE WITH THE COMMERCIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION.
YOU ALSO CONSIDERED A REZONING APPLICATION, AS WELL AS A LAND USE APPLICATION FOR THE PROPERTY, LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF SOUTHGATE AND PINE ISLAND, WHERE TOWNHOMES ARE BEING PROPOSED.
THE SITE PLAN FOR THOSE 50 TOWNHOMES. THAT'S MY UPDATE AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IT IS NOW 9:55. UNLESS WE HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER, WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.