[1. Call to Order] [00:00:02] GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING. IT IS NOW 9:04 A.M AND WE ARE IN SESSION. IF YOU DON'T MIND RISING WITH ME, WE'LL DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH JUSTICE FOR ALL. EXCUSE ME. I MADE A MISTAKE THERE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, SO WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. WE DO HAVE THREE OF THE MEMBERS PRESENT THIS MORNING. WE HAVE ONE PERSON ON HER WAY. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND BEGIN. IF WE CAN HAVE THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE. SURE. NIKOLE CLEARE. PRESENT. MARA ENGLISH. PRESENT. TURN YOUR MIC ON. YOUR MIC. PRESENT. YES. JACK MOISE. PRESENT. SAJEEN BELL-CLARK IS ON HER WAY. ALEXANDRA ALVAREZ. ATHERLEY SOLOMON AND JUDY HUNTER ARE BOTH, ARE ABSENT AND EXCUSED. THANK YOU. WE'LL LOOK AT THE MINUTES FROM AUGUST 13TH, 2025. [4. Minutes] DO WE HAVE ANY AMENDMENT CHANGES OR COMMENTS THAT WE NEED TO ADD TO AUGUST 13TH, 2025? OKAY, IT LOOKS LIKE WE DON'T. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED. SECOND IT. I SECOND IT. SO I MADE THE MOTION. AND MARA SECONDS. MARA. OKAY. NIKOLE CLEARE. YES. MARA ENGLISH. YES. JACK MOISE. YES. MOTION TO APPROVE MINUTES FOR AUGUST 13TH, 2025. PASSED 3 TO 0. WE'LL ALSO NEED TO REVIEW AND MAKE A VOTE ON SEPTEMBER 3RD TO 2025. ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS, CHANGE OR COMMENTS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? NO. ALL RIGHT. AGAIN, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD. I SECOND. OKAY. MARA ENGLISH. YES. JACK MOISE. YES. NIKOLE CLEARE. YES. MOTION TO APPROVE. MINUTES FOR SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2025. PASSED 3 TO 0. ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE 3 ITEMS THAT WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS TODAY. DOES ANYONE ON THE BOARD HAVE ANY DISCLOSURES REGARDING THE ITEMS THAT WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS? NO. NO. OKAY. WE'LL NOW HAND THE MEETING OVER TO OUR ATTORNEY. [6. City Attorney Statement & Swearing In] OUR CITY ATTORNEY. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. ITEM 9.A IS QUASI-JUDICIAL. SO THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS WILL GUIDE THE PROCEDURES BEFORE THE BOARD AS IT RELATES TO THIS ITEM. 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 OR UNDULY REPETITIOUS EVIDENCE SHALL BE EXCLUDED. HEARSAY EVIDENCE MAY BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPLEMENTING OR EXPLAINING OTHER EVIDENCE, BUT SHALL NOT BE SUFFICIENT BY ITSELF TO SUPPORT A FINDING. STATEMENTS FROM ATTORNEYS SHALL ONLY BE CONSIDERED AS ARGUMENT AND NOT 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 BE 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 BE ASKED ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. THE BOARD SHALL DISCUSS THE EVIDENCE THAT WAS PRESENTED AT THE PROCEEDING, AND AFTER TAKING A MOTION, [00:05:02] THE BOARD SHOULD VOTE ON THE APPLICATION EITHER FOR OR AGAINST, WITH ANY CONDITIONS IT WISHES TO IMPOSE. SO THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE GOING TO GIVE TESTIMONY WITH REGARD TO ITEM NUMBER 9.A, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. NINE EIGHT. THANK YOU. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU WILL TELL THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? IF SO, PLEASE SAY YES. YES. THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED. AND THANK YOU. ALRIGHTY. ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC MAY SPEAK ABOUT ANY ISSUE THAT'S NOT ON TODAY'S AGENDA FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION. SPEAKERS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES DURING THIS ITEM AND ITEMS ON THE PUBLIC HEARING WHEN AN ISSUE HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS A QUASI-JUDICIAL MATTER, PUBLIC REMARKS SHALL ONLY BE HEARD DURING THE QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING THAT HAS BEEN PROPERLY NOTICED FOR THIS MATTER. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO PROVIDE PUBLIC 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. PARDON. THE CITY HAS THE AUTHORITY UNDER THE CITY CODE TO REGULATE THE WAY COMMENTS ARE MADE DURING ANY PUBLIC MEETING, AND PLEASE BE ADVISED, THE CITY WILL NOT READ ANY EMAILS PUBLICLY. IT IS NOW 9:11 AND THE FLOOR IS OPEN FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK THIS MORNING? IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ISN'T ANYONE. SO THE FLOOR IS NOW CLOSED AT 9:11 A.M. FIRST ITEM. [8.a TO2611 - An ordinance of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amending Section 10- 5.7 entitled “New Development Impact Fees” of Chapter 10, of the Tamarac city code, adopting an Impact Fee Schedule at 25% of the total fee amount for governmental facilities, parks and recreational facilities and multimodal transportation; adopting the City of Tamarac Impact Fee Study; amending the Impact Fee Schedule and Land Use Categories; re-establishing criteria and administrative procedures for the assessment and collection of impact fees, providing updated guidelines for the phasing of impact fee increases, processing of refunds, credits, and fair share agreements relative to the city’s impact fee program; providing for implementing administrative acts; providing for codification; providing a savings provision, providing a conflicts provision, providing for severability, and providing for an effective date.] ITEM 8.A. IS TEMPORARY ORDER 2611. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 10-5.7 ENTITLED "NEW DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES" OF CHAPTER 10 OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC CODE, ADOPTING IMPACT FEE SCHEDULE AT 25% OF THE TOTAL FEE AMOUNT FOR GOVERNMENTAL FACILITIES, PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, AND MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION: ADOPTING THE CITY OF TAMARAC IMPACT FEE STUDY; AMENDING THE FEE SCHEDULE AND LAND USE CATEGORIES; RE-ESTABLISHING CRITERIA AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR THE ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF IMPACT FEES, PROVIDING FOR UPDATED GUIDELINES FOR THE PHASING OF IMPACT FEES, INCREASE PROVIDING FOR REFUNDS OR CREDITS AND FAIR SHARE AGREEMENTS RELATIVE TO THE CITY'S IMPACT FEE PROGRAM; PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTING ADMINISTRATIVE ACTS; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR SAVINGS PROVISIONS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS OF PROVISIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL HEAR FROM THE STAFF. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THE ITEM BEING BROUGHT BEFORE YOU TODAY IS A TEMPORARY ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 10-5.7 AS IT RELATES TO THE CITY'S DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE. SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THE ITEM BEFORE WE BRING UP THE CITY'S CONSULTANT WHO CONDUCTED THE IMPACT FEE STUDY. HE'LL GO OVER THE RESULTS AND ALSO THE PROPOSED FEE INCREASES THAT THE CITY WILL INCORPORATE INTO THEIR FEE SCHEDULE. SO THE CITY HAS HISTORICALLY COLLECTED IMPACT FEES SINCE 2019. IMPACT FEES ARE FEES THAT ARE PAID BY A DEVELOPER FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT, FOR THEIR IMPACTS ON PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, AND ALSO TO EXPAND THAT INFRASTRUCTURE AS A RESULT OF THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT. THE CITY OF TAMARAC, AT THAT TIME, WHEN WE ESTABLISHED THOSE FEES IN 2019, WE ASSESSED FEES FOR PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES, GOVERNMENT FACILITIES, INCLUDING BUILDINGS LIKE OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT JUST ACROSS THE PARKING LOT, AND THEN ALSO MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES. SO AND. EXCUSE ME. SO IN 2024 THE HOUSE LEGISLATURE PASSED THE HOUSE BILL 479. AND WITH THAT, THERE WERE STATUTORY CHANGES REGARDING HOW CITIES MAY ASSESS AND COLLECT THESE FEES. WITH THOSE, EXCUSE ME, WITH THAT LEGISLATION THE CITY'S IMPACT FEE STUDY WAS NOW VOID. THE RESULTS REQUIRED THE DATA TO BE LESS THAN 4 YEARS OLD. THE CITY'S LAST IMPACT FEE STUDY WAS CONDUCTED IN 2019, SO WE'RE ABOUT 6 YEARS OUT. AND SO THIS IS WHY WE ARE UNDERTAKING THIS PROCESS. [00:10:02] WE HAVE UPDATED OUR IMPACT FEE STUDY. WE WILL ALSO UPDATE OUR IMPACT FEE RATE SCHEDULE. AND AT THIS TIME I WILL INTRODUCE THE CITY'S CONSULTANT, CARSON BIAS OF TISCHLERBICE INCORPORATED. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. I'M CARSON, VICE PRESIDENT OF TISCHLERBICE. A BRIEF PRESENTATION FOR YOU, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE SOME QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS IF YOU HAVE ANY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US. WE'RE BASED IN BETHESDA, MARYLAND AND BOISE, IDAHO, AND WE HAVE A UNIQUE SPECIALTY FOCUSING ON COST OF GROWTH ISSUES, PARTICULARLY IMPACT FEES AND FISCAL IMPACT ANALYSIS. WE'VE DONE MORE OF THAT WORK THAN ANY FIRM IN THE COUNTRY. AND YOU CAN SEE HERE WE'VE DONE QUITE A FEW IMPACT STUDIES IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. IN TERMS OF THE IMPACT FEE STUDY. IT INCLUDES PARKS AND RECREATION, GOVERNMENTAL FACILITIES, AS WELL AS MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IMPACT FEE BASICS. I BELIEVE THERE'S A FEW OF YOU WHO MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ON THE COMMISSION AT THE TIME OF THE LAST STUDY OR THE PLANNING BOARD, I SHOULD SAY. THEY ARE A ONE-TIME PAYMENT GEARED TO OFFSET NEW GROWTH'S IMPACT ON YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS. IT'S NOT A TAX, BUT MORE LIKE A CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENT TO PROVIDE INFRASTRUCTURE. AND THE REASON I SAY THAT IS BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TO A LOT OF MEETINGS AROUND THE COUNTRY WHERE SOMEONE SAYS THIS IS SIMPLY A TAX ON NEW DEVELOPMENT, AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN A FEE AND A TAX. TAX IS PRIMARILY REVENUE RAISING, WHERE A FEE IS DESIGNED TO COVER THE COST OF SOMETHING. AND WITH IMPACT FEES, WE HAVE TO BASICALLY MEET THREE PRONGS OF A LEGAL TEST. WE HAVE TO SHOW NEXUS OR NEED. SO THROUGH THE IMPACT FEE STUDY, WE DOCUMENT THAT THE CITY HAS GROWN, THAT GROWTH IS GOING TO CONTINUE IN THE FUTURE AND WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE CURRENT LEVELS OF SERVICE. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO IMPLEMENT IMPACT FEES. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT FEES ARE PROPORTIONATE. SO THAT'S WHY THE FEE SCHEDULE HAS FEES BY TYPE OF RESIDENTIAL USE IN THIS CASE SIZE OF RESIDENTIAL USE. AND IT DIFFERENTIATES BETWEEN DIFFERENT NON RESIDENTIAL USES SO THAT THE FEE IS COMMENSURATE WITH THE DEMAND BROUGHT BY THOSE LAND USES. AND THEN FINALLY WE HAVE TO SHOW BENEFIT. WE SHOW BENEFIT IN TWO WAYS. ONE IS THROUGH THE TIMING OF THE EXPENDITURE, MEANING THAT WE HAVE TO SPEND THE MONEY IN A TIMELY FASHION SO THE FEE PAYER RECEIVES THE BENEFIT. AND THEN THE SECOND PART OF THE BENEFIT TEST IS ASSESSING THE NEED FOR GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE AREAS OR BENEFIT AREAS. AND A CITY THE SIZE OF TAMARAC. WE REALLY DON'T HAVE TO TO GET INTO THAT BECAUSE YOU ARE PROVIDING SERVICES ON A CITYWIDE BASIS, AND GEOGRAPHICALLY, YOU'RE NOT THAT LARGE COMPARED TO TO LARGER CITIES. AND MISS JOHNSON MENTIONED SOME RECENT LEGISLATIVE CHANGES. THERE WERE THERE WAS ANOTHER LEGISLATIVE CHANGE A FEW YEARS AGO THAT LIMITS THE AMOUNT THAT IMPACT FEES CAN INCREASE OVER TIME. SO YOU HAVE TWO, THREE OPTIONS. ESSENTIALLY, YOU CAN INCREASE THE FEES 25% HIGHER THAN THEY ARE TODAY. AND YOU DO THAT IN TWO EQUAL INCREMENTS OVER TWO YEARS. THE SECOND OPTION IS IF YOU'RE GOING TO INCREASE THE FEES BETWEEN 25 AND 50%, YOU HAVE FOUR YEARS TO IMPLEMENT THOSE INCREASES IN FOUR EQUAL INSTALLMENTS. AND THEN IF YOU WANT TO INCREASE THE FEES ABOVE 50%, YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH A PROCESS CALLED OR WHERE YOU DEMONSTRATE, QUOTE UNQUOTE, EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES. AND THROUGH THAT PROCESS, YOU HAVE TO HAVE TWO PUBLICLY NOTICED WORKSHOPS. AND THE INCREASE MUST BE APPROVED BY AT LEAST TWO THIRDS VOTE OF THE GOVERNING BODY. AND THE FEES MAY NOT BE INCREASED MORE THAN EVERY FOUR YEARS. SO IN TERMS OF THE FEES FEE SCHEDULE, THE RESIDENTIAL CATEGORIES ARE BY SIZE OF UNITS, MULTIFAMILY UNIT OR SIZE OF UNIT FOR SINGLE FAMILY. THEN THERE'S FEES FOR MULTI-FAMILY UNITS AND SENIOR HOUSING. FROM A NONRESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVE, WE'RE RECOMMENDING A SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE OVER YOUR CURRENT NONRESIDENTIAL FEE SCHEDULE, WHICH HAS A MULTITUDE OF USES. IT'S, WE'RE BASICALLY GOING TO SHRINK IT INTO FIVE CATEGORIES UNDER WHICH ALL DEVELOPMENT SHOULD FALL. THAT WOULD BE COMMERCIAL, INSTITUTIONAL, OFFICE AND OTHER SERVICE, GENERAL INDUSTRIAL AND WAREHOUSING. THE ORDINANCE WOULD STILL ALLOW THE APPLICANT THE THE OPTION OF DOING INDEPENDENT FEE CALCULATIONS. ONE OF THE REASONS FOR THIS CHANGE IS IT HELPS WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RECRUITMENT, BECAUSE YOUR CURRENT IMPACT FEE SCHEDULE CAN BE PUNITIVE TO CERTAIN TYPES OF USES. AND THEN FOR MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT, IMPACT FEES WOULD BE ASSESSED BASED ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL HOUSING UNITS PLUS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF NONRESIDENTIAL FLOOR SPACE. THIS CHART IS PART OF WHEN I EXPLAINED THE THE RATIONAL NEXUS. PART OF WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS TELL THE STORY OF HOW THE CITY HAS GROWN AND HOW IT'S GOING TO GROW IN THE FUTURE. AND SO WE MADE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTIONS AS PART OF THE STUDY. THOSE POPULATION PROJECTIONS ARE BASED ON ALTERNATIVES. IN THE 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, HOUSING POPULATION WAS DETERMINED USING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN HOUSING UNITS. WE TOOK THE POPULATION AND BACKED INTO HOUSING UNITS USING THE PERSON'S PER HOUSING UNIT DATA FROM THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY PUBLISHED BY THE US CENSUS. [00:15:03] THE NONRESIDENTIAL EMPLOYMENT IS FROM ESRI BUSINESS ANALYST. AND THEN BASED ON THAT EMPLOYMENT PROJECTION, WE WERE THEN ABLE TO TURN THAT INTO NONRESIDENTIAL SQUARE FOOTAGE. OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS, WE'RE PROJECTING A POPULATION INCREASE OF ABOUT 6300, ABOUT 3000 NEW HOUSING UNITS, ABOUT 1540 NEW JOBS AND ABOUT 650,000FT² OF ADDITIONAL NONRESIDENTIAL FLOOR AREA. LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PARKS FEE. WE'RE USING WHAT WE CALL IT A CONSUMPTION BASED OR INCREMENTAL EXPANSION METHODOLOGY BASED ON A CITYWIDE SERVICE AREA. IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE PARKS AND RECREATION FEES WOULD ONLY BE ASSESSED AGAINST RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, AND IT HAS THREE COMPONENTS PARKLAND PARK IMPROVEMENTS AS WELL AS COMMUNITY CENTERS. THIS SHOWS THE DRAFT IMPACT FEE TABLE, AGAIN BY SIZE OF HOUSE FOR SINGLE FAMILY UNITS AND MULTI-FAMILY UNITS, AND THEN THE TWO TYPES OF SENIOR HOUSING. YOU CAN SEE IN THE MIDDLE THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE FEES ARE MUCH HIGHER THAN THE CURRENT FEES. AND IT'S THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION THAT WE ONLY INCREASE THE FEES 25% OVER YOUR CURRENT FEE SCHEDULE. SO AGAIN, IF WE WANTED TO ADOPT THE MAXIMUM, WE WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT THAT EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES. THE IDEA HERE IS WE WANT TO KEEP FEES COMPETITIVE. AND SO A 25% INCREASE IS BEING RECOMMENDED. FROM A GOVERNMENTAL FACILITY FEE PERSPECTIVE. AGAIN, A CITYWIDE SERVICE AREA ASSESSED AGAINST BOTH NONRESIDENTIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. WE HAVE TWO TWO COMPONENTS LAND AS WELL AS BRICKS AND MORTAR BUILDING SPACE. AND THIS SHOWS THE PHE OR PHE RECOMMENDATION FOR GOVERNMENT FACILITIES. AGAIN, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING A 25% INCREASE. SO AGAIN THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE FEES ARE MUCH MORE THAN THE 25% INCREASE. AND YOU CAN SEE HERE THE FEES RANGE FROM $359 FOR A MULTIFAMILY SENIOR HOUSING UNIT ALL THE WAY UP TO 800 OR $966 FOR THE LARGEST SINGLE FAMILY USE. AND FROM A COMMERCIAL OR NONRESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVE COMMERCIAL RETAIL HAS THE HIGHEST FEES, FOLLOWED BY INSTITUTIONAL OFFICE, GENERAL LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AS WELL AS WAREHOUSING. AND THEN FINALLY MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION AGAIN A CITYWIDE SERVICE AREA ASSESSED AGAINST RESIDENTIAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. THE COMPONENTS INCLUDE SIDEWALKS, BIKE LANES, AS WELL AS SHARED PATHS AND TRAILS. THIS SHOWS THE FEE SCHEDULE AGAIN. SINGLE FAMILY UNITS HAVE THE HIGHEST FEES FOR RESIDENTIAL AND THEN FROM A NONRESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVE, IT'S COMMERCIAL INSTITUTIONAL OFFICES, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL FOLLOWED BY WAREHOUSING. AND THEN THIS IS THE FINAL SLIDE. IT SUMMARIZES THE RECOMMENDED IMPACT, OR EXCUSE ME, NEXT TO LAST SLIDE THAT SUMMARIZES THE RECOMMENDED IMPACT FEES AT THE 25% LEVEL SHOWN IN GREEN. AND THEN WE'VE SHOWN WHAT THE FEES WOULD BE IN YEAR ONE AND YEAR TWO OF THAT TWO YEAR IMPLEMENTATION CYCLE. AND THEN WHAT WE DID WAS COMPARE THESE DRAFT RECOMMENDED FEES TO OTHER PEER COMMUNITIES IN THE REGION. AND YOU CAN SEE HERE YOU'RE IN THE TOP 50% BUT NOT THE HIGHEST. MIAMI-DADE COUNTY IS MUCH HIGHER THAN YOU, BUT YOU WOULD FALL IN AT A TOTAL FEE AMOUNT OF $5,379. AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THE FEES THAT I'M UNDERSTANDING. THEY'RE GOING TOWARDS PARKS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, AND THAT'S IT. 033 FEES, MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION. SO IT WOULD BE SORT OF PEDESTRIAN SCALE IMPROVEMENTS, NOT YOUR TYPICAL ARTERIAL ROAD EXPANSIONS. AND THEN YOU'D HAVE GENERAL GOVERNMENT SPACE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF. AND THEN WE HAVE THE PARKS FEE, WHICH INCLUDES COMMUNITY CENTERS, LAND, AND ALSO THE IMPROVEMENTS OR AMENITIES THAT YOU WOULD SEE ON PARKS. OKAY I UNDERSTAND. IS THERE ANY REASON WHY WE DIDN'T LOOK AT OTHER TYPES OF DEVELOPMENTS, SUCH AS BUSINESS, HOUSING? WHY WE RESTRICT IT TO THOSE THREE? I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION. YOU MEAN ADDITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE CATEGORIES? WELL, WHAT I'M THINKING ABOUT THE MONEY THAT YOU'RE FROM, THE IMPACT FEES THEY'RE USED FOR THOSE THREE THINGS THAT YOU IDENTIFIED. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. SOMETIMES THE IMPACT FEES COULD BE USED FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. IT? NO, NOT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. WE, THERE ARE EXAMPLES OF WHAT WE CALL AFFORDABLE HOUSING LINKAGE FEES IN FLORIDA AND OTHERS THAT CAN HELP PROVIDE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. BUT THE IMPACT FEE STATUTE DOES LIMIT WHAT ARE DEFINED AS PUBLIC FACILITIES. AND IT TYPICALLY INCLUDES THE THREE THAT WE HAVE HERE PUBLIC SAFETY, POLICE AND FIRE, STORMWATER UTILITIES, AND MAYBE 1 OR 2 OTHER FEE CATEGORIES. I GUESS WHAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT AGAIN, AS IT RELATES TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND THAT'S ONE OF MY THINGS. THERE ARE USE WHEN YOU CAN WHEN DEVELOPERS COME IN AND WANT TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING, [00:20:08] YOU CAN USE AND GIVE CREDITS OR USE THIS MONEY TOWARDS THOSE THINGS. I THINK EVEN THE STATE OF FLORIDA ALLOWS THAT. SO I'M JUST WONDERING, WAS THERE ANY EXAMINATION OF HOW TO USE THESE FEES, APART FROM JUST THOSE THREE CATEGORIES THAT YOU IDENTIFIED? SO WHILE WE WHILE WE CANNOT USE THESE FEES FOR THE USES THAT YOU JUST STATED BECAUSE OF WHAT THE STATUTE OF FLORIDA REQUIRES THE CITY HAS A SEPARATE MECHANISM THAT IT DOES USE TO PROVIDE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR A LARGER DEVELOPMENT. SO SOMETIMES THAT MECHANISM DEPENDS ON THE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO INCENTIVIZE THE DEVELOPER TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SO WE HAVE A CONCEPT HERE CALLED FLEX UNITS IN BROWARD COUNTY. AND THAT ALLOWS THE DEVELOPER SOMETIMES TO ACCESS ADDITIONAL DENSITY. THAT WOULD NOT NECESSARILY HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THEM BY. RIGHT. AND THAT CAN BE USED AS AN INCENTIVE. SO THERE ARE DIFFERENT TOOLS OUTSIDE OF THESE IMPACT FEES BECAUSE WE ARE LIMITED BY WHAT THE STATUTE ALLOWS THE CITY TO USE THESE FEES FOR. SO IF WE ARE COLLECTING FEES FOR PARKS AND RECREATION, IT HAS TO GO TO THAT INFRASTRUCTURE. IF WE'RE COLLECTING IT FOR TRANSPORTATION, SAME THING. AND IT CANNOT BE USED TO CORRECT DEFICIENCIES. IT CAN ONLY BE USED TO EXPAND THE INFRASTRUCTURE OR OR BUILD NEW INFRASTRUCTURE RESULTING FROM THE IMPACT OF THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT, BUT NOT NECESSARILY NEW UNITS. SO I DON'T KNOW IF I MADE THAT CLEAR. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THE QUESTION. GOOD MORNING. SO THESE IMPACT FEES, NORMALLY WHEN WE DO IMPACT FEES IT'S IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO A DEVELOPMENT, I MEAN SPEAKING FROM THE ARCHITECTURAL SIDE SO THESE ARE FEES. WHEN WILL THESE FEES BE APPLIED? AT THE TIME. ANYBODY, ANYTIME ANYBODY COMES IN FOR A NEW BUILDING PERMIT OR NEW STRUCTURE, WHETHER IT'S A NEW BUSINESS BUILDING, NEW APARTMENT COMPLEX, NEW SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE. SO EXISTING RESIDENTS. EXISTING RESIDENTS DO NOT PAY UNLESS THEY WERE TO SELL THEIR HOUSE. AND OKAY, PERFECT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. AND MY FOLLOW UP QUESTION WAS GOING TO BE HOW WOULD IT BE? WELL, IF IT WAS FOR EXISTING RESIDENTS, WHICH IS NOT MY QUESTION WOULD HAVE BEEN HOW WOULD THE EXISTING RESIDENT KNOW IF IT WOULD COME ON THE TRIM NOTICE OR? STUFF? BUT IT'S NOT. IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THIS WILL BE EVERY FOUR YEARS? THE STUDY HAS TO BE UPDATED EVERY FOUR YEARS. OKAY. YEAH. AND YOU'RE DOING BASICALLY ACROSS THE BOARD THE MAXIMUM 25% THAT. THAT WAS THE RECOMMENDED AMOUNTS. YES. OKAY. BUT YOU HAD ONE WHERE YOU ACTUALLY DID NOT GO UP TO THE 25%, DID YOU? WHICH AREA WAS. I THINK ONE OF THEM WENT UP. THE SMALLEST SINGLE FAMILY WAS IS IT 18% INCREASE, OTHERS WENT UP TO, YOU KNOW, OVER 60%. SO IT JUST DEPENDED ON, YOU KNOW, THE TRIP RATES AND THAT SORT OF THING. OKAY. PERFECT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR THOSE QUESTIONS. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THIS IS FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT, NOT FOR EXISTING, BECAUSE I WAS KIND OF THROWN BY THE QUESTION. SO WHY WOULD AN EXISTING RESIDENT BE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS? THEY WOULDN'T. OKAY, THAT'S. I WAS THROWN BY THAT QUESTION. OKAY, OKAY. OTHER THAN MAKING SURE THE GROWTH PAYS ITS OWN WAY. GOT IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, I THINK. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ARE WE GOOD, THOUGH? ALL RIGHTY. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ITEM AS RECOMMENDED IN OUR PACKET. MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION BY JACQUES. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? DO WE AGREE? SECOND. GO AHEAD, SAY THE MIC, PLEASE. SECOND. SECOND BY MARA. NIKOLE CLEARE. YES. SAJEEN BELL-CLARK. YES. JACQUES MOISE. YES. MARA ENGLISH. YES. MOTION TO MAKE A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COMMISSION. PASS 4 TO 0. THANK YOU. ITEM 8.B, [8.b TO2606 - An ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amending Chapter 10, Article 2, of the Land Development Code of the City of Tamarac, Florida, entitled “Zoning Districts”, by specifically amending Section 10-2.8, entitled “Qualified Mixed-Use Development Pursuant to the Live Local Act of 2023", to establish procedures and regulations to implement Section 166.04151(7), Florida Statutes, as created by Chapter 2023-17, laws of Florida, and as amended by Senate Bill 328 (2024) and Senate Bill 1730 (2025), attached hereto as Exhibit A, to provide for development regulations and administrative review of certain affordable housing projects pursuant to state law; providing for repealer; providing for codification; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.] [00:25:05] TEMPORARY ORDER 2606. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF, CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARACK, FLORIDA. AMENDING CHAPTER 10, ARTICLE 2, THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE OF THE CITY OF TAMARACK, FLORIDA, ENTITLED "ZONING DISTRICTS", BY SPECIFICALLY AMENDING SECTION 10-2.8, ENTITLED "QUALIFIED MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT PURSUANT TO THE LIVE LOCAL ACT OF 2023", TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES AND REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT SECTION 166.04151, SUBSECTION 7, FLORIDA STATUTES AS CREATED BY CHAPTER 2023-17, LAWS OF FLORIDA AND AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE BILL 328 IN 2024. AND THE SENATE BILL 1730 (2025), ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT A, TO PROVIDE FOR DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OF CERTAIN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS PURSUANT TO STATE LAW; PROVIDING FOR REPEALER; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WE'LL HEAR FROM THE STAFF. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING BOARD. AND FOR THE RECORD, I'M ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. I'M PRESENTING THE TEXT AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 10, ARTICLE 2 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. THIS UPDATE BRINGS SECTION 10-2.8, THE QUALIFIED MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT SECTION, INTO COMPLIANCE WITH RECENT CHANGES TO THE LOCAL ACT UNDER SENATE BILL 328 AND 1730. SENATE BILL 1730. AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THAT'S THE NAME OF THE BILL. AND COINCIDENTALLY, THE SENATE BILL 328 ALSO WAS AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THE NAME WHILE THE ORIGINAL LIVE LOCAL ACT WAS THE LIVE LOCAL ACT. SENATE BILL 1730, AFFORDABLE HOUSING BROUGHT A FEW AMENDMENTS TO THE LOCAL ACT, WHICH IN TURN REQUIRES UPDATES ON TO THE CITY REGULATIONS FOR QUALIFIED MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT. A LITTLE BACKGROUND ABOUT THE LIVE LOCAL ACT, HOW IT DEFINES AFFORDABLE HOUSING. IT'S BASED ON AREA MEDIAN INCOME ADJUSTED FOR HOUSEHOLD SIZE. SO WE HAVE EXTREMELY LOW-INCOME AT 30%, VERY LOW-INCOME 50%, LOW-INCOME UP TO 80%, AND MODERATE-INCOME UP TO 120%. THESE FIGURES ARE DETERMINED AND UPDATED ANNUALLY BY HUD. NOW I PUT JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, AND THIS IS LIKE A FLUID NUMBER HERE, JUST THE CURRENT PER 2023 DOLLARS AND THE BUREAU OF, THE CENSUS BUREAU, MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME, ADJUSTED FOR 2023 DOLLARS IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC, IS $59,216, AND IN BROWARD COUNTY IN GENERAL IS $74,534. THIS IS THE TIMELINE OF WHAT WE'VE DONE SO FAR AND WHAT THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS THAT LED TO TODAY. SO IN JULY 1ST, 2023, SENATE BILL 102, THAT'S THE ORIGINAL LOCAL ACT WAS ADOPTED BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA. AND AFTER WHICH TIME THE CITY COMMISSION APPROVED THE NOTICE TO, OF, TO THE PUBLIC OF A PENDING ORDINANCE, BECAUSE WE NEEDED TIME, LIKE MANY OTHER CITIES IN FLORIDA, JUST WENT THAT SAME ROUTE. JUST GIVE SIX MONTHS TO TO PREPARE OURSELVES AND TO PUT AN ORDINANCE IN PLACE. BUT AS WE ARE DOING THAT IN FEBRUARY 2024 AS WELL, THE SENATE BILL 328 INTRODUCED NEW CHANGES. SO THEY INTRODUCED NEW CHANGES TO THE BILL. SO WE, THE CITY COMMISSION APPROVED THE FIRST EXTENSION IN MARCH 13TH, 2024, AND THE GOVERNOR SIGNED SENATE BILL 328 IN MAY 16TH, 2024, AND THE CITY COMMISSION APPROVED A SECOND EXTENSION OF THE NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC ON JANUARY 22ND, 2025. THE CITY COMMISSION ADOPTED THE LIVE LOCAL ACT, AS AMENDED BY SENATE BILL 328. IN JULY OF THIS YEAR, SENATE BILL 1730 AFFORDABLE HOUSING WAS ADOPTED BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA, WHICH NOW MEANS NEW AMENDMENTS TO COMPLY WITH THE NEW REQUIREMENTS. THE LIVE LOCAL ACT, PASSED IN 2023, IS A MAJOR STATEWIDE EFFORT TO BOOST AFFORDABLE HOUSING. IT PROVIDES SIGNIFICANT FUNDING, NEW TAX INCENTIVES AND TOOLS FOR USING LAND MORE EFFECTIVELY. IT ALSO ENCOURAGES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS, AND OFFER STATE LEVEL GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. THE SENATE BILL 328 THAT CAME IN 2024 WAS CALLED THE GLITCH BILL. IT REFINED SEVERAL PARTS OF THE ORIGINAL LAW. IT ADDRESSED ZONING ISSUES LIKE FLOOR AREA RATIOS, HEIGHT PROTECTIONS FOR NEARBY SINGLE-FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS, AND REQUIRED ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL FOR DEVELOPMENT BONUSES. IT ALSO CLARIFIED PARKING PREEMPTIONS, DENSITY LIMITS, AND RESTRICTED LOCAL ACT PROJECTS NEAR AIRPORTS AND MILITARY BASES. [00:30:06] TO A CERTAIN EXTENT THE 328 DID NOT HAVE SIGNIFICANT EFFECT OR WOULD NOT HAVE SIGNIFICANT EFFECT FROM THE ORIGINAL BILL ON THE CITY OF TAMARAC. BUT NOW, SENATE BILL 1730 (2025) IS REALLY MORE SIGNIFICANT, AND IT WILL HAVE AN IMPACT, PROBABLY BECAUSE IT INTRODUCED FURTHER CHANGES. IT LOWERED THE REQUIRED NONRESIDENTIAL PORTION OF A PROJECT TO 10% FROM 35%, AND CONFIRMED THAT RESIDENTIAL MUST MAKE UP AT LEAST 65%. BASICALLY, WHAT IT WAS BEFORE IS SAID THAT RESIDENTIAL THE RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT SHOULD BE A MINIMUM OF 65. SO CITIES NATURALLY WOULD SAY, ALL RIGHT, THEN 35% IS NONRESIDENTIAL. NOW IT STILL SAYS THAT THE DEVELOPER HAS TO DEDICATE 65% MINIMUM RESIDENTIAL. HOWEVER, IT SAID THAT MUNICIPALITIES AND THE COUNTY CANNOT ASK FOR MORE THAN 10% OF NONRESIDENTIAL. IT'S UP TO THE DEVELOPER, IF THEY SO CHOOSE, TO INCREASE IT ALL THE WAY TO 35. BUT THE MUNICIPALITY CANNOT ASK FOR MORE THAN 10%. SO THIS IS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGE. THE OTHER CHANGE IS THAT IT ALSO ADDED ELIGIBILITY TO THE PD ZONING DISTRICT, WHICH WE DID NOT HAVE BEFORE. WE HAD IT FOR MIXED USE AND INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL, BUT NOW IT SPECIFICALLY CALLS FOR PLANNING PLAN DISTRICTS TO BE ADDED TO THE MIX. IT ALSO KEEPS THE APPROVAL PROCESS ADMINISTRATIVE AND UPDATES PARKING STANDARDS, INCLUDING A REQUIRED 15% REDUCTION NEAR MAJOR TRANSIT STOPS. SO NOW IT'S REQUIRED. IT'S NOT YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT LIKE UP TO THE CITY TO DECIDE, YOU, THE CITY HAS TO PROVIDE THE 15% MINIMUM REQUIREMENT REDUCTION FOR PARKING AND ADDITIONAL PREEMPTIONS NEAR MAJOR TRANSIT STOPS. AND FOR YOUR INFORMATION, THE CITY OF TAMARAC THESE ARE THE BUS STOPS. SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS ALL IS THAT THE PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENT ENSURES CONSISTENCY WITH SECTION 166.04151(7), FLORIDA STATUTES, AS AMENDED BY SENATE BILL 328 AND SENATE BILL 1730. IT UPDATES DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR QUALIFIED MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENTS AND MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE PREEMPTIONS AND INCENTIVES. THE ZONING APPLICABILITY. WE WENT OVER THEM. QUALIFIED MIXED USE PROJECT WILL NOW BE ALLOWED IN I-1, I-2 AND MU-N, MU-C, MU-G, NC AND PD DISTRICTS. THIS IS THE ADDED ONE. PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOLLOW STATE MINIMUMS, INCLUDING 15% REDUCTION FOR SITES WITHIN A QUARTER MILE OF A MAJOR TRANSIT STOP. A BUS STOP. ACCESSIBLE ON AND OFF STREET PARKING MUST STILL BE PROVIDED, BUT LOCAL AUTHORITY IS LIMITED. TO SUMMARIZE THE, WHAT WE HAVE NOW. THE SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS REDUCES THE NONRESIDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS TO 10%. STILL REQUIRES AT LEAST 65% RESIDENTIAL EXPANDS ELIGIBILITY TO INCLUDE PD DISTRICTS. UPDATES PARKING STANDARDS TO INCLUDING 15% REDUCTION NEAR TRANSIT. JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION, WHY WE'RE TALKING ONLY, AND WE'VE SAID THAT BEFORE IN THE PRE WHEN WE ADOPTED THE IN JANUARY, THE LIVE LOCAL ACT WITH SENATE BILL 328, IF A MUNICIPALITY HAS LESS THAN 20% OF ITS LAND DEDICATED FOR INDUSTRIAL OR COMMERCIAL, THEN ALL QUALIFIED PROJECTS PER THE LIVE LOCAL ACT HAVE TO BE MIXED-USE. SO WE ARE SPARED, AT LEAST WITH THAT, BECAUSE OF THE SCARCITY OF INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL. SO WE HAVE TO INCLUDE A MIXED USE ELEMENT. AND AS YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE A TOTAL, THE TOTAL AREA OF INDUSTRIAL LAND USE IS SUCH AND SUCH TOTAL AREA OF LAND IN THE CITY. AND THAT MEANS THE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL LAND USE TAKE UP 11.9 OF THE WHOLE CITY, WHICH BELOW 20%, SO ONLY MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL IS ALLOWED AND TO COMPLY WITH THE LOCAL ACT. OKAY. AND THAT'S WHAT OUR REQUIREMENT IN SECTION 166.04151(7)(F). THIS WILL SHOW YOU THE AREAS OF THE CITY WHERE THEY WILL, LIVE LOCAL ACT, DEVELOPMENT PER THE LIVE LOCAL ACT, QUALIFIED DEVELOPMENT CAN BE LOCATED. WE ADD IT TO THE PREVIOUS ONE. THE PLAN DISTRICT. SO EVERYTHING WE COMBINED ALL THE ZONING DISTRICTS JUST TO SHOW YOU THAT ARE MAINLY ON COMMERCIAL, AND ON UNIVERSITY AND A LITTLE BIT ON MCNAB AND SOME SPOTS SPREAD OUT THROUGH THE CITY. THIS IS THE BODY OF THE TEXT AMENDMENT ITSELF. AND I'M NOT GOING TO GO OVER ALL OF IT, BUT IT'S JUST WORTH MENTIONING THAT WE'VE MADE A FEW CORRECTIONS AND ONE OF THEM IS IN A1. YOU SAY SENATE BILL 328, SENATE BILL 1730, AND ALL SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS HERE TOO. [00:35:03] AND THIS HAS BEEN REPEATED IN SEVERAL PLACES, BASICALLY SAYING THAT IN SIX MONTHS TIME, SEVEN MONTHS TIME, THEY COME UP WITH A NEW AMENDMENT. WE DON'T HAVE TO PLAY CATCH AGAIN. WE HAVE TIME IF WE NEED TO AMEND. WE STILL HAVE BECAUSE WE ARE SAYING WE ARE GOING TO COMPLY WITH WHAT'S COMING UP FROM THE STATE. AND IN THE EVENT OF A CONFLICT BETWEEN THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION AND ANY CURRENT OR SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, THE STATUTE AS AMENDED SHALL CONTROL. AND AGAIN, WE COLLECTIVELY CALL SENATE BILL 1737, SENATE BILL 328, SENATE BILL 1730, AND SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, COLLECTIVELY, THE LIVE LOCAL ACT. INTEND TO A. QUALIFIED MIX-USE DEVELOPMENT FOR/IN APPLICABILITY ZONING DISTRICTS PERMITTING CONFLICTS. WE ADDED TO THE ZONING DISTRICT THE PD PLAN DEVELOPMENT. IT WAS NOT THERE BEFORE. FOR THE PARKING. WE CHANGED A LITTLE BIT AGAIN TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS, WHICH BASICALLY SAYING MAY REQUIRE, OKAY, SO WE SAY THE CITY MAY REQUIRE A PARKING DEMAND CIRCULATION STUDY, WHERE NECESSARY, TO EVALUATE THE SITE'S. INTERNAL CIRCULATION, TRANSPORTATION, CONCURRENCY, EMERGENCY VEHICLE ACCESS, OR ADA COMPLIANCE, AND THIS IS IMPORTANT HERE. HOWEVER, THIS SUCH STUDY SHALL NOT BE USED TO IMPOSE PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN EXCESS OF THE LIMITATIONS. SO WHILE WE MAY CONDUCT JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FIRE TRUCK CAN GO THROUGH THAT, THE FIRST RESPONDERS AND ALL THAT, WE CANNOT USE THAT AS AN EXCUSE TO ASK FOR MORE PARKING. REQUIRED NONRESIDENTIAL USE. IT WAS 35. NOW IT'S SAY A MINIMUM OF 10%. SO THAT'S ON THE ON THE MUNICIPALITY. THE 65% IS ON THE DEVELOPER. THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE THEM AND THEY WOULD BE MORE THAN GLAD TO PROVIDE 65. THE ONE MORE. YEAH. AND ALSO IT REQUIRES TRANSPORTATION HUBS. SO THEY'RE LOCATED WITHIN DESIGNATED TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS NOT THE CASE FOR US WITHIN ONE HALF MILE OF MAJOR TRANSPORTATION HUB OR WITHIN A QUARTER MILE OF AN ACCESSIBLE TRANSIT STOP, THAT'S A BUS STOP AS DETERMINED BY THE CITY SHALL BE GRANTED A REDUCTION OF 15%. SO SHALL BE GRANTED. IT'S NON-NEGOTIABLE. IN TOTAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS. UPON THE REQUEST OF THE APPLICANT. SO THE APPLICANT, THEY HAVE TO REQUEST THAT AND THEY WILL BE GRANTED A 15%. PROVIDED THAT ON STREET PARKING AND OR OFF STREET PARKING IS AVAILABLE WITHIN 600FT OF THE, FOR THE QMDA RESIDENCE. AND A FUTURE AMENDMENT TO THIS PROVISION AGAIN SAY WE IF THEY CHANGE THIS, WE ARE ALREADY AHEAD OF THE GAME. WE'RE ALREADY ADOPT WHATEVER THEY CHANGE. THIS ITEM IS, SUPPORTS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OBJECTIVE NO. 01, IN THE HOUSING ELEMENT, THE CITY WILL ASSIST THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN PROVIDING A VARIETY OF HOUSING UNIT TYPES TO MEET THE VARYING NEEDS AND LIFESTYLES OF THEIR RESIDENTS. IT ALSO SUPPORTS GOAL NUMBER ONE OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT THE CITY OF TAMARAC IS INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE BY PROVIDING HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES TO EVERYONE. ACCORDINGLY, THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDS THAT THE PLANNING BOARD FORWARD A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL TO THE CITY COMMISSION FOR THE PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENT TO SECTION 10-2.8 OF THE CITY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TO UPDATE DEVELOPMENT REGULATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR QUALIFIED MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT PURSUANT TO THE LOCAL ACT, AS AMENDED BY SENATE BILL 328, 2024 AND SENATE BILL 7030 2025 ON FIRST READING AT ITS OCTOBER 22ND, 2025 MEETING, AND ON SECOND READING AT ITS NOVEMBER 12TH, 2025 MEETING. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. IF I KNOW THE ANSWER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NOT A QUESTION, BUT CAN YOU JUST BRIEFLY EXPLAIN THE LIVE LOCAL ACT AND WHAT IT IS? THE LIVE LOCAL ACT WAS AN EFFORT, WAS A. CAME FORWARD BY SENATOR. I'M SORRY IF I DON'T PRONOUNCE HER NAME RIGHT, CALATAYUD, WHO WANTED AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING ELEMENT TO BE ADDED TO STATE LAW. OKAY, SO IT'S TIED TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THE VERY FIRST ONE WAS CALLED LIVE LOCAL ACT 2023, WHEN IT WAS AMENDED IN 2024. THAT AMENDMENT WAS CALLED AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND WHEN IT WAS RECENTLY AMENDED IN 2025, THE AMENDMENT SENATE BILL 1730 WAS CALLED AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS WELL. IT MAINTAINED THE ORIGINAL. IT'S JUST FINE TUNING. IT WAS INTERCHANGEABLE WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING? IT'S JUST IN SUPPORT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, JUST TO PROVIDE WORKFORCE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND TO ENCOURAGE DEVELOPERS TO SEEK THAT ROUTE OR TO MAKE IT MORE, TO MAKE IT EASIER. IT NOW, THEY DON'T NEED TO GO THROUGH A PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS. IT DOESN'T NEED TO COME IN FRONT OF YOU. IT DOESN'T NEED TO GO TO THE CITY COMMISSION. IF STAFF DETERMINES THROUGH ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW THAT THIS APPLICATION MEETS THE STATE'S REQUIREMENTS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, IT HAS 65% OF AT LEAST. AND THEN WE, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE AT LEAST 10% NONRESIDENTIAL. IF THEY MEET THE ZONING REGULATIONS, THEY ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY WITH DENSITY AND HEIGHT BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO GO AS HIGH AS THE HIGHEST BUILDING IN WITHIN, [00:40:09] WITHIN THE ONE MILE IN THE CITY. SO BASICALLY, IT PREEMPTS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FROM GOING THROUGH THE ROUTE OF A PUBLIC HEARING. WE STILL HAVE IN THE CODE, WE ADDED A SECTION THAT THE DEVELOPER STILL HAS TO CONDUCT A NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING JUST TO EDUCATE. AND THAT WAS, IF YOU REMEMBER, YOU RECOMMENDED THAT, THE PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDED THAT AND IT WAS ADDED SO JUST THAT AS A NOTICE TO THE NEIGHBORS WITHIN THE SPECIFIC AREA THAT THE PROJECT IS COMING AND TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. THAT IS NOT A PUBLIC HEARING PER SE, BECAUSE ONCE THEY MEET THE STATE REQUIREMENTS, THE CITY HAS TO ACCOMMODATE THE PROJECT AND HAS TO BE REVIEWED ADMINISTRATIVELY. NOW, IF ADMINISTRATIVELY WE FIND THAT THERE ARE SOME INCOMPLETENESS IN THE PROJECT, WE CAN HAVE THE OPTION OF NOT APPROVING. UNTIL SUCH INCOMPLETENESS IS ADDRESSED. BUT IT'S AN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS NOW. OKAY. SO EVERY DEVELOPMENT SHOULD MEET THE LIVE LOCAL ACT OR THEY HAVE TO MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA TO BE CONSIDERED. NO. WE, YOU HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT. WE HAVE ONE THAT'S BEEN GOING AROUND WHERE THEY DID NOT WANT TO GO THROUGH THE LIVE LOCAL ACT ROUTE. IT'S NOT A REQUIREMENT FOR AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT TO GO LIVE LOCAL ACT. IT'S AN OPTION FOR THE DEVELOPER. BECAUSE YOU GET CERTAIN BENEFITS AS A DEVELOPER AS WELL WHEN YOU GO. THE BENEFITS ARE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO PUBLIC HEARINGS. IT'S GOING TO GO THE FAST ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL. AND FOR THE RECORD, WE HAVE NOT HAD LIKE ONE COMPLETE APPLICATION IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC YET SINCE 2023. WE DID NOT. OKAY. WE HAVE INQUIRIES. AND WE HAD AGAIN, WE HAVE ONE PROJECT THAT IS UNDER THE, I'M SORRY, UNDER THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UMBRELLA, BUT THEY DID NOT REQUEST TO BE AT A LIVE LOCAL ACT PROJECT. SO THERE'S NO TAX BREAK OR NO. I WAS ABOUT TO ADD TO THAT. YEAH. SO TO ADD TO WHAT MAHER IS SAYING, YES, THERE'S SOME STATE FUNDING THROUGH SALE FOR THE PROJECTS. YES. SO DEVELOPER ABLE TO GET SOME FUNDING FROM THE STATE. BECAUSE THEY'RE PRESENTING US WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUT THEY'RE GETTING SOME FORM OF. YES. THE FIRST ACT INCLUDED FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. AND BACK TO SLIDE NUMBER 5, WHERE IT'S FOUND THAT CREDIT UP TO $811 MILLION FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAMS. THAT'S BY THE STATE. AND TAX INCENTIVE, NEW PROPERTY TAX INCENTIVE SALES TAX EXEMPTION FOR SPECIFIED AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND THAT'S ALSO FROM THE STATE. I JUST WANTED TO SEE YOU KNOW, HOW IT'S BENEFITING THEM TO. YEAH, I HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN WHAT REALLY, HOW IT AFFECTS THE CODE OUR ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS. SO THIS IS IT INTRODUCED LAND USE TOOL. ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FACILITATES AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL SO THAT ONE. THAT IS WHAT THE CODE IS ADDRESSING. NOTHING THAT IS PREEMPTED BY THE STATE. YEAH OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. SO MAY I ADD IT'S HOUSEKEEPING. IT JUST MAKES SURE WE ARE COMPLIANT WITH THE STATE REQUIREMENTS. YEAH OKAY. I NOTICED IN THE PACKET HERE IT SAYS THAT THE NON RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT IS GOING TO GO FROM 35% MINIMUM TO 10% MINIMUM OF THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE. HOW COULD THE LIVE LOCAL ACT AFFECT A NON-RESIDENTIAL PROJECT, LIKE A COMMERCIAL BUILDING? IT'S A, THE LIVE LOCAL ACT AS APPLICABLE TO THE CITY OF TAMARAC CAN ONLY, DEVELOP CAN ONLY USE IT IF IT'S A MIXED-USE PROJECT. OKAY. OKAY. SO. BECAUSE OF THE. COMMERCIAL ON THE BOTTOM. SO IT HAS TO BE COMMERCIAL. IT HAS TO BE RESIDENTIAL WITH A SECONDARY USE WHICH IS NONRESIDENTIAL RETAIL, FOR INSTANCE, OFFICE SPACE, WHATEVER. IT WAS 35% THAT THE CITY WAS BEFORE WE ADOPTED THE 35%. NOW WE CAN ONLY SAY WE CAN ONLY REQUIRE 10%. SO JUST THINK OF THAT IN TERMS OF A FIVE-STORY BUILDING. 10% MEANS HALF THE GROUND FLOOR INSTEAD OF THE ENTIRE FIRST FLOOR OF GROUND FLOOR. GOT IT. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. LOOKS LIKE WE'VE EXHAUSTED OUR QUESTIONS. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ITEM AS PRESENTED? SURE. I'LL BRING A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. SAJEEN BELL-CLARK. YES. JACQUES MOISE. YES. MARA ENGLISH. YES. NIKOLE CLEARE. YES. MOTION TO MAKE A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COMMISSION PASSED 4 TO 0. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU AS WELL. ALRIGHTY, ITEM NUMBER 9.A. [9.a TBO99 - Board approving/denying variance requests requesting relief from Section 10-2.2(C), Table 10-2.2: Dimensional Standards for Residential Districts, Code of Ordinances, to allow for a Lot Coverage, Max, Roofed Area of 53.2% in Pod A, 54.9% in Pods B, C, D, and F, 53% in Pod G, and 46.8% in Pod H versus 44% allowed pursuant to an Administrative Adjustment Development Approval ordered on September 20, 2023, by the Director of Community Development above the Lot Coverage, Max, Roofed Area of 40% permitted for subject property bounded by W Commercial Boulevard to the north, Rock Island Road to the east, NW 44 Street to the south, and NW 64 Avenue to the west.] [00:45:04] QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING. TEMPORARY BOARD ORDER 99. BOARD APPROVING OR DENYING A VARIANCE REQUEST REQUESTING RELEASE RELIEF FROM SECTION 10-2.2, SUBSECTION C, TABLE 10-2.2: DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS FOR RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS, CODE OF ORDINANCE TO ALLOW FOR LOT COVERAGE, MAX, ROOFED AREA OF 53.2% IN POD A, 54.9, IN PODS B, C, D AND F, AND 53% IN POD G AND 46.8% IN POD H, VERSUS THE 44% ALLOWED PURSUANT TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENT DEVELOPMENT APPROVED ORDER ON SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2023 BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OF THE ABOVE THE, EXCUSE ME, BY THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ABOVE THE LOT COVERAGE, MAX, ROOFED AREA OF 40% PERMITTED FOR SUBJECT PROPERTY BOUNDED BY WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD TO THE NORTH, ROCK ISLAND ROAD TO THE EAST AND 44TH STREET TO THE SOUTH, AND 64TH AVENUE TO THE TO THE WEST. WE'LL FIRST HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS CHRISTINA BILENKI OF MISKEL BACHMAN. AND IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE THIS MORNING REPRESENTING 13TH FLOOR. I KNOW MANY OF YOU HAVE SEEN THIS PROJECT COME THROUGH IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER. WE HAVE BEEN AT THIS FOR PROBABLY FIVE YEARS AT THIS POINT. VERY LONG TIME. BUT FOR THE NEW FACES, THAT MIGHT NOT BE AS FAMILIAR. THE PROPERTY IS HIGHLIGHTED ON THE AERIAL ON THE SCREEN. IT'S GENERALLY THOSE WHITE AREAS WITHIN THE WOODLANDS COMMUNITY. SO THE WOODLANDS COMMUNITY IS BOUNDED BY COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD TO THE NORTH, NW 44TH STREET TO THE SOUTH, NW 64TH AVENUE TO THE WEST, AND ROCK ISLAND ROAD TO THE EAST. THE EXISTING COMMUNITY HAS 892 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES WITHIN IT CURRENTLY. AND SO THOSE ARE DEPICTED ON THE AERIAL AS WELL. AND 13TH FLOOR HAS BEEN APPROVED TO CONSTRUCT 335 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES WITHIN PODS A, B, C, D, E, F, G, AND H. POD E, AT ONE POINT WAS CONTEMPLATED FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, BUT THAT'S REMAINING AS OPEN SPACE. SO WE'RE ASKING FOR, OR WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF A SITE PLAN MODIFICATION AT THE MOMENT. THAT DOES NOT AFFECT THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SITE PLAN. IN TERMS OF THE LAYOUT OF THE LOTS OR THE CONFIGURATION OF THE OPEN SPACE OR THE ROADWAYS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, THE SITE PLAN ESSENTIALLY REMAINS THE SAME. WHAT WE ARE SEEKING TO DO IS ADD NEW MODEL HOMES. PREVIOUSLY THERE WERE 15 MODEL UNITS THAT WERE APPROVED FOR THE PROJECT. WE'VE SINCE GONE BACK WITH OUR ARCHITECT, SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON THE ARCHITECTURE AND ARE PROPOSING 14 NEW MODELS. EACH OF THOSE MODELS HAS AN ALTERNATE ELEVATION, SO THERE'S AN ELEVATION A AND AN ELEVATION B, AND THAT REALLY ADDS TO VARIETY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. IF YOU LOOK AT THE EXISTING WOODLANDS COMMUNITY, IT'S NOT A COOKIE CUTTER COMMUNITY BY ANY MEANS. WE DO NOT WANT TO PROVIDE A COOKIE CUTTER COMMUNITY LIKE YOU SEE IN OTHER SINGLE FAMILY HOME DEVELOPMENTS WHERE YOU'RE GOING DOWN THE STREET, AND THERE MIGHT BE SOME VARIATION, BUT ESSENTIALLY THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME. WE'RE TRYING TO MATCH THE CHARACTER OF THE EXISTING WOODLANDS COMMUNITY. ALL OF THESE NEW MODELS ARE IN LINE WITH THE MID-CENTURY MODERN ARCHITECTURE THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY CONTEMPLATED FOR THIS NEW COMMUNITY, AND AGAIN, IN LINE WITH WHAT'S WITHIN THE WOODLANDS. NOW IN ADDITION, THROUGH OUR PRIOR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND SITE PLAN. WE RESTRICTED THE HOMES TO ONE LEVEL UNITS. ONE STOREY UNITS WITHIN PODS A TO F AND TWO STOREY IS ONLY PERMITTED WITHIN POD G. SO THAT IS NOT BEING CHANGED BY WAY OF THESE NEW MODELS THAT WILL STAY [00:50:03] THE SAME. SO THE TWO STOREY PRODUCTS THAT YOU SEE WOULD ONLY BE PERMITTED WITHIN POD G. AND SO WE ARE SEEKING TO HAVE A VARIANCE TO INCREASE THE LOT COVERAGE BY WAY OF THESE UNITS. AND ESSENTIALLY, THIS IS ONE OF THE MODEL UNITS JUST FOR AN EXAMPLE. BUT THE MAXIMUM HOUSING SIZE THAT IS BEING PROPOSED INCREASES BY ABOUT 600FT². PREVIOUSLY THE MAXIMUM HOUSE SIZE WAS 4120FT². THE MAXIMUM PROPOSED NOW IS 4774FT². AND THAT'S BECAUSE HOME BUYERS ARE LOOKING FOR OPTIONS. THEY'RE LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL BEDROOMS. IN TODAY'S ECONOMY YOU KNOW, PERSONALLY, I'M EXPERIENCING THIS WHERE WE HAVE PARENTS THAT ARE AGING, THEY'RE ON FIXED INCOMES. THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, HAVING HEALTH ISSUES. THEY CAN'T NECESSARILY LIVE ON THEIR OWN. AND WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, YOU KNOW, WHERE YOU KNOW, THEY CAN GO. AND HAVING THE EXTRA BEDROOM IN A HOME PROVIDES FLEXIBILITY FOR PARENTS THAT ARE IN SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES TO LIVE WITH THE FAMILIES AND THE YOUNGER GENERATIONS. YOU KNOW, IT ALSO ALLOWS FOR INSTANCES WHERE KIDS HAVE GROWN UP, GONE TO COLLEGE PREVIOUS GENERATIONS, YOU KNOW, THOSE KIDS MAY HAVE GONE OFF ON THEIR OWN BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD A HOME, YOU KNOW, OUT OF COLLEGE. BUT THAT'S NOT THE REALITY OF THE ECONOMY ANYMORE. OFTEN THOSE COLLEGE CHILDREN ARE COMING BACK TO LIVE WITH THEIR FAMILIES. AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THOSE EXTRA BEDROOMS ARE NEEDED. SO THESE OPTIONS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE SUCCESS OF THE WOODLANDS COMMUNITY AND THE EXISTING OR, SORRY, THE PROPOSED NEW HOMES. AND THEN ANOTHER ELEMENT THAT WE'RE SEEING IS COVERED OUTDOOR SPACES. IT IS SOUTH FLORIDA. NOBODY WANTS TO BE SITTING OUTSIDE WITHOUT ANY KIND OF SHADE STRUCTURE. AND THOSE OUTDOOR COVERED PORCHES ARE COUNTED TOWARDS LOT COVERAGE BECAUSE THEY ARE AFFIXED TO THE HOME. SO WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE FOR THOSE TYPES OF OUTDOOR LIVING SPACES THAT ARE INCREASINGLY POPULAR WITHIN NEW SINGLE FAMILY HOME PRODUCTS AS WELL. SO HERE AGAIN, JUST FLIPPING THROUGH OUR A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT ELEVATIONS. SO THIS IS THE SAME ELEVATION PRODUCT, BUT YOU SEE ELEVATION A FOR MODEL ONE VERSUS ELEVATION B, SO IT DOES PROVIDE VARIETY IN TERMS OF NOT JUST THE COLORS AND THE MATERIALS, BUT SOME OF THE ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS AND DETAILS AS WELL. HERE YOU HAVE MODEL 5A, THIS ONE IS ONE OF THE TWO STORY PRODUCTS THAT, AGAIN, WOULD ONLY BE PERMITTED ON POD G. THIS IS THE SAME MODEL IN AN ALTERNATE ARCHITECTURAL ELEVATION. AND THEN HERE'S THE SPECIFIC CODE PROVISION THAT TALKS ABOUT LOT COVERAGE. SO AGAIN, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LOT COVERAGE, WE'RE NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE AREAS INTERNAL TO THE HOME THAT ARE UNDER AC. IT DOES INCLUDE ALL OTHER ROOF AREAS. SO, YOU KNOW, THOSE OUTDOOR LIVING SPACES WOULD BE INCLUDED. AND HERE YOU SEE JUST AN EXAMPLE OF YOU KNOW, TYPICAL MODEL ON A LOT. SO THE GRAY AREAS ARE THE COVERED TERRACES THAT WERE SPEAKING TO THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED WITHIN THE LOT AREA CALCULATION THAT YOU KNOW, PROVIDE THAT NICE AMENITY FOR THESE HOMES. AND THEN THIS ALSO IS TO SHOW THAT THE LOTS, THESE NEW MODELS WILL ALL MEET THE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS. SO ALTHOUGH WE ARE INCREASING THE LOT COVERAGE TO PROVIDE FOR HIGHER QUALITY HOMES IN SOME OF THOSE OPTIONS, WE ARE STILL MEETING ALL OF THE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS ON THE LOT. THE FRONT SETBACKS, THE SIDE SETBACKS, THE REAR SETBACKS WILL ALL BE MET. AND THIS IS AN EXAMPLE IN POD G. ANOTHER IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PROVIDING FOR THOSE LARGER BEDROOMS IS THE FACT THAT, AGAIN, MOST OF THESE PODS ARE RESTRICTED TO ONE STORY PRODUCTS. SO WITH A TWO STORY PRODUCT, YOU'RE ABLE TO GO VERTICAL, PROVIDE A SECOND FLOOR AND ACCOMMODATE ADDITIONAL SQUARE FOOTAGE IN THAT MANNER. BUT WHEN YOU'RE RESTRICTED TO ONE STORY THERE'S THERE'S NO WAY TO ACCOMMODATE IT GOING VERTICALLY. [00:55:04] YOU HAVE TO KIND OF INCREASE THE LOT COVERAGE TO ALLOW FOR A GREATER AREA WITHIN THE FLOOR PLAN OF THE HOME. AND SO AGAIN, WE'RE TRYING TO STAY WITHIN THE EXISTING WOODLANDS COMMUNITY, WHICH PROVIDES, FOR THE MOST PART ONE STORY PRODUCTS. AND THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT'S BEING DONE HERE. AGAIN, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF POD G. HERE WE JUST HAVE A CHART REFLECTING THE LOT COVERAGE AND THE DISTANCE OR, SORRY, THE DIFFERENCE FOR EACH SPECIFIC POD. SO AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THERE IS AN INCREASE THAT IS BEING PROPOSED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR THAT GREATER DIFFERENTIATION OF MODEL HOMES IN A GREATER OFFERING. AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN DONE BEFORE. 13TH FLOOR IS NOT THE FIRST COMING IN FOR THIS TYPE OF REQUEST. WITH RESPECT TO THE WOODMONT DEVELOPMENT ULTIMATELY, PULTE HOMES CAME THROUGH AND CONSTRUCTED THOSE HOMES. BUT THEY WERE APPROVED FOR A SIMILAR LOT COVERAGE VARIANCE TO GO UP TO 54.9%. AND THEN THERE WERE TWO OTHER INSTANCES WHERE SIMILAR REQUESTS WERE APPROVED WITHIN THE 50% RANGE IN LIEU OF 40%. AND WITH THAT, WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. THIS MORNING, OUR TEAM IS HERE AS WELL AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HOW MANY BEDROOMS ON AVERAGE WILL THESE HOMES HAVE? OR THE MAX BEDROOMS. SO THE MAX BEDROOMS IS FIVE. IT WILL ULTIMATELY DEPEND ON WHAT THE HOME BUYER THAT'S LOOKING TO PURCHASE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY IS SEEKING. SOME MIGHT BE THREE BEDROOMS, SOME MIGHT BE FOUR, SOME MIGHT BE FIVE. SO IT'S ALL GOING TO BE MARKET DRIVEN. OKAY. WHEN YOU SHOWED THIS SLIDE THAT HAD POD B SPECIFICALLY IN THE UPPER RIGHT LEFT HAND CORNER, I NOTICED THAT THE SQUARE FOOTAGE ON AVERAGE, WAS GOING TO BE BETWEEN 5400 SQUARE FOOT LOT, THIS ONE UP TO A 6200 SQUARE FOOT LOT. BUT YOU ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE HOUSE WOULD BE UP TO 4774FT². SO THAT HAS ME THINKING ABOUT THE RATIO OF LAND TO HOUSE. CAN YOU PAINT A PICTURE OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AS FAR AS, LIKE, THE LOT LINES? SO THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT THIS GRAPHIC IS INTENDED TO SHOW. SO THE BOLD AREAS KIND OF ALONG THE PERIMETER I DON'T KNOW IF I POINT IF YOU CAN SEE THIS. BUT THE BLACK ONES, THE BLACK. THE BLACK BOLD LINES ARE THE PROPERTY LINES. SO YOU CAN SEE IN THE FRONT THERE WILL BE AT LEAST 20FT AS YOUR FRONT SETBACK ON THE SIDES, THERE WILL BE AT LEAST 7 FEET AND IN THE REAR YOU'LL HAVE AT LEAST 15.3FT OR GREATER. AND AGAIN, THESE ARE TYPICALS BASED ON KIND OF THE SMALLEST LOT SIZE AND THE LARGEST HOME FOR THAT PARTICULAR MODEL TO SHOW HOW IT WORKS ON EACH LOT. A LOT OF THE LOTS ARE NOT YOUR TYPICAL BOX. IN THIS INSTANCE, THIS WAS A FORMER GOLF COURSE. SO, YOU KNOW, THE PODS ARE KIND OF ROUNDED IN SOME AREAS AND ARE UNIQUE SHAPES. SO A LOT OF THE LOTS ARE MAYBE MORE PIE SHAPED OR, YOU KNOW, HAVE LARGER BACK AREAS. SO IT REALLY DIFFERS DEPENDING ON THE SPECIFIC LOT THAT, YOU KNOW, WOULD HAVE THAT MODEL. DO YOU HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT THE LOT LOOKED LIKE BEFORE THE PROPOSED REQUEST? WHAT THE SIZE OF THE THE LOT RATIO TO HOUSE RATIO WAS? I DON'T HAVE A GRAPHIC. SO THIS THIS REPRESENTS, YOU KNOW, THE MAXIMUM, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, IN THE RANGE OF 50 TO 54%, I THINK, FOR POD B. ESSENTIALLY IF WE TAKE OUT THE COVERED TERRACE, I MEAN, THAT'S A LARGE CHUNK OF IT. SO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU TAKE OUT, YOU KNOW, THE COVERED TERRACE AND A PORTION OF THE GREEN, THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT. SO THE COVERED TERRACE IS WHAT THE, THE VARIANCE IS, ESSENTIALLY THE VARIANCE IS THE DIFFERENCE. IT'S A LARGE PART OF IT. THE COVERED TERRACE, I THINK THE SMALLEST ARE ABOUT 150FT². BUT YOU CAN SEE EVEN IN THIS GRAPHIC A LOT OF THEM ARE LARGER. [01:00:02] AND THAT AREA IS INCLUDED IN YOUR LOT COVERAGE. SO REALISTICALLY WE CAN PROVIDE, YOU KNOW, A SMALLER LOT COVERAGE IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT COVERED TERRACE. BUT WHO WANTS TO SIT OUT ON A PATIO WITHOUT SOME FORM OF COVERAGE. I UNDERSTAND. OKAY. THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS. I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM THE CITY, BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HER? LISTEN. OKAY, OKAY. ANSWER MY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM THE CITY STAFF. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. GOOD MORNING. I'M ROBERT JOHNSON. I AM THE SENIOR PLANNER FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. MICHAEL NUNZIATA, AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER. WOODLANDS COUNTRY CLUB LLP IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A VARIANCE FROM SECTION 10-2.2(C), TABLE 10-2.2: DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS FOR RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS WITHIN THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, TO ALLOW FOR A LOT COVERAGE. MAX OF THE ROOF AREA OF 53.2% IN POT A, 54.9% IN PODS B, C, D AND F, 53% IN POT G AND 46.8% IN POD H. THE PROJECT SITE ENCOMPASSES VARIOUS PORTIONS OF THE WOODLANDS GOLF COURSE. THE TOTAL ACRE FOR THE PROPOSED WOODLANDS GOLF COURSE IS 276.478 ACRES IN SIZE THERE. THE 8, THE 9 RESIDENTIAL PODS, WHICH TOTAL 165.53 ACRES IN SIZE. THERE'S NO RESIDENTIAL LOTS PROPOSED IN IN POD E. THE RESIDENTIAL PODS HAVE A CITY OF TAMARAC FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL. IT'S RESTRICTED TO 0 TO 3 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE AND A ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF RE, RESIDENTIAL ESTATES. AND THEN YOU ALSO GOT THE 16 OPEN SPACE PODS. THAT TOTAL 109.93 ACRES IN SIZE. SO ON MARCH 22ND, 2023, THE CITY COMMISSION ADOPTED THE LARGE SCALE LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENT, CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR THE WOODLANDS GOLF COURSE. FROM COMMERCIAL RECREATION TO LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL THAT'S RESTRICTED TO THE THREE ACRES PER ACRE. AND THE THE ZONING CHANGE FROM THE RC RECREATION TO THE RESIDENTIAL ESTATE. AND THEN ALSO ON MARCH 22ND, 2023, THE CITY COMMISSION ENTERED INTO A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE DEVELOPER WOODLANDS CLUB HOLDINGS, LLLP. THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT DETAILED THE REQUIREMENTS, COMMITMENTS AND VESTED RIGHTS FOR DEVELOPING THE WOODLANDS PROPERTY AND SETS FORTH THE PROCEDURES, RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS WITH REGARD TO THE DEVELOPMENT. THEN, ON SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2023, THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANTED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENT FROM SECTION 10-2.2(C), TABLE 10-2.2: DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS FOR RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS WITHIN THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, TO ALLOW FOR A MINIMUM 5400 SQUARE FOOT LOT SIZE, A MINIMUM OF 54 FOOT LOT WIDTH, A MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE ROOF AREA OF 44%, AND A MINIMUM INTERIOR SET SIDE SETBACK OF 66.75FT. IN LIEU OF A MINIMUM 6000 SQUARE FOOT LOT SIZE, 60 FOOT LOT WIDTH, 40% MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE OF ROOF AREA AND A MINIMUM INTERIOR SIDE SETBACK OF 7.5FT RESPECTIVELY. THEN ON MARCH, OR EXCUSE ME, ON NOVEMBER 8TH, 2023, THE CITY COMMISSION APPROVED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, PERMITTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE 335 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND THE NINE SEPARATE RESIDENTIAL PODS, OF WHICH POD E DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY HOMES, AND THE PRESERVATION OF 160 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE WITH THE WITHIN THE 16 OPEN SPACE PODS, WHICH INCLUDE LAKES BUFFERS AND OTHER AMENITIES IN THE TRAIL. WOODLANDS COUNTRY CLUB OR EXCUSE ME, WOODLANDS CLUB LLP IS NOW REQUESTING A VARIANCE TO ALLOW FOR A LOT COVERAGE, MAX ROOF AREA OF 53.2% POD, A, 54.9% PODS B, C, D AND F, 53% POD G AND 46.8% IN POD H. THIS EXCEEDS THE 44% MAXIMUM PERMITTED UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENT APPROVAL THAT WAS ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND THE 40% MAXIMUM OTHERWISE OTHERWISE ALLOWED. 15 MODEL HOMES WERE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PURSUANT TO THE CITY COMMISSION APPROVAL, AND THEN AND NOW 14 MODEL HOMES ARE NOW PROPOSED TO BE ADDED PURSUANT TO THE REQUEST FOR SITE PLAN APPROVAL MINOR. ALL 15 MODELS WERE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED WITH AN ALTERNATE ELEVATION, [01:05:01] AND ALL 14 NEW MODELS ARE PROPOSING AN ALTERNATE ELEVATION. THIS ADDS UP TO 29 MODELS BEING OFFERED WITHIN THE WOODLANDS RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, WITH A TOTAL OF 58 DIFFERENT ELEVATION TYPES. THE MINIMUM OF 5400 SQUARE FOOT LOT SIZE, 54 FOOT LOT WIDTH AND MINIMUM SIDE SETBACK OF 6.75FT. IT WILL STILL BE COMPLIED WITH FOR ALL MODELS. AND THEN ADDITIONALLY, THE NEW MODELS WILL NOT EXCEED 30FT IN HEIGHT AND WILL BE DEVELOPED WITH THE MID-CENTURY ARCHITECTURE THAT'S REQUIRED BY THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. THE PROPOSED LOT COVER VARIANCE WILL APPLY TO 242 OUT OF THE 335 LOTS. THAT'S 72.2% OF THE LOTS. SO THAT IDENTIFIED ON SCREEN ARE THE NEW MODELS THAT REQUIRE VARIANCE FOR EACH MINIMUM LOT DIMENSION FOR EACH RESIDENTIAL POD. SO AS YOU CAN SEE WITHIN EACH POD, THERE ARE VARIOUS MINIMUM LOT DIMENSIONS. AND THEN THE MODELS WHICH ARE PROPOSED FOR EACH POD. AND THEN AS YOU GO ON THE CHART, THE HIGHLIGHT IDENTIFIES THE MODELS THAT ARE GOING TO REQUIRE A VARIANCE. SO FOR INSTANCE FOR POD A, FOR THE 70 BY 150 LOT WIDTH DIMENSION. THE MODEL 7 AND 8 ARE GOING TO NEED A VARIANCE. AND SO THEN THE CHART CONTINUES. WHEREAS FOR POD B, THE 54 BY 100, ONLY THE ONE MODEL IS OFFERED FOR THAT LOT SIZE. BUT THEN AS YOU GO TO THE 54 BY 115 LOT SIZE, YOU HAVE FIVE MODELS THAT ARE OFFERED, FOUR OF WHICH ARE GOING TO NEED A VARIANCE. AND THEN IF YOU GET TO THE LARGER LOT SIZE WITHIN POD B, THE 70 BY 100, NEITHER OF THE TWO MODELS THAT ARE OFFERED NEED THE VARIANCE WITHIN THAT LARGER LOT SIZE. SO IT'S REALLY DEPENDENT ON THE ON THE LOT SIZE AND THE TYPE OF MODEL THAT'S BEING REQUESTED. THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT STATES THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO SIGNIFICANT MODIFICATIONS MADE TO THE SITE PLAN, WITHOUT FURTHER REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE CITY COMMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 10-5.4(H)(2)(C). SIGNIFICANT CHANGES INCLUDE ANY CHANGE TO A CONDITION OF APPROVAL FOR THE APPLICATIONS AS DEFINED HEREIN. ANY INCREASE IN RESIDENTIAL DENSITY ABOVE THE 335 DWELLING UNITS AND THERE IS NONE. THERE IS NO RESIDENTIAL INCREASE REQUESTED. ANY DECREASE IN LOT SIZE, ANY DECREASE IN OPEN SPACE, ANY CHANGE THAT SIGNIFICANTLY ALTERS THE DEVELOPMENT'S GENERAL FORM, FUNCTION, INTENSITY, CHARACTER, DEMAND ON PUBLIC FACILITIES, IMPACT ON ADJACENT PROPERTIES, OR SIGNIFICANTLY MODIFIES OTHER CHARACTERISTICS THAT ARE INDICATED ON THE SITE PLAN. MINOR CHANGES TO THE SITE PLAN ARE PERMITTED IN ORDER TO ADDRESS TECHNICAL COMMENTS FROM THE CITY STAFF, AND TO CONTINUE TO COMPLY WITH SECTION 10-5.4(H)(2)(D) OF THE CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE 14 ADDITIONAL MODELS PROPOSED DO NOT QUALIFY AS A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE, AND THEREFORE THAT'S BEING PROCESSED AS THE SITE PLAN APPROVAL MINOR. VARIANCE MEANS A MODIFICATION OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE REGULATIONS, WHEN SUCH VARIANCE WILL NOT BE CONTRARY TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST, AND WHEN, OWING TO THE CONDITIONS PECULIAR TO THE PROPERTY AND NOT THE RESULT OF THE ACTIONS OF THE APPLICANT, A LITERAL ENFORCEMENT OF THE ORDINANCE WOULD RESULT IN AN UNNECESSARY AND UNDUE HARDSHIP. THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE IDENTIFIES THE STANDARDS TO BE EMPLOYED FOR FOR VARIANCE. THE VARIANCE SHALL ONLY BE RECOMMENDED IF THE PLANNING BOARD REACHES EACH OF THE VARIOUS OR THE, REACHES EACH OF THE GENERAL VARIANCE REVIEW STANDARD CONCLUSIONS BASED ON A FINDING OF FACT SUPPORTED BY COMPETENT, SUBSTANTIAL, AND MATERIAL EVIDENCE. PROVIDED IN THE INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUMS ARE RESPONSES TO THE GENERAL REVIEW STANDARDS AS THEY APPLY TO THE VARIANCE REQUEST. IT IS THE OPINION OF THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THAT THE REQUEST FOR VARIANCE REACHED EACH OF THE GENERAL VARIANCE. REVIEW STANDARD CONCLUSIONS BASED ON FINDINGS OF FACT SUPPORTED BY COMPETENT, SUBSTANTIAL, AND MATERIAL EVIDENCE. THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUPPORTS THE PETITION BASED ON THE FACT THAT OWING TO SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES OR CONDITIONS BEYOND THE OWNER'S CONTROL, AND THE LITERAL APPLICATION OF THE STANDARDS WOULD RESULT IN AN UNDUE AND UNIQUE HARDSHIP TO THE LANDLORD, AND THE DEVIATION WOULD NOT BE CONTRARY TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST. SO THIS REQUEST SUPPORTS GOAL NUMBER ONE OF THE CITY'S 2040 STRATEGIC PLAN. TAMARAC IS HOME. THE APPROVAL OF VARIANCE WILL ALLOW FOR 14 ADDITIONAL MODELS WITHIN THE WOODLANDS DEVELOPMENT, THEREBY PROVIDING A GREAT QUALITY OF LIFE THAT IS INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE. THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDS THAT THE PLANNING BOARD FORWARD A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE PROPOSED VARIANCE REQUEST TO THE CITY COMMISSION AT ITS OCTOBER 22ND, 2020 MEETING WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITION OF APPROVAL. TO PROVIDE A LETTER FROM EDWARD SILVA ARCHITECTS STATING THAT THE ARCHITECTURAL PACKAGE FOR SHEETS A-0 THROUGH A-31 FOR THE WOODLANDS COUNTRY CLUB, 13TH FLOOR, THAT CARRIES THE SEAL OF EDWARD SILVER, REGISTERED ARCHITECT, ARE STILL VALID AND MAY BE UTILIZED. [01:10:04] THAT'S BECAUSE WE WANT TO KNOW THAT THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ARCHITECTURAL PLANS ARE STILL VALID AND STILL CAN BE USED. AND SO THEN THE FINAL GRAPHIC SHOWS THE MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE FOR ROOF AREA PROVIDED PER MINIMUM LOT DIMENSION PER POD. SO THIS IS SORT OF LIKE THE OTHER GRAPHIC WHICH GOES THROUGH THE EACH POD. AND THEN THE MINIMUM LOT DIMENSION FOR EACH POD. AND THEN, AND THEN THE FOURTH TO LAST OR EXCUSE ME, THE THIRD TO LAST COLUMN HAS THE MINIMUM LOT COVERAGE ROOF AREA, PROVIDED THAT THAT'S REQUESTED FOR EACH MINIMUM LOT DIMENSION WITHIN EACH POD. AND SO THIS IS A GOOD SUMMARIZATION. STAFF RECEIVED TWO, TWO EMAILS FROM RESIDENTS. ONE FROM A COURTNEY KIRKLAND WHO IS SHE WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE, BUT SHE PROVIDED OBJECTION TO THE WOODLANDS VARIANCE APPLICATION LOCATION. AND THEN ALSO WE RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM DEMETRIA RAWLS, WHO SHE WANTED TO FORMALLY COMMUNICATE THE OPPOSITION TO THE USE OF 64TH AVENUE AS AN ENTRANCE AND EXIT TO THE PROJECT. AND SO THAT CONCLUDES STAFF PRESENTATION. I CAN ACCEPT ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. WE DO HAVE A SIGN IN SHEET, AND WE'VE HAD TWO INDIVIDUALS SIGN IN TO SPEAK. WE HAVE JEFFREY SHAPIRO AND EILEEN LIEBERMAN. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM. YOU'LL STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. COLETTE, THERE'S A GENTLEMAN, I BELIEVE, WHO WANTS TO SPEAK AS WELL. THIS GENTLEMAN. IS HE ABLE TO? OKAY. GOOD MORNING. PLEASE TURN THE MIC ON. IS IT ON? HELLO? IT'S ON, IT'S ON. OKAY. YOUR NAME? JEFFREY SHAPIRO. 6104 ORCHARD TREE LANE IN THE WOODLANDS. IT'S KNOWN AS SECTION 8 IN THE COMMUNITY. POD H WOULD BE THE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTLY BEHIND MY HOME. BUT I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE WHOLE ORDINANCE TO CHANGE. THE ELEVATION VIEWS THAT WERE PRESENTED LOOK VERY NICE. MY CONCERNS ARE, AN ADDITIONAL BEDROOM SPACE IS ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC IN AND OUT OF THE COMMUNITY. THEY WERE. THOSE HOMES WOULD REQUIRE MORE PARKING. OKAY. AND THERE'S NOTHING MENTIONED ABOUT ANY OF THAT AND HOW THAT WOULD AFFECT THE COMMUNITY. BECAUSE IF YOU GO AHEAD AND YOU ADD RIGHT NOW, THIS WHOLE THING WAS ON A PREMISE OF MAYBE TWO CARS PER HOUSEHOLD, NOW WE'RE TALKING THREE AND FOUR, AND YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TRIPS THESE CARS WILL BE MAKING IN AND OUT OF THE COMMUNITY ON A DAILY BASIS. AND IT'S GOING TO AFFECT TRAFFIC, ESPECIALLY AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE AND EXIT OF THE COMMUNITY, WHICH IS WOODLANDS BOULEVARD AND COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD AND COMMERCIAL. AND SO AS IT IS CURRENTLY, THE TRAFFIC IS PRETTY BAD EARLY IN THE MORNING AND VERY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON IN RUSH HOUR. SO THAT THAT'S A CONCERN. THE NEXT THING IS, IT SEEMS A MAJORITY, NOT EVERY SINGLE LOT, BUT A MAJORITY OF THE LOTS ARE GOING TO HAVE LESS GREEN SPACE ON THEIR LOTS. THAT MEANS IT'S MORE CONCRETE AND WITH MORE CONCRETE CRETE, MORE OF A POTENTIAL OF FLOODING, NOT SO MUCH WHERE I LIVE, BUT WITHIN THESE NEW UNITS BEING BUILT SIDE BY SIDE, SO CLOSE TOGETHER, YOU HAVE 14FT APART EACH HOUSE THAT'S VERY CLOSE. AND WITH THE TYPE OF RAINS WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO WONDER WHERE THIS WATER IS GOING TO GO, BECAUSE BEFORE IT WAS GOING TO BE 15FT BETWEEN THE HOUSES, NOW IT'S 14. IT'S GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AND THESE ARE MY CONCERNS. ALSO, WE HAVE HOMES WITHIN THE WOODLANDS THAT ARE BEING RENTING ROOMS AND MULTIFAMILY. THE CITY IS AWARE OF IT AND OF THE CERTAIN ADDRESSES IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT NOTHING'S BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. AND WHAT'S TO SAY THIS IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN TO THESE FIVE BEDROOM HOMES, PEOPLE RENTING OUT ROOMS. [01:15:01] THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. EILEEN LIEBERMAN, 4809 WOODLANDS BOULEVARD, TAMARAC. I'M HERE TODAY TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT I AM THE PRESIDENT OF SECTION 4. OUR BOARD UNANIMOUSLY OPPOSES THIS REQUEST. THIS VARIANCE REQUEST FOR SEVERAL REASONS. THE FIRST REASON IS WHEN THE DEVELOPER CAMPAIGNED IN THE COMMUNITY, HE SAID HE WOULD MEET ALL OF THE CURRENT CODE REQUIREMENTS. THE CODE AT THAT TIME REQUIRED A 6000 SQUARE FOOT LOT, AND THE MAXIMUM HOUSE SIZE THE DEVELOPER COULD HAVE BUILT WAS 4120FT². THAT WOULD HAVE GIVEN EACH HOUSE 1880FT² OF GREEN SPACE ON THEIR LOT. SO THIS FIRST REQUEST THAT THEY ASKED FOR THE 5400FT² WITH A 4120 SQUARE FOOT MAXIMUM HOUSE STILL LEAVES 1280FT² OF GREEN SPACE. NOW, WITH THE INCREASE IN LOT COVERAGE AND A HOME MAXIMUM OF 4774 AND ALL THIS IS IN YOUR BACKUP. THE GREEN SPACE SURROUNDING EACH HOME IS 620FT². WHY IS THAT A PROBLEM? BECAUSE CURRENTLY TODAY THERE'S A DRAINAGE PROBLEM IN THE WOODLANDS. HAVING MORE IMPERVIOUS SPACE DOESN'T HELP WITH THE DRAINAGE. HAVING MORE PERVIOUS SPACE WILL ALLOW OTHER AREAS FOR WATER TO SEEP DOWN INTO THE GROUND AND NOT CLOG THE ROADWAYS. THE SECOND REASON IS, THE REASON THEY WANT TO DO THIS IS TO BUILD A FIVE BEDROOM HOME. YOU KNOW, THE DEVELOPER KNEW WHAT IT WAS GETTING INTO WHEN IT BOUGHT THE PROPERTY. IT'S NOT A NOVEL DEVELOPER. IT'S SOMEBODY WHO HAS EXPERIENCE IN THIS AREA. SO THEY KNEW THEY WERE GOING TO BE SOME CHALLENGES. THE PROBLEM IS THEY MADE CERTAIN COMMITMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY, AND NOW THEY'RE HERE FOR A SECOND BITE AT THE APPLE AND NOT DO WHAT THEY TOLD THE COMMUNITY THEY WERE GOING TO DO. THERE'S NO TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY THAT WAS DONE WITH A FIVE BEDROOM HOME, WHICH THEY ADMIT WOULD GENERATE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC. CURRENTLY, IT'S A PROBLEM IN RUSH HOUR TO GET OUT OF THE WOODLANDS. THIS WILL MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE, BUT THEY SHOULD HAVE, AT MINIMUM DONE A TRAFFIC STUDY TO SEE WHAT A FIVE BEDROOM HOME WOULD CAUSE IN THE COMMUNITY. UM, THERE. IN ADDITION, THE MORE BEDROOMS THAT THEY HAVE, THE MORE LIKELY IT'S GOING TO BE A PROBLEM FOR US. THIS IS A SECOND REQUEST FOR AN ADJUSTMENT. THE FIRST REDUCED, THE LOT SIZE. NOW THEY WANT TO INCREASE THE LOT COVERAGE. WHAT THE QUESTION IS WHO SHOULD EXPERIENCE THE HARDSHIP? THE DEVELOPER WHO BOUGHT THE PROPERTY, OR THE 892 HOMES THAT EXIST THERE TODAY? THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. SERGIO, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. I'M SORRY. SIR. WERE YOU HERE TO BE SWORN IN? I DIDN'T SWEAR ON MY OATH. OKAY, YOU JUST RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OKAY. DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE TESTIMONY YOU'RE ABOUT TO GIVE IS THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? I DO, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD MORNING. I WON'T TAKE UP MUCH OF YOUR TIME. IT'S MY FIRST TIME BEFORE THIS COMMISSION OR THIS BOARD. I AM A RECENT HOMEOWNER. 5806 AUSTRALIAN PINE. I PURCHASED THIS HOME IN MARCH 2023, RIGHT WHEN THE PROJECT WAS DUE TO BE APPROVED. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT DID INCLINE ME TO GO AHEAD WITH THE PURCHASE WAS SOME OF THE PROMISES THAT THE DEVELOPER MADE. ONE MOMENT PLEASE. CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE. OF COURSE, SERGIO LAZAROV FITZPATRICK. MY ADDRESS IS 5806 AUSTRALIAN PINE DRIVE. MY HOUSE IS RIGHT ADJACENT TO SOME OF THE LOTS THAT ARE BEING BUILT ON POD B. ONE OF MY BACKYARD. EXACTLY WILL BE DIRECTLY AFFECTED WHERE I WILL LOSE ALL MY BACKYARD VIEWS, AND I WILL BE FACING EXACTLY ONE OF THE HOMES. PART OF THE THINGS THAT INCLINE ME TO BRING MY FAMILY HERE AND ESTABLISHING MY HOME IN TAMARAC WAS THE THE PARK SPACE AND THE GREEN SPACE TO HAVE MY FAMILY. I HAVE A TWO YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND WE ENJOY VERY MUCH BEING ABLE TO HAVE SOME GREEN SPACE. NOW, HAVING THIS REDUCTION IN LOT, IN GREEN SPACE AND, AND HAVING 10% IN THE 4000 FOOT CONSTRUCTION IS 400FT MORE OF CONSTRUCTION OF ROOF, OF EDIFIED CONSTRUCTION OF CONCRETE AS THEIR MENTIONING, WHICH WILL DIRECTLY AFFECT THE, YOU KNOW, THE QUALITY OF LIFE THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING THERE IN THE WOODLANDS. [01:20:02] SO I KNOW THAT THE PROJECT IS SET TO GO FORWARD, BUT I WOULD IMPLORE THE CITY TO KEEP WITHIN THE LIMITS THAT HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED AND APPROVED BEFOREHAND. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. SERGIO. DOES ANYONE ELSE WANT TO SPEAK? OKAY WE WILL NOW CLOSE THE FLOOR TO THE PUBLIC AT 10:25. DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? I DO, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THAT SLIDE THAT SHOWS THE VARIANCE REQUIREMENTS? YEAH, THAT'S THIS ONE. NO NO, NO. THE LIST OF. THE HOME, THE MODELS. CRITERIA. THE CRITERIA. THE STANDARDS. RIGHT HERE? OKAY. SO IN MY OPINION, I DO NOT THINK THAT THIS REQUEST MEETS ALL THE REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE THE SPECIAL CONDITION OF THE LOT WAS CREATED BY THE DEVELOPER ITSELF, RIGHT? BECAUSE YOU GUYS DIVIDED THE LOT. YOU GUYS KNEW WHAT THE SIZES WERE. IF I MAY SO, YES, WE DIVIDED THE LOTS, BUT THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY, YOU KNOW, A BOX THAT WE CAME INTO. THIS IS A PORTION OF THE GOLF COURSE WITHIN AN EXISTING COMMUNITY, WHERE THE PODS ARE SHAPED IN ALL KINDS OF STRANGE WAYS. WE'RE ALSO REQUIRED TO PROVIDE EXPANSIVE LAKES TO ACCOMMODATE DRAINAGE. WE ARE PROVIDING FOR 109 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. SO, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A BALANCE IN TERMS OF ENSURING WE'RE PROVIDING THE LOTS NEEDED FOR A SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT WHILE PROVIDING EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OR COMMUNITY BENEFITS THAT WE DID WORK THROUGH WITH THE COMMUNITY AND WITH THE COMMISSION. SO ALL OF THE, YOU KNOW, VOLUNTARY COMMITMENTS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ARE BEING MAINTAINED WITH THIS REQUEST. AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THOSE IS PROVIDING 109 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE TO THE COMMUNITY. AND THAT INCLUDES SUBSTANTIAL BUFFERS BETWEEN ANY OF THE EXISTING HOMES AND THE NEW HOMES THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED. SO IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE WIDER BUFFERS IN THOSE AREAS AND NOT NECESSARILY, YOU KNOW, COME RIGHT UP TO EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. YOU KNOW, THAT DOES IMPACT THE LOTS AS WELL. SO IT WAS QUITE THE BALANCE IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE COMMUNITY WAS PROTECTED WHILE PROVIDING THESE LOTS. I DO THINK THAT 15FT IS DEFINITELY TOO SMALL A BACKYARD, ESPECIALLY IN THIS THIS NEIGHBORHOOD AND, YOU KNOW, JUST NOT MEET THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. YEAH. AND AGAIN, THIS IS. I KNOW, IT'S NOT FOR ALL LOTS, BUT. RIGHT. THIS IS THE ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM. SO WHEN A HOMEOWNER IS LOOKING TO PURCHASE A HOME AND ULTIMATELY SAYS, I WANT THIS LOT, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO COME IN FOR PERMIT TO THE CITY. SOMEBODY FROM PLANNING AND ZONING STAFF IS GOING TO BE REVIEWING THOSE PERMITS, MAKING SURE IT MEETS THE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS. THOSE ARE, YOU KNOW, THE MINIMUM SETBACK REQUIREMENTS. ROB HAD A GREAT GRAPHIC IN HIS PRESENTATION THAT SHOWED, YOU KNOW, WHICH OF THE MODELS WOULD ACTUALLY EVEN REQUIRE A VARIANCE. AND YOU KNOW, BY LOOKING AT THAT GRAPHIC, YOU CAN EASILY SEE THAT PROBABLY ABOUT HALF OF THEM WOULD NOT REQUIRE A VARIANCE ON THE SMALLEST LOT. AND THOSE ARE AGAIN, THE TYPICAL LOTS FOR EACH POD, WHERE A LOT OF THEM, YOU KNOW, ARE MISSHAPEN, HAVE ADDITIONAL SPACE. AND THEN IT DOESN'T CONTEMPLATE THE ADDITIONAL BUFFERS BETWEEN THAT LOT AND THE BALANCE OF THE COMMUNITY. SO, YOU KNOW, IF A HOMEOWNER DECIDES TO HAVE A 15 FOOT REAR SETBACK AND GO WITH A BIGGER MODEL. REALLY, THAT'S THEIR CHOICE IN SELECTING A LOT AND A HOME THAT WOULD PROVIDE FOR 15FT OF BACKYARD SPACE. THEY COULD EASILY DECIDE TO CHOOSE A DIFFERENT MODEL OR OPTION OR LOT THAT WOULD PROVIDE SOMETHING MORE. OKAY. AND WHAT ABOUT DRAINAGE? HAVE YOU GUYS ADDRESSED THAT AND ARE THE TRAFFICKERS MENTIONED BY THE RESIDENT? YEAH. THE DRAINAGE IS BEING REVIEWED BY BROWARD COUNTY. THERE IS A MASTER DRAINAGE PERMIT THAT IS REQUIRED. I BELIEVE IT'S ABOUT 60 ACRES, ALTHOUGH I HAVE TO LOOK BACK AND DOUBLE CHECK OF NEW LAKES THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED. [01:25:05] SO SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN TERMS OF THE OVERALL DRAINAGE SYSTEM WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AGAIN, THAT IS BEING REVIEWED BY BROWARD COUNTY. WE ARE IN FOR PERMITS IF THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ISSUED ALREADY. BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN REVIEWED AS PART OF THAT APPLICATION. AND THAT PERMIT WILL BE REQUIRED PRIOR TO ANY SHOVEL GOING IN THE GROUND. IN ADDITION, AGAIN, THE SETBACKS ARE NOT BEING IMPACTED BY THIS REQUEST. WE ARE STILL MAINTAINING THE MINIMUM SETBACKS. I KNOW THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS RAISED BY ONE OF THE RESIDENTS. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT POINT OF CLARIFICATION AS WELL. AND THEN IN TERMS OF TRAFFIC. TRAFFIC IS REVIEWED IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. THE TRAFFIC RATES ARE NOT KIND OF SPLIT UP BASED ON BEDROOM MIX OR BEDROOM UNITS. IT ALREADY ANTICIPATES KIND OF THE HIGHER AMOUNT OF HOMES THAT, YOU KNOW, WOULD TYPICALLY BE SEEN IN A SINGLE FAMILY HOME. SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE WERE PREVIOUSLY PROVIDING AN ANALYSIS THAT WOULD ONLY HAVE THREE BEDROOM, MAYBE THE ODD 4 BEDROOM UNIT MIX. IT'S HOW MANY SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ARE YOU PROVIDING? AND THAT'S ALL KIND OF FACTORED INTO THE, ITE RATES THAT THE TRAFFIC ENGINEERS UTILIZE. SO FOR THE TYPICAL CHANGE IN SQUARE FOOTAGE, WHAT IS IT, IS IT MORE. I REMEMBER NIKOLE ASKED, IS IT MORE PATIO OUTDOOR SPACE OR IS IT LIVING SPACE? BEDROOMS? AN ADDITIONAL BATHROOM? LIKE WHAT'S THE? IT'S HARD TO ANSWER THAT BECAUSE IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE MODEL. LIKE, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS GRAPHIC, MANY OF THOSE MODELS AND LOTS DON'T RISE TO THE NEED FOR THE VARIANCE. BUT IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE ABSOLUTE BIGGEST MODEL ON A PARTICULAR LOT I'M MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SMALLEST ONE BECAUSE THE BIGGEST CAN HAS MORE. RIGHT. THE SO ON THE SMALLEST LOTS I GUESS YOU KNOW, AT LEAST 150FT² WOULD BE THAT COVERED AREA. OFTEN DEPENDING ON THE MODEL. AGAIN, THOSE COVERED PATIOS ARE SOMETIMES DOUBLE IN SIZE, YOU KNOW, GOING TO 300FT² OR MORE. SO IT IS STILL A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THAT LOT COVERAGE. IT'S HARD, I MEAN, I CAN'T GIVE A SPECIFIC ANSWER AS TO HOW MANY SQUARE FEET ARE, YOU KNOW, FOR THE BEDROOM VERSUS FOR THE PATIO BECAUSE IT DIFFERS DEPENDING ON EACH MODEL THAT'S ON THE SCREEN. SURE. GO AHEAD. I LIKE THE IDEA. I LIKE THE PLAN. HOWEVER, THERE'S A CITY IN CENTRAL FLORIDA CALLED POINCIANA, AND THE TRAFFIC THERE IS HORRENDOUS. AND I AND I THINK ABOUT THE INCREASED SQUARE FOOTAGE, I THINK ABOUT THE INCREASED POTENTIAL OF BODIES BEING IN THE HOUSE. I THINK ABOUT THAT. IT TAKES SOME TIME BETWEEN 45 TO AN HOUR TO GET 15 MILES IN THAT CITY. AND WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE TRAFFIC STUDY THAT ONE OF THE RESIDENTS MENTIONED THAT WE DIDN'T DO THE TRAFFIC STUDY, AND I HEARD THAT YOU SAY THAT IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY IMPACT THE TRAFFIC, THE THE ADDING THE BEDROOM OR ADDING SQUARE FOOTAGE DOESN'T IMPACT IT, BUT IT DOES AFFORD FOR MORE PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO LIVE IN THE HOUSE, WHICH CAN EQUATE TO MORE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD, WHICH CAN EQUATE TO MORE TRAFFIC. AND THAT AREA IS ALREADY CONGESTED. AND THEN IT BRINGS ME BACK TO THAT CITY IN CENTRAL FLORIDA THAT I KNOW IS HORRENDOUS WHEN IT COMES TO TRAFFIC, EVEN AT LIKE 2:00 IN THE AFTERNOON. IT CAN TAKE YOU AN HOUR TO GET 15 MILES. WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT? I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM. I THINK A LOT OF CITIES IN CENTRAL FLORIDA HAVE THAT ISSUE. SO WITH THE WOODLANDS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SITE PLAN, THERE WERE A LOT OF OFF STREET IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE CONTEMPLATED AND ARE CURRENTLY BEING PERMITTED THROUGH BROWARD COUNTY. THAT INCLUDES TURN LANES GOING INTO THE COMMUNITY FROM COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD AND IMPROVEMENTS TO KIND OF THE INTERSECTION ON 64TH, ADDING TURN LANES, IMPROVEMENTS TO ROCK ISLAND AND THAT INTERSECTION CHANGES TO SIGNAL TIMING CONTRIBUTION TO FDOT FOR A STUDY THAT THEY'RE DOING IN TERMS OF THE ENTIRETY OF COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD TO MAKE NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS, BECAUSE IT IS SLOW RIGHT NOW. SO COLLECTIVELY, WITH ALL OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY CONTEMPLATED AND REQUIRED UNDER THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THE ANALYSIS SHOWS THAT, YOU KNOW, WHERE AN INTERSECTION MIGHT BE AN E OR AN F, [01:30:06] NOW IT WILL BE AT LEAST IT WOULD AT LEAST STAY AT THE SAME LEVEL IF NOT IMPROVED. AND MOST OF THE INTERSECTIONS DO ACTUALLY IMPROVE AS A RESULT OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE BEING MADE AS PART OF THE PROJECT. SO I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM, WHERE THE RESIDENTS ARE COMING FROM. COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD IS SLOW THERE RIGHT NOW. BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN CONTEMPLATED AND ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PERMITTING STAGE THAT ARE INTENDED TO ADDRESS THAT. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? NO. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS SIDE OF THE ROOM? NO. ALRIGHTY. THIS IS A HARD TOPIC. DO WE HAVE A MOTION EITHER TO APPROVE OR DENY THE VARIANCE? REQUESTING A RELIEF. HOW DO WE FEEL? MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE IT. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM JACQUES. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM JACQUES. WE HAVE A SECOND. A SECOND. NIKOLE CLEARE? NO. SAJEEN BELL-CLARK. NO. JACQUES MOISE. YES. MARA ENGLISH. YES. WE HAVE A. MOTION FAILS. MOTION FAILS. IT WAS A 2-2 VOTE, SO THE MOTION FAILS. SO WHAT DO WE DO HERE? I APOLOGIZE. WHAT DO WE DO HERE? WHAT DO WE DO WITH THAT? WE CAN JUST MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT. OR IF YOU HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE MOTION, YOU CAN MAKE AN ALTERNATIVE MOTION AND HOPE FOR A DIFFERENT RESULT. BUT AS THERE ARE FOUR OF YOU MAYBE YOU CAN HAVE A FURTHER DISCUSSION. BUT AT THIS TIME, I REALLY THINK THAT BOTH THE CITY AND THE APPLICANT, YOU CAN SIT DOWN AND LET THEM DELIBERATE. I LIKE THAT, I, MY BIGGEST CONCERN. I DO THINK THE PROJECT IS NECESSARY. I DO LIKE THE THINGS THAT 14TH FLOOR HAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION. PARDON? PARDON? 13TH FLOOR. WHAT DID I SAY? 14. OH, SORRY. 13TH FLOOR HAS BROUGHT. I JUST I'M CONCERNED ABOUT TRAFFIC. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT GREEN SPACE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE 109 ACRES OF GREEN SPACE. BUT JUST LIKE WHEN I BOUGHT IN MY UNIT HERE, THERE WAS A LOT MORE GREEN SPACE THAN THERE IS NOW. AND I DON'T LIKE THE CHANGES THAT HAVE HAPPENED. SO I CAN EMPATHIZE WITH THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE I'M IN THE SAME BOAT. AND THEN THE TRAFFIC, THE TRAFFIC IS A CONCERN. SO THOSE ARE JUST MY CONCERNS. ABOUT TRAFFIC EVERYWHERE, EVEN IN MCNAB. TRAFFIC IS PRETTY MUCH EVERYWHERE. I DON'T THINK THIS IS GOING TO CREATE ANY IMPACT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE. SO THEY DIDN'T THROW STEADY TRAFFIC ANALYSIS, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY FIRST PRESENTED BACK IN 2003, SO. AND IF I CAN CUT IN REAL QUICK, THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT DOES REQUIRE A SECONDARY TRAFFIC STUDY WITHIN IT. I'M NOT SURE OF THE TIMING IF I HAD THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IN FRONT OF ME, BUT IT DOES REQUIRE A SECONDARY TRAFFIC STUDY INTERNAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT TO IDENTIFY IMPROVEMENTS. OKAY, WELL, MAYBE LET THE CITY WORK IT OUT WITH THE APPLICANT. ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY PLANNING BOARD REPORTS? OKAY, MADAM DIRECTOR, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. SO YOU GUYS HAVE GOT IT. YEAH. WE'RE GOING TO LET THE CITY, THE CITY DECIDE, AND THE APPLICANT KIND OF HAVE FURTHER CONVERSATION. I STILL FEEL THE SAME WAY. AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT. TO ADD THAT WOULD MAKE A GOOD COMPROMISE. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE ON THE BOARD HAS ANY SUGGESTIONS AS WHAT MIGHT BE A GOOD COMPROMISE, BUT THOSE ARE MY CONCERNS, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A SECONDARY STUDY, BUT JUST BASED ON MY OWN EXPERIENCE LIVING HERE IN THE CITY, I'VE SEEN, I LIKE THE DIRECTION THE CITY IS GOING IN, BUT I DO ALSO LIKE WHAT BROUGHT ME TO THE CITY, AND I DON'T WANT TO GET TOO FAR AWAY FROM THAT. EVEN THE SETBACKS ON THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE. THE HOUSE IS BEING 14FT APART. I DON'T LIKE IT. THAT'S JUST MY PERSONAL OPINION. I KNOW THAT CAN'T BE CHANGED, BUT LET'S JUST ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT ARE ADDED. SORRY. NO, I MEAN, THE SIDE SETBACKS DON'T WORRY ME MUCH BECAUSE FOR DIFFERENT ZONING THAT THAT IS REQUIRED. AND THAT'S OKAY. FOR ME, IT'S THE LITTLE BOXES OF MAYBE, FOR, I KNOW IT'S A DEVELOPMENT AND WE [01:35:05] CAN'T REALLY DO IT LOT BY LOT, BUT MAYBE WE CAN NARROW DOWN WHICH LOTS BECAUSE OF THE SHAPE OF THE LOT INSTEAD OF MAKING IT SO BROAD. I THINK THERE'S TOO, TOO MUCH LEEWAY THERE THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, PLAY WITH. I THINK IN THIS SCENARIO, YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO LEAD US BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE BACKGROUND ABOUT HOW TO DESIGN HOUSES. MAYBE YOU MIGHT BE THE PERSON TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION. BUT YEAH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. IN THIS CASE. YOU'VE DONE IS FINE. I JUST WAS YOU ENDED IT SO ABRUPTLY I WASN'T READY FOR IT. SORRY. YOU DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN YOURSELVES ANYMORE. THE MOTION TO APPROVE FAILED BY A VOTE OF 2-2. AND THAT'S WHAT WILL GO TO THE COMMISSION. THAT THE RECOMMENDATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. SO THE NEXT STEP IS TO GO TO THE COMMISSION. CORRECT? IT WILL GO TO THE COMMISSION. YEAH. LET THE COMMISSION. YES. DO YOU HAVE FURTHER COMMENT? YEAH. AS A POINT OF INFORMATION, IF THAT'S OKAY. NO, I'M NOT LETTING THE APPLICANT WANTS TO SPEAK. I'M NOT LETTING THE APPLICANT SPEAK. WE CAN'T HAVE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC SPEAK. THIS IS QUASI-JUDICIAL, AND WE NEED TO, WE HAVE TO END IT. I'M SORRY. I JUST WANTED TO LET THEM KNOW THE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE PROPOSED ARE NOT TO WIDEN THE ROAD. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AGAIN, THERE AREN'T ANY REPORTS FROM THE BOARD. HOPEFULLY WE WRAP THIS UP EFFICIENTLY, AND WE NOW WILL HEAR FROM OUR DIRECTOR. YEAH. THE ITEM IS SCHEDULED FOR THE OCTOBER 22ND CITY COMMISSION MEETING. FOR THOSE THAT MIGHT BE IN THE AUDIENCE AND NEED TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION. OKAY. AT 9:30 A.M.. OKAY. THANK YOU. SURE. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, WE ARE ADJOURNED. ITS 10:41 A.M.. YEAH, I JUST WANTED. YEAH. OH, YOU HAD MORE. SORRY. I'M SORRY. OKAY. JUST FOR THE BOARD'S PLEASURE. AT THE LAST MEETING, YOU CONSIDERED THE LANDSCAPE TREE PRESERVATION PLAN. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M READING FROM YOUR LAST MEETING. OKAY. AT YOUR LAST MEETING, YOU CONSIDERED THE RESOLUTION FOR THE WOODMAN POT D TOWNHOUSE. AND I KNOW THIS IS IMPORTANT TO THIS BODY BECAUSE THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DISCUSSION SURROUNDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AFTER THE DISCUSSION, THE APPLICANT DID AGREE TO $1,000 HOURS PER UNIT FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. A TOTAL OF $50,000 FOR THE 50 UNITS THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED ON THE CORNER OF SOUTH GATE AND PINE ISLAND. AT THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING, IT WAS HEARD THE LAST COMMISSION MEETING SEPTEMBER 24TH, AND THE COMMISSION ASKED THE APPLICANT TO INCREASE THAT AMOUNT. AND THE APPLICANT DID AGREE TO INCREASE THAT AMOUNT FROM 1000 PER UNIT TO 2500 PER UNIT, FOR A TOTAL OF 125,000 IN TOTAL. THERE IS SOME OTHER LANGUAGE ADDED TO THAT CONDITION FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PUBLIC PURPOSE. AND SO THE COMMISSION IS ABLE TO USE THOSE FUNDS FOR OTHER ACTIVITIES DEEMED PUBLIC PURPOSE. BUT I FELT THAT YOU THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO HEAR. ADDITIONALLY AT THAT MEETING, YOU APPROVE THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR THE BILLBOARD SIGN, WELL THE AGREEMENT DID NOT COME TO THIS BODY, YOU JUST DID A SPECIAL EXCEPTION, BUT WAS ATTACHED TO THAT WAS A LICENSE AGREEMENT ALLOWING THE APPLICANT TO BE ABLE TO CONSTRUCT THE BILLBOARD SIGN THAT WAS CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COMMISSION, BOTH THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION AND THE LICENSE AGREEMENT, AND THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION. SO I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE THAT UPDATE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU. GLAD TO HEAR. I KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO DO OUR VOTE TODAY. UNFORTUNATELY, I WON'T BE HERE THE NEXT MEETING. I KNOW THAT AHEAD OF TIME I WON'T BE ABLE TO COME THE NEXT, NEXT MEETING. HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO IT IN DECEMBER. YEAH, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE WAITING UNTIL WE HAVE A FULL BODY. THIS IS FOR THE CHAIR AND THE VICE CHAIR. WE MAY HAVE TO AT SOME POINT. JUST GO AHEAD AND DO IT. YEAH. YEAH, BECAUSE THERE'S NO GUARANTEE WE'LL EVER HAVE A FULL BOARD. SO MAYBE. AND BECAUSE IT'LL BE TIME TO DO IT AGAIN. UNLESS YOU ALL JUST WANT TO MAYBE MAKE A MOTION TO JUST KEEP THE SAME BOARD UNTIL NEXT YEAR. LET'S DO THAT. I THINK. YEAH, WE SHOULD MAKE A MOTION TO DO THAT SINCE WE'RE ALREADY IN OCTOBER. AND DOES ANYONE WANT TO DO THAT? SOUNDS GOOD TO ME. I'M GOOD. I'M. THAT'S GOOD. OKAY, SO I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO KEEP THE BOARD. THE SAME, BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE A VOTING BODY UNTIL THE NEXT TIME TO VOTE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I MADE THE MOTION TO SAJEEN SECOND IT. NIKOLE CLEARE. YES. SAJEEN BELL-CLARK. YES. JACQUES MOISE. [01:40:03] YES. AND MARA ENGLISH. YES. OKAY. MOTION. CONGRATULATIONS TO KEEP THE BOARD. ALL RIGHT. GOT IT. THANK YOU. IT'S NOW 10:45. 10:45 A.M.. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.