Broward County Commission Regular Meeting

MOTION TO ENACT Ordinance amending the Broward County Comprehensive Plan to adopt Broward County Land Use Plan map amendment PC 19-2, in the City of Oakland Park (Commission District 9), the substance of which is as follows:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE BROWARD COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; AMENDING THE BROWARD COUNTY LAND USE PLAN WITHIN THE CITY OF OAKLAND PARK; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

ACTION:  (T-1:50 PM)  Filed proof of publication and enacted the Ordinance to become effective as provided by law, as well as conditioned upon the developer committing to $500.00 per unit for 405 units. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

VOTE: 8-0.  Commissioner Sharief was not present.

ACTION: (T-1:58 PM)  Filed proof of publication and enacted the Ordinance to become effective as provided by law.  The Board requested that the County Attorney’s Office research Affordable Housing issues post legislation and provide information to the Board in August of 2019.  Without objection, the Board requested that correspondence be sent to Governor Ron DeSantis requesting that House Bill 7103 be vetoed.  (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)

VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner  Sharief was not present.

Pursuant to Section 163.3184, Florida Statutes, as amended, Broward County Comprehensive Plan amendments shall be adopted by Ordinance by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners, serving as the local governing body.

The Ordinance adopts Broward County Land Use Plan map amendment PC 19-2 in accordance with Section 163.3184, Florida Statutes, as amended.

February 26, 2019 - County Commission approved transmittal of proposed amendment PC 19-2 to State review agencies; and May 21, 2019 - Set adoption Public Hearing for June 4, 2019.

The Planning Council, as the Local Planning Agency (LPA) responsible for the Broward County Land Use Plan, considered the following proposed amendment, PC 19-2, at its January 24, 2019, public hearing and recommended approval, including a second Planning Council public hearing, and recognizing the applicant’s voluntary commitments to 1) dedicate a minimum of 9.0 acres of the property for community recreation and open space, 2) restrict the dwelling units to 273 single-family dwelling units and 132 townhouse dwelling units and 3) mitigate the impacts to the transportation network resulting from the proposed amendment. Further, the applicant, in coordination with the City, will provide an updated affordable housing analysis prior to the second Planning Council public hearing. (Vote of the Planning Council; Unanimous: 14-0; Blackwelder, Blattner, Breslau, Brunson, Castillo, DiGiorgio, Good, Graham, Hardin, Rich, Rosenof, Rosenzweig, Williams and Stermer) and also recommended approval, recognizing the applicant’s voluntary commitments to 1) dedicate a minimum of 9.0 acres of the property for community recreation and open space, 2) restrict the dwelling units to 273 single-family dwelling units and 132 townhouse dwelling units, 3) mitigate the impacts to the transportation network resulting from the proposed amendment and 4) contribute $500 per dwelling unit towards affordable housing at its April 25, 2019, public hearing. (Vote of the Planning Council; 14-2; Yes: Blattner, Breslau, Brunson, Castillo, DiGiorgio, Good, Graham, Hardin, Parness, Railey, Rosenof, Ryan, Williams and Stermer. No: Grosso and Rich).

AMENDMENT PC 19-2
Amendment to the Broward County Land Use Plan - City of Oakland Park

From 132.7 acres of Recreation and Open Space, 6.0 acres of Low-Medium (10) Residential and 2.0 acres of Low (5) Residential to Irregular (2.88) Residential

Approximately 140.7 acres; generally located on the west side of Northwest 21 Avenue, between Commercial Boulevard and Northwest 44 Street.

The full amendment report and associated attachments are provided in Exhibit 2 of this Public Hearing item.

Barbara Blake Boy, Executive Director, Broward County Planning Council, (954) 357-6695
Deanne Von Stetina, Assistant Executive Director, Broward County Planning Council, (954) 357-6690