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MOTION TO ADOPT PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 2026-11 ON SECOND AND FINAL READING.
PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 2026-11 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA AMENDING CHAPTER 155 ENTITLED “LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE,” BY AMENDING SECTION 155.453, ENTITLED “MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT (MXD)” TO AMEND SECTION 155.453(C)(3) TO PROVIDE FOR 10 ACRES MINIMUM PROJECT SIZE; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Summary Explanation and Background
SUMMARY EXPLANATION AND BACKGROUND:
1. Barbara Hall, representing Midtown Pembroke LLC, requests consideration of a text amendment to City Code Section 155.453 - Mixed Use Development (MXD). The applicant requests to reduce the current MXD minimum project size, by right, to 10 acres instead of the currently required 25 acres.
2. The City Commission established the Mixed-Use Development (MXD) zoning district in August 1998 through Ordinance No. 1275 (formerly Section 155.210). This action created the MXD district and adopted associated development guidelines intended to facilitate mixed-use projects combining residential, commercial, and related uses. In 2021, the section was renumbered to 155.453 as part of a comprehensive restructuring of the Land Development Code; no substantive amendments to the MXD regulations were made during that process.
3. The applicant provides a justification statement for the change as part of the backup.
4. Staff Analysis: As described in the applicant’s justification statement, the proposed amendment addresses an existing gap in acreage requirements for planned zoning districts. The Planned Development Small Lot (PD-SL) district currently allows a maximum of 10 acres, while MXD requires a minimum of 25 acres. This discrepancy prevents properties between 10 and 25 acres from utilizing the mixed-use zoning option by right.
5. City staff recognize that reducing the minimum acreage requirement will expand opportu...
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