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PRESENTATION NO. 3: REGARDING THE MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS AND DESIGNATING REAL PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH OF PEMBROKE ROAD AND WEST OF HIATUS ROAD, AND IDENTIFIED BY FOLIO NUMBER: 514024020063 AS A BROWNFIELD AREA, PURSUANT TO SECTION 376.80, FLORIDA STATUTES, TO BE KNOWN AS UTEXIV PEMBROKE GREEN REUSE SITE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF REHABILITATION, JOB CREATION AND PROMOTING ECONOMIC REDEVELOPMENT.
PRESENTATION ONLY: PROPOSED RESOLUTION TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED ON DECEMBER 16, 2026.
Summary Explanation and Background
1. The State of Florida has provided in the Act cited as Sections 376.77 - 376.85, Florida Statutes, for the designation, by resolution of a municipal governing body, of one or more parcels as a “Brownfield Area,” and for the corresponding provision of environmental remediation, rehabilitation, and economic development. Unlike most resolutions, Section 376.80(2)(c), Florida Statutes requires a Second Public Hearing for the Property.
2. Florida’s Brownfield Redevelopment Act provides the public and private sectors with an array of regulatory and financial benefits to facilitate the environmental cleanup and reuse of properties that may have environmental challenges.
3. Currently the subject property (Reference Folio: 514024020063) is vacant. The Planning and Zoning Board at its September 11, 2025, meeting voted unanimously to approve site plan application SP2025-0005 for the development of a 134,074 square foot self-storage facility.
4. On 10/22/2026 building permit CN26-02949 was issued for the construction of the self-storage building.
5. The Goldstein Environmental Law Firm, P.A., agent for UTEXIV Pembroke, LLC has requested the City designate the subject property as a Green Reuse Area pursuant to section 376.80(2)(c), Florida Statutes, of Florida’s Brownfields Redevelopment Act (the “Act”).
6. During the August 19, 2026, City Commission meeting, Assistant City Manager and Planning and Economic Development Department Director Michael S...
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