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MOTION TO PASS PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 2025-17 ON FIRST READING
PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 2025-17 IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO THE SUBJECT OF ZONING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT; AMENDING CHAPTER 155 OF THE CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES CODE OF ORDINANCES TO UPDATE PROVISIONS, DELETE PROVISIONS THAT HAVE EXPIRED, HAVE BECOME OBSOLETE, HAVE HAD THEIR EFFECT, HAVE SERVED THEIR PURPOSE, OR HAVE BEEN IMPLIEDLY REPEALED OR SUPERSEDED; REPLACING INCORRECT CROSS-REFERENCES AND CITATIONS; CORRECTING GRAMMATICAL, TYPOGRAPHICAL, AND LIKE ERRORS; REMOVING INCONSISTENCIES, REDUNDANCIES, AND UNNECESSARY REPETITION IN THE CHAPTER; AND IMPROVING THE CLARITY OF THE CHAPTER AND FACILITATING THEIR CORRECT INTERPRETATION; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; AND, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Summary Explanation and Background
SUMMARY EXPLANATION AND BACKGROUND:
1. The City Commission at its March 17, 2021, meeting voted to approve the Land Development Code (LDC) update to the City's Code of Ordinances via Ordinance 1963. The intent of the update was to modernize, consolidate and clarify the City's Land Development regulations. On April 21, 2021, the City Commission approved the LDC update effective date of April 26, 2021.
2. As a living document, city staff is committed to updating the LDC on a regular basis to ensure that it reflects the latest State Statutes as well as changing policies and procedures within the City.
The City Commission has approved amendments to the Land Development Code at the following meetings:
· June 15, 2022, via Ordinance 1989
· June 18, 2024, via Ordinance 2022
3. City staff is now presenting the third amendment to the LDC’s for review. The proposed amendments include corrections of typos, updated terms and definitions, clarifications of procedures, and updates due to recent legislative actions.
4. The following sections of the LDC are being re...
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