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MOTION TO ADOPT PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 2018-19 ON SECOND AND FINAL READING.
PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO 2018-19 IS AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 155, THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING CODE OF THE CITY OF PEMBROKE PINES, BY SPECIFICALLY AMENDING SECTION 155.027, ENTITLED “ZONING MAP”, TO RE-ZONE THE STELLAR PINES TOWNHOMES PARCEL LOCATED GENERALLY SOUTH OF PINES BOULEVARD BETWEEN SW 184TH AVENUE AND SW 186TH AVENUE, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT “A”, RE-ZONING FROM THE CURRENT ZONING “B-3” (GENERAL BUSINESS) / A-1 (LIMITED AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT) TO “TH-12” (TOWNHOUSE DISTRICT) / A-1 (LIMITED AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT); PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, SEVERABILITY,CONFLICTS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Summary Explanation and Background
SUMMARY EXPLANATION AND BACKGROUND
1. Greenspoon Marder, agent for Stellar Pines, has submitted a zoning change application for the parcel, generally located south of Pines Boulevard, between Southwest 184 Avenue and Southwest 186 Avenue. The applicant requests to a +- 5 acre portion of the property (Parcel A) from B-3 (General Business) to TH-12 (Townhouse District).
2. The existing zoning and land use plan designations of the surrounding properties are as follows:
North - Zoning: PUD (Planned Unit Development)
East - Zoning: B-3 (General Business)
South - Zoning: R-1C (Residential)
West - Zoning: B-3 (General Business)
North - Land Use: Commercial
East - Land Use: Commercial
South - Land Use: Low 2 Residential
West - Land Use: Agricultural
3. The applicant proposes to only rezone Parcel A of the property for development of townhouse units, leaving the southernmost Parcel B (+-1.7 acres) as mitigation area. Parcel B will also act as a bufferyard between the existing neighborhood (Estancia) and the proposed townhouse development to known as Siena.
4. The City Commission at its May 3, 2000 meeting approved the +- 26 acre, 184th Plaza Plat (SUB 98-7), which included this property. The applicant at the time proposed developing the +-26 acre parcel into a +- 200,000 square foot shopping center. The applicant allowed the 184th Plaza Plat to expire prior to recordation. The properties within that expired plat were then subdivided and platted separately. The Stellar parcel and the Skyrise Plaza parcel (to the east of Stellar) are the remaining vacant parcels within this former grouping.
5. On June 7, 2017, the City Commission adopted Ordinance 1873, approving the land use plan amendment for the Stellar property from Commercial to Irregular Residential 7.9 du/ac (PH 2016-03).
6. The proposed rezoning request is consistent with the land use plan Irregular 7.9 residential land use approved through Ordinance 1873.
7. On August 9, 2018, the Planning and Zoning Board heard the zoning change application (reference ZC 2018-02) and the Board voted 5-0 to transmit the application with a favorable recommendation to City Commission.
8. The City Commission at its September 4, 2018 meeting passed proposed Ordinance No. 2018-19 on first reading.
9. The applicant has also applied for a plat (SUB 2017-02), consistent with the rezoning request, which will be heard along with a municipal dedication agreement at a later date.
10. Staff recommends adoption of Proposed Ordinance No. 2018-19 on second and final reading.
Financial Impact
FINANCIAL IMPACT DETAIL:
a) Initial Cost: None.
b) Amount budgeted for this item in Account No: Not Applicable.
c) Source of funding for difference, if not fully budgeted: Not Applicable.
d) 5 year projection of the operational cost of the project: Not Applicable.
e) Detail of additional staff requirements: Not Applicable.