Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

Wednesday, November 19, 2025
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Planning Commission
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Fort Lauderdale, FL
Meeting Date
November 19, 2025

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Wednesday, November 19, 2025

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AGENDA ITEMSItem 1

CASE: UDP-T25009

REQUEST: * Amend City of Fort Lauderdale Unified Land Development Regulations Article XIII, Additional Zoning Districts, Establishing Section 47-37C Central City Mixed Use Zoning Districts, including subsections: List of Districts, Intent and Purpose, Applicability and General Regulations, List of Permitted and Conditional Uses, Table of Dimensional Requirements, Special Regulations; and Amend Section 47-18.8. Child Day Care Facilities, Section 47-18.31, Social Service Facility, Section 18.32, Social Service Residential Facilities (SSRF), Section 47-20, Parking and Loading, Section 47-21.13, Landscape Requirements for All Zoned Districts, Section 47-23.16, Affordable Housing Regulations, and Section 47-24, Table 1, Development Permits and Procedures; and Amend the City of Fort Lauderdale Code of Ordinance Section 23-94, Vending Prohibited PROPERTY OWNER/APPLICANT: City of Fort Lauderdale ADDRESS: Business Zoning Districts within the Central City Community Redevelopment Area, generally located north side of Sunrise Boulevard between I-95 and Flagler Drive; NE 4 Avenue between East Sunrise Boulevard and NE 13 Street; NE 13 Street between NE 4 Avenue and Flagler Drive; NE 6 Avenue, and NE 7th Avenue to the Florida East Coast Railway COMMISSION DISTRICT: 2 - Steven Glassman, 3 - Pamela Beasley-Pittman NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: Lauderdale Manors Homeowners Association, South Middle River Civic Association, Middle River Terrace Neighborhood Association, Poinsettia Heights Civic Association, Lake Ridge Civic Association, Inc. CASE PLANNER: Karlanne Devonish, AICP DEFERRED FROM OCTOBER 15, 2025 PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING Two or more members of the Central City Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board may be present and participate in the discussion of this item at this meeting. UDP-T25009_Backup

AGENDA ITEMSItem 2

CASE: UDP-Z25002

REQUEST: * Rezoning from Community Business (CB) District, Boulevard Business (B1) District, General Business (B-2) District, and Heavy Commercial/Light Industrial Business (B-3) District to Central City - Corridor Mixed-Use (CC-CMU) District, Central City - General Mixed-Use (CC-GMU) District, and Central City- Neighborhood Mixed-Use (CC-NMU) District PROPERTY OWNER/APPLICANT: City of Fort Lauderdale ADDRESS: Business Zoning Districts within the Central City Community Redevelopment Area, generally located north side of Sunrise Boulevard between I-95 and Flagler Drive; NE 4 Avenue between East Sunrise Boulevard and NE 13 Street; NE 13 Street between NE 4 Avenue and Flagler Drive; NE 6 Avenue, and NE 7 Avenue to the Florida East Coast Railway LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Rezoning from Community Business (CB), Boulevard Business (B-1) District, General Business (B-2) District, and Heavy Commercial/Light Industrial Business (B-3) District to Central City - Corridor Mixed-Use (CC-CMU) District: Portions of the following plats: Revised Plat of Lauderdale Manors (29-46), Amended Plat of Portions of Lauderdale Manors Addition and Block 158, Chateau Park, Section -B (3126), Resubdivision, Tract B, Lauderdale Manors Addition (44-41), Resubdivision of Lots 1, 2, 10, 11 and 12 and Block 155, Chateau Park Section B (63-36), Lauderdale Manors Addition (1-352), Chateau Park (9-68), Progresso (2-18), Re-plat of Lots 16 through 33, Block 194, Progresso (62-38), Supplemental Map of Progresso (1, 107), Re-plat of a Portion of Block 185, Progresso (41-25), and Home Depot Fort Lauderdale (172, 92) Rezoning from Community Business (CB) District to Central City - General Mixed-Use (CC-GMU) District: Portions of the Progresso (2-18) Rezoning from Community Business (CB) District to Central City- Neighborhood Mixed-Use (CC-NMU) District: Progresso (218), Lauderdale Warehouse Area (34-24), Buell (31-11), portion of the SW quarter of Section 35, Township 49 South, Range 42 East more fully described by metes and bounds, H.C. Brocks Subdivision (3-24), Ergon/Moss Plat (183-107) ZONING DISTRICT: Community Business (CB) District, Boulevard Business (B-1) District, General Business (B-2) District, and Heavy Commercial/Light Industrial (B-3) District PROPOSED ZONING: Central City - Corridor Mixed-Use (CC-CMU) District, Central City - General Mixed-Use (CC-GMU) District, and Central City- Neighborhood Mixed-Use (CC-NMU) District LAND USE: Commercial COMMISSION DISTRICT: 2 - Steven Glassman, 3 - Pamela Beasley-Pittman NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: Lauderdale Manors Homeowners Association, South Middle River Civic Association, Middle River Terrace Neighborhood Association, Poinsettia Heights Civic Association, Lake Ridge Civic Association, Inc. CASE PLANNER: Karlanne Devonish, AICP DEFERRED FROM OCTOBER 15, 2025 PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING Two or more members of the Central City Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board may be present and participate in the discussion of this item at this meeting. UDP-Z25002_Backup

AGENDA ITEMSItem 3

CASE: UDP-S24047

REQUEST: ** Site Plan Level III Review: Waterway Use, Yard Modifications for Five-Unit Residential Development PROPERTY OWNER/APPLICANT: 1545 SE 15 Street Holding, LLC. AGENT: Annette J. Hatchard Fassi/TDC Architecture ADDRESS: 1545 SE 15 Street PROJECT NAME: 1545 SE 15th Street Holding Condos LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Herzfelds Add Lot 25 Blk 2 ZONING DISTRICT: Residential Multifamily Mid Rise/Medium High Density District (RMM-25) LAND USE: High Residential COMMISSION DISTRICT: 4 - Ben Sorensen NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: Harbordale Civic Association CASE PLANNER: Michael Ferrera DEFERRED FROM OCTOBER 15, 2025 PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING UDP-S24047_Backup

AGENDA ITEMSItem 4

CASE: UDP-S25024

REQUEST: ** Site Plan Level III - Waterway Use and Conditional Use Approval for a 5,047 Square-Foot Yacht Club PROPERTY OWNER/APPLICANT: La Datcha, LLC. AGENT: Diana Moisei, Expediting & Consulting, LLC. ADDRESS: 2637 Whale Harbor Lane PROJECT NAME: Lauderdale Isles Private Yacht Club LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lauderdale Isles No 2-Blk 12 37-48 B Lot 22 ZONING DISTRICT: Parks Recreation and Open Space District (P) LAND USE: Commercial Recreation COMMISSION DISTRICT: 4 - Ben Sorensen NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: Lauderdale Isles Civic Improvement Association CASE PLANNER: Yvonne Redding UDP-S25024_Backup

AGENDA ITEMSItem 5

CASE: UDP-S25026

REQUEST: ** Site Plan Level III: Conditional Use for Building Height above 90 Feet, Design Deviation Requests for Stepback, Shoulder Height, Floorplate Size, and Bicycle Parking in the Uptown Urban Village Area for 196 Affordable Housing Development Units, an Amendment to Previously Approved Site Plan Reducing Office Use from 37,562 to 6,525 Square Feet PROPERTY OWNER/APPLICANT: Poliakoff, Becker, & Streitfeld, LLP AGENT: Tim Wheat, Pinnacle Housing ADDRESS: 6250 N Andrews Avenue PROJECT NAME: Pinnacle at Cypress LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Pine Crest Isles 63-48B ZONING DISTRICT: Uptown Urban Village - Northeast (UUV-NE) LAND USE: Uptown Urban Village Transit Oriented Development COMMISSION DISTRICT: 1 - John Herbst NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: N/A CASE PLANNER: Jim Hetzel, AICP UDP-S25026_Backup

AGENDA ITEMSItem 6

CASE: UDP-S25015

REQUEST: ** Site Plan Level III Review: Conditional Use for an Indoor Firearms Range and Associated Parking Reduction PROPERTY OWNER/APPLICANT: Gala Home, LLC. AGENT: Eugene Pierre, Manager of Top Shottas Gun Range, LLC and Ryan Abrams, Abrams Law Firm, P.A. ADDRESS: 5233 N Powerline Road PROJECT NAME: Top Shottas LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LJB Plat 122-10 B, Parcel A ZONING DISTRICT: Heavy Commercial/Light Industrial Business (B-3) District LAND USE: Commercial COMMISSION DISTRICT: 1 - John Herbst NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: N/A CASE PLANNER: Nancy Garcia UDP-S25015_Backup

AGENDA ITEMSItem 7

CASE: UDP-S25010

REQUEST: ** Site Plan Level IV Review: New Six-Story, 203,907 Square-Foot Multipurpose Building with 25,182 Square Feet of Event Space, 24,440 Square Feet of Museum, 17,052 Square Feet of Aquarium, and 7,027 Square Feet of Restaurant Use PROPERTY OWNER/APPLICANT: Mario Caprini, Manager, Hall of Fame Partners, LLC. AGENT: Michelle Chung, Hensel Phelps ADDRESS: 501 Seabreeze Blvd PROJECT NAME: International Swimming Hall of Fame - West Building LEGAL DESCRIPTION: International Swimming Hall of Fame Complex 138-19 B Parcel (A) ZONING DISTRICT: South Beach Marina and Hotel Area (SBMHA) District LAND USE: Central Beach Regional Activity Center COMMISSION DISTRICT: 2 - Steven Glassman NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: Central Beach Alliance CASE PLANNER: Michael Ferrera UDP-S25010_Backup

AGENDA ITEMSItem 8

CASE: UDP-T25002

REQUEST: * Amend City of Fort Lauderdale Unified Land Development Regulations, Article IV, Development Permits and Procedures, Section 47-24.1, Generally; Section 47-24.2, Site Plan Development Permits; Section 47-24.3, Conditional Use Permits; Section 47-24.4, Rezoning (City Commission); Section 47-24.6, Vacation of Right-of-Ways; Section 47-24.7, Vacation of Easements: To Align Development Review Timeframes with Florida Statutes, Section 166.033, and Amend Section 47-3.5, Change in Use; Section 47-3.8, Termination of Nonconforming Status; Section 47-3.9, Reuse of Nonconforming Structure; Section 47-12.6, Central Beach Development Permitting and Approval; Section 47-13.20, Downtown RAC Review Process; Section 47-13.60, Permit Approval SRAC and NWRAC; Section 47-18.41, Urban Farms and Community Gardens; Section 47-19.2, Accessory Buildings, Structures and Equipment, General; Section 4719.3, Boat Slips, Docks, Boar Davits, Hoist, and Similar Mooring Structures; Section 4720.3, Parking and Exemptions; Section 47-22.3, General Regulations, Signs; Section 4723.6, Affordable Housing Regulations; and Section 47-26A.2, City Commission Request for Review: To Revise the City Commission Request for Review Period to Align Development Review Timeframes with Florida Statutes, Section 166.033 PROPERTY OWNER/APPLICANT: City of Fort Lauderdale COMMISSION DISTRICT: City-Wide CASE PLANNER: Jim Hetzel, AICP UDP-T25002_Backup