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DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE
Meeting Date: JULY 15, 2026
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SMAX OUTDOOR STORAGE
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Request: Minor Site Plan
P&Z# 26-12000016
Owner: Smax LLC
Project Location: 1370 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Folio Number: 484234170010
Land Use Designation: Industrial (I)
Zoning District: General Industrial (I-1)
Commission District: 4 (Beverly Perkins)
Agent: Andre Capi
Project Planner: Saul Umana (saul.umana@copbfl.com / 954-786-4662)
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Summary:
This Minor Site Plan application is for Outdoor Storage (as a principal use) on a 6,074-square-foot lot. No buildings are proposed on the site. The proposed storage will support the Marine Max Electronics business located at 1114 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Outdoor Storage as a principal use in an I-1 (General Industrial) Zoning District requires a Special Exception. As submitted, the project also requires a Variance for relief from the requirement for the minimum lot size of 10,000, pursuant to Section 155.7402.A, and a Variance for relief from the requirement for the minimum number of parking spaces, pursuant to Table 155.5102.D.1. Three Waiver requests were submitted for relief from the requirement for a perimeter landscape buffer along the southwest side lot line, pursuant to Section 155.5203.F, as required in Section 155.4228.A.3.a.ii; for relief from the pedestrian access and circulation requirements of Section 155.5101.I.4; and for relief from the bicycle access and circulation requirements of Section 155.5101.H.4.
The table below summarizes the DRC review of this Minor Site Plan, followed by the DRC Comment Report.
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Development Review Committee |
Status as of 7/8/2026 |
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Planning |
Comments not available |
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Zoning |
Resubmittal Required |
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Landscape/Urban Forestry |
Pending Development Order |
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Fire Prevention |
Pending Development Order |
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Engineering |
Resubmittal Required |
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Utilities |
Comments not available |
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BSO |
Resubmittal Required |
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Building Division |
Pending Development Order |
DRC COMMENT REPORT
Project Name: PZ26-12000016
Project Description: MINOR SITE PLAN - SMAX OUTDOOR STORAGE / SMAX LLC
Review Comments List Date: 7/8/2026
BSO
Ref. # 7, BSO, David Cappellazo, 6/29/26 2:02 PM, Cycle 1, Condition
Comment:
Development Review Committee Date Reviewed: 06/29/2026
Subject: CPTED and Security Strengthening Report: PZ#: PZ26-12000016
Name: SMAX OUTDOOR STORAGE / SMAX LLC
Address / Folio: 1370 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Type: MINOR SITE PLAN
Cycle: 1
Reviewer: BSO Deputy David Cappellazo for the City of Pompano Beach
david_cappellazo@sheriff.org
M-(954) 275-7479 (Send Text & Email, No Voicemail)
Monday – Thursday; 8 AM – 3 PM
Reviewer: BSO Deputy T. Russo for the City of Pompano Beach
anthony_russo@sheriff.org
M-(561) 917-4556 (Send Text & Email; No Voicemail)
Tuesday – Friday; 8 AM – 3 PM
SAFETY & SECURITY REVIEWS do not guarantee a crime will never occur; it is an effort to mitigate opportunities for crime & to help avoid any present & future security deficiencies, conflicts, threats, breaches, or liabilities that might occur without any review.
Regarding your ORIGINAL PLAN responses, please place the following ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS on the ACTUAL SECURITY STRENGTHENING CPTED DRAWING SAFETY & SECURITY PLAN, NOT ONLY ON THE NARRATIVE. If necessary, use more than one page when uploading the plans into the drawing plan folder.
Ref. # 8, BSO, David Cappellazo, 6/29/26 3:19 PM, Cycle 1, Unresolved
Comment:
A. Natural Surveillance (Landscaping)
1.) Design in dense & defensive, low-profile and/ or harsh thorny-like non-obstructive (maximum height 2’ to 2.5’ feet) landscaping in any vulnerable areas such as under windows, around fencing or walls, remote property lines, etc.
Goal: Deter loitering, trespassing and to deny any concealed staging and ambush opportunity for potential more serious criminal activity such as burglary, robbery, sexual crimes, etc. Do not place hedges or plants too close to fences or walls so that it obstructs Natural Surveillance and results in providing concealment/ ambush opportunities.
A1. Natural Surveillance (Lighting)
1.) Lighting placement must enhance rather than conflict with camera placement. Avoid placing a light that would concentrate light directly into a camera lens, thereby causing interference in operational efficiency.
B. Access Control - Security Strengthening
1.) For Commercial and Industrial: Install hard-wired burglar security alarms and safes at any commercial property, and/ or wherever valuables of any kind are stored such as cash, jewelry, electronic equipment such as computers, monitors, and any other costly inventory, including potentially sensitive or personal or business identification documents, electronic files or financial information etc., that are frequently targets of theft, frauds, burglaries and robberies.
2.) For Commercial and Industrial: Sensor alarms must be activated whenever the business is closed, or all authorized personnel are out of the business.
C. Territorial Reinforcements - Security Strengthening
1.) Solid walls (if any) and elevated platform features used in design elements, specifically those used as perimeter / privacy boundaries, should not have a flat top, and should be designed with an angled, beveled, curved, or otherwise shaped top to deter easy climbing over which is a potential trespassing/ breaching vulnerability.
C1. Security Strengthening - Parking Lots / Parking Garages / Covered Parking
1.) Vehicle parking lots & garages that exit onto the public roadway must have multiple traffic control indicators strategically placed to advise exiting vehicles to use caution before entering the right-of-way. Examples of such indicators can be, but are not limited to: Stop Signs, Stop Bar Pavement Markings, an Illuminated Stop Sign, Enter & Exit Signage, Flashing Red Light, Rumble Strips, signage indicating to watch for vehicles, bicyclists & pedestrians, etc.
Ref. # 9, BSO, David Cappellazo, 6/29/26 3:42 PM, Cycle 1, Unresolved
Comment:
D. Maintenance & Management Security Strengthening
1.) Commercial, Industrial and Multi-Family Residential exterior wall surfaces along the building perimeter must be treated with a graffiti resistant resin up to 8 feet to prevent vandalism.
2.) Ensure all publicly accessible exterior electrical power outlets have a lockable metal cover AND easily accessible secure internal cutoff switch.
3.) Ensure all publicly accessible exterior water outlet spigots have a nearby easily accessible secure locking cap.
4.) Any exterior storage tanks utilized for keeping contents under pressure and / or containing any flammable or hazardous contents must be properly secured against any acts of vandalism, theft, or misuse of any kind. Only use fire code approved security systems / mechanisms.
5.) The number address signage must be unobstructed by landscaping or external features, provide good color contrast, be visible from the roadway & preferably be reflective for instant recognition by law enforcement & EMS when responding to emergency calls for service.
Additional items to address.
Please stamp you CPTED narrative and CPTED diagram "confidential".
Please answer questions H and I in the CPTED affidavit and resubmit.
***Note***
For DRC Comment Responses Letters, Please Issue Responses in the Affirmative such as Will Comply or Will Be Done. Comment Responses such as Acknowledged, Understood or Noted are ambiguous & do not clarify compliance.
***Important Please Read***
The CPTED Narrative & the CPTED Drawing Diagram should be synonymous. Please incorporate all the above stated CPTED & Security Strengthening measures onto your existing CPTED Drawing Diagram & CPTED Narrative Document when re-submitting into the Pompano ePlan.
BUILDING
Ref. # 2, BUILDING DIVISION, Todd Stricker, 6/24/26 7:37 AM, Cycle 1, Info Only
Comment:
Advisory Comments
A preliminary examination of the documents has been performed; additional comments may apply when completed plans and/or specifications have been submitted for permitting to the building department.
Buildings shall comply with all local, state and federal codes in effect at time of application, including FEMA Floodplain, NPDES and HVHZ regulations.
FBC_BCA 105.2.3 Public service agencies/other approvals. The building official shall require that the laws, rules and regulations of any other regulatory AHJ, and where such laws, rules and regulations are applicable and are known to the building official, shall be satisfied before a permit shall be issued. The building official shall require such evidence, as in his or her opinion is reasonable, to show such other approvals.
City Ordinance 53.16(A)(1) Construction sites and construction activities. construction sites and operations shall be required to maintain during and after all construction, development excavation or alteration operations, structural and non-structural best management practices with the intent to reduce pollutants and sediment in stormwater runoff.
City Ordinance 152.06(A): If applicable, contractor shall provide temporary screened fence complying with City Ordinance 152.06(B) through 152.06(G).
FBC 3306.1 Pedestrians shall be protected during construction, remodeling and demolition activities as required by this Chapter and Table 3306.1. Signs shall be provided to direct pedestrian traffic.
City Ordinance 152.25(A) Site plans and construction documents, Information for development in areas
FBC A201.1 This code establishes standards for accessibility to places of public accommodation and commercial facilities by individuals with disabilities. All new or altered public buildings and facilities, private buildings and facilities, places of public accommodation and commercial facilities subject to this code shall comply with 2017 FBC Accessibility.
FBC A206.2.1 Site arrival points. At least one accessible route shall be provided within the site from accessible parking spaces complying with FBC A502 and accessible passenger loading zones complying with FBC A209; public streets and sidewalks; and public transportation stops to the accessible building or facility entrance they serve.
FBC_BCA 107.3.4.0.6 Compliance with the specific minimum requirements of this code shall not be in itself deemed sufficient to assure that a building or structure complies with all of the requirements of this code. it is the responsibility of the architect and/or engineer of record for the building, structure or facility to determine through rational analysis what design requirements are necessary to comply with 2023 FBC.
Ref. # 3, BUILDING DIVISION, Todd Stricker, 6/24/26 7:37 AM, Cycle 1, Info Only
Comment:
1.FBC_BCA 107.1 As per the building official, separate building applications will be required for erosion control, site work, temporary fences, monumental signage and miscellaneous site structures.
2.F.S. 481.221(2) The enforcing agency will require digital signature panel to be active on all documents submitted for review to authenticate the serial number matches the submitted ESA. F.A.C. 61g1-16.005 Each sheet is required to be digitally or electronically signed, and bear the impress seal of, an architect or engineer (FBC_BCA 107.3.4.0.1).
3.FBC_BCA 107.3.4.0.8 All plans and/or specifications prepared by an architect or an engineer pursuant to the requirements of this code shall be hand signed, dated and sealed.
4.FBC A208.2 Minimum number. Parking spaces complying with 502 shall be provided in accordance with table 208.2 except as required by 208.2.1, 208.2.2, and 208.2.3. Where more than one parking facility is provided on a site, the number of accessible spaces provided on the site shall be calculated according to the number of spaces required for each parking facility.
5.FBC A208.2.3.3 Parking for guests, employees, and other non-residents. Where parking spaces are provided for persons other than residents, parking shall be provided in accordance with table 208.2.
6.FBC A502.6 The enforcing agency will require parking space identification comply with the following code: signs shall include the international symbol of accessibility complying with FBC A703.7.2.1. Signs identifying van parking spaces when required By FBC A502.2 shall contain the designation Van Accessible. Reference Engineering Standard 300-5.
7.FBC 3303.5 Water Accumulation. The enforcing agency will require provisions be made to prevent the accumulation of water or damage to any foundations on the premises or the adjoining property.
8.1804.4 Site Grading. The ground immediately adjacent to the foundation shall be sloped away from the building at a slope of not less than one unit vertical in 20 units horizontal (5-percent slope) for a minimum distance of 10 feet measured perpendicular to the face of the wall. If physical obstructions or lot lines prohibit 10 feet of horizontal distance, a 5-percent slope shall be provided to an approved alternative method of diverting water away from the foundation. Swales used for this purpose shall be sloped a minimum of 2 percent where located within 10 feet of the building foundation. Impervious surfaces within 10 feet of the building foundation shall be sloped a minimum of 2 percent away from the building.
9.FBC_BCA 110.13.2.1 It shall be the joint responsibility of any owner of real property upon which construction is occurring, and any contractor responsible for said construction, to ensure that all road rights-of-way remain free at all times of all construction waste and trash resulting from such construction, and that all waste and trash resulting from the construction are contained on the real property upon which the construction occurs.
10.FBC_BCA 109.3 Building Permit Valuations. The applicant for a permit shall provide an estimated permit value at a time of application. Permit valuations, shall include total value of work, including materials and labor, for which the permit is being issued, such as electrical, gas, mechanical, plumbing equipment and permanent systems.
11.FBC_BCA 110.8.5.4 All plans for the building which are required to be signed and sealed by the architect or engineer of record contain a statement that, to the best of the architects or engineers knowledge, the plans and specifications comply with the applicable minimum building codes and the applicable fire-safety standards as determined by the local authority in accordance with this section and chapter 633, Florida Statutes.
ENGINEERING
Ref. # 4, ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, David McGirr, 6/25/26 2:29 PM, Cycle 1, Condition
Comment: Submit/upload the (BCEPMGD) Broward County Environmental Protection and Growth Management Division Surface Water Management permit or exemption for the proposed paving and drainage shown on the civil engineering drawings.
Ref. # 5, ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, David McGirr, 6/25/26 2:59 PM, Cycle 1, Unresolved
Comment: Place note on landscape plans as per City Ordinance(s) §50.02(A) (3) and §100.35(G) that landscaping materials other than sod are not allowed within (5') five feet of any portion of City-owned utilities within the public street right-of-way, including meters, hydrants, service lines, etc. Also, please note that no trees, shrubbery, or obstructions shall be placed within a 3’ radius of a City-owned sewer lateral cleanout or water &/or reuse meter. Show the location of all existing city-owned and maintained potable water mains and services, sanitary sewer mains or laterals, and storm drainage lines on the proposed landscape plans. Contact Tracy Wynn, GIS Coordinator, Engineering Division, for Utility information. 954-545-7007 tracy.wynn@copbfl.com Engineering Standard street tree detail 316-1 and 315-1.
Ref. # 6, ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, David McGirr, 6/25/26 3:01 PM, Cycle 1, Condition
Comment:
PLEASE PROVIDE A NARRATIVE RESPONSE TO THESE REVIEW COMMENTS (IF APPLICABLE), SEE MARKUPS (IF REFERENCED) AND CLEARLY SHOW CHANGES ON PLANS USING CLOUDED DETAILS AND DELTA REVISION MARKS AS NECESSARY.
**** Please note that the City Engineering Division may issue additional review comments throughout the remainder of the permitting process as the civil engineering plans for this project are finalized. **** ****
FIRE PREVENTION
Ref. # 1, FIRE DEPARTMENT, Jim Galloway, 6/23/26 8:06 AM, Cycle 1, Info Only
Comment:
This P&Z application is able to meet all of the Fire Department requirements at this time for Site Plan Review. However, the petitioner shall maintain all proper fire department access and water supply requirements as per chapter 18 of NFPA 1 as amended from time to time.
*Additional comments may follow throughout the remainder of the permitting process. The buildings shall be in compliance with All NFPA Standards prior to receiving Fire Department approval.
LANDSCAPE/URBAN FORESTRY
Ref. # 10, LANDSCAPE REVIEW, Wade Collum, 6/30/26 9:07 AM, Cycle 1, Condition
Comment: 1. Show and label walls on the LP. Also, provide a cross-section detail for the north and east sides as it relates to the required buffers.
Ref. # 11, LANDSCAPE REVIEW, Wade Collum, 6/30/26 9:07 AM, Cycle 1, Condition
Comment: 2. As per 155.5203.B.5.a thru e: Provide a scaled Irrigation Plan illustrating a rust free, automatic underground irrigation system installed in accordance with requirements of the Building Code, include a rain-sensing cutoff device, providing 100% coverage with 50% overlap, and reuse water wherever practicable and available.
Ref. # 12, LANDSCAPE REVIEW, Wade Collum, 6/30/26 9:07 AM, Cycle 1, Condition
Comment: 3. Bubblers will be provided for all new and relocated trees and palms.
Ref. # 13, LANDSCAPE REVIEW, Wade Collum, 6/30/26 9:07 AM, Cycle 1, Condition
Comment: 4. Adjust planting details to only show sisal or other biodegradable material attached to trunk of tree. Multi-trunk guying detail.
Ref. # 14, LANDSCAPE REVIEW, Wade Collum, 6/30/26 9:07 AM, Cycle 1, Condition
Comment: 5. Provide a note stating; All trees designated as single trunk shall have a single, relatively straight, dominant leader, proper structural branching and even branch distribution. Trees with bark inclusion, tipped branches, and co-dominant trunks will not be accepted. Trees with girdling, circling and/or plunging roots will be rejected.
Ref. # 15, LANDSCAPE REVIEW, Wade Collum, 6/30/26 9:07 AM, Cycle 1, Condition
Comment: 6. Provide a note on plan that a Pre Construction meeting with Urban Forestry is required before any work is performed onsite. where there is tree protection and/or plant material is installed on site.
Ref. # 16, LANDSCAPE REVIEW, Wade Collum, 6/30/26 9:07 AM, Cycle 1, Condition
Comment: 7. As per 155.5203.B.2.b; Provide a note that all road rock, concrete, asphalt and other non-natural material be removed from all planting areas prior to landscape installation and be replaced with planting soil prior to landscape installation and be replaced with planting soil prior to landscape installation.
Ref. # 17, LANDSCAPE REVIEW, Wade Collum, 6/30/26 9:08 AM, Cycle 1, Condition
Comment: 8.Provide soil specifications in percentage form, i.e. 70/30.
Ref. # 18, LANDSCAPE REVIEW, Wade Collum, 6/30/26 9:08 AM, Cycle 1, Condition
Comment: 9. Please provide a detailed comment response sheet as to specifically how comments have been addressed at time of permit submittal.
Ref. # 19, LANDSCAPE REVIEW, Wade Collum, 6/30/26 9:08 AM, Cycle 1, Condition
Comment: 10. Additional comments may be rendered a time of resubmittal.
ZONING
Ref. # 20, ZONING, Pamela Stanton, 7/8/26 12:21 PM, Cycle 1, Unresolved
Comment: This Minor Site Plan application cannot be approved prior to obtaining approval for the following items from the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA):
• Special Exception to permit Outdoor Storage (as a principal use) in an I-1 (General Industrial) Zoning District, pursuant to Section 155.4228.A.
• Variance for Lot Size, where the substandard lot meets the minimum required lot width; however, the lot and permitted structures and uses do not comply with all other applicable standards of the Zoning District in which the lot is located, as required by Section 155.7403.A.
• Variance for the minimum required number of parking spaces, where 1 space per 1,000 sq ft of indoor space plus 1 per 5,000 sq ft of outdoor storage area is required, pursuant to Table 155.5102.D.1, but zero parking spaces are provided.
Ref. # 21, ZONING, Pamela Stanton, 7/8/26 3:20 PM, Cycle 1, Unresolved
Comment: A Waiver from the Development Services Director was requested to waive the landscape buffer requirements of Section 155.5203.F, along the southwest property line, where a Type A perimeter landscape buffer is required, and no buffer is provided. However, the requirement for a perimeter landscape buffer is a provision of Section 155.4228.A for Outdoor Storage (as a principal use), which may not be eligible for relief via a Waiver.
Ref. # 22, ZONING, Pamela Stanton, 7/8/26 3:20 PM, Cycle 1, Unresolved
Comment: A Waiver request was submitted for relief from the requirements of Section 155.5101.I.4 for Pedestrian Access and Circulation. The Waiver Narrative states “…there is no foreseeable situation in which a pedestrian should be accessing the site,…” However, employees or other personnel may need access on, around, into, or through the site to access items, equipment, or materials stored on the site. The justification provided is insufficient evidence to support this Waiver request.
Ref. # 23, ZONING, Pamela Stanton, 7/8/26 3:24 PM, Cycle 1, Unresolved
Comment: The required landscape buffer along the front property line overlaps an existing 10-foot utility easement. Provide written acceptance and approval from the pertinent utility agencies for the proposed landscape material that is proposed within the easement.