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PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD
Meeting Date: NOVEMBER 19, 2025
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VERA
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Request: Major Site Plan
P&Z# 24-12000027
Owner: 1600 Federal LLC
Project Location: 1600 S Federal Hwy
Folio Number: 494212000070
Land Use Designation: C (Commercial)
Zoning District: B-3 (General Business)
Commission District: 1 (Audrey Fesik)
Agent: Paola West
Project Planner: Jonathan Cady (954-786-5578 / jonathan.cady@copbfl.com)
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Summary:
The applicant is requesting Major Site Plan approval to develop a mixed-use project in the B-3 zoning district, where the lot measures 102,393 sq ft (2.35 acres). The plan involves constructing a new multifamily building with ground-floor retail on a site with an existing office building to remain. Currently, the property features a 78,734 sq ft office building and a surface parking lot. The applicant aims to add 132 multi-family residential units, including studios, one-, two-, and three-bedroom units, along with 3,650 sq ft of retail space. Since the site borders RM-20 to the east, the project proposes a height transition: the building will decrease from 10 stories to 7, then 4 stories, with a setback of 24'-7" from the eastern property line to align with low-density residential homes. The development also includes structured parking and a rooftop deck amenity level. The applicant seeks to apply the density bonus under Broward County's Affordable Housing Density Bonus Policy 2.16.4. This policy allows for mixed-use developments on properties under 5 acres with at least 50% ground-floor commercial frontage, offering a density bonus of 6 market-rate units for each moderate-income unit. Properties in the B-3 zoning district, utilizing Broward County's Affordable Housing Policies, are permitted a density of 69 dwelling units per acre.
Alongside the PZB review, the applicant has submitted a Major Administrative Adjustment to reduce parking spaces as permitted by Section 155.2421.B. The applicant is requesting a 36.1% ...
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