boardname
PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD
Meeting Date: NOVEMBER 16, 2022
title
NW 31ST AVE LUPA
projectinfo
Request: Local Land Use Plan Amendment from Commercial to Industrial
P&Z# 22-92000004
Owner: Pompano Beach Hospitality LLC
Project Location: 1201 NW 31 Ave
Folio Number: 484233280010; 484233000323; 484233000328
Land Use Designation: Commercial
Zoning District: B-3 (General Business)
Commission District: 5 (Cyndy Floyd)
Agent: John Rinaldi (954-788-3400)
Project Planner: Jean Dolan (954-786-4046 / jean.dolan@copbfl.com)
otherinfo
Request
The Applicant is requesting to change the entitlements for a 5.76 gross acre property, currently the site of the Travelodge Motel, located at 1201 NW 31st Avenue. The existing motel building on the site will be demolished in order for the new industrial uses to be constructed. The type of industrial use has not been specified by the Applicant as part of this Application.
Proposed Development and Net Change in Entitlements
The Applicant is proposing to change the Land Use to Industrial from its current Commercial designation to build an undisclosed industrial use. The Broward County land use plan has the site designated "Commerce" which allows both commercial and industrial land uses so this change on the City's land use map does not require a Broward County land use plan amendment. A change from Commercial to Industrial will always result in a reduction of building square footage and thus a reduction in public facility impacts due to the reduction in intensity between commercial and industrial land use. Commercial land use allows for 60% lot coverage and 105 feet in height (roughly 10-stories) which equates to a FAR of 6. Industrial land use allows for 65% lot coverage but only 45 feet in height (which typically translates into only 2-stories given the higher height per floor for industrial uses) and this equates to an FAR of only 1.3. If the 45 foot height is used to build a 4-story building, the industrial FAR ...
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