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PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD
Meeting Date: JANUARY 26, 2022
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U-HAUL NORTH POMPANO PLAT
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Request: Plat
P&Z# 21-14000018
Owner: U-Haul Co. of Florida
Project Location: 1120 NE 48th Street
Folio Number: 484213010023
Land Use Designation: Industrial
Zoning District: I-1 (General Industrial)
Commission District: 2 ( Rhonda Eaton )
Agent: Matthew Giani (954-943-9433)
Project Planner: Maggie Barszewski/Maggie.Barszewski@copbfl.com 954-786-7921
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Summary:
A. Plat Background
A plat is a map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. It can delineate blocks, streets, alleys and easements. Further refinement often splits blocks into individual lots, usually for the purpose of selling the described lots, this has become known as subdivision. The statutory definition of subdivision according to Chapter 177.031(18), F.S. is "the division of land into three or more lots, parcels, tracts, tiers, blocks, sites, units, or any other division of land; and includes establishment of new streets and alleys, additions, and re-subdivisions." Upon the filing of a plat, legal descriptions can then refer to block and lot-numbers rather than portions of sections. In order for plats to become legally valid, a local governing body must review and approve them.
In Broward County, such legal authority is bestowed upon the Broward County Commission as stipulated within Article 7 of the Broward County Administrative Rules Document. Section 7.2 - 'Countywide Platting Authority' states that "No plat of lands lying within Broward County, either in the incorporated or unincorporated areas, may be recorded in the Official Records prior to approval by the County Commission." Section 7.4 provides for the input of each local government within Broward County, whereby a plat application must first be approved by the local jurisdiction before final approval with the County Commission. That section states that "local Jurisdictions shall require platti...
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